Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-15
CHAPTER xiii.

Ou0 6uuudy, 1dt0 HI Tic dlISEuOOus
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 a merry party.
and they had made a merry day Of 1t.
circling 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
q new route, were boisterously dis
cussing 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 itll 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 swiftvater Bill failed to see
why ne should not go. into Oakland
by way Of Blair Park. and so decided.
The next moment. flying around q
bend, the 'back-road they were not
going to tAke appeared. Inside the
gate. leaning out from her saddle and
Just closing II. was a young woman on
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 a movement he could
not fail to identify, she put the horse
Into a gallop. riding away with her
back toward them. It was Dede Ma
son-Le 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 constable. while Day.
light. leaning back with closed eyes.
was still seet,g Dede Mason gallop OF
down thu cod ntry road.
On Monday morning. coming in for
dictation. he looked at her with new
interest. though he gave no sign Of
It: and thu stereotyped business
passed OF in the stereotyped way. But
the following Sunday found him on .
horse himself. across the bay and rid
Ing through the Piedmont hills, He
made long day Of it. but no glimpse
did he catch of Dede Mason. though
he even took the backroad Of many
gates and rode ON into Berkeley. It
had been q fruitless day, 10 far as she
was concerned: and yet not entirely
fruitless, fer he had enjoyed the open
cir and tho horse under him to such
purpose that, on Monday. his instruc-
lions were out to the dealers to look
for tho blst chestnut sorrel that
money could buy. At odd times during
the week he examined numbers Of
chestnut soYr.,ls, tried several and was
unsatisfled. III was not till Saturday
that he caraN upon Bob. Daylight
knew him ftT what he wanted the mo-
ment he laid eyes on him. A large
horse for q filling animal, he was none
too large for big man like Daylight
In splendid condition. Bob's coat in
the sunlight was a fame of fire, his
arched necE jewelled confagration.
Daylight Examined the name and
found 1t finer than any horses hair
be had ever Geen. Also, its color was
unusual in NAT 1t was almost auburn.
While he FAn his fingers through 1t.
Bob turned his head and playfully
auzzled Dsyllght's shoulder.
Saddle linn up. and I'll try him"
ae told the deala-. Il wonder II he's
used to sturs. No English saddle,