The evening world., 1912-03-11
"ME.ASMITH HI"
; BIGGEST Cow6ov S1osy Sfncs : The Viyinlas"
By Caroline Lockhart

coffee from . tn can. ~ f1s
He he'd aeUs-&hs prns Of I'M cody
we stili In ne and-but his slseo had
been brohsa and brief. He he'd rtddens
fast and aN night on6. but he va not
yet fas enough away 20 feet secuts.
There was always . danger. too. that
me horses would break for their home
range. although he Kept the mare who
led the band on the picket rope when
they were NOT travelling. His own
horse. always saddied. was pioheted
close. .-rt NI
'fii never mako Q turn like this alone
again." he muttwsd discontmtediy.
It's too much like work to suit me.
ard ! Amt In shape to make . hard
ride I've Got soft layfn' around the
ranch" He stretched his stn muscles
and made q wry face. Then hs an11ed.
ia hke to sec that brat's face whom
she comes with my grub thla n,oru1n.'."
He looked or asgnin to the skyline.
Il kctched her eyein' me once or twice
IN q way that didn't oox good to mel and
j had chat notorious strong feelin' taxi
holt OF me that she wasn't on the
square. I'd better be sure nor sorry
THAT'S no Josh. I takes no chances, me
smith; ! tips my hand to no pettioeat.y
lie noted with relief that tho Wind
was rising. Ho was glad. for II WVutd
NFNif Alh MN hhang ES0A10A
Impossible. He had kept to the re61s.
as the unshod and now foot-sors horses
bore evidence. but. even so. there vi
always a chance of tell-tals prints. :
II can take II easy after. I "a to
water" he told himself This WUesr
business Is serious-he looked unsa0dly
at tho stretch OF desolation ahead o.
hlm-''but unless the InJuns lied. sheys
some.
81 hope the boys are TO houe,~.Ae
went on. FOR II they are II won't tats
Va long to work these frauds 0Vot.
When they take 'cm on my hands. a.
I gets my wnd, I'll 500 n way me-
Smith. I'll hand # In at the tepk, end
I'll say to tho dude At thS wfndsr.
Felier.''I'tr say. me and a little Sohoot-
marru are goin' 10 h~ousekespin' altss
while. so just hang on to that e. J
calls" Smith grinned approciAtivelv 81
tho picture.
His eyes will stick out TIL you ooNdA
snare 'em with n l~og-chain. for I ah't
known as n mnrryin' mar" His Saos
sobered. i've got to get to work e1A
get n wad-she shot that into me-
straight: and she's right. I couldn't ask
no woman like her to hang out her own
wash ins front OF q two-rapmva s9gck 4
got % get THE dinero. ~ b<tSeeA AA1a
and mar Smith. like you and me. I'm
nowise particular how I gets H.. % Ions
a. she dom know. IN take any old
chance. ms-Smith. And dead mems
eyes hasn't got tho habit Of s~oiierin'
mo around In the dark. like some Eve
knowed. Shed think I wal a horrible
Teller if-but shucksi WHAT'S done'I
done"
lie lined his arms and stretched them
toward the skyline. and his voice VI.
brated:
II love yUu. g1rii I love you. and A
couldn't hurt you no more nor q baby
Before he coilsd the pickst-ropes and
started the horses moving. ne got dowr
OF his knees and took q mouthful q
water from . iukewarm pool. He spa
Il upon the eroind IN disFust. .
That's worse nor plzci 80 he declare
with 4 grimaoe. you bot Two got I,
str1ks water to-day somehow. TIT
horses won't hardly touch this. ant
they're an ga'nted M for the want o.
II. There ought to DO water over ther'
In some Of them gulches. scems-1ike"-
he looked %anxiousiy At the expanh,
stretching interminsbiy 10 tho northeas
land I'll have to haze 'sm along TINT.
We nit H." l. t
His tired horse sesmed 10 sag beneath
his weIght as he landed heavily IN thu
saddle: and the, band Of foot-sors horeDs
the hSir OF their necks n legs SIT
with sweat n dust, bore little rsssm'
biance 20 tho spirited animals that 0usi,
had driven from the reservation.
II was now no effort 10 Keep up vlti
Thorn. and Smith herdsd thsrn In frsgr
Of him like q herd Of sheep. He won
dered what another day. pSrhaps ~
days more. Of constant ,.travsi ,veNN
DO. II hfty miles had 30 Used tisdA ~
There was not now tho fear q eAuour
to urge him forward. but the need d
reaching water was an equally essA
incentive to haste. cyn
|, Smith travelled untfi late IN the o1tsr
noon without an audible complains O
the intense discomforts Of the day. H,
/, found no water. and he ate oniy 4
handfu OF sugar as he rode. He tovr
neyed constantly toward the nertA1aDt
, In which direction. he thought. 1ns
lie the ranch which was his ~destinAA1on
~ each Intervening gulch q hope Aseo.
1 that It might contain water. but Away
no was disappointed. between ~ 81
2 kali dust and the heat of the mlA-1A,
sun. which was unusually hot for tA,
tims OF year, his lips were crsckal a.
his throat dry.
"Ain't this torture" he hnaMy -
. tered fretfully. And no more tuno h
this horse nor q COW. I can d veokou
grub. but water! oh. Lore! Z ssua,
/, lap up a gallon"
: Tho slight motion Of his lips seastsl
! them bleeding. He wiped The 49,
away on tho back Of his hAnl -
CONTINUED:
This 10 a regular strstoA g ~
Lands, II them blamed Injuns 49,
. lied ] could have packed wat0 ~
enough. They don ssem to b. - -
! to II, and I must have come forty ~
Z You're In for Il. Smith. It's gotns d
e be worse before It's better. II I seut
only lay IN a criok-roll In it-douss m,
. face In it-soak my clothes IN III "a
dryr"
~ Go Be Continually ,, t