The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-16
On the Turn
Of a Dalr
By GRACE MACCOWAN COOKE
Copyright, 1905, by Ruby Douglas
Copyright, 1905, by Ruby Douglas

suffering Moses Hochaska, II :
heads | win, tails you lose playih
poker with you these days | rung IL
live jacks on you that hand an you
never turned a hair What's upT
The cowboy pushed back ana regard
ed his silent companion quizzically.
The Indian glanced over his shout
der laid fine, slender hand upon the
table and leaning forward, whispered
Burnt Bear runs his spotted pony in
the races next week.
The cowboy nodded, STOPPING to tight
en- a spur leather.
Keep yoar long green. pard," he
said. with bent head II was just
fooIin' them last three games Nellt
The old chief runs his spotted pony IN
the races and the gal is up here turnin'
uDehaska's heart 10 water Is that the
bow of it,
Again the Indian looked over his
shoulder before he nodded
lie has her up at the agency he
burst out fercely You know Mall
ioSh' ~ was .h"I''NN ''i'lc . W "''
chance has decent Indian girl as pref
ty as Ally with Il father like she's got
and that beast arOundT
"II0chaska," began the cowboy,
''you'rc fool--hold on. Don't you git
gay, now. They whoopcd YOU off to
the effete east and pumped good learn
in into You till you've got books whip
ped to standstill and you can doctor
sick hawse 10 beat any man between
the Pecos and the sMissiSsip-but com
mon sense you're short on
"The reasons plain 'nough, pardner
The old mans out after the COIN
You've got 10 bid up You're sure a
good locker and you're a phlnb gen
tleman, Hoclaska. jest the son-in-law
ia make grab at If | Was Il SiouS
chief with pretty daughter - marry
Oft"
Il have offered him all 1 have and Il
mortgage on my future Nothing viii
do"
Somebody else is biddm' higher" re-
lteratrd the cowboy. "Or lie thinks
they will"
ALLY would come TO me-" said the
Indian desperately. 1T Is not as IL was
before. Malock s wife was living then.
He may hold out hopes of marriage
to Burnt Bear"
The cowboy was up and ready to de-
part now. IF that there spotted pony
should 20 lame. Chaslla," he remarked,
they hain't man but You that could
doctor it--and the race comm on next
week If such should happen | reckon
Won could name your price"
An eager fire lcaped into the Indians
somber eyes. Il could" he answered
Put no such thing will happen. Burnt
Bear sleeps with the pony's stake rope
to bis wrist
Don't YOU be too sure, y demonstrated
the cowboy, i've got money up on
that cayuse. an I'm mighty uneasy
that he's about 70 get some sort o com
plant in his right hind foot The old
man knows I'm bettin' heavy on his
hawsefesh an him an me is great pals
we're thicker'n thieves. SO long,
Chaska.'
lie stepped to the front of the black
smith shop, swung into the saddle and
disappeared.
All day long the young Indian served
his customers ana attended to his usual
duties with an air of prcoccupati1n.
He guessed what simple trick his COW
pun cher friend had in mind. If the
game went through successfully, would
the father Jay the price,
Crowds were gathering for next
weeks races ana business was brisk,
for this scientific blacksmith and vet
crinarian ri their own race who had
learned his trade among the white men
was prime favorite
The forge fire had died down to a
smoldering rcd eye and the yourr
blacksmith SAT- half asleep before his
door when Il stealthy sound from the
steep slope. behind his cabin reused
him II differed not at all from a
hundred other small night sounds which
had preceded It, yet be was suddenly
broad awake and listening. 1t came
again. lie spraug to his feet Once
more-aEt he was walking rapidly to-
ward the PERCEPTIONS path which led up