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Show COYOTl'TIIAT-lllTIS. Not tvfry Alclo cnnRit his fill ot Mm1 Imforu tun np awl lilt fill of iiwkaI Mow noun. YetOojroUhTlinl'DlmJwl innnntrifl tn nitfVO both HliMO llcllltllt fill rnJ, nud of nil llio happy im agei un tlw Culoriulo iWrt lio tlio mint tinlou.lr, tamuUiioiuljr happy. With liat kn ilrllgM bo lii'l drown hll thatp Male ncroM tho tliroatt i( Jon Kuirlu-i ami bin wife, urter lio h.vlatulrn lulo their wagon In tlio nrny dau, 1111J Trlut thrill, of Joy shut through lilt hrwwt kIk u lie tilinmt lliujilln of tlirir two llttloclill Inn with llw butt wl tf ! their fntlier'i own rill. Ami then, v bra I 1,0 hail tiki n wlmt RoM In Ui Jlrll-rin'a Jlrll-rin'a iMtt, what liwcal waa In lilt ilrral-yAm, ilrral-yAm, nml h-vl ttrapil Jowi't mtlirr ,,. fllllusi'irtrl.lKi'IfHnboiit hit tun i trownMly, nltk what ficrco p!aturo L ttolo away fruui tlio tcrao of hla blowly woilt, nml with tlio Mcilctn'a rlile on kit thoiiMiT hml wau'lrml far ilownthu ilrynrro)o, tipping from tlio demijohn tlio tttitylinr julco of tha njiio froiutlnm to ttmit until ho felt Hint hi waa irrowln.? ilromy. Tlun ho had ilnirsil lilt uncertain way nlonK until ho hml coino to the rail toaiI trnclc. lio alnml hiullly nt tho hrlKht Ui I ralU unil lonkiiJ lip nt lira humming wire. In nn nwitl aort of liny. 1- uoiilil 1'ko tullo tfatrulielilnl tho rm kr( he thonght. until r-jtno om rhonlil ccini olonitthtf Iratk, alii then try a ahot nt him wild hla newly -H-quln-il t-nna. The -lrinljohn wn irrowluK light nn.l tho rifle m rrowlng henvy. Well, It a RvtilnK luml noon nml rather lAnrm.oiiu for nnAparlio, nnl honoulil lleilownin theahailecf tlw rotka orer tin io nn.l rwit. Tho htuiiiutni; of tho wire la a nonth Iuk wmuil, nnJ no itoimrr hml hla hoal t'lililifl the tilth thuij almp took n Unriitv ImM nKjii him Hitil wipeil out hiaMihlita'lcnioof joy, na lcep hm n i) of ilolim Willi oi or) body that liM nuvthtiii; In bo Jjjfnl for, Ami ao ha l.j.wltli tlio rlllo ly hU llo, nn.1 hli tilirlM'aknbly hhlwniafneotiinwil up to-vuril to-vuril tho hluo that nn hoil the ihewrt. It una unlet thwro nl rer-tful no amitul wire the Inmilo of tho wlrra. hta) . thero wtro othi r aoumla; hat tiioy Icauie aonie time nfur Co)otoTht'DiuM hail thrown litiuvjlf upon tho anml nml ' mine off to the laml of Noil. Thoy canio fiiintly nt lltat, ami iiilittot with the liinniinrlnira of tho wlrrx. burily thy uim) lli ..lrMI fif Pllil.lrfl. Hml tho red l-rnat been nwnko he mU.lit lime Imazlnoil that thoy were lh linuntlni; -iblool nf Iho vrw -Muloi'i thtlilnu whinw llooil ho hml to lulliltw ly lnl thut inornliiri. bnt ho lienrd tlioia not. lhoy wire cry far from Kim; f-lioDtly voiiea nnywny thow tonoe that now iitmiI forth tto inenily ua Uuba nml (Jay truJsvJ dmra tlm line. Tlioywro vralkluff to tho arooiiont nlon the rowl Ul not on the truck, for thut vas forbid for-bid lcn. Thero wcro other thlnifs Hint u-ro for-lihltVu, for-lihltVu, too, uinl one of them una atray Infr to fur away from the ctntlon, but I)al-s wa laUni eooil caru of hla tliroo-)oaroldlktcr, nud In tho prldo of lila Ms full Joira ho wat rUil to the care of half n dozen tuch m (I ly. To kIio DiiIm nil duo credit, lio ill 1 not know ho waa hnlf n milo from liotue,nud lie really ww RolnR totnrnbacV pritty noon. Hut thethlldrcn Jiail round nmiiy Intirvatlnnud beautiful thliiKe tocluuu tin ir nltetulou. rirat thero had uwi n thAHinfteraounfrowl that louhl not Jly, nnd that niado lta way alon,r In tho uioat haphazird luauutr ltnitriiiahlo. Then n horned toad had been enptnred. hlid Dubt had dmKsed tho dltuU-il jirlnoner nluni; by n itrlic until ho had tired of tho irt nnd had lit him go iihIii. Then, nlivnya Voepinjf tloeo to tho railroad, thiy hid entered n great held nt cnctl, m here Duha had trkil very lnrd to pick ,toonliMHMllhoiit gittlni; tho lutldioua, needlellko lne In hh finger, lio waa fairly suecoiifnl, hut he would not lettho fruit of thocactca go luto hla alater a chubby haiida until It had beeu trlpiJ of lu dangira by hit ready Jickknlfe. "T on'y had tuui nmlchea to bull 1 ft flro wlr," aliihed Dubn, "Id burn olf VCeo pricklel jut' llko o Iiljuua doe.M "0 of enmo suddenly from under On) 'a annUmnit. "Wut'a datr" "W'y.ll'a ig."nnd DuU left tho "tooiilcn" nnd etaitul toiinrd tlio pllo of rocki where lay thoCo)oto'a demijohn, and whironlro lay the Co)oto liliimlf. Tho twu trudgetl np thv Uttlo lnn, and Dulia KrJ'l'l tho handle of the iltinljuhu, only to lt It drop again nud epring bick qnlckly with Oay In hit nriua, for ha had caught tight cf tho Co) ote, and ho wat anlttcu w Itll u ail ! den detiro to go huiur. lint he taw tho Indian did not moie, nml to lie tuldinly became very brue. Ilewna o rtnluly aonnd nlip nn.l no iniim to bo Toured th.m nan i when ho htv on the lounge In hla mlddiy repnao. Then, too, Dnlia ;na qulto euro he waa a"orky Injun," like tho Ynn,nti. who thoielnl imd plekcl on the rnllrnnd, and to htt mill 1 becalm) wholly at eat. The Uo)ute'a uirtrldgo belt, wnloh had beou ao looaely etrupiml, lind fallen oil nnd lay by 1 la tldn. Tin ro were n liundra.1 very Inieieatlng blta of brata atlelrlng in It, and tho . hll Iren toon h id Ithoto Matured all about In tho tnnd by tho tnortuk Co) ote In the icrnuible for In r ili.u.i of Die Innocent to, Uay lt ' nne of thmi drop on thv Uoyntu ' lf. Irlinpa tho meeiul'a iufluonov waa on tlw wane, for a Ua lrown kneo una liiitmiimn'xiy i. uvui um mm, and ft hli; bnwn lmad oliitolied the ntflv lotto lit tlio Cuvoni eldo, but llu luudfi.ll lind th nnhle roil luau tnoted on. IJuli. trie I hi tho curtrlil,o Lull nud 1, not an lmliiui. all but the Im'l k.ii nhlii kuire, nnd li . .m In l .1 tnluTiiiT Hi ,l fi i tli lo, , r hot- liui r In I lu I t i. irk in mil, . lni khmnhii.!!. Mini t .ilirii niuu -Imi In r ki if.', aln'tlt, lu' in- )nun" au-e nl I, it ho griped thn handle uf tuo U' vlUU looking blade. "Now yod 'bui 1 over Yn nml III get lil oil Yin wock. Vn jci tmu fil'ing, ua 111 Jum;QJtHUil kill yo" " Unjr tlnnnrrcd. '(i, It'atin'y maVdb'lmo. Vcmklnd o Injuns tlon't kill itoludy," nml bo ntuck Aixmtnnptuoui finger townnl the Innicfiit Ooyuto, 'll' cny'I'rtcln'ftt kllU, hh' tcyn none youtnl lutv. worn-ml worn-ml iHiy. I'm a Tocbc, ho you better l)k ot.H It wat t.ubiom pport for .Qny. anil vrh n It cnuio to tins kllllns ivirt nbe civntnctl liutlly. (Yon'owoknlb.m up on 'polIM It b11.mmK1 Iub in n tomiof ftecuMtlon. "Now bell wint hl knife " Buntenonjth, I lie Coyote Thnt HitmilM rhAke tils bnmii ig nnd nrtiM quite vl,?-ciruunly, vl,?-ciruunly, but tbe lnt two M(f fcwallowi of lncwnl h1d liltn donu. Bo, after (urnlnsorrhndburyluicbHbMLiwUlke fjiuQ In tlicnnlt lie j quiet ngAln, WIk'H bo lind limit lurnM over, wm brouglit Into Tlcw tlae tinn. wjjich ImiI lcn conwald by bl dirty Ujinktt. Dubi ejml thi v.i'tli-)!l Willi CoUtoill tyc. Ho coul 1 not withstand tlio titnit-titlon titnit-titlon of ft-elin, it all u(f, ttand It up on it butt nnd trj In? ttixbonlder It, but tlili In ot foftt be txtuM bnnlly nccoui (ilKti. JnU Trtimt It wm lint kept hit' Ihufvnorf tbelnmiuernnd triKipr, nnd 1 routed n mmnd tbnt would inrely Intro limusht the Coyote tobU fitt vltli i ft yell, I ini nure I cannot U II, but Dnbi I pi a Mil with tint fwKilu-itlwt wwij-f.ii fur iiMirly an hour, whilu Uny i-mre-l mnd o.er the enrtridee, hUinj neftrly all of i them from view. I tly this time tho it n' rnrn wen on the lontf fdnnt anl the cbtllreii were Very hungry. Dy tlili tltuo. too, the Apudm wm growing nwtleM, fur tin innrl had nearly lait Itntfriji npm liltu. A train thun lerlnx by, or, much lean, n "i-wlft" bnmhlnv hS'ilnt bl I4nclc foot, avplder droppluK im UU Inn. or vreti a Mf fly bniaiujt nt hi Mr any of thoeo souId bavo iet bU demon fortofntopluy again. lint tlw cbtldreti could not vaH for futh dtiiotijitratlou m Uivkl', UiouhIi why It did not occnr tollubetUnt the (oyotr'a eir needed tieklhij( nltli n frreiue wood twltf, tlie Faonl only knows. The wind was up, anl ihewlreawcri murmuring louder thanivrr. ThnT onpii bd vtportwl In the black fbadnwi lotiK enonh liad pUyed with tho fauv uf the dfodly iennt nnlll they wire tired nud their ttomarhi were uiupty, Hi. iliiv Mtnflf on a trot for borne. Jut m tbey tnmed the liend and cntne Inajuht of tbe low roof of tho station, h "dnt devirwept by tlw rockawhure lay tho LMyoteThatUJiei. lio Jnui)l to hla fee t, (rrupcl bin empty rbenth, frnteamad whoop, and eUreil about in feverish raffe. Tbero wm liU knife, half covered by tlw aand, aud thrre woe hla rille. tar from hla aide. Hero wm tho cartridge btlt, empty, nnd nil nlH.it t Mm tti tho Mind were ooonUett. little foot piiuto, A bewildered luok itol t er bU foo, but It potiM'd away wheu bU cytie reMi-U on tho empty deuiljohn Theixpreuioti thut r. plaoird U woe one uf demoniacal ferottty, and tba but o. Hlaugliter lay heavily uin Uul Hut the imrtrl.ljree where were thyf Ibi fcuv Guy iiiound of Mnd, un I klckltiR It, gnM' n icruut of ilolUhttowo the brazen rftpenlni (bat wciu acntttroil rljbt hud loft by blafoot. lie picked thtm idl up. KruntliiK ovrr each oitu rilling the bvlt ami KrAp!n bit title, be tartd ot7 lu tho direction in whtih tho nmdl footprints le.1. I.lko n bliNxlhound, be oba3l nUng the track. XIU )!! ncanned the liiu atovtry torn, nnd Iti breath no hot and utrou;. Hut when be turned the bw cune mil paw thoiUUou, hekuvw tlut lie waa late too Into and bo ptvo n gnintof dlirnt, and w.u oil like the ind ovrrmUo trail tliat IM toward the tuneot. In tho low roofed itatlon liotwe tbe inothr rroonf-l tn tired Ilttlo Clay, Jjlng ro auft and llrop in her Alma. She looked out over tho drtwrt, aw the bun touching tho Up of tbo KiK'tim t'laut ciu.ll with purple dot, raw the prickly Kr hhrub boldlnjf their rroteque arm abot o tho Krvat euicp of a tud that ran down to tlio low botlson, and felt tho Implratioii of tho n tie, m iho b 1 1 of ton fwt ltbtforo, X'or tho drw rt bn n Iteauty thit In all lta own. the knew t'mt ulhor women In tho grent cltlea and In tho cool, green vUe) a mll't pity lu r In lint ditfolate unot, but iho felt that fcbu nedi 1 not tbtlrptty. Uubtcauie nud leimd bia head ntfidnit heranu, wbtro ilm tut, nnd Uttlo Uty utUd down v.lth n llnl kiu. Ve, thero waa much, rbo thought, for which to Id thankful. And In truth there waa. 1'runk 11, Millard lit Owrltnd Monthly, |