SATURDAY, JULY si, ijofl,
THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
7 WViW X
CorencA
Willed
By XCNO W. PUTNAM I
OmiHuM, JiwJ. bu v,,w u- Put..... JU
IT linrdly seemed a cIiiiiko tit oil,
hut wo mm forced to cnll It otio
so long m there wns nothing bet
ter. Of cutirun 'twn Tarnou's
ork, Tiirimn, wIkwm murtloroti liiuirl
moot friend hud rettlrulnod ami
who luid done tli! other munlr-r Jimt
to bring nu avenging poMu dowu oil
Jack lu a humor ilmi would render In
lulrliv few lid exiitimtlolii utteletts.
Hill Morguu brought Iho word, It
teemed a Mtraugo mibi'iidlng of Iho out
law' Nilrlt, TfrhniiM IiIm own wild,
bunted llfu tod lilm to lty lu hid un
couth wiiy a victim mil to earth with
out warning, or olbl)- lu hud emue
perstiuul memories to Iw uvoiigetl.
Anyway lm told m )mi hoforo diiy
break of the cowardly crime (hut hud
been fiiKtiu-d no UiiuilMiikiilily mid so
BDjUHtly uikiu Jack and of the furious
pursuers close upon our trail.
Ilcforo ui were the mountains, irrlm
iml full of dangers for tho stranger
fugitive, hut to thin score of relentless
follower home. Borne fort tulle bo.
bind lay IlnUi-jvlllif-nud safety, for
Itulf bur leudlng cltlxens-tlio mayor
lilutsclf, to lay nothing of hi fair
(laughter-would bavo sworn to Juok's
SrtMtMR'e at n banquet given lu our
oaor at tho very time tho murder
waa committed mile away. Hut be
tween our cauip and vindication rode
t relctuloss, unlnqulrlng; too with a
ilugle purposo-sml a halter. Tho out
look waa gloomy enough for poor Jurk.
It iopiiiimI that I waa not conuvctml
wltt) tho crime. That, too, waa Tar
poo'a akltlful planning or perhaps my
(ovorumfut ponlttou aavoj mo, Vcuro
anew waa to I hi taken uiou Jack
alone, my great, rough, burly friend
with tho In-art of a lion or n woman,
a tho occasion called for courng or
for klnduvss.
When only a single course la possible
oua can think quickly what to do, 1
gathered lu Corenca, loath to bo gath
ered from tho luxurious pasture of the
foothills, and, throwing the saddle over
hor back, Jerked op tho girth ao tight
ly that ahe flinched and snapped at me.
Then, flinging tho other eaddlo ou
Juck's hone, we beaded hor off acroaa
tho eeonlry toward her old homo alone.
As alio turned and lookod back at
Corenca, pawing Impatiently at tho re
straint, a sharp crack of tho whip en
couriged the eagerness of ber depar
ture. Koon ahe disappeared from view
In the dim light, having a plain but
bootleaa trail behind for our purauere
to prewntly follow a few mllea In their
quest for Jack. Then, after a alluut
liaudtihnke tlmt an Id morn Uian word,
tny friend wcut dodging lu among the
bt'ovy Nhadowe of tho mountain can
youa, It-avlng me alono with my won
derful Corenca, whoae speed waa
niatchlena und whoao teuier waa the
dovll'i own. If ho could only ovade
capture while I rode to IlalNcyvllle for
help! Twice forty odd mllea would
bave to bo covered, and tho hope was
alight, hut Corenca waa a wonderful
foundation upon which to build It. If
the foo nhould Iomo even a little time
ou the fitlito trail of the other bone
IT BKKMED AH IV BITB KNEW THB NEED
KOll HAMTS,
and Jack get a fow extra hours, just
few, where each momeut gained was
glinted with gold!
My thoroughbred mare, cbatlng and
tugging at tho bit as we awept out luto
our long, hard trip, sot me to wonder
lug whether I apnrud hor moat by hold
ing her lu or letting hor have her head.
I tried to compromlHo, but sho willed
Jt otherwliw, tmd the ground (dipped
nwny under hor feet like n smooth ruu
ulng belt from tho flywheel of some
imnderoiw mnchlno. It seouied ns If
eho knew tho need for hnsto nnd scorn
I'd a BiitfKeHtlon of her own llniltntlons.
Tho only notice my restraining hand
received wns nn Imputlent toss of her
Bhupely bond nnd a snvnge jerk at the
Irelns.
In 1088 than nn hour-only nn hour
behind poor Jack,' I thought, with a
sinking honrt-I saw our grim pur
suers In the rond beforo me, but all
that I feared from them was delay.
They knew I was not the man they
wanted nnd were themselves there to
j)hold their ldenioJN! Jand hu
man "jnatrce In their tfeWe'cTOle wly.
They might attempt to take me back
with them-tbe one thing that I really
dreadd-but of peraoual vlolenoe I
bad no tu0. My goveroment position
would', again roloct uio, and what
ever time tVy hindered mo Jack would
also gain fr&m them,
As we niloiiclied I got the halting
ilgiiul, bu tho Utile tnnre rushed
ahead, alltf) unmindful of their shout
ing and my hand, Two men dismount
ed burrledl and made a rush for my
bridle us wt passed. In a flash Coren
ca' flghtlarr blood was up, and, with
gnashing tenth and eyes like a drag
en's, she -was upon and over them
tod dashed ahead. A dozen mounted
men apurrfld after us with the act
They might as well have chased the
wind, for Uio very dust from the little
nmre'e fee' fell short of their leader,
llivy dura not shoot lest Uncle Bam
ihould hoirt the echo prcseutly end
only waste I a little time for Jack to
profit by.
Oneo clew of pursuit Coreiicn fell
off n little In her speed, but not In her
IndepeuduPce, us I quickly learned In
my first rttompt to Jugglo with tho
reins. Aflfr all, why ihould I not let
ber have lr way now tlmt no ipeclul
cause for foml bursts lay ahead? Bhe
waa a wlfiul child of the plains. Let
ber sweep them to suit ber fancy. Bhe
would lose uo time and perhaps, better
than I, coild judge of ber own endur
ance. Ho we left the dubious miles
behind u In pursuit of the mllea
ahead th ste rapidly found and con
quered of by one. - Homntlroee the
pace was a moderate canter, some
times swift an the wind, but I watched
the flank! beneath me In vain for to
i bored breith. Khe seemed to temper
her epe4 to the limit of what ahe
could colore without drawing upon
jthat W'sderful restrve force that
made ber t once the pride and the
terror of Oe plains,
j So thlfy odd mllea lay behind us
prenentlr and the game little Iteast
bad dra VI up only once for a drink at
ibe fonWI a stream. Still, more than
one Big rDw told me that she bad
made ht run at an awful expense to
i herself, (Rico she began to show fa
tigue, U 4tmed as If her dissolution
I was to as rapid as tier flight had
been. Ttw willful flirt of her head sho
had left n'Um behind, uud she stum-
bled a itfftf sometimes as sho still gal
loped ff-Tltfully on. Encb breath wai
a heave tAd a gns(i now, and tho white
' foam th fell from her mouth waa oc
jcaalonnlty colored with red Should I
; dlsmouH tud feed her or try to crowd
her thrtoflb? Back among the moun-
tain caigr us J could see a kindly, rug
jged faoe, bow stern and resolute, at
'bay. Ire me, only a few miles
ahead, A) llalsey villa and rescue. Ai
I ready 1 rtuld almost see the atately
mayor nd a few chosen frtands rush-
- tng a wsy n their errand of mercy and
Justice. Tor could I quite forget the
sweet ficftl girl, In whose eye a tear
had stin3 so close behind the laugh abe
had gtvra Jack at parting. And It all
tempted me forward. 8011, It would be
a fool!f thing to ruin all ao near my
Journey'! end by letting my now auf
' fcrlng librae go off from her feet for
want of a few minutes' rest
Coroufi stood quiet enough now,
, with henl down and hearing aides, but
i with the Are still unquencbed lu her
flashing eyes. Reluctantly I dismount
ed and loosened tho saddle girth a lit
;tle. Then a sight met my eyes that
stayed my bund at the fastenings while
; I looked again, to bring me a moment
later back Into my seat For tho first
i time that day I urged Corenca beyond
the limit of her chosen speed, and right
' nobly did alio struggle to respond. Hut
tho heaving aides told their own story
; of a conquered body still reeling for
' ward under Jhe impetus of an unyleld
ilng will. Poor, faithful servant! It
j was, then, to bo a roco to tho death
j of my horse or my friend and In that
choice of course the dumb brute had
to lose.
Now that the decision bad been forc
ed upon mo I spared the use of neither
whip nor spue upon Corenca Corenca,
to whom no one had ever before dared
to teach the uso of either. No more
thought of trying to save ber Just to
get tho last ounce out of her before she
fell. Far ahead, Just paving Ilalsey
vllle, I could see a queer little red spot
rushing toward us, which I realized to
bo the mayor's automobile, bearing him
rapidly away to a neighboring town.
For a few mllea his route lay straight
toward me. but ' presently the road
i forked, and the red spot would bear
out of reach the one man whose pres
ence would awe Jack's pursuers Into
submission at a word. If I could reach
those forks In time It would save me a
smart llttlo rldo to the town. If I failed
I feared me much that nil my efforts
were doomed to failure that the game
wns up. Well, It would never be Co
renca's fault. As I noted her trembling
and unsteady gait I could not but hope
that when she did go down she would
be out of hor misery soon. Again and
again I urged her on, heartsick as I
felt tho futile struggle sho wns making
under me. It was a losing race. Still,
she lost It by so narrow a margin that
ahe won for me,
Already tho clectrto stood was about
to swing around the curve and leave
mo such n few rods behind when Co-
! renen, as though still obedient to her
unconqucred will, plunged wildly Into
the air and sank dying to tl? en.rth.
Ilcr race was over, hut she l.ti.1 liee:i
grit to tho very end.
A pair of Blmrp eyes, wit the mayor's,
saw tho accident nnd trm hi oulck
report. So It bnppened that instead o(
leafing me helpless they presently
drew up by my side und looked down
on mo crouching by the dumb brute's
head.
It wasn't the mayor who first com
prehended flie .story I,tr.W to .tell
Oiem r7ack, -rfnTTt asnTb1s"voIce
that ordered me Into the vacant seat
nor his bands that suddenly took con
trol of the machine and gave It mo
tion, I cast one bitter look back at my
dying horse stretched there along upon
ber side, but I hadn't the time to end
ber misery with a pistol ibot, as I was
minded to do. Now at lust was Hal
seyvllle behind mo and ahead the
moiiiitnlus-uiid Jack. I stole a glnnce
at tie slight girlish figure whose
guldlsg hands now seemed like steel,
but over whose face had coma some
thing tlmt was neither a smile nor a
tear.
How the wind came up and rushed
In our faces as the auto gathered
speed! It wasn't a flight, but a melt
lug away of objects. Things were and
then were not The Itelt over which
we had galloped, Corenca and I, now
changed to a smooth zone of marble,
flanked on each aide by a ribbon of
greenish gray. We didn't seem to ad
vance; Just swayed and tilted, while
the green gray rlblxms on either aide
of us rolled luto a taugle of mist Just
ahead, Into which we were constantly
trying to plunge. One could not deter
mine where the real Joined fusjtei with
the Imagination. Somewhere between
the two the real became luvlslhle and
the Invisible seemed almost real. There
wasn't a thought of fear, but a half
formed wish that something would
happen to add variety to this throb
bing, undulating sensation, without
particular motion and with nothing to
see. Where we were or what we were
doing not one of our senses could tell
We were only ethereal spots In the
"ncif oaks a mmxi screak.
aoidst of an Infinite nowhere, at one
nd of which lay my dying horse and
at the other the friend I was trying to
save.
I knew In a half dazed way we were
rushing ahead at a speed that waa ter
rifle, but felt Impatient that It was not
greater still. The breath of the whirl
wind might have been tame to my
quivering, overwrought nerves. Shut
out of the material world by this cloud
wall, I longed for a thrill of expectant
danger to break up the depressing
sense of Isolation. It wasn't the call
for hnsto so much as the call of Impa
tience a mind taken entirely out of Its
realm of accustomed comparisons and
clamoring for sonsatlon rather than ac
complishment Such were somo of my chaotic Im
pressions when I suddenly became con
scious of objects about me and realized
tbnt we were slowing down. The green
gray ribbons took on a spotted aspect
which gradually expanded Into some of
nature's ewn pattern, and I waa con
scious of a sudden relief to get back
Into the world again. The gray mar
blo pavement shook out Into the swift
flying belt of the morning, then grad'
ually came to a stop In the midst of
mountulns, trees and human forms and
a fow other thlugs.
"Jack!" came a feminine scream
from the front sent of our vehicle.
Then I noticed for tho first time my
friend In the midst of the group of
men, still on his feet, but with a tell
tale rope dangling from a limb directly
over his head.
We carried him back with ns pres
ently seated considerately on the back
seat beside the feminine voice, while
tho mayor and I, as befitted our official
rank, rode In front. Thus we proceed
ed back toward Ilalsey vlllo, attended
on either side for some distance not by
the green gray ribbons of a short half
hour before nor even by the shapes of
my morning fancy, but by a good,
stout guard of armed and penitent men
now anxious to do homage to the mai
they meant to have slain In the name
of the law. In a little real haste and a
good bit of spite we hit up their gait
quite briskly ere they finally parted
company with us after many a goodly
wish and shake of Jack's band; then
away like tho wind for Halseyville.
Faster and faster over the road that
Corenca had galloped so well till the
ribbons swung up to tholr old place
again and cut off our view of the
plains, on past where the avengers
that morning had thought they would
stop me nnd while getting their lesson
In thoroughbred temper lost Just the
small margin of time that saved Jack
until our return, on splash through
tho ford where my horse slaked her
thirst Just before rushing on to her
death, on past where I held up to rest
and to feed hw-a brief rest it proved
and the last she was ever to have on
past where she fell and doubtless now
made up her part in the greenish gray
rlbbpu which unrolled beside us, Then
we rolled Into Halseyville and found
some unusual excitement ahead, where
a group of rough men were attempting
to corral ,agnme.,Hti!e mnrejj-hqse.
speeXi; they denafetl.'Vas' as twtft? as
the wind and who still held tho devil's
own temper. - . .; f ?
FrJa4lod.
"An yon In favor of goveroment
twnersbloT asked Meandering Mike.
"No," answered Plodding Pete. "De
only goverment Institutions dat I've
bad any experience wit Is Jails. An'
de way dey're run don't make no bit
wit me,"-Wasblngton Star.
A Tragic Finish,
; A watchman'i neglect permitted a
leak In the great North Sea dyke, which
a child's finger could have stopped, to
become , a ruinoui break, devesting so
entire province of Holland. In like man
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permitted a. little cold to go unnoticed
until a tragic finish finish was only
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He writes) "Three doctor gave me up
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