The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-10-23
By JOHN YINNlMoRE.

III 1t Ii a mountain pony 1t will run
over this like q fox said Ieuan, and
then you will have to ride after him
and catch him. II It Is a tall horse I
will send him down to hat Ice. 30 that
he Is most likely to roll IN q heap"
Why said j. the fellow will be
killed"
and . sword % said Ieuan; "a sword
and a pistol7 Perhaps they do not
kill"
''True," said /, ST might have to use
rough persuasion."
HI also will have good arms" said
Ieuan. BE cure Of that. And Grunydd
will use them, too"
"Gruffydd!" I said. do you mean
that big dark man with the s~word-cut
on his cheek? Why do you name
him?"
And have you not seen him follow
ing that bad old mar as q dog follows
his master?" demanded Ieuan. He
will come as sure as we stand here"
He turned and went up on the gentle
slope which rose from the thicket. The
crest Of h rise was scarce fifty yards
from the spot where the ice-trap lay,
and from this point we looked out along
q fiat, open stretch, lying silent and
desolate under the noon.
II shall jump from behind this bush
md try to beat him from his horse with
my gum" rel on my companion, but
there Is no good cover handy. and 1t ISIS
likely / shall miss. Then you must stop
in the bottom with your horse and cut
him OFF. II he passes the ice"
Ay, ay."" said I, and beat my hands
again. for at present I could handle
nothing surely. Then I went back down
the hill to look at Whitesock, and found
her standing like q lamb under cover of
the thick bushes, but making a soft
Wh1nnyiilg noise for Joy to see me
again. I walked her gently up and
down for AN hour or more, without
sight or sound Of anything happening
up the hill. then secured her again,
spread the cloak carefully over her, and
went up %the$slope.
ust as 1 reached the top, Ieuan rose
out OF patch Of brake in which he had
settled himself, and I saw his beckon-
ing finger against the sky. ran at
once. and he pointed to the distance.
The night was still and MINDLESS. and
the silence intense. I listened eagerly,
yet heard nothing. I shook my head,
with the completest confidence, and I
bent my ear to Its task again. Yes. I
had 1t now. The sound OF clinking
hoofs, faint and far, and swiftly beat
ing on the iron roa.d.
4 am right; yes. I am always right"
said Ieuan. softly, as proud al a pea
cock over the way in which his forecast
was coming true. He ISIS coming, he
siss coming"
Will get back to my post, said !,
and away I ran down the hill. led
Whitesock to the edge OF the bushes
and swung myself into the saddle and
waited with my eyes axed upon the
ridge above. clear In the moonlight.
The rider was no laggard, for I had
ahNhn RAG HvG hpyf q ohnr% tire 1rv1 L, r
heardsthe clang OF hoofs rafting UP to
the ridge. Suddenly horse and man
shot into sight, and upon the instant q
dark figure leaped at them with q wild
scream. The horsernan must have
I've his spurs home at the sound,
Tor the swift canter was exchanged for
e furious gallop. The big. powerful
horse he was riding came down the
hill with terrific leaps, bound upon
bound. and one OF these carried him
clean upon the trap of Ice. 1t worked
to@a miracle. The shoes OF the horse
were somewhat smooth, as we found
afterWard. and shot out from under
him like skates n down he went,
horse n ma rolling over and over In
g crumpled heap. Ieuan had followed
hard upon their heels and now ran In
and had the horse at once by the head.
1T sotsto Its feet trembling but unhurt:
the man lay quite still.
IN q tree leuan had secured the
horse to q ~neighboring bush and was
back at my side, for I had now come up
and was turning the man over on his
back. -
"Grunydd 1t iss." said Ieuan. "and
where iss the paper"
He Is not dead" said I, laying my
hand on the messengers heart.
q said Ieuan with scorn, "and
why should he be dead with falling
from a f1nran - III fha
of him and thnt tss very useful for
u.s.
Without another word he turned to
his task and deity stripped off the
great horseman's coat In which Gruf-
fydd was wrapped. This he tossed
aside as q very unlikely place for a
letter to be slowed away In. Next
came a very thick wooden CUB
which Ieuan whipped off as neatly, and
set about searching. He took his long
knife n ripped 1t here and ripped II
there, but no letter came t o light, and
after q few moments search he flung
that aside also. In O twinkling and
with 9 dexterity OF which I had never
seen the like, he had the shirt Of CRUZ
fydd of and In his hands, allowing the
naked body of the messenger Is fan
back upon the ley slab OF rock as IL he
was handling a wooden figure.
At the second cut Of the knife he
gave g cultural cry of satisfaction. He
had ripped open a small bag-like fold
and out came q folded letter. He hand
ed 1t over to me and ! had ttgopen at
once.
I held It up to the moonlight but
could make U nothing. Ieuan had
hint, steel n finder and he struck a
light # was all right. we had the
letter safe enough. 1t gave tire In
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