The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-25

over my hands? The fence is put to-
gether with wire instead Of nails and
tearing down the fence the wires would
stick IN my hands and they were red
hot. When Louise saw PerrO with the
burnt handkerchief she knew right
away and rode over for the Wilson men
but there was only George at home and
they came as fast as they could with
Perro TO show the way. The fire had
been gaining, though I had worked for
four hours with all my might. 1t was
so hot my face was burned aud Louise
just ran back and forth from the creek
with wet handkerchiefs to put over our
faces We worked all that night and
all the next day and then some men
passing on the road over there saw
the smoke. They came and worked
ana about dark the fire was pretty well
down and only had TO be watched.
I was blacker than an Indian and so
was George and Louise. never felt
so queer in my life / think / was what
you call faint. The men had something
to eat with them and they got some
out for me 1t was the first time I had
sat down at ALL"
The Way to Gussie's Respect.
Another hunter who can't tell a
quail from a sheep or a COW from a
deer, has been about" said Louise, and
she dismounted and after looking at a
wounded animal put it beyond its
misery with her rife. We rode on. Half
an hour after there vas a shot from be-
hind a pile of rocks.
There he is now" and Gussie put her
spurs to her horse and wheeled in the
direction and we after her. A youth
from the city by the picturesque de-
( lapldatiOn Of his get up was aiming
his rife into the rocks.
You get off this range and don't
you shoot any more here till you know
a sheep from squirrel"
The devil YOU say" the youth an
swered and fired
Il tell you this is my land and 1 don't
want you shooting here. If you don't
move off, I'll help you"
He stopped and picked up a thick
rattlesnake by the tail, looked at it
critically and threw it onto a pile and
looked up at the angry girl.
Sir, or-Madam, / was about to in
vite you to thrashlng to improve your
manners-what are you anyhow"
'Thrashing." and Gussie jumped off
her horse, I might have something to
say about it."
Madam" and the youth removed the
| remainder Of a hat he wore and bowed
low. L always obey ladies' 1 go. I
! present you with my bag Of game"
Ten rattlesnakes lay dead on the
rocks. g.
They are all shot through the head. 8"
She was Diana 10 her finger tips and
too honest for diplomacy,
Aren't they beauties? Mayn't I cure
Skin for your
| mo, I don't want snake skins, but, -
! she looked away at me and a few days
/ later the young hunter brought me
a fine skin and be had been invited to
shoot over the Lamn range.
As we rode along the girls told tales
simply Is other girls might tell of ex-
cursions, tales of hunts for mountain
| Hon or bear who decimate the sheep, in
| the winter and coyote hunts at night
| for the coyote is the bane of the sheep
I and easily get on the wrong side Of
and never so carefully built coyote
/ proof fence
AT the point nearest LaytOnville, the
/ pOstOffice town, we left the range and
| went to see if there was any mail The
usual quota Of horses stood in front
/ Of the two or three buildings which
made up the town. All the men seemed
/ most respectful towards the girls, al
/ though there has been talk of restrain
/ ing them from wearing male dress. The
| mountaineers have ideas of their own,
| and some Of them are cOincident with
/ st. PauPs. They believe a woman S
! place Is in her house, and every wife
/ OF them boasts a long term of years,
wherein they have never left their home
/ Enclosure. But when one compares their
/ aenemic tuTnOutnesS with Gussde and
/ Louise Lam, one eXClaims: Why do
not more Of the women get out among
/ the hills?"
As we rode back the girls took note of
] the road lying along their land, and
| which they must keep in order.
A plank was loose, and next morning
early Louise had ridden down and
driven in some spikes before I was
sstiT.
Gussie had been noting the prints OF
! countless sheep feet in the dust of the
| road. They were very fresh We
came to a place where the tracks even
TO my eyes had been out in at least
/ one dew. At the same spot Gussie found
/ her fence had been mended and on the
land beyond was only bare brown
earth
That Pete Lyons pastured his sheep
on our land last night" she said to
Louise. Now. Pete Lyons they knew
/ well. He never was above getting a
dollar nor above any method of its get
ting. Ten miles further Jim White
Kept what may be called sheep c
hotel giving tie sheep pasture and rest
in his many paddocks, at the rate Of
cents per sheep for twelve hours.
Pete Lyons had saved the board OF
his band of 1000 or 1000 sheep. More
over, he would not be too careful about
taking any sheep which might care to
go with him.
1T means a roundup tonight, and II
we are short Of sheep, I'll just orine
them back. Gussie said.
1t was near sunset. and We had Deen
in the saddle since early morning ex-
cept for luncheon, but after hurried
dinner the two girls. with sam, the In
I dian, accompanied by the dogs, rode on
TO a high hill where we could see the
sheep feeding upwards TO their beds.
Soon they came baaing down, tramp
ling on each other, guided by the dogs
and the voices of the drivers. 1t was
late when all the 5000 and something
sheep were in the paddock. As soon as
it was light in the morning Gussie stoo-
at gate leading out of the padd0ck
and Louise held the gate so the sheer
could run out one at a time. Gus6ie
I counted on the swift tide. There were
about 100 shorter than the contingen-
cies Of life allowed. and Guasie called
PeFro and rode down the road
She did not return for four days, and
Z then she canned irving her flock before
her. HELEN GREY.
Gives Flowers to Passengers.