The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-18

Of here. They've been hUntin' him
right along through from Windham
county. I thought thought first you
was him-Bostwick, 1 mean. Wasn't
that funny?"
He did not get the answer he was
looking for.
You did, huh?" growled the man.
Yes. sir" said the boy family.
A long and futile silence ensued; the
conversation had stopped. The boy
still shrank to the other border of the
road as he battered along after his
companion. The man pushed along
with long, ungainly strides, his knees
springing under him at every step.
The boy followed as best he could.
They had gone along without a word
for ten dark miles. Suddenly, when
they were coming through q little
patch of thin woods. a spot Of white
daTted out from one side and went
bobbing across the road. The man
stopped. threw up his gun and fired.
The spot stopped and a cOnvulsive
scratching began in the weeds at the
roadside. The man stepped toward it
and came back, carrying a cottOn-tail
rabbit with a broken back. He mer-
cilessIy beat out its remaining life by
rapping its head agaiDst a bowlder.
You saw how I got that feIler2' he
asked, peering into the boys face.
Yes, sir
"WeII, you take warnin' by that.
Don't you never let me catch you try
in TO run away, that's all Under
STAMP
Yes, sir" repeated the boy feebly
They went q mile or two further be-
fore they stopped they had Travelled
in all some twenty miles. The man,
seeing the dawn coming on, selected a
close, low TICKET OF young pines a
little back from the road and crawled
in, pushing the boy before him The
child lapsed into a black, unconscious
sleep where he fell, and the man soon
followed his example with his gun be-
side him.
When the boy awoke again the man
had him by the arm, whispering to
him to be silent. There were voices
outside the pine thicket. Two ungain-
~ country youths, with shotguns in
their hands. dumped down the pas
ture, followed by a little black mon
grel dog.
Wonder if they got Bostwick over
/ to Jackson's Corners tOday?" said one.
/ II dunno"
THE Teller that gets that s5OO'm be
a lucky one, won't he?"
Yep"
"Wisht we could see him once. by
Jimmy, so we could have a shy at it %
How'd you like TO have him stittfn'
right over there where that rock is p
said the young fellow, stopping and
taking a long and deliberate aim at
his imaginary captive. They amt no
such luck for US"
Come on" said the other.
/ All at once the small dog. snuffing
/ at the pine thicket, set UP a currish
clamor He had smeIled the two per-
/ sons inside.
What's that dog got In these?'
| asked the lettering one.
The barking continued The man lay
| on his belly in the thicket, glowing al
| the two figures.
I'm goin' back to re what it is
| said the inquisitive one.
"Oh, come along" called the COM
panion impatiently. We're late, any
/ how. If you wait to see everything
/ that fool dog barks at We'll never get
! there"
/ The other reluctantly obeyed, and
| the two youths, by repeated calls and
! stampings, dragged the unwilling
small dog from his discovery.
AS the man watched the trio disap-
pear. he gave a little sigh Of relief
I'D a-hated to done IL" he said
/ softly to himself He unlocked his gun
and laid it down. The boy only stared
/ He was sick and white and speechless
| Before the boy had Weakened the mar
/ had dressed the rabbit. He now cooked
it over a crude brush fire. and Their
! began devouring it from his hands
/ giving the boy his small share.
"Tomorrer,". he2said, you get your
share Of the gfEbssQr you so without
The siienceeof the night before con-
/ tinued between the two. The child
! finally endeavored to break 1t.
/ Tin glad they didn't catch US
amt your" he ventured.
The man gave an affirmative grunt
'So'f l."
Silence fell again between them; the
| crude little boyish attempt at friendli-
ness had failed.
The boy, having permanently sub
sided into silence, stared furtively al
the figure beside him. He sat proppeC
up against little tree, his eyes hall
closed waiting for the dark. Across
his knees lay his weapOn-the old
grim, Misunderstanding shotgun, which
never left his hands. The boys eyes
were fixed mostly on this. He wa