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A Fourth of July Story
By EARLE HOOKER
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DIB twilight and Small, tlio
nitroglycerin shooter, were
approaching Gusbervllle to-
get ber the twilight slowly
and silently, the shooter
noisily, musically and a
; ' , swiftlyss the wretched oil
country road would permit when the
aught of a girlish figure In the rond a
few rods ahead caused the abootcr to
suddenly set his brake and draw bin
ma irn 111 cent horses back upon their
bauncbesi
"Klttiel Miss Colemanr he called.
roguish face framed in black curls
nd wearing a well feigned look of sur
prise was turned toward blm, and its
owner, pretty, black eyed, rosy
cheeked girl of eighteen paused until
the shooter and bis team were beside
Iter. "A tiny American flag peeped from
her corsage, and there were wild flow
rs In her hair.
"My, bow you frightened me, Mr,
Bmalir she cried. "And when I saw
who you were I was even more fright
"What, afraid of me, Klttier be
aid.
"Oh, I am not at all afraid of you,
but of your awful nitroglycerin," she
retorted, with a roguish smile that dis
played her white teeth.
v "Won't you ride to Gusherrille wit!)
tne? I hnve only about ten Quarts In
the wagon, and there's no danger."
"I'm afraid. Suppose it should go off.
What thenl"
"we would be angels in two sec
be said grimly; "But It won't
"virr-BU Asa too s una tbkbb is ko
J . , . DANGER i
CD off. I will Touch for its good be-
Taalor tonight Gome on. Kittle."
. rrudently holding the reins In one
hand, be leaped to the ground and
touched ber arm. Fate bad named blm
Small, but he ,waa 6 feet 2 Inches in
bright and was muscled like a young
Hercules. A slouch bat graced bis long
black hair, and a heavy black mus
tache swept bis lower Up.
You don't mind my calling you Kit
tle, do you. Klttier
There was a tremor In bis deep voice,
(and be pressed her little sunburned
nand until the roses deepened in ber
(Cheeks, and she drew the hand away.
V "No." she said hastily. "But-but are
rou sure there is no danger T" - -
There were ten quarts of liquid con
centrated earthquake In the padded
compartments of the great wagon box.
trat be laughed heartily and shook bis
bead.
t "There's no danger, Kittle, Do you
Chink I would ask you you If there
.'twere? Besides, it is a good mile to
Gusherrille. Come." ; v
t Half lifting ber Into the Tehlcle, be
clucked to bis horses, and away they
sped to the music of the Jingling har
ness, the rumbling wheels of the was
on and the tinkling of the tin shells on
the rack at his side. . ,
There was nitroglycerin enough un
der the seat to annihilate them In n
thrice, but Small's mind was as unper
turbed as ; the silent hemlocks that
reared their funereal boughs high in
the breeteless air, and Kittle seemed to
hare forgotten her fear.
"What does this little flag mean? Oh.
yes, the Fourth of July is tomorrow. I
bad almost forgotten it," be said.
"I suppose you Intend to celebrate to
night ? she asked.
"No, sorry to say. I'm pretty well
tired out now, and I must get up tomor
row morning at 3."
"You're not going to work on the
Fourth?" with a note of displeasure in
ber Tolce. ' ' "' . r
"Yes, all day. Bannon Bros.' Nos. 4
and 5 are Just In on the Clayton lease,
and they must be shot tomorrow sure."
"The Fourth only comes once a
year," she said, the note of displeasure
ieepenlng. ' '
' "I know, but business Is business.
TLey're beary operators and good cus-t-mers."
"you'll be wortlEg Eaniays next"
: tut I rro-'sei to shoot the
tiJIr-.-- i." - '
"I -.'t r r"r tr-'jicrs wiU
possibly permit yon to go to the picnic
In the grove?" ''
"Are you going. Kittle?"
"Certainly." , ' ' "
"I cannot get back In time, I fear.
Fshawl I wouldn't miss it for worlds,"
be said honestly.
"Then you do not Intend to celebrate
a bit tomorrow?" ,
"I aon't see how I can.
"What are you, a Chinaman?" the
girl said scornfully, ber black eyes
flashing. "Yon haven't on atom of pa
triotism about yon. I'm ashamed of
yout They're to set off a number' of
empty glycerin cans and fire anvils at
sunrise and run the flag up on the hotel
and on all the derricks, and you you
will be hurrying off to work about that
time like a Chinaman who doesn't
know the Fourth of July from any oth
er day of the year." ;- .
The face be turned to her was full of
pained protest "Say, dear," he whin
pored, "don't be so hard on me. If I
bad not promised to shoot those
wells"
"Oh, don't distress yourself. Do t
you bare promised, by all means, and
next year do not forget that yon are n
citizen of the United States. I never
saw your like." she continued scornful
ly. "Even the foreigners who come
here celebrate their great days, al
though they are In a strange bind, even
the Chinese celebrate tbelr New Year's,
and you, a free American citizen, who
say you were born In sight of Bunker
nill monument pay no more attention
to the Independence day of your coun
try than one of your horses I"
I am very, very sorry. Kittle" be
began despairingly.
"Never mind," she said curtly.
"Please let me get out here. People
will talk so, yon know, If they see me
riding Into Gusherrille on a nltroglye
erln wagon with you."
As he checked the spirited horses
and leaped to the ground to assist ber
she fluttered to the roadway on the
opposite side of (be wagon with the
ease and grace of a bird.
She left bun without even a look, and
be aaw no more of ber that night ' His
big heart ached as be climbed Into the
nitroglycerin wagon again and clucked
to bis horses. She was the dearest ob
ject on earth, and after months of do-
voted courtship . he saw her slipping
away Just as ber heart seemed warm
ing toward him. She had never con
fessed that she loved him, but his at
tentions, his protestations of affection
and even his timid clasping of ber
hand had seemed not unwelcome to
her. He had believed that she was
learning to love him, but now his
thoughtlessness had completely es
tranged her.
naif an hour's ride up a steep and
winding road brought him to the nitro
glycerin factory, where be stabled bis
horses, refilled bis wagon with square
cans of the explosive from the great
iron magazine, replenished bis store of
shells and then lay down upon a bunk
in the factory to catch a few hours'
sleep preparatory to starting for the
wells at daybreak. Shortly before
dawn he arose, harnessed bis big black
horses -to the wagon load of glycerin
and, mounting the seat started for the
scene of the day's operations.
lie drove with-what seemed reckless
ness over the rough road, considering
the fact that he was carrying 100
quarts of the explosive, but a discov
ery be made shortly after leaving the
factory caused him considerable un
easiness. The reins bad fallen under
the horses' hoofs while he was har
nessing, and one of the slender leatber
ribbons bad been cut In two by a steel
ealked shoe. He had not noticed the
accident In the dun light and as he
was now a considerable distance from
the factory he disliked to turn back.
It will probably hold, and If the
team doea run away and blow me
Into a billion shreds who'll caret" be
aid bitterly. "They'll bury me In
ftelleved of the sudden "strain upon
their bits, the horses broke Into a gal
lop, and the lurching, reeling. Jolting
wagon dashed down the bill at break
neck speed. ( . : ,
Small called to the horses, endeav
ored to check them with the single rein
and pressed bis foot upon the brake un
til the wheels fslrly screamed, but his
efforts were futile. With constantly In
creasing momentum the wsgon sped
down the hllL It rocked so violently
that Small could barely retain bis seat.
It leaped high in the air at , every
Jounce, and each Instant he' expected
the deadly cans beneath would blow
him to the cold, gray clouds.
On, on, the frenzied team sped, the
wheels roaring, the wagon complaining
shrilly in every spring and bolt and the
terror stricken glycerin shooter cling
ing for life to his chariot of death.
To Jump was to be dashed to pieces
on the rocks that studded the preclpl-
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tous roadside. To remain meant anni
hilation when the crack of doom came.
In his mind's eye be could see the road
ahead, and be knew that the inevitable
could not long be delayed., A tnmute
more and the sharp bend at the brook
would be reached. The horses, dashing
on at terrific speed, could not safely
make it They would plunge headlong
over the bluff. In desperation be half
rose to bis feet clutching the wagon
seat to steady himself for a leap for
life. Again and again the Jolting wag
on threw blm back and foiled him.
With a roar the vehicle struck the
plank bridge over the brook, leaped in
to the air, cleared the turning road at a
bound and a second later plunged down
the hillside. ,
For an' Instant there was deathlike
stillness. Then a volcano of smoke and
flame leaped from the hillside toward
the town, earth and sky seemed to
meet with a mighty crash, trees, rocks
and tons of debris rained down upon
the valley and a thunderous boom like
the concerted voices of ten thousand
cannon bellowed from hillside to hill
side and slowly died away In the dis
tance. Nearly every man, woman and child
who happened to be awake and stand
ing in Gusbervllle, and several of the
houses, were knocked down by the con
cussion, but in ten minutes the scene of
the explosion was thronged with ex
cited spectators. A few shreds of horse
flesh, a hoof with a shoe half torn off
and a spoke or two were all that re
mained of the team and wagon. t
- The first man to reach the spot saw a
dark object in a pool that the brook
formed In a narrow ledge on the hill
side. They seized It and dragged it
from the now shallow water. It was
the body of Small, limp, still, apparent
ly lifeless. The wagon in its plunge had
shot him Into the pool, and the water,
closing over him just as the explosion
occurred, had completely protected bis
body, ne was half drowned, but year
of life yet remained, and after eager
friends had worked over him nearly
an hour he opened bis eyes. .The first
person those eyes rested upon was Kit
tle Coleman.
"I I did my best" he whispered,
with a weak smile. "I fired a hundred
guns at sunrise, and and you'll for
give me, won't you, Klttier
A fond pressure of the hand soon to
be bis for life was ber response. Word
were useless. The big glycerin snoot
er's shattered ears would never bear
her voice again!
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ON, ON IEI rUEKZUD TZAJt SPED, ,
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il!' and Kittle" He laughed aloud
at bis childish thoughts, took a firmer
grip on the reins and put bis foot to
the brake aa the bones began to de
scend the long, steep road that skirted
the bill until .. opposite Gushervill?.
turned abrubtly Just where the moun
tain brook leaped down the steep hill
side toward the town and then wound
its way slowly toward the vaUey below.
Just as day was breaking there whs
an explosion near Gushervllle, and the
spirited horses leaped in fright and be
gan to run away. Small, forgetting f or
the Instant bis weak rein, attempted to
draw them back neon their haunches.
and, to bia horror, ttt teatitcr farted.
.. The Dos? of CeBataatlBopt.
The kindness , of , Moslems towr.f.
these : four footed pariahs of the!;
streets is the more astonishing when it
is considered that the dog, being held
to be an unclean animal. Is never ad
mitted into their bouses.- Concern fcr
the welfare of this animal has indeed
occasionally Induced pious Turks to
add to their good works testamentary i
bequests in favor of the dogs of tbelr
quarter of the city of which the "decii
and chapter of the mosques, or their
Moslem equivalents, are constituted
I the permanent trustees and administra
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Some recent writers on Constantino
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these canine laixaronl of its streets
have greatly diminished of late years.
One can, jhowever, at the present day
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