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

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THE shadows NJ the spruce trees
fell northcasiward. pointing long, cool
fingers across belts Of undulating
prnlrlc or leaning lnzlly against the
brown foothills. Aud among The
trees II was cool and green. and clenr
blue water rippled over beds Of shin
Ing gravel.
THE house WIS Of round. straight
logs the shingles IT the squnt roof
were cupped nnd bllstered with the
suns 0f many m Refuse lol-
tered about the open door: many
empty tins. u leuky barrel with miss
Ing hoops. boxes. harness, tangled bits
OF wire. Once there had been n fence.
a sort OF picket fence Of little sap
llngs, but wild hrOncos had kicked II
TO pieces and rnnge steer had strng-
gled unscnrred across It's scattered
remnants.
amnli corral. mill slabs on end or
fences OF lodgepole pine; n corner
somewhat covered In. offering vngtle
protection from the weather. The up.
per poles were worn thin with the
crlhling of many horses.
The desertlOn seemed absolute. the
silence was the silence of the unspO-
ken places. hut suddenly It was bro.
ken by Il stamping In the covered part
OF the corral. nnd n mans voice say.
ing:
"lllp. therel Whoa. you cnyuse
Get under your saddlel sleepln
against II post all dry, you sloppy
eye. Hip Come to IL"
Horse and rider dnshed into the
sunlight. The boy-for he was no
more than n bOy-snt the beast ns
though horn to It, his 1.-THE frame taxi.
Ink every motion OF his noun ms
softly NJ II good boat rides the sen.
with Il yell at his horse he snntched
the Int from his head. turning 10 the
sun u smooth brown face and n mime
of dark hair, aud slapped the horse
across the flank with his crumpled
h%endgenr. The animal sprang into
the mir, then dashed nt n gnllop down
the roadway, herring the boy ms un.
concerned as a flower on It's stem.
Suddenly he brought his horse 10 q
stop. swung about. nnd rode back at
n gentle canter. A few yards from
the house he ngnln spurrcd him to u
gnllOp. aud. leaning far down 10y the
animals side DEITY picked a bottle
frOm among the grnss. Then he clrcled
about. repeating this operation ms
often ~ his eye fell on n bottle. until
he had half n dozen then down the
rond again, carefully setting "a bottle
90 rnch post of the fence thnt sklrted
Il a. the right
Again he came back 20 the house
hut when he turned his eye was on
the row OF posts and his right hand
las on the grip ~ his revolver. Again
hls shRrp yell broke The silence anC
the horse dnshed forward MS though
shot frnm n gun. Down the road The,
went until within n rod Of the frs
bottle, then there was a flnsh IN IN,
sunlight and Ia The clatter OF IN,
horses hoofs came the crnsk -crncl
OF the revolver, Two bottles shlveret
10 fragments. but four remained I'm
tact. ana the boy rode hack. mutterlnI
and disappointed. He reasoned viii
his horse as he rode:
""rhin't no use, you OF Slop-eye
a fellow emit get the bead II he ain
got the n~llln'-cooked meals an de-
cent chuck. could plug 'em six on
O. slX-you know that, you OF dor
cars Don't you nrgue about II. mel
Their. when I'm right inside my bel
sinash EN- six out o. six. hut / ain
right. an you know Il. You don
know nothln' about II. You never hn
. father leasiways you never had /