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Show THE SLYTAjE TII.IIL, B; MI1& J. K. m?DS0S. I iff lite (, ft- on rtlrfi fro jou .crnr' T,it t 1J Santa To Trull, tlio Kww cf 10 nniiv if! 'il of lUriwraulptiffirinff, U ii w on t tltenii. .1 juth. Wluituv flr v nttoiall"lIioMrthifrroitrwH . w . j M1r nJ of ChJHjution.'Umvo Uurt. 1 it 1""t Mlowii.K rtrp ') tP v r-r.i ntin-itrl mountain of tlia w -i Kit tli' liiitf tnvb 1 it lit Irian! ' I, p i nl tli ly Ir intm nt point LI H ti iarrinnl utlier hUtoriu in ( 1 1. nt'- tlmt w MiiiH t tlt tato far lfli nni t tMluw it. I ull nt lvriw, hauovtr, lot ionk ! u ' J(,nfn) ' y nn ' no imlli"!- f tm.i'l thnt wtra in uo whoii tluj tfcww Ko Tmil imm tho icc.iw cf a nit tr flic with ot twin idixMlnsr lufirllr i 1 1 il w 1) . ly n hti It tiro IiIuihit i mi ' nit ,H '" nur " r,-,t with tii m iim' anlliof Jll)-n.tiiTtmv-i 1 ,1 It 1 1 i l li ml to follow thu tr! . 3lwl JiiKliwuy thiit will t li ) ii r i r tmirlytUo wimo route li t!m U i n, TojRUaiii.il Santa To rail r j I If it i not totiwnifiit to Intra t It toiit,t:tliiiMmtl3otihiotioiotf, tin u tr t u in iji of tho region wit ut the 3liwiM t1 1 m,r '"' ,ltr Owi ii v hit w is onto Wmtpcrt Lnml fill' in knii-m C'H, Mtummri. Tlmt fciti ftaruiitf t i it ' otirrtor. Tli ciil trmltiv tow or N tbttort em fern I iik li' l)u utntont Ihuit of tliu ,K, i ,ilc Irnil Itli liltfliim tin Matt, kix or m.ui n.itid from tho mikI lr wlicr ht loilis Muitium hwliil tWr t ir -fi, il j oiiil tho tmwi, iniwt'tjinl, l our t)i Khii. Hnv, tlw Unltoil h -t KAfiiitiu it liml Mt ntmrt a hi U t-f i on try for tho it f Huntii v ti hi uti v, hie h tin y i ticuini 1 nutl corrnl 1 tl r i n mt ox n. I ft re tbo Ihir In i 1a lit' 1, ftl iion tlio licit jm i (ma mil n tint rntitl fttrcnifth fur tin (lo ntt in joiirmy or-r tliu ;I i - suit 1 Tlio ilrlt rn of Himw uti Ml) i x t iimn Mini nnwtly Ml it ,KuViiirf no lmiKiuiK" Imt 11k lr I M1 1 TllO htWllii'tl I4lli lot),iiin UllU'll h i in in tin If r tVIr nomlin-ron nn 1 tit irtnm(itlilal.)m!r. 'Ihtynnltliu Vut n um-ti T fit t mid nto In (iiniiimul (Vine ut the IrmUiitf iHt whilo tlw tual bii)tr4Hiitoti toM lott!tu 1 y In a ! k of f,iHMli udiiito'l to ttto limrLitof Uniii)fttvrlim'ouiitr) tlmt u it 1 ntf flrio O'li'iiinrtHl b HimlunuJ tl.in fir. )Uin of iu.n tioim timt thto t-iitulnwl u lon tiniu to wait for tho jourui to Ht. liOiiU, mid tl rclnrn oiK' "I1 thn lilt I kliiftin .MimmiuiI y,iMtili iHiinaof uncrrlma iliununii la ili Hiitmner f liKtitctn IiuikIuhI ti il 11 i ti mutiy torrnl4 iluttM tho iijlu'il- of tl a inilrlo on tlm niHn u ri tirt. out tlm lxrl of (atito K!jiiirijj to tin ut &r.iBwl lit thn nl h, 1 1 on the mi nlopM, itml ilrunk Ifnm tho Inlf tlrj cnekn tint wuuril lla-iif.! fit' hill towiint thn lutw. Tli y h 1 cro n rlifk and fat, their I.40iii 1 .J Hwcru UIKhI out ami tlulr Hjlitin ul we to liuridt In fU-kli, w lung hiil tl i-v wnititl Inr n tiirgo. L in tli )iizvtciiinttrjen rowiiic ro it , ml tho Wrtitoti miunt iro muloin to ftutt wcbtwaril whilo tliu lrif. a in i ooJ toiulltiou. All wlvq 1 t'lunnfv tho MimncriiwhUtlo that rutihl Uphill iv htanl nt tho t whtu Uu wlnl ft-oni tho north, Imt tho till not tiiit to thnt for infunuiitioii of t) 1m it 4 HrriMth Court r w t ro con I'unU) (,tin li k mill forth to mul fruiii tho btiJini; on tho Uect foot 1' l i utt jkiiiI - Hint ui.roiii.micil all oi Iruittui! th.iM.uiI;i Vo 'I mil for the uno (t outrider j, noutu mil mtwciiRi.M, 'Ko 1 o it" wn tho word thc liroiiiht UicUtlavofi' rdij, until ono hot aft tr no nwhiii tho nunhluo iiulvinsl ovrr tho prairio lilio thu hruttUof a furumr, Md n hrciuo m much m Mlnvllho lm(" pri tn tho fclounh, Thocnttlo lay r uitlni on tho iihitkbi nnd tho Mrxu mi w ro i-tRUliul out in tho klwloof thotgoiw. hu Uliuljr a iputf fnl north w Ii d cimo iwirlln,' muoiit; thu praw, bruiVlti tho 1UM4 1 f tho Bummer ilny in nu iintuut, ntiil alnont utKiii it iirrt w a o cm n thf tonml o tho Unit a iMitle. Tho intnp Wmol rti miiifl l'oiiit-H .'cro raddloil end mount i I and unit d-nddn.; from corral 1 1 corral and then nway to tho town mil thoLuidimr, Vi nj u Planter Kiiin w tx nn American, ft"hti " mmi, utid umlw both LnIWi tnd himl-lt, lo nt of mitt rtatn ngc, In anno of hU hrown, unliiniit frou- Hj thrinatilikonpiKiiraiHO,ftiidjtt rnthir H Youn-tl in old. Ho had Utu utio of M Ihu inr -.t itnpit lent for tho lat to como, PHI )nd ))uv ho m a:t junon tho llnt to i atrli fll li und spur it oil down tho hllUido H Uiwaril tho nur. Juat how ho diffcrod B from Hi other if thin uiiiiiii-jrtinit j Urtj it would lio dlQicult to (Jl, i-tr- H imps nn c markidly lu'a fellht uloof- H ft , ft fit lint; tlmt hwl li him to fm mal(o n lirhlh imtli llinii!i tho woodn tUt 1 iy Utm i ii Wntpoit town mi I tho H UwlltU, ftiul to fdhiw it nlnniur ho VM lud rid 1 n dnwntu thnrlvcr ralhcrtl an ! tho w rod tiwl hy tho tmlna, j Mi'ntlnlatMuhUtIo was hraid ho ktiitodoTinsaat huhto,nnd m titimil H turn, linlottio bypith, whito a iWuu fl orinorounnViptoiiiuiho loal Thti HI path luul tuino tn U mllnt In tlrrlnlon fm tho "Kliirf'n hlliw ny " und M ll.n w Rtu iiivtnritiniol into it tho otbir ridin V ca!l dont to html M "Voiu'Oirby thohljr road thi tlmo, B , you tuu kJ taHtir und will utt Ihuo 1 toon rtrUUlungtr," I 'ho traliimnitcr lict.Itatod lint np- y ntJvtiiMjn fccond tliouffht ho Kept J on in the King a litfliua), md onh a oil y of utthi lu llnxiran Spaninh mid wniern 1 n 'ltnh fi How id him. Tho bin ch or uotTl dunduduudilab;nl ffl f-oniy. liuhdj 11 in 11 dov it tliJ wajon M t -ittV 'r Ui -i elanhimr htaj npurt, M Uninfn L td brlmini d linti, utte lti H JudUu Wjtr ivhoci) a, threw lK Ua-njih Lit Irun mi In M ,n nif nnl r wum tl MMlt il mho fut dil lain; ntliUi !-toll !-toll In liw licrw nil v'm cv itciiiMit.- tho Polar Stir w.w nirrndy Uluy tnado fiU to tlm JniRo roltonwowl slumi tin tilling --vtr tho ittrr Hho wiw Iftndwl down m that th Atcr hwl writhed her drrlc nu 1 pMm a grimy mnl color, Ilrrmln-l und lndnirilil lo f rdalif was piled liljrli on cury rido In miytliiiiffbnt ihlilujw Her p-itwtngcra wiro alt crowditl for-ward, for-ward, biitiott to vt Ahoro, and their fucea woro cf nry cider und Ivpe Miners, soldier, Yutiknrs, Iradern, yairt-Hen, yairt-Hen, aihrntunm, ngroo, army ofit 0 n, Miiifrriintti und n few oinni caina oprtho gavg ; laiilc hi a malic) pre- ioii. Orvctlrififl wini txchanod by onto with mn iu tho crowd on tho Untie; othvm stoml nsido nnd lookM on, trrtt!lfug lhmvdei at if Jnst ns lwud from. ft (rnntiml poitUmf mil thtm Ujoktr iibout for tho M-tth incut, Mnnyof thoiwuhntfUR of tho Polar Btnrihow touaRouttorftpr.rt(iwm hinil Mexican pontnytid tnoiintM t hem cnutlf iiftl) , linvlnj hwinl of the bucking lnuiiho Bfnr off , othi nt too't ptinutgo lit tho "Khoonrr' drawn liy hit irwpUiK uxrn, und nil rtftrtnl o i r tho hilli to tho trj litiff pot, t xrvpt thofm who woro to help ttnhvid tho curjfu utid brinjf up tho nuiiolini for VtrHl. 'I ho Ib'sicnii Inn vnonlrcil tho wapmi traiim down In tnl, tho Untn long dv lay making thrm tminttcnt to utart nut, Thn rnpuiit hl leu ordrtd to wait for United Htiitiji trooim luntul to Tort Icatworthi lliPit tho Pflar Star lml lroundoil on n Hind lr whe i iho waa x Uy out from M. LouN Inr Mipph of fml nt a tirtnln landing ww nul rendj , nnd alio wn ohllrtnl to wait w hlto conl wwxl from thixonillm Inlniil wui haiiloil to her. Onodtti ntloti nfUr mi other, ttigothpr with her hiny tarfio, mndo hir trip u low out , but no twrlom in clih nt Ili 1 Ufnth u ht r nnd tho fr (Kd(t for thu orirhtnd ttain ,o Imiod In KothI coitdltl hi. As tho p-trnKlinjt procvtwloii was about to Mart up tho hill thocHptitiuof tho Polar Star noticed n woman stand itij nlrfiio un 1 looking hi u dasod Hiid fiiKhTinil way, hint at tho Unit nnd thuint tho crau. IIo innuniWrtd hrr welt, for, to mo tho phruao cf lib own thought, ho hal "lutd hU cyoou litr" IhrvVKhout tho Xoyno from tit Isolds. She hnd rontii alioard btto nt lit it city With hor 1uwuk idld to W'fslport Laud inff '- hriv, sho Itad afterward (ixplalttL-tl, hho wotil I ho laot by n frUud. lie Iuk n ijulot, iiiixlest, I'littii littlo IhmI, tho olli (vrnwlM who wtTttlK&rd tlto boit took kindly to hr and U fri iidwl hor tl nniichoiit tho Uliv, 'ill y vvru noiuv what trriotis , to I o un, oonouruity( tho "frigid" whowvuld i.ict Iter i lory rta soitahly, too, shti it was nn nliuont tin-hoitrd tin-hoitrd of und itrtaiidy u m nturfsoma thiun fora.oium to ntrt tip touutr) on a MUmotirl rlir tcnmlMxit in tluwi titilydtyn. Ih.t Inr uutiiuu, and ptr-hnyiiwhnt ptr-hnyiiwhnt sho did not wiv ntoro tlmn nu)t,h!uK rlr suld prciiited thiso in. ipiir). Tlowifiof n laiitiln if urtil-Icr, urtil-Icr, who ruiikid' nil tho otln.M, ipno ituutim her oinloii thut ono (f two thliiffs must lu tho Into cxpl iimtlou. hither tho hmo Wuuiuit ludUiit do-netted do-netted by her huKind nu 1 was iiotiptito urothat ho woul I keep his rum lm to meet hor nt Vitxirt Lauding, or tlu tiix-ctM to Jul i a i oil lorn und bo inurrlod theru. t Jloro thnit once, when tho wtmit sat cu thodevkof tho Pulnr btur and jpuiil tun i tho inuddv waters of tho rhir Into tho jouii tfttutiwoft.1 (rroen lo )tiud, npntlii'tlo lookinpt lutultrfaco tlmt witrrautod tho llrvt thetr, Anlu a trustful hoiHj woul I shhio thnniKh lur j,ra eos imdcoinhitohirnow frhudi cf tho I ttter eiphtiiutiju, llio caiitnln's ntu uthm had L u eApo dully uttntitullo hirhyn littlo kcino tr whii.li ho RIIetcillilniMlf tobotlin fn1ywitiLNi. Soouafttrhhoi iiuoiiImmii-iI his Umt it ht. Louis, nu 1 whilo ho was watchhiK hor with w.mo Mirplciou und woiiderln,! that a woin in of lar appo ir unco fthoull fttnrfi til iimu1iu j write nlon,ho naw her fmo nw suddcnl white. 1 hey wiro both wt.ll for anl ut thu time, but tho woman was walking loardthhUrnoflhuuil,niiditwiw otthuttolho ctij tutu that h was Mai-tlod Mai-tlod I ) something sho mw tltoroamid tho trowd of juifHiigir (Ifckhnnds nnd Mddtors all ciitfaxed lu uwortliu and uiruiiKint; tho Mucks of freight nn 1 lu K3fte. 'lids knit otmrur of stntitKO Htiplo titrneil ipilekly un 1 hiokod in tho Miuodfiortloii with tho woiiutis es, but ho could not drtt rmlito w h it it w ut tlmt hud caiuM tho bhod to Icmolir fact'. Hho undo no nttmuit nt com cab mint mid was plainly In no wav dl. United ( tl oto tliiliKi tho old ciiptuiu Mido inrittjil itoto tittd tlicil Visilydo cididtobldohistime, lint iw tho ojugo proftrcMitl rn 1 tho woman ffjwo m Mku, tho captain .u3 puzxlcd Iloiitiid toliimsLlfi MioI.uqwj whtro Mo li Koing nnd what Mio 14 ubout urul hho inli 11 Is to krepherowu tonnstl Jl'tt wombrfnl what aquiet bit tf a woiian will uudoruko when M10 mukimuphir mlud to It. Hortourvo li llko tho path. nt mail's anger whim ut Jt"t uruuseil," And tho old iiiptaii iIk'IuM a Ion;, dotf klfli und kt j t his ow 11 louniM 1 Although hn, ton, hnl liecn curhmi conctridntj Inr friend," ho wat not (Trent ly Mirprixl to seo litr Mauding nhmo utter tho pafucnjers wiro ull l.tn 1 (tl frout thoPolnrMnr, Honpproitch id her jtut ni tlto ofilccn w 1m sj w ho w ero in tho pn ut waon rt ad to nsce n 1 tlto hill, epied 1 cr, und ml to htr to join them. 'Noliody met inc,H M10 rati to tho ritiUlu as ho can 10 up, und, thouKh lLo woidi hud a lomly nouiul, ho tw liuzhM n'lcwat tho tone, und tho ex p"eaaiou Lo funclod ho dctectod for mi instint lu lar faco wna ono cf ikllcf rat In r than diKiippoiutmout. "liio 1 idles mo Kiln up to seo tho town," tho utptaiu oxj hunt, "pu hip 011 had U tU r go fxlong " Ilia woman hud harmd front tho oftl-scrs' oftl-scrs' w1os wUloi.bo,ird tho PoUrbtar th tt thtir huMmudi und a porlU n of thti trooj-i wero dosttmd to Port LetiMii-worth, LetiMii-worth, lift inllos f irthir up tho riwr, nnd thit thoif maiuUr of tho sotdUm, liiuhr cominiiiid of a m rgo mt, woul 1 (liiombtrkut WVklport Landli' mil at-coiiipmy at-coiiipmy tho rkuit v Vo train weMwurd &4 fur U4 Pott DMfii, 'iho jptuln holpod tho in) Morion? piswtijt-! into tho trtiu wagon, wheio M10 wui iuuuu-dlitiK iuuuu-dlitiK l Ho 1 with nniidlotti W hut hum on do " "V In row 111 3 on foi " Imt Uo on sui i ao hai pro entcd your frioM from nu tiuj;)oa ' 'It et(u uuai'dviiuVW in such a i laco at tl 1 ! ni In Uiu ruttuM 1 '1 n1V win ii to I umink n ph 1 plit I t!i .t Mi 01 1 ti t kn w AM r iliiin.i hill- 1 , I nt U11 tav'Tii. And tho nilltiry -ifflr. n. hnd t k THh f wmim tho torrnlato h M 1 'I tin witgoi trains, an 1 ti ' lu was tlmotore 1 1111 i la ll 10 th wuinui turned ti tin ii t nil iDii i o," I! j inyuxoun! uM M tn r if -li w dlguwlthlbimto tho f rt, mbling that Mio louI I proUddy fimlunpl iiKiit 1h ro in somdc nicer family nr sho conl I Atitrit b thoHmt to St. Ionl. To th-lrc.Hitf rnnti.-n Mm nnpwpred that sho wnsKoitiK 011 tnHsiiti Pi One of tho wagon in tts hud Ills wife with Llm, an 1 sho 1 nl ulrettd bar jpilned with her for thu trip. Th'ru mil mthliii; to do Imttowiv giMh, wWi tho woiuanasufu joiirun) and sitccesi In hi r rntnd Arter tin. dt -portun f herfrl nd tho lone traveh r ImniedtAtel 'ookuphornbodo lit camp with tlowuon tMBti r'swtfn. Tliotvntl v as n tirlty und Imile repn rat Ions for tho Journey wero going f 1 w ultl ut) 1 ery side, though tt would 1 tjortmvo dns fht sutd, Iwfnr" tho pnt klliff txivftd 1st completed an! ill mado ruwly, Jlaii of thu traitts urro on tho vhl) to the Luiditu, thers wero ulroody down by tholoveoroctlvlng their toads mil thu nnmiiider wi te prepnrinK to start. All sne one At Kings cumil Iho oxen were sVttidlng idl ulwut, and tho Mupld Mnxlcniis wtre looking nlong th lnntiy littlo traiN that comerged la ward West fiort.iuil up nnd down tho 'Kings hlgliwrtv," Ifitt no wnym m is-tir is-tir was in sight for tlutn. In half nn hour a well dressed Mixicnn ffa1lMntl rtp to Hum on a mnstaug, hurling linttvomths at their dogged fin- and tnul, blmk eyes, Tho "gronstm' Ml to work nn 1 j ibbcd thouuoffeu ling mt tlu nt they yoked tlw 111 ti. Mt Is u bud jiecoof 1 us Inew, said tbo wiiKon masters wlfo lo Inr gut it 1 1 in pit it ion or sonant odiu could in t di lino thojionilion whUh ihoMrntikOWi m un otcuj iotl in her mind mil her Mildly) Mild-ly) "Ihoinnu King went u!T w lilt tho others to seo tho lout cuino lu und f liody luin't seed him w nit. Leatw ho Martod down tho truil ho nrndo his mlfovtr tho hill ui.dir, un that Hi ho 1 iM of him II more liko a JIcMenn to net tint awn, nu tho nun folks say King tr mod lfko a r! lit uVunXiltrr H Tho Mt mgirsAll nothing, W biuiit henu If ultout the t oking sho hml n tuu teend to nsotM with, Homo oiiu wiw it t ruIttM 1 r promoted to tho ncuut w iguit luArterMiip nnd l4io pn king went tm. The Hex t day win 11 tho wvgou uuU r a wife aroso from her sh-sta under tho w igou, shtt saw tho stntngowui 1111 cum-lug cum-lug toward tho t orral along th "King highway." Win 11 sho dn w iiour nnd wit down tu the grass ipiitu out of breath, her hoNteu said "Whore 011 uirth hev 3011 bun? 1 111U Mil j uii thu mi no to 1 got aw ako Von ltflln 1 turnout jtttt tojiUk them How em ltii you? Jest 011 w ait t wi 11 w c rt out in tho inmih wluru then s latino grnxin ti i.ttk of if oti waiiktos'tt lliwirs." The wagon master swifot eerkiuw to acvrtaiiit jiihtwhitUtamoof tholl.iw-(M tholl.iw-(M that wire gnthued on tliu King highwa),' but hi tmk It forgrnnli I Ilit wiro thnwn away nftirMo had iuipirtiM tho iuformutiou tf liutroueH tocomt. fate cutMnuefl |
