The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25
The Great Spirit beckons. where

bul lnlS was all IepPCrmlnLl SoulO
stand; drawing her longest hatpiu. she
sprang toward that Indian talking ma
chine as tho ioncss. robbed of her cubs.
I leaps upon the dcspoiler of her home,
And with a shrek Noscy made for the
tall timber. with the raging Peppcrminta
/ In full pursuit. For n moment | watched
their flight. rather amused than other
wise. but never for n moment dreaming
OF the outcome suddenly Pcppcrminta
in making thrust at her fleeing enemy,
oycrbalanccd Her foot slipped at tho
same moment and she fell prone among
the underbrush Hearing her fall, the willy
and subtle red man perceived that the
tables were turned. With 4 6cudish yrl
of triumph he turned In his tracks, dashed
upon the now helpless Pcppcrmintu.
raised her from the undcrbruSh ilunJ
her across his brawuy shoulder and ec
sumcd his flight 1t was all done 81
quickly that l had hardly time TO change
my laugh 10 one on the other side -
my mouth when l realized that il wal
up TO me to rescue my liegc lady from thu
lheartless red scoundrcl. who would thinl
nothing Of selling her at bargain price
TO the first shopper he might encounter.
! Drawing my good napier. l took nftc
the burdencd savage, hoping that Pepper
minta would prove heavy handicap. M,
wishing she were fatter that she nigh
fatigue him sooner. As he ran he dodge
among the tree trunks, hoping to throw
me ciT the scent, But in volp. Witht
half a mile We emerged FROM the thicl
woods upon a grassy plain. and there J
gained rapidly; but it soon conducted US
to ragged cliG, and up this precipitous
bit OF scenery Nosey climbed with an agil-
lty that was amazing. Once a ledge gave
way beneath my feet and I fell quite a
distance, enabling Nosey and his fair bur
den to gain considerably. But despite the
fact that 1t was a hot day l would no,
give up, and l soon made up what l had
lost.
The cliff being surmounted. we saw be-
fore us the tepecS OF an Indian cncnmp-
mcnt toward which NoScy bent his course.
AS we came nearer L saw that the first
of these wigwams bore for totem o large
red nose painted in vivid style, and |
Jumped to the conclusion that this was
Noseys domicile, where, for aught knew,
there might be n dozen scoundrels like
o. himself ready to come to his aid. For a
moment l hestated. Then, rejecting
that / was in for 1t anyhow. l pressed
forward just in time to scc Nosey vanish
behind the deerskin robe that hung over
the opening that served for doorway.
Nosey Escapes.
advanced boldly upon his 9rncks. But
just as l was about to enter with drawn
sword / heard a blood curdling yell, and
out from the wigwom cnmc Nosey in full
fight, almost knocking me over,
"Ahw 1 said, "Pepperminta has found
her hatDinp'
But l was wrong. Close upon tho
heels Of the fleeing red man came
squaw, brandishing rolling pin such
as mother used to-that is, the regular
kind-nnd making remarks at the rate
of sixteen to the dozen. Both of them
were far exceeding the speed limit, and
whenever Nosey allowed the squaw to
come within reach she used her rude
weapon IN the most striking way. AT
length. the squ1w overreached and
stumbled. and with a howl of triumph
Nosey shot away in the distance. and soon
made himself safe by climbing n lofty
sycamore tree in whose branches he was
lost to view.
At this moment Pcpperminta emerged
from the wigwnm. and together we
awaited the return of the triumphant
squaw.
What hoppened7' I inquired.
II imagine he did not know Mrs. Nosey
was at home" was Pepperminta's shrewd
conjecture. and such proved to he the
case. when the squaw came TO throw light
on the occurrence.
"He heap bad lott remarked the wife
of his BOSOM me thrash him twice
week, but it do no good
Its shame" said Pepperminta
warmly. II should think it would make
you nervous What is your nnme|'
"SncczDg Grasshoppcr." said the gentle
sauaw. "Noscy marry me for my money
eighteen cents. Then waste it on slot
machine Only got fifteen left. Come in
and have cup of spruce beer. This your
little boyI"
| Nay sai1 leppcIInlnth' lHlE uhueu-
ter of the forest. we have no time TO
auaff thy tipplc. The fact is, we're
thinking of taking the next boat back TO
Paris"
At this my heart beat wildly, and I
had to clutch the tent pole for support.
But made DO protest, and Peppcrmintn
went on
"Therc is one who longs for my com
ing, daughter of the dusk, and so | must
cen wish thee farewell. Come, De Cad
about, don't you sec this lady Is busy2
So long. Sneezing Grassbopper; so long!
And when thou next wicldcSt the rolling
pin give a few extra whocks for the Lady
lPcppermintal'
So we left the dnrksomc denizens and
once more hit the trail for town
us it thy fixed resolve. Pep" l asked
in muihed tone. Ito return to King
LouisT
THAT is as it shall be-" returned the
winSome thing. But first let us take n
fall out of the kuickerbockers of New
Amsterdam. What sayest thou. De
GadT
I'll so your | assentod eayly. for at
lenst IL was a respite And so we piked
for the Island Of Manhattan, a tidy town
then not much larger than Boston,