The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-23
IN REAL LIFE.
A GatuatiOa That Juniper Jae& the JaybsFd
Never ~Encounterod. 4.

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back OF the fat kitchen, reading, the other
Saturday afternoon. He was all drawn
together and punched into q knot. HE
eyes stuck out and all Of his hair seemed
70 be standing up in oowlicks, This is
what he read:
Juniper Jack the Jaybird threw the beauti-
full but hnpless maiden across the pommel OF
his saddle. and putting the spurs deep into
the glossy. heaving aides OF his handsome
steed, was away like the wind. the arrows OF
the snarling savages whizSing past his ears
and the shelly pink earl Of his beautiful charge
with q weird whistling sound.
Never fear. thou fairest OF thy sex. said
Juniper Jack TO the tender flower sluns across
his saddle pommel. Il shall protect thee IN
the face Of a thousan nd deaths!"
The lovely young creature gave q little
sigh as she glanced around at the dark
shadows Of the woods and saw far In the
rear the bounding figures OF the merciless
savages,
who art thou. them" she inquired In a
weak voice. that thou speakest so lightly OF
the dangers accomplishing all who must live
80 near the camps Of the pitiless red men OF
the ~forestS"
The mighty scout pulled of his sombrero
so that its silver bells tinkled musically In
the silence. unbroken save by the tread OF
the steed'e feet. and his long. glossy. curling
hair fell to his shoulders md his noble features
wore an expression Of depreciation mingled
with amusement.
is It possible. fairest flower OF the forest
Elades," be asked her In q rich, deep tone
that flowed out like organ music, that thou
know est me not?"
When she made no reply. only glsnoing up
az him shyly, with poorly concealed admire
ton. he whispered into her ear:
Know, then, that ] am Juniper Jack the
Jaybirdi"
%Meroiful hea vens. how glad l ami ex-
claimed the glorious young creature, and
then she swooned with sheer delight and
era altitude.
The fret thing she said when she came to
was:
you, Tommy, go to the grocery and get
me a bar Of kitchen soap calmly oom-
manded little Tommy's mother, appearing
at the kitchen door.
Tommy put the adventures Of Juniper
Jack the aybird away In his jacket with
q glance Of extreme resentment at his
mother, but he knew that what she said
came pretty near being meant, and he
started out on the errand With the feeling
that 30 commonplace q lifetas his, a life 30
ingloiously tangled up with bars Of kitchen
soap and such like, was hardly worth the
living.
When he returned with the bar Of kitchen
soap he resumed his chair In the spare rear
room and took up his literature and read
as follows:
After riding some seventy-hve miles
through the gloomy. almost impsnetrable
forest In the course OF a little less than three
hours Juniper Jack the Jaybird pulled up
his stirl fresh horse and gently lifted the
lovely burden on his saddle pommel TO the
ground. As he did 80 the report Of q rife
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and the noble animal that had borne Juniper
Jack through 80 many dangers threw up his
head. gave a little whinny Of distress and
slowly tottered over on his side,
When Juniper Jack saw that his ma gnih-
cent Arabian steed, his friend and companion
Of 90 many years, had been struck by the
my.terious bullet his eyes dilated and his
breath CAM quickly through his clear cut
nostrls. Raising one hand to heaven so as
20 make his VOW Of vengeance the more i'm
pressive and binding, he said In tones that
rang out like steel on steel through the forest
silence:
LISTEN to this vow of Juniper Jack. just
heaven. and
Tommy, I forgot to tell you TO get me q
quarter Of a peck Of onion when you went
for the soap said little Tommy's mother.
again appearing at the kitchen door. Run
quick and get the onions. I'm making q
stew for dinner and need them right away.
Skip!'
Again the expression Of profound re-
sentiment crossed little Tommy's shining
c~ountenanoe. but he went after the onions
all the same. vowing that II he ever got to
be q man-which he couldn't help but re-
gard az pretty much Of q oinoh-ah Of the
soap and onions and things that anybody
d ever be able to be send hin after would
l;,atnufiua IN ai1a mn IN AT AaaflV In n
corner Of the sender's eye.
When he returned with the onions and
deposited the same on the kitchen table
with sundry aud divers evidences Of dle-
taste and dislike for a fate which oom-
PEELED him to handle, owing to oircum-
stances over which he had no control,
such gross articles Of human food. he re-
sumed his literary studies in the spare
room thus:
Just as Juniper Jack the Jaybird had
thrown the last shovelful Of earth over the
body of his faithful equine friend another
rife shot rang out.
Hist! IT'S evident that re are pursued In
force!" whispered Juniper Jack TO the fright
ened young maiden who sat on q rock o little
distance away.
The beautiful young creature Immediately
began to wiring her hands In anguish.
But how, oh, how are we TO escape the
aendsY" she moaned. looking around wildly.
Easily enoughi" exclaimed Juniper Jack.
fixing his eagle glance upon an opening In the
brush about ten yards to his right, where
the antlers Of a giant deer we're visible.
The monarch of the herd had been led by
curiosity to peer through the opening In the
brush at the hero and heroine OF this story.
With a sudden spring Juniper Jack was upon
the great deer's back and with one hand az
the startled deer rushed onward he reached
over and picked up the beautiful young
woman, whose safety. nay, whose lie. de-
pended upon his %auickness OF thought and
action. and as he deposited her upon the
deer's back behind him he said:
Tommy. you can toddle into your room
and take of those pants now. They need
a couple Of patches at the back said little
Tommy's mother. once more appearing at
the kitchen door, with her sewing basket
In her hand,
Little Tommy shambled to his tiny room.
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