Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-10-17

UnlsH, you KNOW mat, lou
But he had reloaded his revolver
aad set up two more bottles. This
time he broke four and was better
plensed with himself. Az he rode back
his sollloquy was broken by n strange
sound from beyond the belt If trees.
The horse prlcked up hls ears and
the hoy turned In the saddle 10 listen.
"Juinpin' crlcketsl Whats loosen" he
calculated. He knew every sound Of
the foothlll country. but this was
strange to him. A kind OF snort. n
sort Of hiss, mechanical In It's reRu-
lnrlty, startling In LIS strnngeness. II
came across the valley with the un.
broken rhythm OF n watch tick.
"Well, ] guess II won't eat u.s." he
vontured NJ last. "WeIl Just run Il
down and perhaps poke a hole I'm f."
So saylD.. he cnntered along the rond.
crossed p+ little stream, and swung
up the on the farther side.
lie was half way up when n turn In
the o q brought him into sudden
sight Of the strange visitor. II was
the first he Ind seen, but he knew II
al once. for the fame OF he nutomo-
bile. then In LIS single.cylinder stnge.
Ind already spread into the fnrthest
runching country. The horse was less
well Informed. lie bucked aud kicked
In rnge md terror. But the boy was
conscious not so much OF the horse rs
NJ two bright eyes turned on him In
frank and surprised admiration.
what ~horsemanshlp !" she ex-
claimed. But the words hnd scarce
left her lips when they were followed
by n cry nf nlnrm. For the ear iuh
taken n sudden turn from the roma
and plunged into n growth Of young
Ioplnrs that frInged the hillside. II
half slid, half plowed lis cay into n
srml.vertlcnl position among the young
trees. The two occupants were
thrown from their seat the girl fell
clenr hut her father was less fortu'
nate.
In nm Instant the boy had flung him
self from his horse, dropping the relns
to the gro. md, md the animal, al
though snortlng and shIverlng. had no
thought Of dlsgraclng his training by
breaking his parole. with quick, un-
gninly strides the hoy brought himself
to the upturned machine. II was Gu
rlons that he should appear TO such
disadvantage on his feet. In the
snddle he was grace p%ersonlied.
For u moment he looked somewhat
stupidity upon the wreck. Had II been
n horse or n steer he would have
known the procedure. but this expert
ence was new to his life. Besides
there were strangers here. He had no
fenr Of strangers when they wore
chips aud colored handketchlcfs, but
n girl in II brown sweater and an
oldlsh man with Il white collar were
creatures TO be approached with Gnu
tlOn. The Oldlsh man was lying on
the ground, with a leg pinned under
lhe car, and Brown Sweater rnised
his hend against her knee and pressed
his cheeks with small white fingers
and looked ut the boy with bright
gray eyes and said
Aren't YOU going 10 do %anything7'
That brought him back. Sure" HI
said, springing to her side. "Whndn "
want me 10 dot"
81 nm afraid my leg II broken snit
the man, speaking calmly notwlth
standing his pain. Can you get IN,
inck out Of the toolbox and raise tn
carr"
The girl pointed To the box. and Il
n moment he had the jack In hi
hand. but II was n new tool tn hin
aud he fumhled with It stupidity. Tn
hnndle would not ~. aud when It dl'
NJ II operated the wrong way.
I "Oh. let me have H." she crled I'm
patiently,
, IN n moment she had II set unde
. the frame Of the car and was plyln
! the handle up and down with rnpl
strokes. The boy looked on, helples
] and mortified. lie was beginning I
%renllze that there were more thing
In the world than riding a horse an
I shooting bottles. lie felt n sudde
p desire to be Of great service An
. Just now he could be OF no servlc
k whatever.
But the foot OF the jack began /
sink IN the soft earth, and the XII
& looked M helplessly.
h ut won't lift IT," she said. "whi
shall we dor
; II was his chance. He was elghteeI
I and his wild. open life had given hi
muscles OF steel. "Here," he sal
roughly. "move his leg when | get
}. clear" Ha turned his hack 10 n