The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-09

aboard and we will be off,"
There was a touch of authority IN
his tones that nettled the girl, and she
checks with her own hand. She would
also have loaded the trunks on the
vehicle If she had been strong enough.
Snub No. 2 had followed fast on the
heels of snub No. /.
I'VE have fifteen miles to drive" OBJ
served the young man, as they got
seated
No reply. Snub No. 3.
Il take it that you have never visit
ed this section before?" was remarked
after the silence had lasted for mile.
No"
But l trust you will find novelty
and pleasure"
Miss Bessie looked straight ahead
and shut her teeth hard. What was
1t to one Of Colonel Longs hired men
whether she enjoyed the west ar not?
The man was presumptuous, and she
meant her silence to be another snub
Whether 1t was taken or not, 1t was
not more than five minutes before
voice which had a touch Of the pater-
nal In 1t remarked:
you don't look overly well. and a
couple of months of this bracing at
mosphere will do you world of good"
"Sir, are you a practicing physi-
cian?" asked Miss Bessie, as she
turned to look the young man square
in the eyes.
We'll, no." he slowly replied.
Then you need not bother to take
charge of my health"
That was what the boys would have
called settler, and it hung the young
man up for the next ten minutes.
When he spoke again, however, 1t was
as If nothing had happened.
"It was on that hill over there" he
quietly said, as he pointed with his
whip, that four of our men we're sur
rounded by fifty Indian warriors two
years ago"
Miss Bessie deliberately turned to
look In the opposite direction, and she
felt that he was smiling as he con-
tinued
"One of the boys was killed. but
they killed twelve Indians and held
their ground all day."
What was 1t to her whether one or
the whole four cowboys were killed?
Indeed, she found herself almost wish
ing that all had been wiped out. She
hadn't the slightest interest in the al
fair-not that day"
And over there In that valley is
trampled the life out Of two Of our
men last spring. We didn't even find
their boots"
Miss Bessie looked straight ahead
and made no reply.
"And you wouldn't believe. would
you, that this insignificant creek we
are crossing was mile wide and ten
feet deep last May? We lost thou
sand head of stock In that food"
Still no reply. It was snub after
snub, and she meant to tire him out
This time the silence lasted for fifteen
minutes. and she it was who broke it
at last. The horses had SHE'D at a
coyote lodging for cover and started
away on a tearing gallop. The young
man kept them on the trail, but made
not the slightest effort to check the
pace. On the contrary. he hummed a
popular air as they lay down to their
work. The visitor stood it as long as
she could, and then turned and ex-
claimed:
Cant you see that the horses are
running away?"
"T have seen 1t for some time past"
he quietly replied
Then why don't you stop tAemf'
Il will If you wash, but run OF q
few miles won't hurt them any
She did wish 1t from the bottom OF
her heart, for the vehicle was jump
ing like a goat and 1t took both hands
to hold her hat on her head, but she
grftted her teeth and decided to be
smashed into Jam before she would
prefer the request. The horses ran
for three or four miles and then So
bered down, and the girl felt that she
had snubbed the young man again by
not being afraid.
who Is that man you sent to the
depot after met" she asked of her
schoolmate, almost before she had
taken off her hat
who? Why, that's Tom. I'll form
ally introduce you some day"
You needn't mind. l found him
rather presumptuous and had to snub
| him.
TON presumptuousi Why. he's the
incest"
And then she suddenly skipped to
some other subject and Tom was for
gotten till next day. when he was
bold enough to approach Miss Bessie
as she was alone for a moment and
ask:
What sort of gait do you prefer
in horse-a trot or lopez l am to
select one for you today"
Thank you, but you needn't go to
any trouble on my account" was the
reply, and Tom ought to have felt
duly crushed as he walked away.
He was not seen again for four days,
duty having called him away. The
two girls rode out every day on ponies
selected for them, and on the fourth
occasion something happened. Tbs
pony ridden by Miss Bessie suddenly
bolted, and when she found him be-
yond control she could only cling to
the saddle and hope he would tire
himself out after running couple of
niles. But he didn't He kept a
straight course and a headlong gallop
for mile after mile. and the girl was
thinking of throwing herself from the
saddle when COW pony ranged up
beside her, hand grasped her loose
rein, and a voice said in her ear:
Keep your head, Miss Vaughn. l
could pull him down and end his run
here, but there Is need of even more
speed
''W-what Is it," she asked as she
turned her head and saw Tom beside
her.
Indians. There are FIVE or six In
chase of US, and am racing for that
hill with the rocks ca It. Cling tightly