The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-02

sk hoss this side OF Mason an Dixon linc'
But he isn't black nor chestnut with white feetr
Keen protest rang in my tone, l so disap
,onted l will tell you why.
Since giTlhood | had dreamed Of proud moment
when l. Mary Ellen Hicks, should find myself sole
,osseSsor OF horse How had cnvIcd The Lady
Arabca, as she pTanced across the pages OF my
ayorIte , romance on 's6ining, Palfrey with four
hilllngly laundering past OH his fiery black My
orrow when Uncle Jonathan gathered to his
athcrS might have been kcener but for the legacy
1c had left me; TO be spent Iuxuries" Uncle
Jonathan had wllcd it, realizing, perhaps. that lux
iTies are few and far between in the life 0! little
old maid schooma'am
| had commits the Egg-and- Butter Man to
md md me such horse. promising him twenty,fv
hadn't even thought OF bay In silence heard
aim through
"You sec. ma'am blacks is too wild fer a lone
handle As fer chestnut with white feet
we'll, fact is. them has en- won't part with en-.
Setter look this fcer over, He's purity color, an
40 SLOUGH. A lamb couldn't be gentcr, an scare p
why. Dick don't know what scare Is. He'd cat hay
oft oft t1acuon-engine an never prick up his cars,
Wouldn't you. DckI'
Dick snuggled up TO tho Egg-and- Butter Mans
arm He whnnicd gently and regarded with
an engaging mildness | put out ono hand The
great neck arched for the Soitening | went
INTO the house, returning with offering OF sugar
IT was pleasant to feel soft nose mumbIing my
hand, and my heart warmed toward Dick. With
the sunlight cleaning against his sleek, rounded
sides; slender wcll-turned legs, silky flowing name
slouch"
Sound as 40Ila5 doll Stand withop! hehin. Dotes
"Are you sure" ! began imprcssiveiy, remember
ing certain books drawn from the public library and
conned with much care that he's sound OF wind
and limb"
The Egg-and- Butter Man stared
He might have SPAWN, or ring bone. or
'seedy toes or shaley hoois.' you know warming
stsggers, or the big head7'-a disease, / had
learned with d'smay, as common among horses as
aRi1d man h' ,o He %gh! Ri9I be ugeer or eF9ber or
'Or turn doublc-somers with fine ironv
Now jest let me hitch him to that new phaeton you
bought. an take you fer ride Thati settle all
difficulties an if you don't say You never drove
behind handsomcr. casicr-gon' equine, I'll take
him back where l got him. an ask cent
fer my trouble
lie certainly was handsome when ncased in my
pew silver mounted harness EaSy-going? Well.
Just trfc too cassy-going yet this was not the
worst OF faults Tor the horse OF lone woman"
The dream of the beautiful black died hard yet
within the week Richard Cuur dc Lion, filed
every Granny OF my lonely heart had rcchristcncd
him ;hus for bought him from man named
Lyon. and tho title seems fitted TO the noble animal
that was soon My very own.
Aud since he my own, | wanted TO drive him
myself | resented the Egg Butter Mans easy
familiarity, Git up har, Dick Step lively" 1
wanted TO handle the long ribbons and feel the
BEAUTIFUL body responsive 10 my touch. l said so,
Want to paddle yer own canoe. eb;" laughed my
go-between Well be careful an don't go too
near them street cars"-a parting warning
Nov what" l Questioned Richard who was
pcaceaby cropping the tender grass along my
hower-bordcrs, "did he mean by that We've driven
alongside dozens of cars Why should be care
The question bothered me more than cared to
admit, and perhaps it wasn't all kindness that made
me call out TO freckc-iaccd youngstcr passing by;
Want to go for drive Benz"
Ben the wheel before the words were
tairly spoken. He caught up the lax lines and shook
them out while sank back against the soft cush-
ions gratefully. Ben was frail and slender yet l
knew his wrists were like iron. for he had played
IN and out among the stalls OF his fathers livery
barn since babyhood,
We drove q my 1rorc-S Ghc Pco won. ;,e;do
sat waiting my eyes upon tho great horse before
me Then was conscious of someone by my
side / turned towards the little "ratty-faced' man.
and stared coldly. ! did not like his looks nor his
manner OF asking: "What you doing with that
horse%
IT'S my horse For the life of me I could not
keep back a note of pride fond smile as
glanced at Richard, In the next instant tho smile
Well that's runaway horse and he'll go through
brick wall, he's started
My heart sank. There was something strangely
convincing about this horrid man Mr. Young had
said to be careful! What could it all mean?
Are you sure he ever ran away"
Ran away with Doctor Anderson wear ago. |,
was close CALL l tell you Then there was !
woman over Meridian Street only two month.
ago My names Newport ma'am but you dom
need to believe me. Just drive around and ask thc
Doc. l tell you that's dangerous anlmal
wouldn't let my wife go block behind him" H.
turned abruptly and was lost i'll the crowd.
Ben found nc huddled into the corner OF m,
beautiful carriagc amid the OF my castle in thu
air. Gravcly he heard through Ben was toe
old IN matters equine; had been educated too bcra
in the intricaces Of the "horsc-tradc" TO pass suc
warning by might as well drive around to tn
Doctors" was his verdict.
The doctor VIC learned with dismay had gone to
famous hcalth-resort; would not be back for si
weeks His man had heard OF The runaway, bu
couldn't identify the horse. Mrs. Bedford We foun
'at home" in communicative mood
'Ycs'm. that's the very horse! Lord, how he di
rear up. and prancc round and paw the air. M
Newport he'd been here the day bcfore-he tol
us how it'd be, but Sam-thats my husband
Sam just laughed Tell you. when that horse CON
mcnccd 10 cut up, Sam laughed out the other sid