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nothing that mad" the prrpctratora big
ger hero in hi5 own eyes or the object of
greater envy among his fclows-and MS
consequence every device of which
ppuIm" ingenuity WAS mastrr was called
int" play, regularity rs the morning came
around, {" hrcA; loose either from tho
con'r"iuE hand OF the trooper or from
,lr 'a"I "nd atr'lnlnS picket rope The
frSt car" OF the officer in charge of tho
troop ""rE"AnlS was, therefore, TO SEQ
'illL ali tho horses were securely lashCd
and knoU"d. Not until he had examined
every "halt"r shank" was Mr.. parko ot
l"!"lIr" to look around, but when ho did
hi" conrad" haI disappeared from view.
Ani over This broad level, horizon
h"und"I, not moving object could bc
seen Far away, in little groups of three
or four black dots Of grazing cattlo
marked tn" plain, and over in tho
"hr"a!>," OF the Moncc Just beyond tho
irl''%inI COTTON woods. two or thrco
hrr,H of lndian ponies were slccpily
cropping their morning meal, watched
by Tn" tiiil" hiack imp OF boy whose
dirty red blanket made the only patch of
color AGAINST the southern Iandscapc,
high in TN" heavens and the brisk west.
rrIy winds sent the clouds sailing swift,
across tn" skies all the broad prairie
seemed IN motion. Ion then huge shad.
"W' swept IT. ia"C with measured speed
and distant cattle and nri ,hburiug pony
herd appeared az though caImly and
cont"nlcd!y riding ON Il broad platform
Nature" own conservation car taking
l"lNurriy journey towards tho tar away
Pacific
l5nl In" sun was ON v just up as Nj
l'ark" cam" back from his inspection OF
the hnli"r fa,trnlnga and paused to look
across the low valley Far down to the
southeast th" rays seemed Elinling on
som" bright objects clustered together
within short range OF the Shadowy
trn:;r and the lieutenant sLa,,ed his
eyes with hiS gauntlet and looked fixed
~ tlHth"rwarI rs he stood al tho stable
door
som" new Thinning down at that Eng
iSh ran II ih". talk of | slrnosr. was
ms explanation OF the phcnuncnon, and
then 'w"nd"r why Perry hasn't ridden
to cultivate the acquaintance of those
people before this lie WAS always tho
first man ia tll" TN to find ont who our
nri:chhOrS Wrrr'
!'"nh"rm% 0v"I this question. It oc.
currrd TO AIR lHrkr that Perry had said
he WAS going down the Munrc that morn
ing; but n"Wh"r" was thrrr IL spcck in
sight that l"uNrd like looping horscman
To It, sure, the trail bore clo;c to the low
bI'lIIa that bounded the valley on the
north by the time one had ridden Il mile
or So ont from The post lie waS prob
AMY lndhcn by this Ehuuhri .! the prai
re, aiiI would continue to br until hr
reached the bend, five Mules hrIow No
N5" watching !uI him then I;rsidrs, he
might not yet have started Mr. ParLc
Recalled the fact that ne half suspected
a while az" that Nrd WAS going To ride
an carly Hnls-hrrHhfa, ridr-wit n
Lady friend Mrs ii"Iknap had her own
horse, AND "A& an accomplished cullcs
tr"nmc. Mrs. Lawrence rode fairly we'll
And WAS always glad to go, when some,
booty could give h"r Il saddle and a rcli
ahl" mount rhrrc were others, too
among the ladies of the infantry garrison
VIII" were no nnvi'ci Il chcval. Mr.
Park" l!ld no intention whatever of Drv
ing mt" IN" matter. 1t was simply rs
something ih" officer i'm charge OF table
duty was entitled to kuow that he turned
suddenly and called
''S"rpt Gwtnnn!"
lie heard the IElmc passed down tho
dark interior Of the stable bv the men
sweeping out the stalls and tho promp,
and "I""ry reply The next instant q
tall young trooper stepped forth into The
blaz" OF early sunlight, his right hand
r"lS"" IA salute, and stood erect and mo.
u"nIras by th" lirulrnant's side.
"i''d Mr. Perry take an extra horse,
sergeant"
"Nu, sir.
81 thought possibly he meant to tako
Roland les the best lady's horse in tho
troop, is he no,?"
ayes, sir; but Roland is at tho limo
nO'?.'
every well, then. That's all. | pre-
sumo he has just ridden down to Dun.
raven. And Mr.. l'arko turned to look
once more ut the Eiiniiug objects down
the distant valley. It was moment or
two before he was aware of The fact that
the scr%"ant still stood there, instead of
returning to his duties.
20 back TO your fccling." And then
Mr.. farkc Turned in some surprise, for
Scr&i. Gwynnc, by long odds tho "smart-
est" and most sollicrly OF the non-com.
mi5SlrmrI officers Of tn" cavalry battaI,
lion, for the first time in his history
seemed 10 hav" forgotten himself
Though his attitude had not changed
his fac" had, and a strange look was in
his bright blue cyrs-a look Of incrc-
duiily and wondcrIncnt and trouble all
combined The lieutenant was fairly
startled when, as though gathering him.
self together. the sergeant faltcringly
asked
Il beg pardon, sir-ho had ridden
whcrc?"
"l'own TO the Ranch, scrgcant-that
one yon can just see. away down tho
valley