Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-06-30
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Fireworks Capture.
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&C. HpTH!.M rage. on The irriua.iou
d'.h. The upper gang a,.i the lax.
~ es .q,,- were at outs. The foru,,.
haa l's' a ii,ssc and the lower gan. was
StWleS'! To %iicistc the &l:ef.
~ rs. means a :iah,." exclaimed Mack
10 S.;a.srn. us the two members Of the
love: sln@ rode over the plains one sum
mcr nisl;.. There can't lie any horse
Stealing around these parts mud not have
ii4i,Has."
<o; and the feeling ism, any 400 good
airc.!T added the other.
Iiie ponies Hoped easily. and turning
dp"'A i" trail went swiftly into the thick
~si'tewcr> of II ravine. 1t WAS yearly sun
sci aud NE tall weeds seemed To be al
most !ke Young >ap!ings. Suddenly the
horses Stopped: ahead WAS an unusual
si=i;. a "hitc-teppca prairie schooner.
N onc-.iorsr ii-. too" exclaimed Simp-
son. looking Il: TIE thill> tina; wcrc On the
front ~ lie wagon.
"-Ani deserted. too,'' and Mat; drew
nea:er ~ he strange outfit.
Wei. what do yon think of n mar that
vii. d. ;!is?" He pulled the curtains
aside and showed the sleeping form of n
b0: perhaps : Years old. The little fell
low looked peaked and helpless and the
sym;,athi.> of both the men were aroused,
by nv sight.
We'll. he's q rascal" was ,hr reply mt
last and he curtain WAS dropped.
Nc amt Il rascal" came from the in
Side OF 'hc wagon. My papa is good TO
NE"
%"!iciio. here. wha: are you doiny here.,
asked Matt.
WAITING for fireworks: papa has gone
after them. He always gets Them for me
on he I'o',hcr July"
"Wha lid he say asiir,! Matt.
Says Ms father has gone after. fire
worNS-l likely story. The boys hungry;
ina is what is the matter with him"
We'll. iet'> feed him. Ill 60 over am,
get him something from the camp. And.
say. III BRING him some fireworks. too.
lI forgot ii. but today is the Fourth of
july. ana The boss has II ,ot Of rockets and
things ready TO fire off. All the men are
our hunting for the horse thief and th,.v
have forgotten ali about ii. ] can steai n
few"
Away rode Matt in the gathering dark.
mess. al! although the pony went Very
last. ana the man did no, stay in camp
more than Il few moments, the wal; seem.
cd a long one to the watcher in the rayine
with the hoy. The child was hungry and
nervous and cohtided TO the man that he
had beer awful sick simpson felt ok.
cc"''ins'y sorry for the little one. and was
mere and more indignant at the actions of
The man who had forsakcn such a prc,.ious
charge.
'Ii,,rN III rnypns " Ia, an;J -. I. L
the rattle Of horses hoofs WAS heard ~,
The prairie sol. Matt came down the ~.
vine ana had some difficulty in finding
the wagon hidden in the siint,owcrs. Al
last he opened he package OF food and
iai'! HE fireworks on the grass beside The
hoy
Supper first" WAS the order from
Simpson. and the three ate The generous
supply that had been brought.
GOOD hing not TO take the kid TO tho
ranch" said Matt. The men will have
n rough time there tonight. and they
wouldn't spare the boy"
Now for The fun." and AWAY went ON,
of the rockets into the darkness. scatter
ins its srlcidor over the level plains that
spread from the edge OF the rayinc. The
jack rabbits and the prairie owls saw II
AMI wondered villa. it could be.
S1alehoay else SAW il. for away off TO
The south. where its light was visible only
as a fain, -%liniincr. there was a company
OF ho"Sclle.i. and they turned their ami
mas III That direction.
"iiark..' said Matt. as the fun was at
It's neigh. "Somlebody's coming"
'.4r !.s!lt of the las, rocket had given
a passing vicw OF IL man on horseback at
The crest # Il ravinc. In Il moment the
man was near them and lie was
iri II! i laise number. In the midst of
III part. With hi. head bound in a largo
rec! 'a'iik'rciicf was seen the figure of a
'"a, l'ea 81 Il morse.
We nave So' tAe 'h'ef. said the leader
% .nv newcomers: