The evening world., 1912-03-04
"ME--SM
By Caroline Lockhart


/ Il aims TO get hat hessa ThsrSs "a
call for you to 50. fener."
Above all else. Il was odteus 10 NAle-
ton to b addressed BY SMITH "ebnes,"
III you happen to ~ HIM Aruk,~ ~
answered CURLY. And ia Oihs - seg-
sest that my name 10 Raiston."
ny way Of answsr ANITA Ass ~
spurs cruelty into the thIn-shnned
blooded gray. Ralst0n loooonO1 ~
r~ns on his brown mare. aAA u wao q
run from the jump.
E:ach realized that the inevitAbae elAaa
had come. hat no prstense Of frsoAu-
ness would longer DO possible beevoon
them. that from now on they would ~
avowed enemies. A. for RAhtoa. he
was glad that the crlsis haA Asgtvo1:
glad 81 anything which would A1egs
him for ever % short . time lro0 ~
own bitssr thought. s,aa Of ~ test
which he could meet IN ths open. 0ko
. . NV
The corraa gate vac open, end thAA}s
into . lane something like ShrAS-Qh4Stsrs
OF a mile In length. ~ ths n Of wtoch
~ another gate opening into the ees.
turs whore The runa away f1oay BAd
crswled through The looss wire fs9oA
The brown mare had rsspoue44 -
Raiston's signal Mks the loyal. hcasss
~ snS - 49,
behind them. and the rst-a-tst.tssnef
the horses' hooss on the hard o 80
like the roll Of . drum. They W2ee
running neck and neek. but RAlseoArt -
htrs fear Of the result unlsss ~ O1hy
had pheaomenal sp>e4. OK
Itaiston knew that whoever reached
the gate hrst rnast open Il. II ~ could
get far enough In the lead he oou0o
AFFORD to do 90; n not. ne meant 10
pull" his horse and leave Il 10 Smith.
The real raos would Be from ths Sato 70
the pony.
The gray horse could run-hds Suid
showed that. and his stride bore GU;
his Appearance. Yet n" ,ston fs1t no I'M
easiness, for the mare had still ssveral
link Of spssd 70 let out-'and tRsu
some A. no phrassd Il. The pace 90
furious even TO the gate: they ran neek
and neck. like Q team. and the . ~f
each rider was ct In lines Of dseF.
mnation. I'll
Ralston quickly saw that IN ~ AAAre
stretch he would BE- unable to get ~
ncientiy In the lead 70 open b gn3s
In safety. 80 he pulled ~ h0soayA
little. wondering 10 Smith would do Ne
came. But he ala NOT. inseeaA. ykAe
srurrel viclousiy. md. TO Rel9egSo
amazement. he w'st ut the EAfe 49,
Lifting the gray horses head. b vSre
over and on without q break! 'Fu
I; was a chance, bat Smith hal ta4oa
It! He never had tried The heeeA 1T
Il was from the EnaiSh TaAoA. Uoogo
he knew they were bred ana trAiAe1 -
Jump. ms hooking laugh Seated back
10 Ralston while ne tore a ~ f8e1ao.
ings Of tho cate and hurled u from Nm.
Ralston measured the sae NSeuean
them and his heart sank Il ieehsA
hopeless. The Only thing Ia his aver
was that II was . Ions run. and ne
gray might not have the I'M = -
her nose out. her soft ~ sA4ufaG H
he lifted the redns. he pattsd her seek
and cried. breathing hard;
Molly. old gin. n Q win. re 49,
and Q rest all o lifs!" -
He could have sworn me mare sharsA
his humiliation.
The sahdls-isathsrs crsaksA bsnsAth
him at the leap h Gsvs shs isy devA
to her work like q hound. running ioW.
her neck outstretchsA. her tail hing QUE
on tho breeze. Game. graceful. roochiNg
out with her slim isEs ana tiny ha11.
she ate up the distance bstwsan hAr-
self and the gray In . wal that mA1e
even Ralston gaap. And Sfl h Ues4e4
and gained.
Her muscles seemed like steel springs.
md the u%nfaitering courage IN hN
brave heart made Ralston choke With
pride and tenderness and gratitude.
Smith knew, too, that she was gslninx.
though hs void not turn his head to
look. WAen her nose was AZ his horse's
ramp he had II IN hts heart to turn and
shoot her as she ran. She crept up AN
up. and both Smith and Raistou f6ew
that the s.raiuing. pounding gray ~
done rs host. The work was too roagh
for is feet. There was too much thef-
oughOred u it Ter .ava-rock and sAaf-
. Ssh aU"'"'"F-
H nd faEc consumed Smith as he felt
the IN ca, nt cmor: Of each stride and
gncp tla' 81. eolng dead" under
rim. i'- usrl ~ spu"s with savage
bfulifr. .ur ''' hrown mares breath
Vps c,u. p tof on hs leg. The ~
boz. go -;ru led. Us breath came ,epd
t,nt 10 SOB Naw they were neck Rpd
u~,s ags'r. T en = vas over, the lntle
uroNn MIRO swap, rs. and R~alatcn's
rla.. cutting the air. dropped about the
mock OF fNc inslgrifcan, white "dlggsr''
t's' mad cnug,d 10 all. 'sa
II guess yo,'rr rldiu' the best horse
TO-DAY sud- smith. IS he dropped from
the saddle 10 ret.e is latigo,
Ila gave the words a peculiar enphasas
and injection which made the other
man 'o1k at hlm, Il
"M1lly snd 7 have a prejudice agalnst
'sklns dust Ralston answered quiatty.
1T happ.ns frequent that a Teller has
20 get over his preiudices out In this
country"
'rAat depends a little upon the M
low" ana he turned Molly's head TO-
ward the ranch with the pony In too.
Smith said nothing more. but ~
of across the hills With al the evil N
nls natrre showing In bic towsslao
'"f LHM.aI N w