Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-01-26

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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 fagstones ;
he opened 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 hand"
Gale slept twenty hours. Then he
arose, thirsty. hungry, lame, over
worn. and presently went in search
Of Bedding and the business OF the
day.
your Yaqui was near dead, but
guess we'll pull him through" said
Bedding.
Gale told of his experience at Papa
go well.
THAT raider who tried to grind the
Yaqui under a horses hoofs-he was
1--WE seen some blood spilled and some
hard sights, but that inhuman devil took
my nerve. Why, as I told you. Beld-
ing. l missed a shot at him-not
twenty pacesw
"Dick, in cases like that the sooner
you clean up the bunch the better"
said Bedding. grimly. "As for hard
sights-wait till you've seen a Yaqul
! do up a Mexican. Bar none that is
the limit Dick, If I'm not mistaken
| this fellow was a chief. Il was a
waste of strength, q needless risk for
you to save him, pack him back here
But. d-n the whole Greaser outfit
generally, I'm glad you did !"
Gale remembered then to speak of
his concern for Ladd.
daddy didn't go out to meet you"
replied Bedding. 81 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 n bunch. of
horses and q few steers. Did you get
a good look at the horses those raid
ers had at Papago well?"
Dick had learned. since he had be-
come q ranger. to see everything with
keen, sure Photographic eye; and. be
ing put to the test so often required of
him. he described the horses as
dark-colored drove. mostly bays and
blacks. with one spotted sorref
Some of Carter's-sure as you're
born - exclaimed Bedding.
well. what shall do nowT' asked
Dick.
stay here and rest" bluntly replied
Bedding. "You need IT. Let the wom-
Ell fuss over you-doctor you a 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 infrequent returns to
ForIorn River; and, besides Elsie had
written that her father had stormed
over what he considered Dicks failing
into wild and evil ways.
Thine flies" said Dick. George
Thorne will be free before long. and
he'll be coming out. l wonder if he'll
stay here or try to take Me. edes
away?"
"Well. he'll stay right here In For
Torn River if have any say" replied
Bedding. I'D like to know how he'd
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
he we can get Thorne to stay here
You know. since you've discovered |
the possibility of a big water supply |
I've had dreams of a future for For
lorn River. II only this war
was overl'
The discovery that Bedding alluded |
10 was one that might very well lead /
TO the making Of wonderful and
agricultural district of Altar valley. !
While in college Dick Gale had studied
engineering. but he had not set the
scientific world afre with his bril-
lance. Nevertheless. his smattering
Of engineering skill bore fruit IN the
last place on earth where anything
might have been expected OF it-ln
he desert. Gale had always won
iered about the source 0f F0rlorn
River. lie had discovered a long, mar
'ow. rOck-b0fi0med and rOck-wniled
guich that could be dammed M the
over end by fhe dynamlfng o. lean.
Bg cliffs above. An ineNhausflble
supply Of water could DE stored there
furthermore. be had worked our nn
rrigafi0n plan 10 bring fhe wnfor
l0wn for mining uses and 10 make a
laredlse our ~ fhnf part 0f Aiar
alley which lay ia the United Sf0tes
leldlng cinimed flere was gold in fhe
Fr0y0s, gold iu ihe gulohes Dof iu
quantities. f0 make p prQsneof0F a.
olce buf enough AZ N0rk f0r And
bo s0il 0n ihe hialer lefels ~ ANN
alley needed only NateF a. make n
roN nnrfllng fNf fonT pound Gals
l0, haf come fN h0fe difams ~ p
llure f0r f0rloW N'ffF
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