The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-10-04

thews, and when 1t was concluded the
hopeless lover was no longer hopeless.
In fact. he. had been brought around to
realize that life was worth the living.
He eve executed a shuttle and indulg-
ed in suppressed whoops of exultation.
Two days later fortune favored him
with a broad smile. At 10 o'clock in
the forenoon he caught sight Of the
New York girl riding alone-not quite
alone, either. as she had three dogs
with her, and the animals were doing
their best to scare up a rabbit to be run
down. When she was half a mile away
a big jack broke cover. and away went
girl and pony and dogs. 1t took Jim
Traskon just two minutes to adorn
himself in the Indian trappings which
he had brought along for the occasion
by the advice of Tom Matthews. Then
he started the chase. His get-up was
good, and his warwhoops had the true
ring. OF course he depended on Miss
Williams having told her girl friend
that some of the Sioux Indians had left
their reservation and were committing
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As a matter Of fact, this information
had been impaired. but 1t hadn't de-
tered the New Yorker from riding out
alone. She heard the whoops and look
ed back to see the redskin coming aft
er her. Then she gave her pony the
switch. In her go-off she rode straight
away from home. and at the end of q
kLuoo ,a;Ia 1hoaa har nnnu uyaC xuirdod
and she was being overhauled.
Then was the psychological moment
for Jim Traskon TO strip of his dis
guise and begin to whoop and shoot
and convey the idea to the girl that he
had come up in time to run the redskin
off and save her from being carried
into captivity. According to Tom Mat
thews. she must feel grateful, she must
smile on her rescuer. she must extend
the glad hand, and If she didn't faint
In his arms she must at least invite
him to call on her at the ranch and
sooner or later fall in love with and
marry him.
All that ought to have taken place as
easy as two and two make four; but,
alas, it didn't. In the first place. car
ried away by his hopes and fears, the
cowboy got too close; also he forgot
to throw away his disguise. Then the
girl pulled her tired horse in. wheeled
him around and suddenly came riding
back with a six shooter in her hand.
She had never shot at a man before
burglar, cowboy or Indian chief, and
for a novice she did remarkably well.
Out of six shots she sent three bullets
into jim at points calculated to give
him pain, and before she had ceased
firing he was on the run for cover.
When he had got a gait on him the girl
for the ranch at a lope. and her
part of the adventure was over. Not
80 with Jim Traskon. He had to get i.
INTO the brush and send for Tom Mat
news. and Tom had to ride eight miles
Tor a surgeon to pick the lead out u
iress the wounds. and after jim q
old about forty lies about III affair
he foreman said he was too ripe for
and had better go. Tom shook his
Ist under the poor fellows nose anu
oared: when l was telling you aow
0 get that girl | didn't know that I
ras talking to a blame fool! Jim.
ou'ye mixed and muddled the case
-orse than an idiot, and now you go
nd suspend yourself from the limb Of
weeping willow tree and be hanged
you, You had a mighty handsome
RI and untold millions within your
asp. and then you went like a burned
rote and forgot that you was a white
an Instead OF an Injun. Get along
I OF this country with your