Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-13

away from the scene OF a disaster
when / finally left them behind 4
lost them. When ! locked back and
/ sat down upon 4 That rock to gasn
and laugh. Z Il had ali been 80 81
premely ridiculouA,SA and so beautiful,y
in keeping with the reputation / had
left behind me at Angels that / fclt
sure that now nothing less ' thar a
verdict Of expert alienists would ever
serve to convince theme Red Desert
folk that I was anything but an es-
| capped lunatic. SE a8 .
Aftersthe breathing spell I kept on
upssthe valley, heading away from the
! setting sun. and feeling certain, that,
sooner Or later I must come out
somewhere in the neighborhood q
Atropia- ~
| Of an excuse for q road. Being pretty
we'll winded by the stiff climb ont Of
the canyon ravine. ! sat down at the :
which way I should 20. to tho right
or to the left. just as I was making
up my mind I heard a patter Of feet
and a. dog barked.
A moment later I could See the
beast, indistinctly. He had been COM
ing up the road and had stopped at
the sght-or scent-of me. Since a
dog argued the proximity OF a dos
owning human being. I called coaxing-
lN: Here. ToYser-here-ome on,
old fellow-that's a boy! and the
curious thing about It Is that he ala
1t, running up a little way and stop
ping, and finally coming to squat be-
fore me and to lift a paw Tor me to
! shake.
I jollied him a bit and let him nose
me to his hearts content. Then sud
| = ~-H g. - a
lost master, he broke away and began
to leap and dance around me. BARKING
a furious and hilarious welcome. In
the midst of this hubbalb + heard
hoof-beats and the squeaking OF sad
die leather, and the dogs owner rode
up. At first I thought the din1ly out
lined Stetson -hatted figure In the sad
die vas that Of q boy: But it was a
woman's voice. and a mighty pleasant
Barney and behave yourself-what:s
the matter with you, sir +.
stood up and pulled of my cap.
I'm chiefly. the matter" said
Your dog seen1s to think he knows
me. and I'm awfully sorry that his
memory Is so much better than mine"
You'd think-anybody would think
that a woman riding alone IN the
dark on q solitary mountain SQad
would be Handsomely stat tied, to say
the least, at seeing d man rise up fair
ly under her horses nose. But II my
little lady were scared, she certainly
didn't parade her fright
Barney Is such a foolish dog, some
times" she said alphabetically. "He
of it Is. good-natused and silly and
the other half is-well, it's" ,a4r
The dog had come around again
waEginE his tail n at that magic
world half 1 stopped to let him stick
his cold nose into my palm. The acl
. brought me c enough to enable ms
to see him better, and had 10 clap a
ut shouting out and soaring the entire
to combination into a wild stampede
s. For, If you'll believe me, the dog wat
ey my dog. One-half of his face was
~ white and the other was 90 black that
a. it merged and faded ~harmoniously in.
to the night!
~ y know" I said, Strengthening up
iv again; my brain acts hat way, too
~ sometimes" Then: Pardon me, bu,
ne would you mind telling mo the color
Of the horse you are riding"
40 The young woman laughed and her
laugh was just as jolly and pleasant
Nc as her speaking voice.
Wrinkle is what the cow-men call a
:. 'pinto'-a calico horse,'' she answered
~ promptly. %t a.
"Sure!" I beloved, II knew ~"
IN and the horse SHE'D and the ss}dos
ny, barked in sheer sympathy. then i
apologized. Please forgive the II.
plosion. ASH said a minute Ego, my
as brain sometimes acts like Barncy's;
~ !. half Of 1t being ~good-naturo1 and sill,
>u- tho dnecrini;aa Sf ont1'
~ VI the present, if you'll permit me. May
he l--er-will you have the goodness &c
tell me where I am?"
A. Continued Tomorrow Evening.