The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-11-21
By IRVING BAcHELLER

or I may give him. But II II for 20
and Solomon to warn him and be no
deceived
"T shall turn about and ride bscI
to camp I said.
There - no need of haste. h'
answered Arnold does not ASSUME
command until the third of August
HE shaded his eyes and looked to
ward the west where the sun was set
ting and the low-lylng clouds were like
rose-colored islands In a golden sea
and added as he hurried away down
the road to the south:
at Is a beautiful world
Too good for fighting men, an
swered as / sat down to finish my
luncheon for l was still hungry.
while ate. the tormenting thought
ask for the source of his information
or for his address. 1t was curious
oversight due to his mastery manner
and that sense of the guarded tongue
which an ordinary mortal Is apt to feel
in the presence of great personality.
had been. In a way. self-bridled and
cautious In my speech. as / have been
wont to be In the presence OF Wash
ington himself. / looked down the
road ahead. The stranger had rounded
bend and was now hidden by the
bush. I hurried through my repast,
brldled my horse and ser on at a gal
lop expecting to overtake him, but to
my establishment he had left the road.
I did not see him again. but his words
followed
Il reached the Corlies farm, far down
In the neutral territory. at ten o'clock
and a little before dawn was with
corlies and his neighbors In q rough
fight with a band of cattle thieves,
In the course of which three men and
boy were seriously disabled by my
pistols. We had sailed a herd and
concealed ourselves In the midst of
1t and so were able to shoot from good
cover when the thieves arrived. Solo,
mon and l spent four days in the neu-
trail territory. When we left 1t a doz-
en- cattle thieves were In need of re-
pair and three had moved to parts I'M
known. Save in the southern limit.
their courage had been broken.
II had often thought of Nancy, the |
blaze-faced mare, that had got from i
Governor Reed and traded to Mr.. |
Paulding. l was again reminded of |
her by meeting man who had just
come from Tarrytown. Being near
that place l rode on to Paulding's farm
and spent a night In his house. found
Nancy In good flesh and spirits. She
seemed to know and like the touch of
ny hand and, standing by her side the
notion came to me that ought to own
her. Pauldlng was reduced In circum-
stances. Having been a patriot and
. money lender the war had impover-
shed him. My own horse was worn
~ overwork and so proposed trade
md offered sum to boot which he
promptly accepted. l came back up
he north road with the handsome.
igh-headed mare under my saddle
The next night stopped with one
reuben Smith near the northern limit
Z the neutral territory below Stony
'oint. Smith had prospered by sell
ng supplies to the patriot army. I
ad heard that he was q Tory and
0 / wished to know him. l found
I'm a rugged, jovfal, long-haIred man
middle age, with ready ringing
lugh. His jokes were spoken in a
wv tone and followed by quick. ster-
'rous breathing and roars and ges- 4
Tres of appreciation. /
He looked my mare over carefully
efore he led her to the stable.
Next morning as he stood by her
cad, he asked II would sell he-.
"'You couldn't afford to own that !.
are l said
II had touched his vanity. In fact \
did not realize how much he had :
ade by his overcharging. He was =
stter able TO own her than and y
at he proposed to show me.
He offered for her another horse n
Id a sum which caused me to take
count of my situation. The money
ould be help to me. However, / II
ook my head He Increased his Of e.
T. N
What do you want of herr / q
ked. o,
" I've always wanted to own a boss Il
re that he answered..
" I Intended to keep the mare said n,
But If you VIII treat her well and w
We her good home l shall let you
we her. IT.
" A man who likes good joke will 10
yer drive spawned hoss.' he an
'ered merrily. ar
$50 II happened that the mare L,
ancy fell into the hands Of Reuben
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