Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-28
CHAPTER VII
White Horses.


violent weeks.
Because 1 chose" whispered Gale
in reply. GO after him-he dropped
in the trail-across the river-near
the first big saguaro."
"Sure, Dick, sure" Bedding replied
in softer tones. Then he stalked
out; his heels rang on the flagstones;
he opened a door and called: Mother
girls, here's Dick back. He's done
up. Do what you can TO make
him comfortable. I've got little job
on land"
Gale slept twenty hours. Then he
arose, thirsty, hungry, lame, over
worn. and presently went in search
of Belding and the business OF the
day.
"Your YaQui was near dead, but
guess we'll pull him through" said
Belding.
Gale told of his experience at Papa
20 well.
"That raider who tried TO grind the
Yaqui under a horses hOofS-he was
q hyena." concluded Gale, shuddering.
1--WE seen some blood spilled and some
hard sights, but that inhuman devil took
INV nerve. Why, as I told You. Beld-
ing, l missed a shot at hin-not
twenty PAGES"
"Dick, In cases like that the sooner
You clean up the bunch the better"
said Belding, grimly. "AS for hard
sights-wait till you've seen a YaQui
DO up Mexican. Bar none, that is
the limit! Dick, if I'm not mistaken.
this fellow was q chief. 1t was a
waste of strength, needless risk for
YOU to save him, pack him back here.
But, d-n the whole GreaScr outfit
generally, Pm glad you did"
Gale remembered then to speak Of
his orcern for Ladta
"IA,ldy didn't 60 ont TO meet YOU"
replied Bedding. II knew YOU were
due in any day, and, as there's been
trouble between here and Casita, |
sent him that way. Since you've been
out our friend Carter lost bunch Of
horses and 4 few steers Did you get
good look at the horses those raid
eys had at Papago weli?'
Dick had learned, since he had be-
come a ranger. to see everything with
keen, UuNe, Photographic eye; and. lie.
Ing put TO the test so often required Of
him, be described the horses as q
dark-colOred drove, mostly lays and
blacks, with one spotted sOrrel.
"Sonle Of Carter's-sure as you're
born" exclaimed Bedding.
well, what shall do now?" asked
Dick.
"Stay here and rest" blnntly replied
Bedding. "You need it. Let the wOm-
en- fuss over yOu-IOctor you little.
When Jim gets back from SonOyta I'll
know more about what we ought to
do"
Gale had received several letters
from his sister Elsie, the last Of
which he had not answered. There
had not been much opportunity for
writing on his infreGuent returns 10
Forlorn River; and, besides, Elsie had
written that her father had stormed
over what he considered Dicks falling
into wild and evil ways.
"Time flies" said Dick. "George
Thorne will be free before long. and
he'll be coming out. wonder if he'll
stay here or try to take Mercedes
away"
"Well, he'll stay right here IN Fer
Iorn River, if have any say replied
Bedding. I'D like to know how ned
ever get that Spanish girl out OF the
country now, with all the trails over
run by rebels and raiders. It'd be
hard TO disguise her. Say, Dick, may
be we can get Thorne to stay here.
You know, since you've discovered
the possibility Of big water supply,
I've had dreams of future for For
lOrn River. .. If only this war
was over :"
The discovery that Belling alluded
TO was one that might very we'll lead
10 the making Of a wonderful and
AGRICULTURAL ulStI4tl VI -ALlEA NNIlSS
While in college Dick Gale had studied
engineering. but he had not set the
scientific world aire with his bril-
lance. Nevertheless, his sHatterin%
of engineering skill bore fruit in the
last place on earth where anything
might have been expected of tin
the desert. Gale had always won
dered about the source Of FOrlOn
River. lie had discovered long, nar-
row. rock-bottomcd and rock-wallcd
gulch that could be damned at the
lower end by the dynamiting Of lean
ing cliffs above. An mcXhauStibie
supply of water could be stored there
Furthermore he had workcG cut an
irrigation plan to bring the water
down for mining uses, and TO make
paradise out Of that part cf Altar
valley which lay in the WEitel States
Belding claimed there was gold in the
arroyos, gold in the gulci;eS, not i'll
quantities to make a prOspcctor re-
foice, but enough to work for. And
the soil on the higher levels Of Altar