The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-21


fresh heart. and as she rode down the
sunllf trail The future opened up en-
tranclng visias 10 her. Perhaps they
yet could conquer. and thai wonla
mean re-establishment on the far.nung
lands of her father. Matthew Folger
had possessed q fertile farm also. and
It's green pastures might still be g,il-
tied. IL suddenly occurred to her thar
II would be Of interest 10 turn of
the main tran. take little dim path
up the ridge that she had discovered
years before. and look over these lands.
The hour was early, besides Bruce
would find her report Of the greatest
interest.
She logged slowly along in the west
crn fnshon-which means something
quite Different from army fashion or
sportsman fas.Hon. Western riders do
nof post Riding IS not exercise 10
them if 's rasi They hang limp IN
the saddle ana all iar Is taken up as
II fhy % spring. Somewhere an the region
of tie floating ribs flai only a phySl-
cian au correctly designate They
ncvef s.f Firm. those western riders
nni as a ruie ihelr riding is not a par
icu'mls .lcc,ul thing 70 watch. But
they do not cage greatly about grace
MS long as iheg mNv encompass their
ff'v ni.e DIV an1 sflll ha fresh
enough for a country dance at night.
There are many other differences in
western and eastern riding. one Of
them being the way IN which the
horse is mounted Another difference
is the riding habit Linda had no tgim
riding trousers. with tall. glossy boots,
red coat and stock. Il was rather
doubtful whether she knew such things
existed. She did however. wear
Trim riding skirt OF khaki and a middle
blouse washed spotlessly clean hy her
own hands; and no one would have
missed the other things. Il Is an In.
disputahle fact that she made a rather
sllurng picture-eyes bright and hair
dark and strong arms bare 20 the el.
bow-as she came riding down the
pine-needie tran.
She came 10 the opening Of the fin-
mer trail and turned down a. she
entered a stin glen. apd the color IN
heI cheeks and the soft brown 81 her
nrms b'erlei well with the new timS
of THE autumn leaves. Then she turned
up long ridge
The,irail led through an old burn
bleak. eerie place where the fge had
swept down the forest. leaving only
strange. black palings here and there
and she stopped In the middle Of Il
10 look down. The mountain world
was laid out below her as clearly as
in relief map Her eyes lighted as
It's beauty and It's fearsOmeness went
home 10 her. and her keen eyes slowly
swept over the surrounding hfil tops.
Then for a long moment she sat very
still In the saddle.
A thousand feet distant, on the same
ridge On which she rode. she caught
StrAA "a dulAACA lNlrE II ntlu ltf
gaze. and in an instant she discerned
the rather startling fact that II wss
saddled. bndied, and apparently tied
to a tree. Mdfnentarlly she thought
that its rider was probably one Of the
Turner'S who vas at present at work
on the old Folrer farm; yet she knew
al once the TILED lands were still too
far distant for that She studied close
y the maze OF light and shadow Of the
underbrush and In a moment more dis
tinguished the figure OF the horsenan.
II was one OF the Turuers-buf he
was not working In the felds. He was
] standing near the animals head. back
10 her. and his rife lay in his arms.
And then Linda understood.
He was simply guarding the tran
+ down TO Martins store. Except for the
fact that she had turned OF the main
trail by no possibility could she have
seen him and escaped whatever fate
he had for her.
lTS be Continuedl