The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-04
Overland
Red
By
HARRY HERBERT
kNIBBS
CHAPTER v.
"Your Friend 10 q Man."
Copyright. 1914.
by Houghton Mifflin Cs.

S61tNC En- "
"Your Friend 10 q Man."
gun cracked A spray
of dust rose instantly ahead Of
Boyar.
Look! Look!" cried Louise
The deputy. angered out of his usual
Judgment, spurred his horse directly
down the footless shale that the tramp
had ridden across diagonally. Look!
He can't The horse OH! she
groaned as Tenlow's pony stumbled
and all but pitched headlong THE
other man knew better than that" she
turning to the boy. He wait
ed till lie struck rock and brush before
he turned Boyar."
,"Can he ride? shouted Collie. grin
ming. But the grin died to Il gasp. A
burst of shale and dust shot up from
the hillside. They saw the fash Of the
cinchas on the belly of Teniows horse
as the dauntless pony stumbled and
dove headlong down the slope. rolling
over and over. to stop finally-a patch
of brown. shapeless. quiverinG-
Below Overland Red had curbed
Boyar and was gazing up at spot
of black on the hillside-Dick Tenlow.
motionless. silent. His sombrero lay
seyernl yards down the slope.
"Oh! The horse!'' cried Louise chok
ingly. with her hand to her breast.
As for Dick Tenlow. lying halfway
down the hillside, stunned and shat.
tered. she had but secondary sym.
pathy. He had sacrificed a gallant and
willing beast to his anger. The tramp,
riding strange pony over desperate
ly perilous and unfamiliar ground. had
used judgment ''Your friend is a
man. she said, turning to the boy.
"But Dick Tenlow is hurt-perhaps
killed. He went under the horse when
it fell.'
Il guess it's up to US to see II the
sheriff gent is. done for at that" said
TIE 4 hox ehhx- ne -can-dlo-- -aoma.
You'll get arrested now" said the
girl. IF Dick Tenlow is alive you'll
have to go for help. II he isn't
"I1l go, all right l amt afraid. I
didn't do anything. I guess I'll stick
around till Red shows up again. any.
how"
You're a stranger here. should GO
us soon as you have sent help" said
the girl.
"Mebby l better. I'll help get him
up the hill and in the shade. Then I'll
beat 1t for the doc. If don't come
back after that" he said slowly. flush
Ing. "itf amt because I'm scared OF
anything DONE"
Far down In the valley Boyar's
sweating sides gllstened In the sun
An arm was raised in gesture Of fare
wen as the tramp swung the pony to
ward the town. Much to her surprise
Louise found herself waving a vigor
Gus adieu to the distant figure.
The tramp Overland. realizing tina
the deputy was badly injured. told til.
first person he met about the accident
advising him to get help at once for til.
deputy. Then he turned the pony to
ward the foothills. In clump G
greaseweod he dismounted and. ieav
ing the reins hanging to the saddl,
horn. struck Black Boynr on the faux
The horse Ieaped toward the Moon
stone trail. The tramp disappeared II
the brush.
Louise Lacharme. more beautiful
than roses. strolled across the vim
Swallowed porch of the big ranch hous
and sat on the porch rail opposite he
uncle. His clear blue eyes twinkle,
approval as he sazed at her.
Waller Stone was fifty. but the sfift
of the hard riding optimist of the grea
outdoors, The smooth tan Of hi
cheeks contrasted oddly with the silve
Of his close cropped hair. He appear
ed as young man prematurely gray.
"How is Boyar7" he asked. smilin
a little as Louise. sitting sideways o
the porch rail. swung her foot bac
and forth quickly.
'Oh. Boy is all right. The tram
turned him loose in the valley. RO
came home"
ut was a clever bit Of riding to &c
the best of Tenlow on his own range
Was Dick very badly hurt?" querie
Walter Stone.
''Yes. his collart,one was broken. an
he was crushed and terribly bruised
His horse was killed When wa
down day l,efore yesterday the docte
said Dick would be all right in time.
..How about this boy. the tramp bo
they arrested?'
"Oh." said Louise. that was
shame! He stayed and helped the do
tor nut Dick in the buggy and rod
with him to town. Mr. fenlow wa
unconscious. and the boy had to so
Aold him. Then the boy explained
all at the store. and they arrested hi
anyway as suspicious character.
should have let him go. When NJ
| Tenlow became conscious and the
told him they had the boy he said
keep him In the calaboose. that th'
was where he belonged.
.And yoH want me to see what ! ca
do for this boy
Il didn't say so'' And Louise tilte
| her chin.
Now. sweetheart. don't quilshle.
isn't like yosi. :"
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