The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-10-14

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self into hellish thing OF plunging
destruction.
Qellie, leaning forward. patted her
neck. ''Come on. SIS. Come on. Yuma
girl. You're just little hummingblrd.
You amt real horse"
With n leap the pony reared. Still
there came no sting Of spur or quirt.
She dropped 10 her feet. Collie had
cleverly consumed n minute OF the al
lotted time
zone minute" called Williams. hold
ing the watch.
"why, that amt ridIn'," grumbIed
an Orc man.
"See you later" said Williams. and
several of his companions looked at
PIN strangely. The foreman's eyes
We're fixed on the watch.
CollieyA bad also heard, and he dug
his unspurred heels into the pony's
sides. She leaped straight for the cor
raj gate and freedom. With a patter
OF hoofs, stir legged. she jolted toward
the plain.
/ A few short jumps, a fishlike swirl
sideways, and still Collie held HIS seat.
He eased the hackamore little. he
was breathing hard. The horse took
up the slack with vicious plunge,
head downward. The boys face grew
white. lie felt something warm trick
ling down his mouth and chin. He
threw back his head and gripped with
his knees.
They're ofrr' halloed a puncher.
"0nly one Of 'em-so far" said VII.
liams. zone minute and thirty sec
onds."
Then. like bolt of copper light, the
pony shot forward at a run.
On the ranch house veranda sat Wal
ter Stone conversing with his host.
where several girls, bright faced and
gowned in cool white. were talking
and laughing.
The pony headed straight for the
veranda. The laughing group jumped
TO their feet. Collie. using both hands,
swung the hackamore across the out
laws neck and tugged.
His head was snapped back and
then forward at every plunge Still he
gripped the saddle with rigid knees.
The outlaw bucked again and flung
herself viciously sideways. turning COM
pletely round. Collie pitched drunk.
emily as the horse came down again
ana again. His eyes were blurred
and his brain grew numb. Family he
heard Brand Williams cry: '-rwo min
utcs! Moonstone winsr Then came
a cheer. His gripping knees relaxed.
He reeled and all around him the air
grew streaked with sllvers OF piercing
fire. lie pitched headforemost at the
feet OF the group on the veranda.
In flash Louise Lacharme was be-
side him kneeling and supporting his
head. "Waterr' she cried, wiping his
face with her handkerchief.
The pony, with hackamore dangling,
raced across the plain toward the hills.
"This'll do jest rs WELL" said VIII
liams, pouring mouthful OF whisky
between Collie's lips. Then the taci-
turn foreman lifted the youth TO his
feet. Collie dragged along, stepping
shakily. "Dern little fool!" said VIII
liams afrectIonately. "You amt sat
isfied TO get killed where you belong,
but you got TO so and splatter yourself
all over tho front yard In front OF the
ladies. You with your bloody nose and
your face shot plumb full OF gravel.
If you knowed how you looked when
she piled YOU
IL know how she looked" said Col
lie. That's good enough for me. Did
i make itr'
1.-THE bronx is yours" said Williams.
'Bud and Miguel just rode out after
her"
Then williams did an unaccountable
thing lie hunted among the crowd
till he found the man who had said.
"why, that amt ridin'." He asked
the man quietly II he had made such
a remark. The other replied that he
had. Then williams promptly knocked
him down with all the wiry strength
OF his six feet OF bone and muscle.
Take that home and look ut It," he
remarked, walking away.