The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-03

or nus lOrrhDuQ io leinNhNffeu
now how he snapped glance about
him and pulled his hat forward % con.
eeal it
And IN him. from that FIRST view Of
Tho card. there cropt the fear that
grew. until now he ne longer dared
enter q village He could see the card
through the ye'E walls. II cursea
him, with its prrrte Twice bg had
II at cinssr0aas. arid had
vented h Wild tuig on The very card
boald But there We're others aud
sim others II was as VI thty had
sprung 10, a rank growth, To stimuli
taneOus planting. He had often wOii
dered how they came, who tackled
them up
And now. looking down there upon
those lights that marked what was
probably only the s0rrcst Of mining
towns, the great LONGING seized him
again That longing; chat yearnlnn
for others Of ones kind the CONTROL.
ing note OF humanity what would
he not gige to spend only one night
among others OF his kind, who were
Idonbtless gossipplng. but whose
theme must he--ihe placardi
with d curse the man dsmounled
and started 10 light q puny and welI'
sheltered blaze. for he still had some
eonee and biscuits, and the wind was
biting colder.
Hut at the first munich OF fals sorry
meat he sprang up sharply, startled
lby 4 sound; the neigh Of q horse
lmmistakable
His own animals mead raised cag'
erly from its tired droop, the cyc'
balls answering in reflection to the
moon, which was now setting. And
tae mans Buicl jump for his pony's
head and his checking clutch at the
nnstrils were none too SOON for The
answering neigh had almost escaped.
Tense now, holding his horses head
he cgancd his neck in listening Again
the ntigh. This time he could locate
It's direction,
The man scarcely breathed- The
sound was not far off ana II meant
pursuit
a third time came the whinny Ths
direction from which it came was nc
same nor had its position apparently
moved.
Upon the fourth reiteratlon of the
neigh, the moon settled into the mrn
witch had crept from me horizon
land already the first fine flakes ol
lanow began 10 whiri about him.
And then II Was That curiosity on
a sixth prompted him 10 bold
~ 10 SEEK the cause
Dropping his bride lines TO the
ground. he lelt ais pony TO the united
command All plains horses obeN
Then, cautiously he made ms woS
over 10 the other side OF the shrub
berry that seemed TO scpcrate hin
from the hidden horse; aud, even n
The snow furry. he could make cu
the two forms.
One was that Of the horse, whus'
neck foi a second turned from ~
droop over the figure Of a man tha
lay alongside boulder
The investigator approached io
closer Wow The horse staggere'
two steps aud told the story. on
OF rs oreegs was broken
The man strnes match and hell
II close over the other fallen one
plumb unconscious! was his men
al verdict "Thc cAynse must stel
ped in hole and throwcd him on nj
head His hearts humping all right
though"
He raised his ear from the fellow
snow.damp vest Then he looked pas
The clump Of shrubbery and down OF
toward the lights of the town. III
laughed ironically.
We'll. Dick he mutiered 20 him
self "Seems like you're going 10 hay'
company tonight. after all. Mayh'
you'll have too much. Anyway
dough. what 10 dos plain enough
He drew weapon and shot The In
iurel animal. drew the saddle an'
saddlebags from il. got his owl
mount: ard then in rough tender
ness. he lifted the unconscious maj
up before him and set out, in double
burden, for the lights IN the valley
The poker game at the Twin sta
Emporium, suffered interruption To
llyelier interest Old SIZED, the pro
.prietor from his position near tn
window where he had remarked th'
frst snowllakes, suddenly hustled u
. the door, flung It open and, along will
E an les dralt gave entrance TO : maj
Z who was carryig p dnolher
J. The man gye gr,niting nua 4
Il the asrcmMed crowd tie" rtese'
+ II % und hlns 10 ttrllal nat frop
7 one TO another
1 Doc" Peterson, II was finally, a
; warranted By his Vandyke. that h
@ settled upon Tor explanations.
e "Found him back there three mill
il Horses leg broke, must a hit hi
a head
AMI after the Docs" hasty yera
I cation OF his diagnosis. they bore hir
e upstairs to a room. led and lighte
u thereto by Old Sheds one kerosen
! lamp.
But the stranger did not follow Il
Il stead. without even putting hand I
. ward tho stove, he turned quietly an
made for the door.
Hi. stra- ger" called Tam Higs
u I've already put that nag Of your
~ IN the she'd Guess sou had ah9i
T. enough outdooRs in your'n this event
d Eaint you?'
Tee haunted look came into I'll
II ran's eyes as he searched Tam
I face
d Eve gOt tn 20 on b Cgaii