The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-02

scanty. Their long black hair in many
cases fioated loose in the wind. They
each wore a shirt, but their long brown
wiry legs gripped the pony's sides. un-
adorned by any riding breeches. They
were, to all intent, parts and members
each of the pony beneath him.
They answered to their names and
were duly entered for the race, when
a shout arose from the crowd.
Hold on! Where's Charles chum?
Where's Arrowhead? Where's the
Cat?''
He will not race with his fathers
people" grunted an old Indian. He
is a mission boy He does not wear
the blanket. He is too proud
I'VE cannot wait" cried the starter, |
when suddenly from over a bluff came, |
gently Looping, the Cat, and on it's back, !.
Arrowhead. His neat clothes were cast |
aside. In all respects he was like the |
other riders, save that his shirt-all |
white-was clean, but until he reached |
| the post he wore a blanket. His legs |
were brown, his face was brown, but |
his hair was remarkably short for an |
Indian. He rode up, was entered, hus- |
tied into place in a second, before any
one had time to examine closely him |
| or his pony.
Man ith-a-tail looked disappointed |
and sullen, for the prize was a big |
money one, and he quickly put his |
!
pockets, and patted them, as if to make |
sure he had not lost anything.
Crack" went the pistol and they |
wefe off, and the crowd yelled and |
cheered. The ruck of them went away
as if they had only 200 yards to 60 but
Man-with-a-tail and Arrowhead held
back more wisely. 1t was a wild scene. |
The Indians did not ride like jockeys.
They sat almost straight up. their
shirt tails and long hair streaming be-
hind, their faces aflame with the fe-
| rocity of savage rivalry, and their
black eyes cleaning like those of beasts
in rage. The little ponies, dashed by
singing whips, sped along like jack
rabbits. The crowd yelled; the ladies
rose up in their carriages, half afraid
Down the course they tore, and be-
fore a quarter of the distance was
done, the more furious of the leaders
had lost their place, and slowly and
surely Man-with-a-tail was pulling up,
and Arrowhead was close behind. Then
arose sundry cries from the specta-
tors.
Look at Arrowhead See how he's
on his pony's neck"
Where did the kid learn to ride like
that? He'll win,''
mo. -with-a-tail."
arrowhead, Arrowhead"
"Man-with-a-tail wins,"
The jolly colonel was watching beside
his wife's carriage, and his mouth was
wide open and his eyes bullying out.
BY the bye, have you see Charlie?"
his wife asked.
The c. o. burst into an extraordinary
shout of laughter.
Yes" he yelled, and galloped off to
the winning post.
The horses were at the bend; Man
with-a-tail had pushed to the front;
Arrowhead was close behind him;
II
der, and his face was horrible as he /
saw the Cat drawing nearer and
nearer. His hand went to his pocket !
and came out with fstful of some 1
thing. OF sudden the nearer specta- /
| tors, lining the course gave a great |
! shout of establishment and alarm for, !
from the cottonwood sprang with a |
| cry-Arrowheadi
Arrowhead it was as they all knew /
him, in his neat clothes. He gave such I
a terrible yell and jumped so nearly /
in front of with-a-tail's pony,
that that pony almost halted with it's /
/ forefeet slithering. It's head went up in /
| fright, and struck the Indians closed !
| fist so that it opened and was knocked /
] against the riders face, scattering in |
his eyes the handful of red pepper
which he had intended for his rivals
eyes when he came up close.
| The Cat went on, an easy winner, !
but its rider had no intention of stop
ping. He tried to gallop over the bluff
whence he had come, but the colonel
shouted out a command:
stop that horSei Bring it herei"
The rider came back.
Charles, you scamp" cried the
| colonel. Go at once, sir, and get that
paint off and dress yourself before
| your mother sees youi'
| So the false Arrowhead went off
shamefacedly, but the soldiers and the
colonel himself shouted with laughter
when he had gone. The Indians were
very angry, but when it was explained
to them how with-a-tail, now suf-
! fering agonies and almost blind, would
have played such a mean trick, they
| fell upon him with words of wrath,
and the prize was given to the man
who came in second. Man-With-a-tail
was forever humbled and disgraced
and the boys were satisfied without the
prize, so long as the young scholars
enemy was silenced forever to taunt
and jeer
You see the real Arrowhead knew
something of Indian wiles, and, when,
watching in the bushes, he saw the
rascal who hated him put his hand in
his pocket, he jumped to the right con-
clusion. and promptly did the best
thing possible to save again his white
friend and benefactor from harm.
And, as the deception after all was in
good cause, both boys were let off
with lecture.
But" said Mrs. Allen, Il shall take
good care, Charlie. that you stay be-
side me next Fourth Of July"