The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-09


"Wr ought 20 try 10 hit Tor the
main road. { suppose That sgtms
the most sensible thing 20 90, Wen
probably BE- able to get our bearings
then. Id wait t.ll daylight. only !
don't think $40 ought Go. Im afraid
we're TOO near tho camp They'll
Doe out lookng Ter these horses. They
can't afford Go losc tk9m
They've sot my car no reminded
her
'But maybe they can't run a..
Henry lgs one thing 20 ride a
horse around this country. but when
BE- comes Co exploring Il Ia a f,,yNcr,
WE'LL you've sot 10 be an expert
no merely grunied az tho compli
meni tpr he ausgseted that che vas
only iokIns
You'd better ride the one that you
caught. lhe added Hes an quietcd
down nou Can sou mount himg"
Certainly I can snapped the
Wreck But what arc you going TO
doe You haven't any riding skirt "
Sally laughed la tho darkness
The Wreck had scaled the aide ~
the first captive and Was trying TO
find a comfortable place In tho sad
die. when SALLY made a fly.ng mount
Of tho second
You'd better let me so ahead 4"
she said Wen iust walk while
we're In the woods And don't get
yourself Knocked of BY a branch,
Come on
They SCI on az q slow pace. sally
gvrus her animal is head, cave FOR
occasional guidance IN tho direction
shc thought they ought 20 follow,
The Wrecks horse followed. deter
mined not 10 be- isolated again. 80
that an that his rider had 90 do vas
20 balance himself IN the saddle and
lend or branches with tho rifle
sally had but a vague idea ~
whittier they should 50 TO seek the
main read The Wreck. having no
IDEAS ~ his own as 20 their course.
was content merely % follow
one consideration ia sally.a mind
was 10 avoid the camp az all costs.
and apparently she was succeeding
in that. FOR after hair an hour Of
riding IN a direction that was gen.
orally straight they saw no trace o.
IL. With the first faint coming o.
dawn she was pleased % discover
that the trees were becoming more
sparse. A few minutes later. AZ they
rode out into an open space, the
light about them vas visibly In,
creased
The Wrecks horse ranged along.
side saily's mount without urging
and nlpped gently AZ tho shoulder o.
his companion,
"Glong here" said sally good
nateurcdly Mind your
she broke on into a little cry and
refined her horse sharply
Henry williams she cried,
what now
she was staring al the wrecks
horse
'Iook-look what you're riding
HUH Tie aquinted down thru
his spcctarlcs az the top Of the ami
mails head. as tho expecting 20 dis.
cover. perhaps, that u was an sle.
plant or a camel rather than q
regulation Montana mount
FITS Bob Wells horse. raid sally.
in voice % awe.
And indeed Il was "a the Wreck
could now see. with a fair amount
os early morning light coming over
the hills. Il was the bis black ami.
NAL that even he. 20 whom most
horses looked alike. had come 10 a.
socIats with the sheriff
cru h. doskensdr' he mu,tsred,
sally SAT rigid IN her saddle. a.
tho the sight had ps,rified her IT
was Boba horse. Boh's saddle. Bob'a
bridIc-the whole ou;fi, was there.
No wonder she had been able 10
sooths the frightened animal. back IN
tho darkness he knew her.
We've stolen tho sherift's horstsT'
she gaHped
Found en-" corrected The Wreck
"Oh. Henry
We'll. what of it7"
"Bui-what IN the world does Il
meant I'm all mixed up"
The Wreck did not have an very
clear idea o, what " meant. but the
discovery was very pleasing 10 him
Uuconsciouaiy. he assumed a more