The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-09-03

tipd oi Aud she smiles sweet ~ AM
thing, snd her eyes are blue, hini o.
snd shes swiui gritty. SHE'S lesrainl
10 ride. and she Tell "a obcs snd pesel
yovled . bit.
A seek siitr this ,se bpciboard ga
disesrdei, aud Don "w simnie ride
BY 90 The pinto. while the school ,esct
sr vas 90 . smsli iisb, vei.h, black and
white pony. Sometimes she xtrt BY q
lonf. Is the days ps,sed and her conf
denoe gree. Don would leave tbe sheep
9th The dogs sud vstoh ior her st sun
sei, lyine lace downwsrd in its soii
thick srsss on the edee Of the bot,es.
He eouli see her ircm the time she pas
ed the oottopwoods that hinged the di
vide nntll che turned the corner Of Big
Bate far down the valley, aud leyond
the way vas clear 10 the rsneh.
There was secret satisfaction 10 him
IN this self imposed sentinel duty over
her lonely ride. II vss . welcome bresk
10 the mono,ony Of bis LIE, and he dread
cd the time when the er,. and water
would give out and he would have 10
move farther on to nsw range
When Tho sprirg days came and the
Wild flSsis lay like . royal carpet ior
the fee, OF the black snd white pony the
schoolteseher would di.mount and gather
them on her way through the valley.
Then csne day when the sentinel saw
from bis post thst she was in trouble,
The black and white pony had wander
cd ahead Of her. cropping The grsss aud
uew clover. whom suddenly be pitched
oae fore leg sinking Into besv
tr hole. With bis heart Slime, Don lad
gone TO the rescne aud pulled the popy
out The sukle was sprsined, sud the
imped badly. Flushing beneath bis tan
be had told the teacher who be wss.
ust one Of the Crescent berders, and
,sd tfisred her bis horse 10 ride home
Do. She had accepted thankfully, and
3smmie was sent after the lame pony
be next day.
Ain't she thoroughbred, thonghf he
'sked. chewing . bit Of flag root he bad
ound down near the creek, Her names
Marjorie Allen.
When is the coming to study chsp
er 81 asked Don csrelessly.
Guess she hasn't got that far yet. re
urned Simmie seriously. She's studyins
lowers and bees and birds and things
ow.
Simmis the heriers voice was gen
le aud persuasive -don't you wsnt .
ob berdiog sheep along about sunsst'
What you got that's better thSn her
rinss2 asked Ssmmie 10 mild interest.
A whole nickel day.
I'll come tomorrow, said Ssmmie.
The new arrangement laSted = month.
very afternoon st sunset Ssmmie herd
d faithfully, while Don and the school
sscher rode slowly from the cotton
oods to Big Butte. Then one day Don
,ld him be need not come any more.
od his f.ce was grim and hopeless,
annie looked Of him shrswdly while
Q cracked . switch st . lev mosquitoes
ass we're ieastiog on the pinto's mottIed
ide.
She's just . girl, even II she did come
om Ksnsss City end write books and
,ings, be said pleasantly. Did she
,row you down, Don'
The herder was silent.
Cause you're just . herder7
Go home. said the other gently without
'oking ct bin. bot Ssmmie saw the
inched hands and be rode away whistl
,g.
Three weeks later there came news to
10 ranch. The herder on the Black
swk bad moved bis sheep eight miles
hwsrd toward The Big Horn country,
I'd there we're prov lines among the cattle
zen up there over his encrcschine on
,elr territory.
Bot isn't the range iree? asked the
'hooltescher when Bsmmie explained mat ,
rs 10 her,
You dsssent say 90 nowadays less'n [
,u've got gun to back 1t up. said Sam
lie. Pop thinks Don will get oil the
onble he's looking for.
Miss All,n looked st him. her blue eyes
ave and snxi3us
What will they do 10 him2 g.,
Chase bin on and scatter the sheep,
iybe let little daylight into him II
} stops to srgue
Are We far from hinP
He's about four or fse miles northeast
guess. We conld see The smoke II they
ed the grass or bis wagon, be added
,courseinsly.
Mise Allan was silent. and bimmie
niled vt The pinte's ears She vas get
pg to chapter 8. be decided. on herders.
nd hs ssu. too shst chs rode ont oi
u ~ry every dsy TO get . view Of the
nge. Add every night 81 the ranch she
ked II news had come from the cattle
co. .
Bat oil was qliet uotil on day the q
bool,escber s,s,ei later than ususl.
'mnie did no, question when she turn J
susy from the home path and rode q
, the bill until they resched Q spo. s
here the rsuse laJ before them: Far to Z
9 northeast 9 fsios line Of smoke trail q
l.ziiy up to the clouds. and she held
u brssth as she Ss,obed 1t.
Ssmuie. ste frtf. er babds gripping
q poDy's bride iishtiy. ber face pal
q. Sinmie. what IL IN t,
last smoke. said y IN uie shortly, know