The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-02-29
CHAPTER XIII.

One Sunday, late In the afternoon.
found Daylight across the bay in the
Piedmont hills of Oakland. AS usual,
he was in big motor car. though not
his own, the guest of saltwater Bill.
Luck's own darling. who had come
down to spend the cleanup of the sew
enth fortune wrung from the frozen
Arctic gravel 1t was merry party.
and they had made merry day of 1t.
circiing the bay from San Francisco
around by San Jose and up to Oak
land, having been thrice arrested for
speeding. the third time. however. on
the Haywards stretch, running away
with their captor. Fearing that a tele-
phone message to arrest them had
been flashed ahead they had turned
into the back-road through the hills,
and now, rushing In upon Oakland by
- new route. were boisterously dis
GUESSING what disposition they should
make of the constable.
We'll come out at Blair Park in
ten minutes" one of the men an
nounced. Look here. saltwater.
there's a cross-road right ahead. with
lots of gates, but it'll take us back
country into Berkeley. Then we can
come back into Oakland from the 9th
er side. sneak across on the ferry.
and send the machine back around
tonight with the chauffeur"
But saltwater Bill failed to see
why he should not go into Oakland
by way of Blair Park, and SO decided.
The next moment. flying around a
bend, the back-road they were not
going to take appeared. Inside the
gate. leaning out from her saddle and
just closing 1t. was a young woman on
a chestnut sorrel. With his first
glimpse, Daylight felt there was some
thing strangely familiar about her.
The next moment, Strengthening up in
the saddle with movement he could
not fail to identify. she put the horse
Into a gallop, riding away with. her
back toward them. 1t was Dede Ma
-son--he remembered what Morrison
had told him about her keeping rid
ing horse, and he was glad she had
not seen him in this riotous company.
Intervening trees at that moment
shut her from view. and saltwater
Bill plunged into the problem of dis
posing of their constal lie. while Day
light, leaning back with closed eyes,
was still seeing Dede Mason gallop off
down the country road.
On Monday morning. coming in for
.dictation. he looked at her with new
interest, though he gave no sign OF
It: and the stereotyped business
passed off in the stereotyped way. But
the following Sunday found him on a
horse himself. across the bay and rid
ding through the Piedmont hills He
made a long day of it. but no glimpse
did he catch of Dede Mason, though
he even took the back-road of many
gates and rode on into Berkeley. 1t
had been fruitless day. SO far as she
was concerned and yet not entirely
fruitless, for he had enjoyed the open
afr and the horse under him to such
purpose that. on Monday. his instruc-
,tions were out to the dealers to look
for the best chestnut sorrel that
money could buy At odd times during
the week he examined numbers OF
chestnut sorrels. tried several and was
,1psatisfied. 1t was not till Saturday
that he came upon Bob Daylight
knew him for what he wanted the mo-
ment he laid eyes on him. large
horse for riding animal, he was none
too large for big man like Daylight
In splendid condition. Bob's coat In
the sunlight was a flame Of fire. his
@arched neck jewelled condensation.
Daylight examined the name and
found it finer than any horses nair
he had ever seen. Also, its color was
unusual In that 1t was almost auburn
While he ran his fingers through II,
Bob turned his head and playfully
nuzzled Daylight's shoulder.
saddle him up. and I'll try him,
~ told the dealer Il wonder If hes
.used to spurs. Nc English saddle
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