Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-08-30

for u neclt5 more than once. Ths
good beast laid back hts ears, saying,
rs piain as AZ In words, hat IL the
dev ! were behind on the best that he
could bring from his sulphur home,
we would give him his due and a run
for his money.
Never can a man have more exhilar-
atlng work than such "a ride with sew
enteeu hands of splendid horse1esh
between his knees, and | laughed TO
myself TO think OF the run before US,
IL indeed The two countrymen behind
were in search OF me.
The road lay over a rolling country
now down, now up-now straight
again, winding between passes
- the III is. So that shortly 1 made the
,op Of another long climb and was
2.-1t 10 70 over a pass between we
N-~1ei fnptlills, when, turning back,
l ST. " two men down in me valley
c~ol-irs on at the best rate their horses
could carry them. at that instant one
pointed up at me, and then both
urged on. Roger, boy, lengthen thy
stride and let them follow till they get
their mn" And the good horse nat
tened along the q in his o!d-time
run.
Every now and then 1 could catch
the beat Of hoors, but tEey got no
nearer.
l came suddenly upon a fork In the
road, and met an Cd oxen cart con-
ing down Il fork.
Tell me, my man, are o fer Cen
eral Washington" said T.. pulling up.
THAT / am sir, God bless him.
Then tell me which is the way to
Tarpan.
Here to the right, sir answered
he, iooFirE IT me IN some wonder.
| looked AT lin . moment IN doubt
10. Hll'a 80 10 900 EANs. At.EE n ~ - u
in such a place wGs Ike TO be on our
side, in his heart, at least.
Would you serve him, fricnd?'
He nodded, looking at me from his
little eyes all the whi,C.
Then tel two men who viii come
running here In a moment that l took
the other road"
YOUR do better to take it anyway"
said lie.
why 500" I oskcd stcrnly.
because l was but now stopped by
a man as is British, or I'm q SQaniard,
who would know If u man riding this
way had gone by"
Again / looked the Cd man over.
Eye need no fear, sir, for you Wear
the uniform and ia do what / could
to help the good cause. Go on to the
southland fork Tor about a mile; then
turn west by q lanc-thcre's but one
and como out on this road If the Brit
Usher moves no further south, ven be
beyond him"
God hep you, old man, II you lie;
but I'll take your word. Send the two
down the fork after me-" and Roger
and / were or.
On went The nag. We reached the
lane clearly enough. and / took it,
Most Of the way lay through the tim
ber, and ! Tan out OF the TGpD@n nigh
way Wen nigh before / knew. And
there, IS my cursed luck WOu.i have it.
stood three hors"mon not 900 yards
away. They caught sight OF me as ]
looked back ct them, ard we were
all four off before much was thought
or done.
n was q bed business. for they had
brcathcd o space while Roger had beer
covering rod after rod. sun, was
on the Tappln road and on the'Tappar
side Of them, and had $50 yards to tho
good. Even then 10 horse Of theirs
could do no more than keep The
distance, or mayhap WORK OF 4 yard on
two now ana then. Giving Roger the
reina ON his neck, / got out my two
pistols and made ready for what
might ome The hoI!c could take my
guiding from the knee. and stretching
out his neck he sped on.
Running up 4 grade and turning tht
top of q hill, ! laughed out loud I,
see in the valley beneath tents anC
flags and all the signs of a camp, anC
knew that Tappan lay but n coupe %
miles away. Turning in the saddle
waved my two arms at the men.
They came laundering on, end tn,
one in the lead discharged his pistol
though it was far out OF range. Look
ing ahead. ] caught a BIT of road le
meath and saw tho last Of q troop o
horses coming this way. And tina
gave me an idea, which the Wiudin,
road suggested. Speeding on down tn.
Hill ! turned a sharp orrcr an,
jumped Roger up "A ba2k into the tim
Der ana underbrush, and then throw
ing my arms around his nose, he'd hin
close as the three ratified by. In ;
moment l was out on the highway anC
following after, still with the reius 81
the good horses neck and n pistol i,
either hand.
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