The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-05

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zee the DEGREES Ct the rur.
- no human being snail
miles thru the spruce
'ke Selklrka and fli to
some slight degree OF
u 'owlesiEe. Both vir.
- inseury had been on
VRrc. Virginia had rid
y rks Of her native city.
Oar away . barefoot.
Fsuch TO be preferred to
retnisnt man who now
,fso forget those humble
atrosie an old pillow horse
lshe way 60 q watering
y this riding had quail.
N. There w-as no open
se before them. Nor was
oAis--sn general or par
re that the mcc~e had
WAY, leaving their great
W the dying sras~ They
he easiest pathway over
n Bin was enough os q
follow where they led.
re Clearwater was sim.
: u knowing the country
= general direction. Al
y. the evergreen Tickets
~ them
lrtund that afcsy depend
slant watehfuiness. The
: ranches struck cruel
facc. the spruce needles
~ Sometimes the horse
nd bond down a young
ing u 20 whip back with
": she had 10 watch her
.s> narrow pa<saEes be-
-unks. and tho vines
caught st her. Some
-,lsg hanging limbs % tho
= ynadc an impassabte bar.
re than once she was
red from tho saddle.
came 10 Tie first fallen
n. Errs hcrse took n
re man turned 20 watch
r. horre stepped ginger.
4 without trouble. Then
'Sss m 70 sfvs her . little
fss~r m ne rfne rust b.
,-,ne 60 . log he said.
'em then It's q whole
Z he tries to step over '>m
: Ect his foot caught and
! hAd fall.
tooked - colby. she
'ustomed to being SPOKEN
this tone OF voice. partieu-
n smploye- But rhe saw
syes and Immediately for
And she found
delight IN bounding over
'os<ruct1on
srv1 ess us1sO ming. oss
( O. TvU Yt6fsn plenty
ana rv~ found thssws only
10 handle 'en I'm gctng
nsw way to-day. because
hdy m uhs pArsy. But u
tpp haAvy-
"a. the girf rsrisrd. snfi
mDposo yUu msan-ec
4 sv~ax. Can namea Theas
M think we're present Il
wear ~ 'ern. And the only
they know refers TO them
NJ casts siurs upon their
but III try to avoid II to
ppose can make . roaring
Z sounds enough ike II to
ors~s."
was naturally alert and
ed. and she needed both Of
n now. The guide helped
could. warning her OF ap-
thickets. yet that first
q grim Initiation 20 the
.ounzbury was having even
'fcuIt tina He WAS afraid
-se, to start with--snd this
IN suspicious beginning A
! rider means a nervous, ex-
naI-and nervousness and
I are unhealthy qualities In
rka Neither put trust In
. and Lounsbury's cruel.
lows with the long bride
made matters worse. The
ped and plunged. slipped
the hills. progressed awk-
'cr the fallen logs. and flew
panic when he came 70 the
,. The mans temper fell
; the danger point In the
r. and he was savage and
before half Of the after.
IL was done.
ckess were rnerrfless. They
.. those silent evergrcens:
no welcome 20 his breed :
erned 20 him they found a
Ways to plague him. Their
scratched his face. their
whipped into his eyes. the
IL cruel blows at his side
rec trunks wrenched at his
,orse stili. they soon came
that Bill advised they take
e. Lounsbury shrffisi. -r1
ron't walk any hills. You've
a vicious horse for me, and
, to ride him up II 1t kills
dn't come out here TO break
on mountains-snd this
DIS the devil taken out OF
way"
n virginia's mind that none
but genial oaths
had lot slip from time To
ed on her half 30 much as
He'd complaint Of her com
Ut she kept her thoughts to
But BIZ turned with some
gerously like a smile.
ourAeIf, OF course.- he re-
m not asking you 10 walk
re your horse. only. from
ne a horse makes a misstep
iil-just one little slip-and
vn In backward somersets
n feet. II you want 10 try
rss It's all right with me. "
ing of his horse. took the
ms Of both his own animal
MAS. and started the long
nd II was TO be noticed that
rst steep pitch Lounsbury
4 he was tired Of riding and