The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-02-04
Armstrong; Chance
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HOE. eato the hupefinteHoens
I'll the Mentesuma Copper Con
" pany. you're 10 take u
Kitty mars and 90 Gown the road vi
III you meet Manuel Gonzales OUT,
lie started from Lordsburx six dA)
ago. 20 you ought 10 nnd him abot
York's ranch. Just notice PARTICULAR
where you meet bin. and ask him
hurry up. He's ST some nou y
ped-
Joe Armstrong had bern looking 70
this order. Ever since be had b~<
taken into the employ OF the conpan
be hsd b~en seat On these missiona II
ssrssbly three o. -four dare before ID
srd Of the month be and The kitf
mare had bsss s<A8aS ping down ID
Iordsbasg rad 10 msst this frsighs~
o. that and tel him 10 hurry up
Il was eighty miles 10 i<ordsbufa
aud all the oompany's freight had q
b< drawn In OF t~s ne from the rsu~s.
81 that point
The huusor % asking that an Of
team hurry was NOT los on Joe. ~
know II took eight OF ten dsys for Tbs
plodiins cattle 10 drss the sr~st ~ss
"a scross The desert aud Over shs hslis
and he knew. too. that there was plenty
81 6our In the wsrvhcuss.
but jos Armstrong also knew erouSf
10 bold bis tongue and obey orders
II vas moi that tho mission die
pleased him. on the contrary. be va,
ds.ishsed-what hesisby toy would mol
welcome the change from The dull rou
tine Of the eompsny's store 70 . ride
"a Kitty.
II was sunset when be reached
FORKS ranch. whers be stopped for
supper. There were thr<s other trav-
slws st the rsnchmsn's table. One Of
thsu he knew. M Lsmpson had bern
Z bookke<psr 10 the company's oecv.
ard had BEN discharged for . reason
yss had never learned. and The two
stranssxs wsrs In bis company.
Going to sop over. Josr' asked
fampson. - they stood at the wash
ing trough
why. no. Mr.. f-smpson." answered
The boy. "1've bit OF business down
the road tie moonlight. and ! Eucss
tn push on . way. As you going
snr'
GAmpsea thought not. and changed
ghSrsub. srt. and the bookkseper and his
tvs companions were stiii at fork's
when Joe ssd1led up and started on.
Kitty. fresh from Der rvss and feed
n usiu. wes il 80 good trim a. n she
had not already conc . score Of miles.
but Joe would not LET Der gsllop.
Soon shs found her stride. the long.
svinsins iops Of the COW ponies that
~ knsw she could hold for nfu miles
U necessary. The brilliant moon almost
lirvctiy overhead cast . shadow like
. purple blanket. rxeept for the hoof.
beats there was no sound
Joe loved to ride At night He know
svsry inch Of the way. and each tall.
Branching cactus that stood out In the
moonlight was a. good ~ . mile post
b him4
ooeo ~ petsd 4 shadow In the brush
~ ~ rss dstds keeping pace with him.
Half nile farthee q companion shad-
~ % The other side Of The road drew
~ attention.
H knsw thsg wsrs wndcats obey.
~ IL same iastinct that makes their
ams ssageussS fellow . man In the
eity streets N IL nooniishS He
knsw be could send them scurrying |
away into the brush with . about, but
with the habit Of those VITO live In the
Wild places Of the earth. he had no
desire 70 modest anything that did not
uol<st him. Bssidss. the leaping chad
sws were company Of . sort, and their
presence was . guarantees that no
largg savage beast o. savage man was
near.
yes Lost shs companiea shadows At
he Cha River. when hs and Kitty
DpIashsd across II.
He had not yet found Aanus &C.,
nlss' train Of ex-tsamA but b knew
~ must ~ eo0parativs,y near
probab'- camped a. ths spring half
lessn uiiss further On. nsrs was
nothins = - sained b. eeolng upoa
|hem>at this tine Of night Thrs are
Iortain futm - ~ frontier. - In the
|llIs9 - r. s~ssh'as tired mans
~ unneco1msily. - Jes decjded to
lnmp neas ~ rivte 81 hursy - II
lnyhe6nk WIN ~ nsssasA
~ unco1lie1 kitty an1 turned ~
oggo y ceaas = ~ Fsve bettem
wv n1)R Voon lvtnao 49, !