The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-16
On the Curn
Of a bair
Dy GRACE MAccowAN COOKE
corrishl isa, by RUBY poasias

htAht WIZ AAAts 'FN fFNf A"-@
poker with yuu these days ! rung Ia
ave Jacks on you that hand On you
never turned hair What's upf
The cowboy pushed bach and regard
ed his silent companion qulEzieally.
The Indian glanced over his shoul'
der. laid fine. slender hand upon tho
table and. leaulng forward, whlspered' !
Burnt Bear runs his spotted pony in
the races next week"
The cowboy nodded, STOPPING to tight,
en- spur leather.
Keep your long green. pard," he
said, with bent head. Il was just
a.fooln' them last three games, Wellf
The old clief runs his spotted pony In
the races aud the gal Is up here turnin'
Hochaskas heart 10 water--is that the
how Of mr.
Again the Indian looked over bis
shoulder before he nodded.
Gle has her up AT the agency he
burst out fiercely. "You know Nal
lock. II was Mallock before. What
chance has decent Indian girl as pret.
ty as Ally with father like she's got
and that beast aroundT
"IIochaska," began the cowboy,
you're fool--hold on Don't you gt
gay, now. They whooped you OF TO
the effete east and pumped good learn
in into you till you've got books whip
ped 10 a standstill and you can doctor
a sick hawse to beat any man between
the Pecos and the Mississp-but com
mon sense you're short on"
"The reasons plain 'nough, pafdner
The old mans out after the coin
You've got TO bid up. You're sure a
good locker and you're a plumb gen
tleman, Hochaska-jest the son-in-law
I'd make grab at II was a Sioux
chief with a pretty daughter to marry
of"
81 have offered him all ! have-and q
mortgage Oh my future. Nothing VIII
do"
Somebody else Is biddin' higher" re
iterated the cowboy. "0r he thinks
they will"
"Ally would come TO me-" said the
Indian desperately. 1T is not as II was
before Mallocks 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 go lame, Chaska," he remarked
"they hain't man but you that could
doctor it--and the race comm on mex
week. If such should happen ! reckon
you could name your price"
An eager fire leaped into the Indians
somber eyes. Il could" he answered
"But no such thing will happen. Burn
Bear sleeps with the pony's stake rop'
TO his wrist"
"Don't you be too sure" demonstrated
the cowboy. i've got money up OF
that cayuse, an I'm mighty uneas,
that he's about to get some sort o com
nioin, In his rieht hind foot The oll
hawsenesh an him an Inc Is great pai
we're thicker'n thieves. So long
Chaska."
He stepped to the front of the black
smith shop. swung into the saddle an
disappeared.
All day long the young Indian serve
his customers and attended to his usut
duties with an air Of preoccupatiol
. He guessed what simple trick his COY
puncher friend had in mind. III u
t game went through successfully, woul
the father pay the pricei
Crowds were gathering for ne'
] weeks races and business was brisl
FOR this scientific blacksmith and We
4 crinaran of their own race VINO ha
u learned his trade among the White me
$ was a prime fayorite.
s The forge fire had died down to
smoldering red eye and the youI
: blacksmith sat half asleep before D
& door when n stealthy sound from u
u steep slope behind his cabin rous'
$ him. II differed not at all from
;, hundred other small night sounds VIM
had preceded 1t, yet be was sudden
y broad awake and listening. II car
d again. lie sprang to bis feet. on
lie more-and he was walking rapidly
N ward the preclpitous path which led
to his spring
Within ten PAGES Of the bushes wlil
conccalcd II he halted. Out OF the
bushes soundlessly moved the sht
!. owy form Of man leading pony
GLOW dor said the newcomer, a
"a Uochaska recognized the voice oil bul
v Bear.
=. In the tongue which was common
- them both the old chief stated, W
:. the frnpkncss OF despair. that the 81
. ted pony had gone suddenly lame
;e ~ have watched him as though
10 were my child" he declared. "a
10 now tonight | find his right hlnd !
is lame Have you quick curef
n care not II IN the end It kills the 20
II so that be be mol lame when the r
~ Il run. for II he does not win TINS 7
-. I Burnt Bear, must walk back TO
n, people stripped and destitute
nd The young smith drew up and fol'
II his arms. lie saw that something N
al dramatic was expected OF him.
m was TO play the big medicine man.
on Bnly had only done his part ana
np oyerdone II and this lameness were
Nc actual he couIl carry out the trick.
~ II have" he said. II have n bo
IL OF medicine 70 str9ng and valuable
ar. have never used II upon the poiiie
these common ladlans noT even on
mr. hoses Of the wh.te men. Whst'
,as isned your spotted pony. this iaea'
ms. win or.p L.. Ent ! must have
|, 3 price"
naI ecare esst. pay after" Gaid the
"a Indian sentelit 0nsly.
are The l5Yer gathered courage from
are fact ihat t1e price i;seif wss not
Il nouel liz held olt bis had for
are bride. and Burpt Bear permitted
10 lead the pony down 10 The f''se
II WIZ suited the youHs biafA ~
ID halt in the darkness, run - tae
for 4 harmless bottle OF volatile
OF which asum smell bud aud took
bill Then. stopping. be TOO, the slini pas
the n n. hands The &ot was bot
iose hrobbing. Thoie def diglis. wa
aad where 10 seek. cleyerly iDierrosaie