The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-21
The Fortunes of the LandrayS
asre: BIZ Vaughan Keseer A1 s. .s Il. r Unjust.
Author oe The Prodtg1 SudSe.
"Just and the Unjust" etc.

right smart of a spell. What sleep |
took last night I took In jerks; and
what. between seeing Indians and hnd-
Ing dead men. there was no manner
OF comfort In It."
Il was some that way myself" al
mitted Jim.
But there's q thing or two can't
Just understand. Jim; there wasn't
so much as the broken haft OF an ar
row anywhere about that hill; and a
many OF them bosses was shod all
round"
What do you think" asked Jim.
We'll. reckon don't think-rm
plumb beat"
I'D like mighty we'll TO have learn
ed who they was, and where they
came from. reckon they got friends
and kin back in the States who
wouldn't mind hearing what had be-
come OF them" said jim
II guess there's no use our figuring
on finding that out; it's annoying. but
1t can't. be helped and the Missou-
rian shook his head with an air OF set
tied conviction: Il done my best; |
went through EN- for papers or let
tiers; but you seen there was nary the
| scratch OF a pen
Il had brother once" began Jim.
| with an air of reminiscent melan-
| choly George was his name; and
he was some older than me. He went
like that; leastways he just sort or
never came back 10 explain what was
keeping him. He crossed the Mssis-
sippi to hunt and never showed up any
more. We lowed after time the In.
dams had got him all right; and when
folks would come round the place ask
ing II we'd heard anything new about
George. it was powerful distressing 10
| mother; she'd sort OF special fancy
| for George"
After this they continued in silence
for a little time. and then, as usual.
| II was the Missourian who renewed
the conversation
Who do you reckon had leg over
| them shod bosses. JIM" he asked.
Il amt the least Idea In the world.
| unless II was redskins" Jim respond
| ed
Il guess you're right, maybe. II
| must have been redskins" Yet II was
plain that he was not satisfied, for
again and again as the morning ad-
vanced he returned to the subject.
Finally, however. he seemed to weary
OF fruitless theorizing. for he drew the
map with which the trapper at Fort
Bridger had furnished him. from his
pocket. and fell TO studying 1T.
HE was right clever cuss. jim
we've covered each day just about the
distances he said We would; I've
marked 'em all off, At this rate about
four days more will fetch us out at
Raymond's ranch on the bench above
Salt Lake; that's the first Mormon
settlement We strike. He was sort OF
sour on Mormons in general. but he
spoke we'll OF this heah Raymond"
The contemplation of the map, and
the prospect OF so soon reaching the
valley had a noticeably cheering effect
on him; he began to sing, and the
song was a classic OF the trail
"Oberdier, he dreampt a dream,
Dreampt he was drivin' a ten-mule
team,
But when he woke, he heaved a sign.
,, The lead mule kicked out the swing
mules eye"
But he got no further than the end
Of the hrst verse when the words sud-
denly died on his lips; be refined in
his mule and turned to Jim.
We seem to have found their trail.
and they seem TO be going In toward
the valley; do you see that" he
said
II noticed" answered Jim laconl.
cally.
The Missourian dismounted and ex-
amined the signs which had compelled |
his attention. His examination was
brief, however, and when he settled !
himself In the saddle again, he said
quietly:
IT'S them all right. You and mes
got company ahead Of us. Jim
They got plenty start of u.s." said
Jim. moving restlessly in his saddle.
That's SO, these signs are all OF a
trying to find another road
into the valley"
Scarcely" said Jim, with a vague,
uneasy smile.
An hour later they came upon a spot
where the party preceding them had
evidently camped. for the ground was
trampled and bare where their horses
had been picketed. Here. too, were a
variety Of bulky articles Of compare
lively small value.
They seem TO have been getting
shut OF good deal OF their stuff
heah,' was the Missourian's comment.
I'VE know how that goes" said jim.
II reckon they was sort OF dividing
ZIP their plumber, and chucked cut
what they didn't think worth toting
farther: for you see this couldn't well
have been a night camp. low thcv
must have halted heah about midday
You notice their bosses was pickcted
close. not turned ont 10 Craze: II 1t
had been a night camp. a party this
size would have let their stock range,
because there was plenty OF them To
herd II through the night"
Continued
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