Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-07-28

DaIa, lGIn tO Vucs,,0n I1ae1, and again he began to burn within.
 The wrestlers had now stepped forth" to battle for a pair of silver buckles, and the boy in turn nudged Dave, but unavailingly. The wres- tling was good and Dave watched 1t with keen interest. One huge bull necked fellow was easily the winner, but when the silver buckles were in his hand, he boastfully challenged anybody in the crowd. Dave shoul- dered through the crowd and faced the victor.
 'Tll try you once," he said, and a shout of approval rose.
 The Dale party crowded close and my lords coach appeared on the out skirts and stopped.
 "Backholts or catch-as- catch-canT asked the victor sneeringly.
 "As you please" said Dave.
 The bully rushed. Dave caught him around the neck with his left arm, his right swinging low, the bully was lifted from the ground, crushed against Dave's breast, the wind went out of him with a grunt, and Dave with "a smile began sswinging him to and fro as though he were putting a child to sleep. The spectators yelled their laughter and the bully roared like a bull. Then Dave reached around with his left hand, caught the bully's left wrist, pulled loose his hold, and with leftward twist of his own body tossed his. antagonist some several feet away. The bully turned once in the air and lighted resoundingly on his back. He got up dazed and sullen, but breaking into good-natured laugh, shook his head and held forth the buckles to Dave.
 "You won 'em," Dave said. "They're yours. I wasn't wrastling for them. You challenged. We'll shake hands,"
 Then My Lord Dunmore sent fo: Dave aud asked him where he Was from.
 "And do you know the Indian coun. try on this side of the Cumberland" asked his lordship.
 "Very we'll"
 His lOrdship smiled thoughtfully.
 'I may have need of you"
 Dave bowed:
 'I am an American, my lord"
 His lordship famed, but he con- trolled himself.
 You are at least an open enemy" he said, and gave orders to move on.
 The horse race was now on, and Colonel Dale hnd given Hugh permis- sion to ride Firefiy, but when he saw the lads condition he peremptOrily re- fused.
 And nobody else can ride him." he said, with much disappointment.
 "Let me try!' cried Erskine.
 "You!" Colonel Dale started to laugh, but he caught Dave's eye.
 Surely" said Dave. The colonel hesitated.
 "Very we'll will"
 At once the three went to the horse, and the negro groom rolled his eyes when he learned what his purpose was.
 "Dis hoss'll kill dat boy" he nut tered, but the horse had already sub mitted his naughty head to the lads hand and was standing quietly. Even Colonel Dale showed amazement and concern when the boy insisted that the saddle be taken off, as he wanted to ride bareback, and again Dave overcame his scruples with a word of full confidence. The boy had been riding pony races bareback, he ex- plained, among the Indians, as long as he had been able to sit horse. The astonishment of the crowd when they saw Colonel Dale's favorite horse enter the course with a young Indian apparently on him bareback will have to be imagined, but when they recognized the rider as the lad who had won the race, the betting through psychological perversity was stronger than ever on Firefy. Hugh even LOOK an auultlOnal Det Wltn ms friend Grey, who was quite openly scOrnful.
 You bet on the horse now," he said.
 "On both" said Hugh.
 It was pretty and close race be- tween Firefy and white starred bay mare, and they came down {. course neck and neck like two whirlwinds A war-whOOp so Indian-like and curdling that it startled every old frontiersman who heard it came sud denly from one of the riders. Then Firefy stretched ahead inch by inch and another triumphant savage yell heralded victory as the black horse swept over the line a length ahead. Dane Grey swore quite fearfully, for 1t was a bet that he could i'll afford to lose. He was talking with Barbara when the boy came back to the Dales, and something he was saying made the girl color reSentfully. and the lad