The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-01-12

tne bovine ianliy lOOmeo up huge
and startling in front OF them.
ITS that dreadful animal Of Hen
ry Potters" Jessie shuddered. "Oh
what shall we do?"
Jims face blanched beneath it's
tan. a shudder of fear swept thro'
him. He covered back step or two.
Terror was on the point OF overmas-
tering him. Then thought flashed
into his mind. He remembered hav-
ing seen couple OF men at work-in
this very lot that afternoon.
Courage filled his heart.
Here was the very chance that
he had longed for-well not exactly
that, but one that would answer rs
makeshift, he reasoned to show
Jessie that he could be brave on one
occasion.
A look OF grim determination get
tied upon his face as he smothere1
a slight feeling OF shame for what
he was about to do.
Then he called out: Run for
the fence, Jessie, won't let him
hurt you"
ooh, jim, cant 20 and leave
you" Jessie faltered
Run" Jim commanded In a zone
that she could not refuse 70 obey.
She ran as she had never run be-
fore. stumbling over hummocks With
out needing them and sob5ing aloud
like a child from sheer excitement.
How cruel have BEEN she
Thought And to think, he In spi,c
of his fear was readyto risk his life
for me- Oh. how ashamed ] am
Jim did not move from the stand
he he7 taken before the huge gloom
shrouded figure until Jessie had
reached the fence in safety and had
climbed over Co.
Then he did curious thing,
He deliberately turned his back up
on his adversary, which by the way
had apparently not moved q muscle
since Jessie had first spied IT, and
ran
The great form still stood like a
craven immage where he had left
/ IT,
with o bound, Jim yaulted light
ly over the fence.
"Oh you are brave Jessie sobbed
cllnging to him. "Il never forgive
myself for calling you coward. You
were splendid Oh jim, ] take every
thing back-everything do love
you"
Again Jim smothered a feeling a.
kin to shame as he stopped and kiss
ed the sweet, tear wet face, appraised
j to his
On his way home. a little later
Jim stopped in at Farmer Chords.
There is an animal in your south
pasture I'd like TO buy" he said
/ with assumed carelessness.
why there amt any animal ia
there except'the COW sign-board that
Potter's men put up there this az
ternoon" twelve year old Willie Gif-
| ford burst out wonderingly.
you shut mp bub' his father
commanded sternly.
Then he gave jim an understand
ing week.
saw you and your girl going
through there awhile back Doe re-
marked % guess nothing serious
would happen o. the thing disappear
ed right now Potter didn g ask leave
for putting 80 there Only don't leave
any kndlines lying around
Just as the town clock struck u
long drawn out strokes a supreme
ly happy man climbed the fence OF
Farmer Chords south pasture.
and soon by the light of a lantern
an az was singing 90 the tune OF
"AIVs fair In Love and War
/ But the man would have been
considerably surprised could boz
have heard a biushIng faced girl
whispering 20 herself iu -ac secIu-
ingly playing him such a trick. But
would never forgive me for know
sion OF her own room:
"Oh ] hope Jim will never find
fnd out that . saw Henry Potter's
men putting that sign board up. He
would never forgive me for play
ing him such trick But
couldn Q help 90. had 20 have an
excuse Tor accepting him.
GOOD MINIS