The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-13

the sn had been going Joe Gleaves and black
Sam had also long whips and made them crack like pistol
Father! say! Hadn't better ride up? spose
Johnny stop Lightly" said. thought
icusy His father smied-Joe was the apple OF his eye
caution of the youths natural
him thru and thru He said over his
gave Mary the 'Son I'm obeeged
to you-but need to Lightly KNOWS the
nigh doths is the tenth drove she's
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the good Lord she'll lead many
more-she shows her age as little as do mine.
Joe's tense he watched his father gaiopmg
ahead light straight saddle, he was hnnseH
1.-The mans for thirty years at least ne sao nail
his breath, his mouth hardening He was hanoso
fellow slight but up, with darling eyes, under bent
brows very lips, thin He had been strictly
outwardy model OF all the virtues t
whether the virtues struck deep there were wv
IONS His world for part held that they did But
there sharpeyed moiety, long-eared Witna' uh1
whispered private hours of other thngs-roSste
ings and riongs Nashville town, whittier Joe went
fortnight every gambling at
the the county-stoen visits 10 'ne Hass
heavy wagers lost and won: -.
STILL said, he no worse than a hSpocle
onlv himself and his blind inherit the tidy
fortune Squire laid Everybody kne" .oo
would come into Fights Of it, harshest of his
critics overmuch for keeping ms
ing openly would distress his father De-
yond measure-and understood that those
whose can pay his scot riot in his youth
Maybe fifty yearshes just the build to hVe 10 nun
dred Joe hushedy his father went out OF
sight Then he walnut from laden bough above
the road, and fired it at shadrach' snouts
up nigger Wake up Are you tryn TO ore your
neck and let us sarve, in the wlderness? . =
mo stree! shadrach too hongry! gwne die dat
er-way wild meal and flour mddin meat in the Wagn'
shadrach said grinning broadly his But
faint no ter sleep Yan dribe dam ha"ses
so pzen vey look de wagin-wheeis sot me ho
dim ..-...>. .u5
WELT Drive all team is worth now. Joe cameo
hack He was hundred yards of the latest drove lag
gard Far ahead foremost ranks bunchne
from ;rowdng in the creek He swung his whip nsn ao "!
TENN made three times and Went IKE me w e
only twenty stood in the stream II was oaea
for 100 wards up banks were shallow ana
sheving-Joe knew had rushed down them then
whimsical the least thirsty had cro"oeo one
the other, each eager to drink from current
and unainted. ... .--.,.t.
AS he rode up bank he his father dsmounted:
bending sfened legs Johnny had maze nail
rit Of the meadow-he was fetching Lightly back leaving
the Drove followed her. divided bewxt walo"ng
grazing He scrambled down. and leaned minute On le
mares shoulder and npped his arm
then saddle lightly back and forth against MN
The instant slid from under It, let
ting It tumble from hands, gave pranlsh kick then
little to level space put ner nose TO Ill.,
about feeling for snags or stones tnen s u
it hard turning over three times ana
vigorously all her feet she lay poseo upon her o
She got up and stood slightly dropping nib
bling handful of grass Squire Geaves nea oy me
up and made to take Off the BRIDE Out SQUIRE w.
waved him back saying Get the halter ready first JACK Nc
horse not to be depended on when there
rain in the air I'm sure it's go1n 20 ram 81. ,
what sets waown and nckern So and cockn
their tails so sassy won't break out without this lady,
stroking Iightys glossy neck; but with her oose 'ai
teln happenef once she took the not1o1
to rum there'd the devil to pay
The wagon Gathering drowned lower SOUNDS at leas
to human ears. But Lightly half wheeled
pricked both ears Sharply
IN her head it, she stood rigid with harm
nostrls snorti family with every other breath she race
Which lay upo
Squire leves stroed her shouoe
soohgy said to Johnny 7 do wonder what she near
or smells? varmintf it shed stand forward
ready to jump rampe it. And travellers amt kel
unless they re lost
.Maybe its-fobbers,' Johnny said in whisper SOUR
Gleayes laughed easily-ouawery was thing
reckon with He had known OF groves STAN
NEEDED of in cold blood tho
scot free He rejected that 1t wa
have as he had thus light handed wiz
the biggest most valuable that had ever e
grass So he than relieved When sll
Of the bus apparently unarneo
even fashonably equipped and spenddy mounted tho
a chestnut seemed something over RIDDEN
With greeting he got down. stretched htn1se
nightly his painting horse then swung upon
heels saying you to camp here Will you tai
in?"
eve are out ourselves-we don't own the earth and II