The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-24
The Black Sheep Of
The Kenyon Family



space they occupied having been
cleared for them by piling tie tables
and chairs against the walls. ON a
porch outside in the moonlight stood a
man and girl For the girl the mixed
assembly had no interest u.ccpt as a
spectacle. The man would have ap-
peared equally refined had 1t not been
for the plains apparel he wore and
dissipated look In his face. lie was
the son OF an eastern capitalist and
had gone TO the bad. which meant In
his case that he was a fighting. gam.
bling, drinking spendthrift Mild man.
nered when sober and unrufIled, he
was very devil when drunk or spur
red to fight
II have heard that you go back east
tomorrow, Daisy" he said.
Il do, Paul.
"And this is the last shall see of
yon MS n girl. You marry the clergy,
man this falIg'
Il do
The man gave slight shiyer.-
"You can't feel it more than / do.
Paul You have brought this upon
Yourself
Yes. and on YOU
The music within ceased suddenly.
revealing the sound OF a galloping
horse in tile distance. II came rapidly
nearer, and man. dashing up before
the door. called out:
ta'fFha t.afI Iax-fIe, a ,.a ,nu,fnat
loose from the reservation Light out.'
Ten minutes later Daisy and Paul
Kenyon were riding for dear life.
Each mounted on a good horse, the
girls skirts fluttering in the wind. the
man squirting his own mount and be
laborlng hers to keep the pace. He
knew they could distance an enemy
following, but the road they were OF,
joined another n few miles ahead, ana
there was no telling If they would be
cut Off at the junction. As they neared
II they heard the cultural voice of In.
dams to their right. Urging on their
horses. they cleared the junction, but
the redskins had heard them and gave
chase
The white couples horses had been
using their strength and had 1t not
been that they We're of the best stool,
could not have raced even with the or.
linary Indian pony. The savage yells
behind added new vigor, and for /,
time they gained on their pursuers.
One of the braves mounted on fieeter
pony than the rest distanced his fel.
lows, and they could hear him coming
mp ON them.
ride ON, Daisy" said the man. "I'n
turn and settle this fellow, then I'll re-
Join YOU
Must you:" said the girl.
Yes. Go ON, sweetheart: don't fear
I'll be with you in a moment
He turned. and the girl rode ON d
short distance then drew rein and lis
tened. Two shots. one following clos
on the other; then no sound except tn,
oncomlng ponies, matter of half
mile away. and a single horse near by
Was it life or death? The quick thu
Of the horses hoofs told her that ii
was either the one or the other. The;
the moonlight revealed Paul Kenyon
and she swooned in his arms.
When she came to herself she wa
riding. her back supported by Ken
yon's chest. \ consciousness thai
there was yet hope revived her SER
ing the reins, she bent forward, an
the speed was increased. For mile
they rode, permitting their horses to
pick their way, now leaving the blood
curdling yeils farther away. now hear
ing them near behind. Then suddenly
The girls horse, which was of more
delicate mold than the mans, suddenly
collapsed and fell dead. Daisy landed
on a soft road and was unhurt Ken
yon sprang to the ground
Here. quick! Take my mount
And youg'
II shall beat them Off and join YOU
He spoke as confidently as IL he had
but an easy job before him. But he
lid not deceive the girl She knew
that but one OF them could live, and he
would be the one to die.
toiilt- NuHE lbbt. NJ llllit 10 Clldupe
saddles. Give him his head and hold
on TO the pommel'
lie had her on the horses back be-
fore she could utter protest.
zone kiss, Daisy"
She bent down and threw her arms
around his neck passionately. In
twlnkling lie released himself and, Civ
ing the horse slap on the haunch,
saw the girl he was to die for vanish
in the moonlight.
1t was but few minutes before she
heard a shot and was sure he had am
pushed an Indian: then another, then
two in quick succession, then one.
There We're five OF them, which, with
the one he had used on the way, made
six, all he had. Then there was no
more firing.
But by this time the Gathering of the
ponies hoofs, the yells, were more re-
mote. Paul Kenyon had stayed the
pursuit. Then she recognized her sur
roundings IA clump Of trees. under
which was water trough fed by a
Epring-and she knew she was within
n mile Of her fathers ranch.
When she reached her home in the
cast she heard that there was relief
among the Kenyons that the family
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