The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-03-15

ing thai future. sombeF, bat splendid.
Ia which she had devoted her son and
which In later years be 50 singuiarsy
fulfilled.
That was the time when the mother
I Of Merlwelher Lewis gave him 10 his
fate-his fate. 50 closely linked With
yours and mine.
Soft Is the sun In the summer sea.
son at Washington. softer az times than
any old Dan chancer ever knew. but
again so ardent that ans one who
would ride abroad would best do 80 IL
the early morning. This Is true today.
ana Il was true when the capital city
lay IN the heart Of . sweeping forest ~
the edge Of yet uneonquered moFass
The young man who now rode Into
this forest. leaving behind him the 0pen
streets OF the struggling eisy-then but
beginning 10 tighten under the rays %
the morning sun-was one who eft
denfly knew his Washington. He knew
his own mind as well. for be rods
sfradily. as II with some definite pur-
pe-e, 70 some definite p0iat. looking
between his horses ears
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hasri~sthsr ard Thesaesia.
1ITTING as erect and a. easily
IAt as any cavalier 0f the worlds
ID best. AieglMether Lewis was
tail Ia bis saddle seat. Hts
les we're long and straight Ills boofs
..a... ..aaffu uaesfafs..f f.fa s...af sell
cut. bis gloves u good pattern for that
time. His haE swept over . massof tiaFk
hair. which feil deep Ia lla soo@e cue
upon his neck Ills eFavat was immae.
ulate and well tle,l lie Was = good
figure Of man. q nne example u tbs
young manhood " America as BE- roslv.
his light. nrm hand hair uneouseiously
curblns the antics u the splendid anl
mai beneath hlnl-a horse deep bay Ia
color. high metfied. = mount tit Tor =
monarch -oF for = young gentleman 20
Virginia = little more than q hundred
years ago.
IL was not The horse Of ! m0narch
tle young man besgrode. None the less
Il was the horse u oue who Insisted
thal his stables shouhl he as good a.
those og any kins-none less. II yea
please. than Mr. Thomas Jenersoa.
then president % TIE United states u
America.
This particular animal vas noaa
other than Arcturus. Mr. 1exeFHon'a
fayorits saddlcr Il vas The dugy as
well a. the desire % Mr. Jeness0nia
private SECRETARY to give AFetuFus and
bis stable mate. wlidaiF. theig exeF.
else on alternate days ON fhis sum.
mer morning Areturus WAS enfoying
bis turn beneath hls rider. who. foF.
soosh. was more often 10 the saddle
than Mr.. jefferson himself
Horse and rider made = picture 10
perfect keeping as they Jared on 70.
ward the little used forest road whirh
led cot Rock creek way. Yondrr. = few
miles distant. usa = stone mill owned
By an old German. who sometimes
would offer 3 cup Of eoifee % an early
horseman. Perhaps this rider knew
the way from earlier wanderinxs
thither on other summer mornings.
He advanced into the wood until al
sight Of the city was quite cut on from
him. until the light grew Jet DINNER
along the forest rad. IN places almost
half covered with leafy canopy. until
n length be came 20 the VALLEY ~ the
little stream. lie followed the tran aa
{ Fambled along tha bank toward the
mill through scenes apparently famll.
ar to him.
An4traeted ns be was. be- must have
been alert. alive. for now suideuiy b.
broke his moody reveric az some sound
which be heard on ahead.
10 was the sound Of a voice that the
Toung cavalier bad heard. the voice of
woman. apparently . woman In some
listress What cavalier at any time
Z the world has not insfinctiVelv leap.
q forward at such q nouudf IL iema
han half q moment che rider was
round the turn Of the leafy trail.
She was there. the woman ari,o had
ried out. herself mounted and now
Ipon the point Of trying conclusions
rith her mount Whether Dissatisfied.
Ion with the latter Of some sudden
ear Of her own had caused her 10 cry
ut might have been less certain had il
OF been sure that her eyc was AZ the
loment fastened not upon the frac
osis steed, but upon the cause Of hlu
nwonted misbchasior.
The Keen eye Of the young man look.
with hers and found the reason Tor
- sudden scene. A serpent some feet
length. one Of the notified. harmless
lecies sometimes locally called the
low snake. obviously had come out
TO the morning sua to warm himself.
I'd bis yellow body. lying loose ana
ncoiled, bad been Invisible to hofza
ID rider until they were almost ufon
Then naturally The serpent he'd
owed his head. and both horse ana
aer had seen him. to the dlsmay of
fnIs the young man saw and Under
God In q second even Is be apurre.l
rward alongside the pluneina ank
a. His firm hand on the birdie
ought both horses back 10 their
lunches. An instant later both had
ntrol Of their mounts again ana had
a