The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-02-28
THE RED LOCK
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by thoughts OF her hapless brother
frightened again in her eyes. She
Threw her arm about her father,
dragged him up out OF the chair and
led the way to the barn.
Brownie. a beautiful dark sorrel.
with d single small patch OF white In
her forehead. hearing the girls voice.
came trotting up OUT OF the pasture
lot-the same through which Jack had
trailed the unknown prowler the night
before. A tall. clean-limbed geIding,
bright bay. with one white hind foot.
foilowed her almost up to the gate,
where ne stood back and half Jealous
~ watched the girl caress his mate.
Come, Rex" the girl called, reach
Ing out her hand and coaxIng the tall
bay. But the horse kept his distance.
Il was only afeer the two men had
drawn back n sseps that he came
up to the gate and ~ his nose against
her face.
"Do you ride. Mr.. HopkinsY' she
called over her shoulder.
mot especially WELL" he answered, 1
though do like a good horse. You
ride. Of courseY'
Everybody rides In the Flatwoods
you must learn"
wy, yes" chlmed In the old bank
er, there's Rex fist sp'nln' rr work.
now that l don't ride any more sencs
these blasted falnty spells got Z COM
In. Tiers nothln' T. bender y'u from
takin' ride every day. reckon
we've still got my saddle an things
amt we, daughterr'
Saddle and bride and ALL" she an
'wered. And II will be such a pleas
re- she went on. turning TO the
'oung preacher. ~ show y'u around
'yer our beautiful Flatwoods." t
with such guide. am impatient /
o 20 the earliest moment possible" b
he preacher exclaimed efruslyeIy, v
this afternoon-now-if you WILL" II
The girl glanced at her father. p
"Why not?" he nodded. Il
Il don't like to leave-you." il
The old man tossed up his hand and
'ughed-a raspy sort OF laugh-all ID
lat the years had left him. m
The girl turned back TO the preacher. ~
wy, yes-f you WISH" she said :,
'nly you must promise not T. run w
way from me; Rex is ever s. much 90
ster than Brownie" ~,
The preacher turned TO look again
the tall bay. standing a few feet
Ick from the gate, where he had IN
thdrawn step by step as the minis tei
r advanced. OF
"He certainly appears to possess be-
eat speed"
Speed" the old banker repeated, a Ar
to In his voice common to the throat err
every man In the Flatwoods when me
saking OF his horse or dog, next Z lar
ks Graylock at the homestead yon-
: he's the fastest In the Flat
DDS" the
Graylock - Warhope" - the tired the
IS plnched together thoughtfuliy- ma MAJ
remarkable young man" b'
Scarce as hens teeth, his breed" 'io'
old man returned warmly. I'm 'ne
Ibtin' II Tiers anybody along the t'"i
bash that knows the woods like he test
s, unless II might be OIL Nick wiz. sen
I've alw'ys ben glad he tuck to sen
the way e did. and I've encour- l.
d I'm. Theirs nothln' like the ash,
IDS Z make a man OF Teller" was
Some professors came up her rom the
n the river & study what they Sue
ed Native Flora on the homestead Kan
year--y'u know, TIERS two thou and
1 acres OF II. most OF II layln' fist Geo
the Indians left II. and he keeps Unit
Tin me not Z low an AZ laid to a
10 sound tree. There1l be n for -
In that oak and walnut some day. 80,
I. he'd ben writln' to- these
'ssors, and they'd ben sendIn' i'm ~ ~.
's-anyhow. they come up and .i0,,
iped around fr nigh a week. !" =
'ne day one OF 'en was talkin' e 80,
and he said Jack knowed more '''''
L the woods than all the rest OF Be
put together. Wen. that's him. buke
y time. l never did know I'm Z court
anything but what he got II down Brin.
I as hne as the next one succs
10 old banker glanced up az the arres
slipping down the west and turned chars
s daughter; point
FELL. II y'u're goln'. y'u better be 100 I
In" an in
ng years OF active business life n;
taught Banker Colin the value Of
ptnsSs and decision--had so 80
"a these traits into his nature .'..'
they had come TO function auto So,
ally. IN
King as volubly sbou, the rela. nose
merits Of Rex and Brownie as 4 lePor
ere an agent trying to sell them. sent
ubbing his hony hands IN delight Rex
wing his restless mind SET once u Ida
TO definite task. he TED the LAST y
70 the lot and turned the horses aeprc.
he barn. state
saddle and bride were some. 1922.
stifreued from disuse when he real ,
them on Rex. but he had them C. A.
led up and came leading out the uiaee.
almost as soon as Texie had