The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-19

| DISPATCHED nCr0gs the LUy forthwith
to take IN his Quarters in the stables
| of the Oakland Riding Academy
The next day beIpg Sunday Dav
light a away early. crossing ON tho
ferry and taking with him Wolf the
leader of his sled foam tho mo dog
which be had selected to bring with
| him when he left Alaska, Quest as he
would Through ths pledmont hills and
along the mauy,gated back road to
Berkeley, Daylight saw nothing Of
Dede Mason and her chestnut gorrcl
But he had little time for disauDojnt.
ment, Tor his " chestnut kent him
busy. At the end of half an hour
Of goodness DAYLIGHT. lurcd into conf
dcnCe was riding along nj a walk
and rolling a cigarette. with slack
knees and relaxed seat, tho reirs living
on the animals neck Rob vhIrlcd
abruptly and with lightning swjrtness,
piyoting on his hind legs. his fore legs
lust lifted clear of The ground Day.
light kept his seat, but, beyond a fu.
tile rein across the neck did nothing
to prevent the evolution.
"WeIl Bob" he addressed the mi,
nal, at the same time wipiup the
sweat from his own ewes I'm free TO
confess that you're sure the blamed.
est alfred quickest creature | ever
saw. guess the way to fix YOU Is to
keen the spur inst a.iouchipr-ahl
You brute!"
For. the moment he sDur touched
him his left hind leg had reachod for.
ward in a kick that struck the stir.
run a smart blow. Several times ont
of curiosity. DAYLIGHT ottcmpted the
spur. and each time Bob's hoof landed
the stirrup, Then Daylight following
the horses EXAMPLE Of the u]noxpectod,
suddenly drove both suure into him
and e him underneath with the
quirt,
avon amt never Ind n real licking
before" he muttered. as BOB. Thus
rudelv ierxed ont NJ the circle of his
NV, finnish montal rrocoeeos shot
ahead
Hair y dozen times snurs and ouirt
bit into him. and then DAYLIGHT settled
down To eniov the magnificent allop
Nh Ionqor nnnIshed Of tho and of n
half mile pob easnd down into Il fast
cantor Wolf toillhg the rear WAS
catching nm. and everything was going
nicely. And when at last DAYLIGHT
decided that the horse had had
enouph he turned him around abruDt.
" and mt him into q yentla canter
on the forward track After q fine
he refined In to a stop to see II he
were breathing painf1lIy. Standing
for n minute. Bob turned his head and
nuzzIed his riders stirrup in a
roguish. impatient way. MS much as to
Intimate that It was time they we're
going on,
well. ri be plumb gosh darned!"
was Daylight's comment, mo ill.will,
no grudge. no potbing-and after that
~lambasting! You're sure a hummer,
Bob"
He had taken a liking to the animal,
and repented not OF his bargain. lie
realized that Bob was not vicious nor
mean, the trouble being that he was
bursting with high spirits and was en-.
dowed with more than the average
horses Intelligence. 1t was the spirits
and the Intelligence. combined with
inordInate roguishness. that made him
what he was. What was required to
him was a strong hand, with
tempered %sternness and yet with the
touch OF brutal dominance.
Througbout the week DAYLIGHT found
almost as much interested IN
Bob az in Dede: and. moi being in the
thick If anv hig deals he was prob.
ahIv more Interested in both of them