The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03


sures = bench warrant from Judge Dale
ana READS brave posse TO capture Black.
CHAPTER xxi.--continusd.
At White river ford. the men looked
Al each other in mute inquiry. The
stream was raging torrent. II was
swollen until Il was hair again ita
ordinary width. The usually placid
waters were rushing aud twisting into
whirlpooi.iike rapids.
What now" asked Baker. ths dep
uty.ahcrlf.
I'm thinkIn this here little pleas
ure Darty'll have 20 be postponed. :"
vonchsafed one OF the volunteers, nod
dug his head wisely.
Wen sure have to walt for the
ci0ud'burst TO run out" agreed an.
other
Why. We can swim that all right"
pat In i.angfurd. rallying from his mo
mentary setback aud riding hln mount
70 the very edge OF the awirling water.
=. for one, am going TO see this
thing through" he said. tcrseiy
What do you say. Johnson"
never for one minute calculated
an doing thing else. replied the dep
niy.marshal. who had been standing
somewhat apart awaiting the end OF
the controversy. with a good hnmorsd
afnile 10 his twlnkIing blue eyes.
Paul urged SADIE into the water. He
was followed snhesltatingly BY Nun
son. Johnson. and Baker. The others
held back. and finally. after a short
consultation. wheeled and retraced
their steps.
u ain't no coward. neither" NUT.
tered one. aa be rode away. but I
plumb don't aee no sense In beln
drowned I'D ruther be killed a round
IN up Jesse
4 don't care | didn't mean 20 hold
over and let our quarry get wind Of
this affair. cried Langford over his
shoulder, Keep your rides dry. hoyal"'
Suddenly, without warning. Sade
stepped into hoits and lost her bal
ance for a moment She struggled gal.
lantiy and recovered herself, yet IL
weakened her. II was not long before
All the horses we're compelled 20 swim.
and the force OF the current lmmedl,
stely began driving them down
Stream. she Was a placky little COW
pony and loved her master. but IL was
about all she could dn to keep from
going under. lot alone making much
Roadway against the tremendous pres.
sure Of the current Langforda dan,
ser was grave
Steady. my girlis he eneourased.
Tie Rung his feet free af the surrups
- that. II She went under. be- would
se ready 10 Try II alone Poor Sade, lie
should hate 10 lose her II he released
her nov and struck OF hy himseif. she
might make H. He had never known
white river 10 run 50 snllenly and
strongly. u would be- almost lmpos
sihie for q man 10 breast Il And there
~as Mary ~hs could newer so back TO
her and claim her for bis a~n until he
could brsng Black hack. too. 10 suffer
for her fathers wrongs
AZ that momsut. SADIE gave a little
sonssisive shudder and the water
rolled over her head LaHgford slip,
ped from the saddle. bat In the instant
u contact with the pushing current.
hAnd and sank cut OF sight With no
time for vain regrets. he struck out
for the shore. The struggle was tire,
msndous he was buaeted aud beat,
"a. and borne farther down tho
stream. More than once In the On.
ieAyor 10 strike too sqnarely across.
hts head went under but be was q
siroag swimmer. and soon seFamtA ms
up the bank some distance below th~
ford, be turned and sent a resonant
hail to his comrades They responded
Justify. He had been the only one U.S.
soEsed- He shreS himself face down.
ward TO cough np some 81 the water
he had beea compelled 20 swallow.
and Aanson. running up. began slap
ping him vigorously upon the back
lie deNisted only 10 Fua swiftly alons
the bank
Good for you Jim cried appyoviaS
~. assisting Langford's spent horse
up the bank coming up 10 the party
where LAngford SIN stretched out fun
length, SADIE rubbed her nose lnquir
ingly over the big shoulders lying so
i0v. and whinnied softly.
Hello there'- cried Paul. spring.
ing eHeiiediy 20 his fest "where'd you
come froml Thought yon had crossed
the bar. Now III Just borrow a gun
from one of you fellows and we'll be
getting along Better nay ride than my
horse az this stage Of the game. any.
way"
arrived a. the entrance OF the cross
fasine which Williston had once
sought out. the four men rode their
horses safely through It's length. The