Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-06

gels was as yet incomplete. She saw
no necessity in his riding to the rescue.
She laughed and 1t was not a friendly
laugh. II was a laugh Of angelic d~erision,
but still Little Put rode on beside her
and, therefore, was he honored by Piety
Flat as above his kind. The Angel couldn't
rattle him worth a cent.
TITS perfectly absurd, all this fuss about
a kodak" she said. And, even IL It were
all true. that they want my scalp--and
by the way, 1 don't blame them for it
it's a very nice scalp-do you know what
l would do?"
Put glanced back over his shoulder.
The hills lay in a low half moon behind
them. Before was the desert Of sun
baked alkali, scanned in great cracks, and
the edges curling upward like scorched
paper. In the binding haze Of flashing
sunlight ahead, a few black specks like
ink blocks. appeared and vanished, and
reappeared larger than before.
What do you suppose I'd do?" she re-
peated.
Run, yell or faint" said Little Put,
and he whistled under his breath softly.
The Angel smiled and put back a whisp
Of the nut-brown hair that huttered laziIy
across her eyes.
at isn't a joke. One doesn't really do
those things, don't you know, not when
it's a funny, little old man like Broken
Arrow and those other greasy, half-dead-
looking Indians. Why. I'd just take the
camera to pieces and explain 1t to them.
logically and practically, and
Turn back to the river" Little Put
laid his hand on Samantha's bride and
jerked her head around. where's that
kodak He took 1t from the supporting
afran around her ehnvIdor. .-d $780,
II in their tracks. ITO keep them busy
for a while" he explained. There are
about twenty red gentlemen chasing us
and they all have prejudices. They'll at
tend to that logically, practically and
otherwise and God grant II gives us TIM
to make the river"
They rode steadily for half a mile. TIL,
Angel was very quiet. She did not ever
whiten. and he loved her for that. Il
showed grit. SO did the way she guided
samantha's protesting hoofs, when some.
thing whizzed past her ear and dug a nea.
round hole in the ground ahead Of them.
Put looked back.
They went around the kodak, and sho
at il" he said. with a grin. 81 wish 1t haC
I been a bomb. Can you ride a little faster? p
! Samantha were the question by stun
bling forward on her knees. Put caught tn
. girl around the waist and lifted her bacl
I. safely.
1 They've clipped one of her legs he said
Get on my horse, quick. You can max
the river all right. aud I'll explain to tn
+, red gentlemen"
Q They stood side by side between the fl
a len burro ana Puts bay. The Angel lai
. her hand tenderly on samantha's hearin.
4 side.
You poor old dear" she said softly
Then, looking at the group Of Indians rid
e ing half a mile behind, II wonder wha
I they'll do to as. I wish Jack were here"
Little Put drew in a long breath and shu
his eyes. as II the sun glare blinded him.
T IN try to take his place" he said. "Wil
$ you go2"
mo. / hardly th!nk it worth while.
/ they could shoot Samantha they could hi
4 me. and I like company. It is better to
8 gether. don't you think SOP
Q She raised her lashes and looked at Pu
There was no time for explanation {
PREDATORY overtures. Little Put took o
his gray sloueh hat and kissed her like
Q man. and all the world was sunshine an
glory. and the alksli desert a holy OF holis
for the shrine Of his love. So It happene