The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-09-11

twice and then knew nothing When he
opened his eyes he ley quiet, trying to figure
il ELL out with q head that throbbed with
pain from his fall The cougar must have
been desperate for iood to attack a man
Tic moved bis foot and touched something
soft and heavy. His shots had been lucky
but the, aad not saved him his horse and a
badly .ptained arm and leg. There would
be no gauntlet found at the big bend at day
light he would consider himself fortunate
ithe could Get back to town
When Johnny reached The twin boulders
marking the beginning Of the sloping run
where the trail pitched down, he grinned
happily at the sight Of the moon rising over
the low hills and then grabbed at his holster,
while every hair on his head stood up stimuli
tancously A Wild, haunting, feminine
scream arose 10 quavering soprano and
sobbed away into silence No words can
adequately describe the unearthly wall in
that cry, and it took full half minute for
Johnny TO become himself Again it arose,
nearer and from different point, and
Johnny peered into the black shadows along
d sharp ridge OF rock, his Colt balanced in
his hail-raised hand.
You come polin around me an you'll
get hurt, he remarked. Come on out,
Soft-foot th moons yore finish. Wen
have it out right here an now-I don't
want no cougar traiin me through that
ink-black cahon on a twofoot ledge
he thought be saw a shadow glide across a
dim patch Of moonlight but when his smoke
Tiftcd he knew he had missed % IL
You've got q mate round here some
where's he growlcd "I'll have to chance
il anyhow come on, bronc Yo're shakin'
like leaf get OUT Of this"
When he began to descend into the cafion,
he allowed his horse to pick its own way
while he gave all of his attention TO the
tral behind him, along which one or two
1.-THE cougars might be sinking on velvet
paws. The horse scraped along eingcrly,
sending stones rattling and gathering down
The precipice at his left, to splash into,the
stream al the bottom.
II wish I'D not wasted so blamed much
.ime, muttered the rider uneasily. "This
lere canon-c0ugar combination is tn
worst ! ever struck. III never be late
again, not never. Easy bronc, he eau
ioned as he fclt the animal Slip and CULVER.
io took his eyes of the back trail and
urned in the saddle TO peer ahead and
-ell of surprise and fear burst from him.
IN unearthly screcching suddenly filled the
anon and q glowing sheeted hall l-hgure
i a man floated and danced not twenty
Get from him. He jerked his gun loose
md fired, but only once for his mount had
Is own ideas about some things, and this
me headed the list. The startled riders
Hood almost concealed with fear Of the
recipice less than a foot from his side, and
le gave al his attention 60 the horse. lie
ounded The big bend as if he were coming
lp TO the Judges stand and when he struck
he upslant of the emerging trail on tln
.thor side of the canon he had made a
ecord. Cold sweat beaded his forehead
nd he was trembling from head 60 foot
shen be again rode into the moonlight.
when he tried to break another record
Hopalong and Red quarcled pctulantly,
nd damned the erriug Johnny while Dent
miled at them and joked, but his efforts TO
heer them made iittA impression and he
lesisted.
II don't reckon we ought Co get pcevish
hes only fourteen hours late, suggested
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