The Red Cloud chief., 1912-02-08
CHAPTER xIv.-continued.

lie hung almost gleefuliy upon her
actions In anticipation Of what the
fractious Bob was going to get. And
Bob got 1t. on his next whirl. or at.
tempt. rather. for he was no more than
halfway around when the qulrt met
him smack on his tender nose. There
and then. In his bewilderment. sur.
prise and pain. his fore feet. Just skim.
ming the road. dropped down.
"Great!" Daylight applauded. IN
couple more will fix him. He's too
smart not TO know when he's beaten"
Again hob tried. But this tme he
was barely quarter around when the
doubled quirt on his nose compelled
him 20 drop his fore feet to the road.
Then. wttn- neither rein nor spur. but
by the mere threat OF the quirt. she
Strengthened him out,
Dede looked triumphantly at Day.
light.
Let me give him run?" she asked.
Daylight nodded. and she shot down
the road. He watched her out OF
sight around the bend and watched
till she came into sight returning. She
! certainly could sit her horse. was his
thought. and she was sure enough
hummer God, she was the wife
for a man! Made most OF them
look pretty slim. And to think
OF her hammering all week at
a typewriter. That was no place
for her. She should be a mans
wife. taking It easy. with silks and
satins and diamonds ihis tfrontier no.
tion OF what befltted a wife beloved).
and dogs and horses. and such things.
But the quarry was doomed toi pass
! out OF hts pians for a. dhe. for on the
, following Sunday he rode, alope.r No
Dede on a chestnut sorrel came across
the back.road from Berkeley that day,
nor the day week later. AS the
third week drew TO- a close and anoth.
er desolate, .Suhdey confronted him.
Daylight yres0lSed TO speak. bfliGc. or
no office. And as was his nature. he
went simply and directly TO the point
She had finished Tier work with him.
and was gathering her note pad
and pencils together to depart. when
he said: 3 .-''f .s
"Oh. one more thing, Miss Mason,
and ! hope you won't mind my being
frank and straight out. You've struck
me right along as a sensible minded
girl. and I don't think you'll take Of
tense at what I'm going to say. You
; know how long you've been In the Of
!. hce--lcs years. now. several of them
anyway: and you know I've always
been straight and aboveboard with
you. I've never what you call-pre
sumed. Because lou were in my offcl
I've tried to be moro careful than Al
III you wasn't IN my ofliccA-you ydii
derstand. But jtsy the same, II DOM
mako met any thS jeNs human. I'm
q lonely sorts Of IA fellow-don,
take that IS q bid for kindness Wha,
] mean by 1t is to try and tell, YOU
Just how much those two rides with
you have meant. And now hope you
won't mind ny jptt sskins Why you
haven't BE- been lopf lrAies rhe last tive
Sundays?" - W i'-'@' : 'tf w.
She played neryously with a pencil
for time. a. u debating her reply
while he waited patiently,
This riding" she began; its not
what they call the right thing,
leave It to yon. You know the world
That's the trouble. It's what the
world would have TO- say about INC
and my employer, meeting, regularly
and ridiAg In the hills on Sundays
It's funny. but It's SO. I could ride
with one Of the clerks without re
mark, but with Sou,sHe.1ei ..
Look here. Mhs, Masog.s Sald Day
light. 'T know you don't like thi,
talking over OF things In the office
Neither do t.. It's part Of the Whole
thing x s,isss; - maH -aiut ssploset
10 talk anything But business with MI
stanogranher. VIII you ride WITH mt