The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-15
The Bolt Of Blue Lightning

BY GRACE MCGOWAN COOKE VI

into kettle The COW puucser was
Ike most nlen Ell his calling, verS
fair cook, ANA the firsts dOuahnui
which came cut was crisp brown and
toothsome. &g4b
"lll take that 10 llhte lightning,
said l.odora, wickedly and she hune
II upon q small pink tipped forefingel
and sailed out. 14
Jim looked after her .almos, smiling
Why would she torment him, when
she could make him so Jabsomlely
happv? lie turned once more TO the
hubblng kettle OF dropping doughy
rings into It's molten contents. wateh
ing them sink plump M, fOat upon d
long fork. Suddenly sOmcnne IKE
lightning wbisked past the one win
dow and an agonlzel yOse srreamcd
"llm on JIM r
l.odora had mounted l3lnt i.ishtninp
Ilnd the pony had holltd with her.
liranway Eau ont With BIS d0ugnnt
fork in hand but he was helpless
and afoot lln east mo fark from hin.
and reached fnf u sninll ptsiol Which
luckily Is q ~ W King caulod D q
COW punehel
he Looked attAt No weapon with
sort Of sob. There was no other
way
Had he hren mounted. there mich.
have been q chance of heading lhp
pony Off snice il cifcle1 at no very
irlghtful speed around toward the
left.
Jim ran IN q straight llne 70 rne lort
also. moving Ia a sort of chord to the
boiling llcrse's wide circle. hoping la
gel near enough tU Blue l.ighining
and bis prccious burdeiI TO dare 4
shot
"kick your foot loose from the 5tl4
uip- be ready to FAN lree- I'm going
10 shoot hint" he shouted hoarselr.
"Oh, don't! Oh, don.t!p came back
the startled cry.
Jim's hand shook as It went slowly
up with the weapon. 1t was like
shooting a dear friend. But soul
wrought up to the sacrifice made i-rxl
The trembling hand and unsteady arm
Youll have to inst understand, old
man. he whispered. You've got ia
die for her, same as would. " il
was mel" xEfHEWwEYr
Then the report rama ------
pony suddenly whirled, and came to,
ward his master ataa ge0tio t.ot
While long curl from loloras fly
lag ,resses, floated away and settled
gently upon the grass. Instead oi
turning the pony away from danger
as she intended the girl had whel
ed him directly into It's path.
Yes The girl had turnec ~. foi
il spite Of her pretended helplessness
and terror II was with Blue Light
ming well in hand that Iodora came
pp % her lover
"Ah, Jlml" She cried. nreelpilating
herself into the arms outslretcned ID
receive her 4 wanted to scare YOU
q little; but | didn't think you'd be-
lieye that anyihmg on icul legs, even
Blue Lightning could run away with
me-"
Jim stoo dpale and gaspng. staring
across 70 where That tellrlale curl flut-
tered uron the grass Bnl he found
mesenec OF mind to take advantage
of the situation Lodora. with a hys
ierIcal tendency to put her arms
around his neck and beg bis forgive
ness, was a delicious novelty.
You ought not 10 run such awful
isks-l might have shot YOU. he
emonslraied.
Jiln, honey urged the fearful and
optitent Lodolp = had no mere idca
iiat you'd shoot al Blue Lightning
han anything IN the world"
'iou don't know q thing about how
Hnch ! love yoli' said jim. aInpy
and fcu'd have shot Blue Light
ing FOR my sake!" she went on. al
they moved back 10 the ranch hon e
hand IN hand the aetutc pony fol
owing. Well she paused long
locking down, then continued. 2"
aid wouldn't accept divided hear
aiid hats why - Why -
Oh Is that willy you've been tor
sDentlng me al this time. exelaimel
her DYER llc turned suddenly. an,
The l.itle darringer flashed In hil
hand. Jim had had a CLEAN 0f en-
hghieninpnt. Yfhen IN shoot him
anyhowHghe said affecting to aim a
the pony
No. son wpntnt cried his sweet
heart. ard closed resoute hand owe
lhe weapon. y just l0ge Blue Light
ming. I'm going 20 have him for M
saddle horse when We when
Some moments later he plucke
herself rcsy ana digheyeied. from he
Divers clo5e-elasping arms and will
one look up into his glorifled cour
tenance, cried:
/ MY goodness, those doughnuts ar
burning to a cinder-just smell them
! And she fled like deer toward tn
house
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