The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
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1cop and dark before. and he had never
seen hor in such Joyous mood. Her
every movement, the fash of her little
hands, the ripple OF her laugh, be-
witched him more and more until he
was scarcely conscious that anything
existed In oil the world say her-and
him, ah-h-h-hgt He ground his teeth,
See. h was smiling UP into his face,
actually beaming up into that great
full moon. He clenched his fingers into
his palms as if he were strangling
Then they cleared the room OF its
tables and chairs, and danced with
might and main I'VE as they had eat
en-. The old hddier, scraping away for
dear life. keeping time with head and
foot and bow. called out the changes
Of the dance like the boss of a river
crew loading a boat. T.
sAii salute your pardnersl First
couple forward and backi First couple
balance and swing! AW-l-l-l-l---sha-
shay" and so on and on, while the
lutsy dancers obeyed order with a
vtgor Observation-Disclosures floor.
Those elaborate mortals whose ideal
OF the dance Is to float ianguidly
through some dreamy waltz, scarce
touching their partners sleeve, would
gain new conceptions OF the terpsicho-
rean art could they but see a whole
souled, primitive dance like this-the
yigor and JUNCTION of those bouncing
girls, the pigeon wings and capers OF
those strapping boys, and the muscu-
lar energy of the balance and swing.
IN an hour the faces Of the maidens
were glowing with the exercise.
II was midnight and time to start
over the mountains. The boys paid the
bill and hustled out for the horses,
leaving the girls plenty Of time to ad-
Just their wraps before the cracked
mirror In the hall, Ten minutes passed
n n % sign from without.
Say. I believe something has hap
pened" It was Rose who spoke. Tn
going but TO see."
"Oh, don't. They'll be right along"
II iE wcman's place always to wait and
wonder. ..l.t
mo, sir. I'm not going to stay
cooped up here another minute" She
bounded through the door and out into
the darkness.
say, what's the natter" she called,
approaching the circle of lanterns.
"Karl's lost his boss. Somebody's
stole him"
stole himY'
YES; or else he's got away"
Was the halter broken?"
"No."
Amy sign of the halter dragging?"
Mo" g..
where's KarI?"
NAAN NrOIAG uOWh. VI SOIA . IdIIu W ulES
another rig wunst."
Here, show me where the horse
stood" y She o a lantern from n
Of them and began to examine the
ground.
See, there's his track" she cried.
RI backed out this way and took that
swing there" .
"oh. we saw that first thing" they
chorused.
"Yes?" She followed the trail, care
fully far down the road until II entered
the beaten track ard was lost. "Ah,
but you didn't see this" She held up
n shred OF rope. He's dragging his
halter and stepping on it. He's got
loose, that's all, and he's started out
for home. Say. PVe got half a mind to
get q saddle horse and light out after
him, Bet I could catch up with him"
But where'd you get your saddle
hossT"
Now don't you worry about that.
Say, there's no ~ for you boys to
wait. Better start right out with the
girls, I'll overtake you"
There really was no need for wait
ing. SO one by one the sleighs drove up
and took from the group on h door
stone. Then the bobsled arrived and
Rose stood alone.
Better pile I'm here with U.S." came
a voice from the sled. Tight squeeze,
but we q make It,"
Don't you worry about me-" she
laughed. "T never got left yet. Good
bye! See you later" They burst into
the song, Good night, ladies, we're go
Ing to ieave you now" and drove hi
iariously away.
ruptiy to the siandford-"do you know
of good saddle horse around here ~
mo, ma'am, Nc saddle-hosses round
here STILL Xxx.
"But do you know of any horse thatll
go, saddle-horse or no saddIe-horse ?"
IVY. les see. Cal Lorah's got one
an ole tearer, down here a half mile or
no. He's awful ugly. though. He
amt no woman's hoes"
Then he's Just the horse / want. I'm
going to have him She started out
decisively.
At that instant a sleigh leaped into
the yard and drew up before the door
with a flourish. Even before II stopped
a staIwart fellow had leaped out, and
now he stood deferentially before the
girl.
IT was young Jim.
You'll go with me. Miss HartsWick,"
he said calmly. There don't seem to
be ANY other way. Come on" He held
back the laprobes and turned as If to
help her In.
noh. no! rm going alone. I'm 60
ING W BGI ~ HOTb0 uOWn at LOranS.'
"But you'll ride with me-" he said
1rmly. Fat least down to Lorah's?
You'll ride that fart" There was a
m~asterful, confident ring In the voice
that somehow appealed to her. She
hesltated a moment.
Come on" he urged.
"Why-yes-IH ride with you down
20 Lorah.s." She sprang into the
sleigh, and the colt darted out of the
yard like a swallow. A shout arose
from the sled az they went by.
The horse had been standing in the
cold and was frisky. She flung the
snowballs merrily, and skinned down
the fiat like a skater down a stream.
1t seemed only a minute before they
met q sleigh with a solitary driver
coming rapidly
Rose gave a little cry at the sight of
il.
why. that's Karl's rfg." she shouted.
Seer That's his bay. Somebody
caught him and Is driving him back"
Jim ground his teeth together and said
nothing.
That's Lorah's house there, see 2"
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