Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-01-05
CHAPTER III



Flight Into the Desert.
. founder md clarified Gale turned
,era star | sta oar to the soft wind. Presently
,o,.a IN no heard. or imagined he heard. low
bsats In a moment he was certain
NOUS III The sounds were the padlike steps of
Murfre. boofs In yielding sand. The regular
american tramp was not that of grazing horses
Senator In the Instant, made cautious and
,or - stesthy by alarm. Gale drew Mer
cedes deeper into the gloom of the
t. Grow sbrubbery The sounds of hoofbeats
congress- grew louder Gale made out a dark
,,,., | moving mass against q background of
rk | dull gray There was line of horses.
MINISTER He could not discern whether or not
bree. U. | all the horses carried riders. The
ao,, ., | murmur of voice STRUCK MS ear
l then low laugh It made him Jingle
a ae, pro, for It sounded American. Eagerly he
n listened
4 al at shore was, Laddy II shore was"
II came a voice out of the darkness
go ia"'F Rough housed Laddy, since wire
yeologist fences drove us out of Texas we amt
Ameri. HsRxta1 Us e thetAn we nfkz
psssss sw bdvh,n, rosst,x ~
kphed xhotas IT felt low dg11E
81 Hsramoo6s'se67k Sflfen an hone
u art ne an his friends shook the dust of
~ n Casita That's rotten town. Jim"
aair. Gale Jumped up in Joy. What luck
The speakers were none other than
- the two cowboys whom he had accost-
o ed In the Mexican hotel
Il n Hold on, fellows" he called, and
IL vrode into the road.
ieasol The horses snorted and stamped |
y. ana nen followed swift rustling sounds |
~ cilnking Of spurs then silence. The |
dsures doomed clearer In the gloom |
ointment fiae saw five OF six horses two with |
Safo~. dsr4 and 90 o6hef. n least, carry
lrcb. IN " asnnck pAea GAZE got Within /
chicago. - aeet eesln4 greup IL fmemost
AWAY 4sl1araa ssid:
rtist
ltehead l reckon mats close enough,
Pitts .ltranger"
o bank something In the cowboys hand
r. united darkly bright in the starlight
you'd recognize me. If 1t wasn't so
States ark replied Gale. hating. 81 spoke
Clark. ? you little while ago-in the sa-
BON back there"
Come over an let's see YOU" said
comedi- pc cowboy. curtIy.
dsnt Of tale advanced till he was close to
Re horse. The cowboy leaned over
r. saddle and peered Into Gales
muwitbQut word. he
held out his !
- "u' net a grip of steel that I
osD ''aihea .'locd The other cow ,
10 - eo' o.! rs nervous. spirited horse {
~ threw tie bride He too, peered
7iosely into Gales face. !
my name's Ladd" he said "Reckon r
u some glad to meet you again." $
Nsie felt another grip as hard and |
Vus as Tie other had been. He {
@ea ne had found friends who a
t~1eonsea to = class of men whom he n
;gInsr- 1au deste-i of ever knowing. O
AND daie-Dlla Gale is my name" he d
New Fsan' swiftly. 81 dropped into Casita
al, 1,'eat hardly knowing where | was. W
York wy TOOK me to that hotel There l
rmer r. an old friend whom | had not S,
r" Tor years. He belongs TO the "
p to AIRY stationed here He had be- OF
|ctor, snoed Spanish grl--falen IN love 81
ll' per. Rojas had killed this girls "
L'"e'-tried to abduct her. c,
fiiss snow what took place at the ho- s,
|sps5 Gentlemen. II It's ever possible. Il
~,ow you how appreciate what q
o'o for me there. got away. m
Tor ~u my friend with the girl. We ID
our here beyond the edge Of 81
peas Iesr inen Tborue had 10 make a 81
ltss h.. ~ amp we heard bugle calls, n
a' and be was away without leege' h
r." i The girl With jne. don't h
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L. Ah,~ ~ pises for Mercedes az 81
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