Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30

and by the steam from the struggling
creatures. she might have abandoned
her efforts in despair but for kindly
voice at her elbow which assured her
or assistance.
At the same moment sinewy brown
hand caught the frightened horse by
the curb. and. forcing a way through
the drove, soon brought her to the out
skirts.
You're not hurt, hope, Miss" said
her preserver, respectfully.
She looked up at his dark, fierce
face and laughed saucily.
''I'm awfully frightened" she said,
naively; whoever would have thought
that Ponsho would have been so scared
by lot of cows?"
Thank God you kept your seat"
the other said, earnestly. He was a
tall, savage looking young fellow
mounted on a powerful roam horse,
and clad in the rough dress of a
hunter, with long rifle slung over his
shoulder. Il guess you are the daugh-
ter of John Ferrier," he remarked. 81
saw you ride down from his house.
When you see him. ask him If he re-
members the Jefferson Hopes of St.
Louis. If he's the same Ferrier, my
father and he were pretty thick"
Hadn't you better come and ask
yourself?" she asked demurely.
The young fellow seemed pleased at
the suggestion, and his dark eyes
sparkled with pleasure.
"Pll do So" he said; "we've been in
the mountains for two months, and are
not over and above in visiting condi-
ton. He must take us as he finds us"
He has a good deal to thank you
for, and so have l." she answered; ;
hes awful fond of me. If those COWS
had jumped on me, he'd have never
got over it."
Neither would l." said her COM
panion.
You? Well, I don't see that it
would make much matter to you. any
how. You amt even a friend of ours. "
The young hunters dark face grew
so gloomy over this remark that Lucy
/ Ferrier laughed aloud.
| There. l didn't mean that" she
said; "of course, you are a friend
now. You must come and see us.
Now l must push along, or father
wont trust me with his business any
more. Goodbye"
! Goodbye" he answered raising his
broad sombrero, and bending over her
! little hand.
She wheeled her mustang round,
gave it cut with her riding-whip, and
darted away down the broad road in
a rolling cloud of dust.
Young Jefferson Hope rode on with
/ his companions, gloomy and taciturn.
He and they had been among the
Nevada mountains prospecting for sill
yer. and were returning to Salt Lake
City in the hope of raising capital
enough to work some lodes which they
I had discovered.
He had been as keen as any Of them
unon the business until this sudden in.
ciaent had drawn his thoughts into an.
other channel.
The sight of the fair, young girl. as
frank and wholesome as the Sierra
hraezos. had stirred his volcanic, un
tNroad heHrt to its verv depths.
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sight. he reHlized that a cr'sis bod
come in his life. and that neither sill
yer speculatioNs nor a0v other nuas
tions could over ba of svch ir'~orta,ce
tn him as this new and all-absorbine
ono.
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