The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-05

colleagues gIided like specres into the shadow Of the
shed. leaving me to mediate my duties as resi-
dent magistrate and the questions that would be
asked i'm the house by focal member when slipper
had given away the adventure ia MS cups.
In less than minute three shadows emerged from
the shed where TWO had gone in They had got the
colt
He came out as quiet as calf when he wnded
the sugar. said FURRY; lit well for me filled
my pockets from grandmOther's sugar BASIN"
He and Slipper had a rope from each side on the
colts head; they took him quickly across Held
toward gate, The colt stepped dantly between
them over the moonH grass he snOrted occasionally,
but appeared on the whole amenable.
The trouble began later. and due. trouble
often is. To the Requirements Of short cu Against
me maturer judgment of slipper, FURRY insisted On
following route that he assured US he knew hs Ncu
his own pocket. and the consequence was that in
about five minutes found myself standing on top Of
bank hanging to a rope on the other end Of which
the colt dangled and danced, while FURRY, with the
other rope. lay prone I'm the ditch and Slipper admin
istered to the beWldered colts hindquarters such
chastisement could be ventured on.
have no space to narrate in detail the atrocious
difficulties and disasters Of the short cut How the
colt set to work to buck. and went away across a
field, dragging the faithful slipper literally ventre-a
terre, after him. while l picked myself in ignOminy
out OF briar patch and FURRY cursed himself black
In the face. How attacked by ferocious
the Rivers Cross FURRY esped the police patrol
the road and We all hid behind a rick of turf while
realized in fullness what an exceptional ass was
10 nave been begued INTO an enterprise that involved
hiding with Slipper from the Royal Irish constabu-
lar..
Let it suffice to say that Trinkets Internal Off
spring was finally handed over ON the high road TO
Michael and slipper, and FURRY drove me home i'm
state Of mental and physical overthrow.
saw nothing Of my friend Mr.. Knox for the
next couple Of days, by the end of which time had
worked up a high polish my missiyings and had
determined 20 ten him that under no circumstances
would / have anything TO say TO his grandmother's
instead of writing a note to this effect / thought it
would be good for my liver to walk across the hills
to Tory cottage and ten FURRY So I'M person "
1t was a bright biustry morning after. "A muggy
day The feeling of spring i'm the air. the daho-
ais were already in bud and crocuses showed purple
IN the grass on either side of the avenue II only
couple of miles 20 Tory cottage by the way across
the hills. 1 walked fast and it barely II o'clock
when saw IFS pink walls and clumps of evergreens
DeIo" me. As / looked down az IL the Ginning of
tlury's hounds In the kennels came 10 me on the
wind wind. stood sun 10 listen, and could almost have
sworn lhaJ was nearing again the clash Of Magda-
len bells hard at work May morning.
The path that ! was following led downward
Iroush a large plantation TO Flurry's back gate
Hot warts from some hideOus caldron at the other
side Of wall apprised of the vicinity the ken
els and their cuisine, and the hr trees round were
huns with grewsOme and unknown joints ] thanked
heaven that was not master of hounds and
passed on as quickly as might be TO the hall door
rang two or three times without responses then
the door opened couple of inches and was instantly
slammed in my face. ] heard the hurried paddline
OF bare feet ON oncoth and voice. Hurry Bird
gle hurry. there's quality al the dOOrl7
briGsle' holding a dirty cap on with one hand
presently arrived and informed me thst She believed
Mr. Knox was out about the place. She seemed per-
turted ana she cast scared glanc9s down the drive
knew enough of Furrys habits 10 SHAPE a toll
eIaliN direct course for bis whereabouts lie WAS as
h9a expected In the training paddock field be-
mind the stable yard in which he put up practice
jumps Tor his horses To gO0d-siZed Held with
clumps OF furze IN IT, and FURRY standing near
one OF these with his hands i'm his pockets snguarly
Hhoccupied. / supposed that he was prospecting for
q place to put up another jump He did not see me
coming and turned with a staIt IS 7 spoke 10 HIM
There was queer expression of mingled guilt and
what ! can only describe as deviment IN his gray
eyes as he greeted In my dealings with Flurrv
NloN have since formed the habit Of sitting rigaI.
J." d ,5 SsIeIa way Wnen see mat expression
wei, who's coming next. I wonder he said as
he shook hands with me; its not ten minutes since
/ hed two OF your id peelers here searching the
whole place for my grandmother's coiti''
WHAT exclaimed feeling cold ali down nv
back do you mean the police have got hold OF ite"
They haven't got hold of the colt anyway" said
FURRY, looking sideways me from under the pea k
Of his cap with the CLINT OF the IN his eye Il
got word Ia time before they came"
."What do you mean?' demanded Where is
he? For heavens sake don't tell me you re sent the
brute over 10 my placei"