The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-03-08
CHAPTER XIII.

One Sunday. late In the afternoon.
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 II was a merry party.
and they had made a merry day Of II.
circling the bay from San Francisco
around by San Jose and up to Oak.
speeding. the third time. however. on
the Haywards stretch. running away
with their captor. Fearing that 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
a 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 it'll 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 saltwater Bill failed to see
why he should not go into Oakland
by way OF Riair Park. and so decided.
The next moment, flying around a
bend. the backroad they were not
going to take appeared Inside the
gate. leaning out from her saddle and
Just closing IT, was young woman on
q 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 gallop, riding away with her
son-he remembered what Morrison
had told him about her keeping a 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.
vas still seeing Dede Mason gallop on
down the country road.
On Monday morning. coming In for
eictation. he looked at her with new
interest, though he gave no sign OF
II; and the stereotyped business
passed of in the stereotyped way. But
the following Sunday found him on a
horse himself. across the bay and rid
ing through the Piedmont hills. He
made long day of II. but no glimpse
did he catch of Dede Mason. though
he even took the back.road of many
gates and rode on into Berkeley. II
had been a fruitless day. SO far as she
was concerned. and yet not entirely
fruitless. for he had enjoyed the open
air and the horse under him to such
purpose that. on k0aday. his instruc,
lions were out to the dealers to look
for the best chestnut sorrel that
money could buy. At odd times during
the week he examined numbers OF
chestnut sorrels. tried several and was
unsatisfied II was not till Saturday
that he came upon Bob. Daylight
knew him for what he wanted the mo
ment he laid eyes on him A large
horse for a riding animal. he was none
too large for a big man like Daylight
In splendid condition. Bob's coat IL
the sunlight was a fame OF fire. hi:
arched neck a jewelled conflagration
Daylight examined the name and
found II inner than any horses hai
he had ever seen. Also. It's color wal
unusual In that II was almost auburn
While he ran his fingers through IL
Bob turned his head and playful,
ousxled Daylights shoulder.
Saddle him up. and Ill try him.
b tod thu dealer. Il wonder II he
used tc spurs Nc English saddle