Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-16

SQuaW C1aFley udue qulch' QucS-
tioning sign.
His name is Matthews" said Da-
vtd Bond, "and his mission, / fear, is
bad one. All the way he has urged
my poor Shadrach on and on. so that
we have hardly had time to rest and
eat. And all the day, as he rides. or
tramps, he mutters to himself. When
l ask him what he Is saying he replies.
You'll find out quick enough! and
curses more vilely than before"
The pung was now opposite the
stockade. Looking across the river
David Bond got his first view of the
high walled prison with its ever NOV
ting and wary guards.
He pulled up his horse, Alas" he
exclaimed mournfully. how misguid<
ed they are-white and red men alike!
The pung slid on until the cut In the
river bank was reached. Again the
old man reined Il cannot cross the
river while the ice is SO smooth. Shad-
rach could not keep his feet And |
will not leave him behind. But where
can l stop on this sideY'
CHANGING to the left he saw the line
of saloons. There. Charles" he said.
Il shall drive there and ask for shell
ter"
He turned the white horse into the
cut AS they approached the shanties
a woman's voice was heard. raised In
ribald song
God sends David Bond whittier he
is most needed the old man murmur.
ed fervently
A shinge sign was nailed over the
door of the first building On it, in
bold. uneven letters, were the words.
THE Troopers Delight" David Bond
climbed down and knocked.
There was a moment of dead silence
within, then sounds as If several per-
sons were moving about on tiptoe
Again silence The old man knocked
louder. After short wait the door
was thrown wide. thickset man,
whose eyes squinted at cross purposes
over his fat, turned up nose. filed the
entrance.
A"What in the devil do you wantY'
he demanded roughly when he saw
David Bond. But his seeming anger
lily concealed his relief that it was not
an differed guard searching for re-
creant soldiers.
81 wish for nothing in the name Of
the devil" was the simple answer.
"But in the name of God ask for
roof"
HThat buck with your" The squint
eyed man shut the door behind him
as he pointed at Squaw Charley.
mo. He lives Ia the stockade yon-
der"
"Oh! He's the one that goes prowl-
In round here day an night. sneakin'
an stealin!"
"He may prowl," said David Bond
stoutly, "but he does not steal. He Is
q good, honest Indian"
The keeper of the Troopers Delight
laughed immoderately. Get Quit Who
ever heerd tell of a. honest lnjun
ay"-tauntingly- te'd you an
your broomtail come from anyhow
"From Dodge City"
dodge Cityr' the man cried. Then
maybe you seen my brother there OF
heerd if he's comm. Nick Matthews
Is his name
David Bond lifted one hand and
opened his mouth to answer. But the
words stopped at his lips. For from
the top of the high bank behind the
line Of shanties there came shout
Looking up, the squint eyed man, Da-
vid Bond and Squaw Charley saw q
face peering down upon them.
"Hello" came the voice again
Hello. Babe! Hello. gran'pa! You
beat me here, didn't y? Look out
| I'm comin'!'
And amid an avalanche of snow
icicles, dirt and stones that frightened
the milk white horse SO that he al
but overturned the pung Nick Mat
thews tobogganed down the bank OF
his overcoat and landed beside then
on the shelf.
Short cut" he said as he got VI
and shook out the coat. well, Babe
old socks, how's things goin'? How
he threw his thumb back over hi
shoulder toward the east-"how 'bou
over there? What news y got?"
Squaw Charley followed the direc
tion of the pointing.
"You amt come a minnit too soon,
declared Babe. "Only just day o
two left of your six months, an
they The two moved toward tn
shanty. whispering together.
David Bond called to the brother
appealingly. May put up here?" h
asked. "Have you a vacant building
that l may share with Shadrach?
have hay and food of my own"
Nick Matthews came back. He ha
a putty colored face upon which hi
blond eyebrows failed to show, but b
summoned look that was as near t
a scowl as possible. Look a-hert
gran'pa," he said, I'd you think II
goin' { let you sponge often my frien's
Not by long shot! Hain't come a
the way firm Dodge City t. keep Il