The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-01

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But swliivaier Bii failed to SEP
Why he should not 80 into 0aknuq
ty way Of Blair Park, and so decided
The next Moment flying around ,
bend, the ba6kToad they were not
eoing % take Appeared. Inside no
gate tenins ons from her saddle and
just closing III was young Nompn on
chestnut seFreL fltl iib Hrst
r glimpse. Daylight feIt there WIS some
i thing strangely familiar about her.
1.-THE next moment sttaIghtening 10 lr
4 The saddle withR movement be could
Sinot fail to identity, she jpai the hefse
4 into 4 gallop riding away With her
4 back toward them. Il was Dede Na-
dson- lie remembered what MORRISON
had fold him abput her keeping d fld-
4 ing horse, and he was glad she had
not seen him in thls riotous eoInpallg,
Intervening trees At thai notpeH
shut her from view, aud sEittyster
Bill plunged into the problem d q 81
posing OF their constable, while Day
Hight, leaning back with closed eyess
was stan seeing pede Mgson Is allop oiL
down the country road
on Monday morning, coming IN "a
dictation, he looked at her with new
interest, though he gave no sign Q
1t; and the stereotyped business
passed OF in hestereotyped way But
the following Sunday found him Ga
horse himself, across the bay aud a
fling through the Piedmont hills
made a long day Of It, but no gilnans
did he catch Of Dede Mason, though
he even took the backToad OF many
gates and rode on into berkeley, J.
had been a frtiitless day, So fRr as sls
was concerned; and yet not entirely
truitiess for he had enjoyed che open
air and the horse under him ID such
purpose that, on MONDAY, his instsBe.
lions were out to the dealers TO lool :
for the best chestnut sorrel ttat
money could buy. Todd times duTtnl
the week he examined numbers 81
chestnut sorfels, tried several and Y .ls
unsatisfed. It was not I'LL 'saturd
that he came upon Bob Dayll
knew him for what he wanted the Hii
ment, he laid eyes on HIM
horse for a riding animal. he wasnone
too large for big man like Dagllgh
In splendid condition, Bob's coat n
the sunlight was a flame Of flte,
arched neck jewelled confagta sioa
Daylight examined the name md
found 1t finer than any horse haif
He had ever seen, Also. It's color
unusual in that It was almost aubpll:
While he ran his ringers through
Bob turned his head and plastally
nuzzled DayIights shoulder.
Saddle him UP, and IN Try hltu
he told the, dealer. Il wonder 4 he 3
used to spnfs No English saddle,
mind, Give me a good Mexican and 4
curb bitInot too severe, seeing ae lie
lies to rear.s
Daylight superintendent the prepare
5tfonss adjusting tie scurb strap ana
Rthe stirfup length and do.ay tia
cinching. He shook his head d tie
Nrpafting4le, but yielded to, the dealers
adviterfo allow It to 30 on. And d pts
beyond SabiFited restlessness md
few nlayful attempts gaf mo tfopnle
Nor III the hours riding that tollo9e
save for some permissible curyellt
nud praneingadld be misbehayel Day
light was delighted; the purchase saH
Immediately made; and Bob. with
ing gear and personal equipment WI
dispatched across tie bay orthwitls
10 take, up his quarters IN she stables
1T the Oakland Riding Academy.
The lfext day beihg Sunday, Day
light was away earl cfossl On tho
ferry and taking with him ~, tlie
leader i5f his sled team the one dog
which he. had selected to bring Win
him when he left Alaska. Quest as he
would through the Piedmont hills and
along the nahygated backFoad To
Berkeley Daylight saw nothing 81
Dede Mason and her chestnut sorre.
But he had little time for disappoiht.
nent, for his own chestnut Kept him
busy. At the end Of half al hour
Of goodness Daylight, Tired into conn
dence, was riding along 1T d walk
and rolling "a cigarette, with slack
knees and relaxed seat, the reins lying
on the animals neck. Bob whirled
abruptly aud With lightning swit
piyotiIg OIL his hind legs his fore legs
just lifted clear Of the ground Day
light kept ihlsssgst, but, beyond ~:
tile rein across the neck, did nothing
to prevent the evolution. y
well, Bob, he addressed tie iii,
mai. at thersame time Bipihg The
sweat from his own eyes, erin nee 10
confess that you're sure the blamed,
est altIfreaa qgiclIe ateattira ever
saw. guess the waylto rs, Won & %
keep the spuf just a.tolChins
you brnae!' y. ne
For. the moment the spur touched
him. his left hind leg had reaehed fof
ward in a kick that struck the stlr
rup smart blow. Several times, out
Of curiosity, Daylight attempted the
spur, and each time Bob's hooflanded
he stirrup. Then Daylight. folowlng
he horses example Of the unexpected
drove both spurs into him
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