The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-12-04
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"Do you think we can overhaul him
to.day?'
Cant tell; shouldn't wonder.
though"
Occasionally they saw trains of eni
grants in the distance, but their drrc.
tion led them away from these, and
they exchanged not a word with any
person besides themselves.
The sun had considerably passed thr
meridian, when thick clump of trees
was espied in the south of them The
older trapper scrutinized it with his ca
gle eye, and the trail shortly turning
in that direction he spoke:
shouldn't wonder If the Cheyenne
is found there !"
"And why sop
HE will want TO give the gal rest,
and I'll warrant she's smart enough to
make him hold up all she can. This
trail is powerful fresh along here, and
the dog amt far away that's sartn."
"Do you imagine that he is on the
lookout for us?''
"There's the trouble. He may be:
and he'll be off again before we can get
within rife shot"
| Nevertheless, the hunters galloped
steadily forward directly toward the
grove, their gait increasing Almost with
out their knowledge. The impatient
young Chapman now kept himself at
their head, scarcely seeking to restrain
his horse, whose long, sweeping 'canter
showed what extraordinary speed he
held in reserve.
This manner Of ofapproach was main
tained until within quarter of a mile
OF the grove, when the old trapper gave
low whistle, as signal to halt.
The three came together,and checked
their horses side by side in snch posi-
tion that their view commanded the
grove.
"Sign," said the leader.
81 see." replied the other.
"What is it ?" inquired the young
hunter.
"Umph they're there!"
Are you sure?"
"Don't you see that ?"
As he spoke he raised his eyes, so
that instead of looking at the grove, he
10 oked over it. Following the same di-
rection, ,sChapman perceived thin, al
most invisible column of smoke raising
almost perpendicularly from the trees
and dissolving in the clear above. This
was the 'sign" to which the old trap
per referred.
"They re there, ,sartin," ~ he added. "The
old fool hasn't seen us coming, though
/ don't know but that he may have cut
out on :'other side"
A brief consultation was now held,
and it was concluded to approach the
grove from three different directions.
The probabilities We're that the Chey.
enne knew nothing of his pursuers, and
they were all very hopeful of completely
surprising him; but it might be the
willy redskin WAS on his guard, and the
task before them might assume char
acter unimagined by any of the
three rescuers.
III he undertakes to run, put straight
after him, and don't give him chance
added the old trapper. "You have go
the fa' test horse, and we will follow Gf-
ter. Wen be in at death any Iate."
81 don't feel so sure as you that he's
in that grove. 1t don't look likely that
he would allow himself to be approach
ed in this manner"
"You see he was in the train yester
day. He has looked around pretty well
before he made up hi, mind to this
piece Of busines. He wasn't afeard of
, them cavalry, and there amt any emf.
grants that are as good as they"
And we came in after the Cheyenne
had gone, and consequently he don't
know nothin' about u.s. added the sec
ond trapper.
ut makes the thing look more prob,
able" rejOined the hunter; "but I'm In
dian amt apt 10 do business in that
manner
"'Less he gets in tore, and that'll
make II ro1l of any man" said the old
trapper, with AN air Of disgust.
= But persisted Chapman, they
n say he has got several wives, 81 that he
must be used to it by this time, and
: ought To have learned to be cautious"
: "But from what hear this has struck
t deep-powcrful deep. liowsumever, il
+. we stay here chatterin all day hen bt
of sartin."
The three now separated, and began
a approaching the grove. The impatienct
of Chapman, As might naturally be cx
u pected, brought him to the wood mucl
= sooner than the Others. They seeiu Z
this, and being confident that there wa
but the single Cheyenne to combat ,pur
pOsely Jagged behiug that their youn,
companion might have the honor of dis
q posing of him entirely to himself
Q The latter cautiously entered tn
- grove, and soon caught IA scene tina
made his heart leap. Miss Evingln,
was seated upon fallen tree, her hea,
= bowed, and her face covered with he
: hands. The Indian had just cooked
"A piece OF meat and was urging her to &C
cept 1t, hhile she resolutely refused [
look up even acknowledge his pres
y cncp.
10 There was an expression of inpatienc
and anger on his face that hOded i'll fn
), this stubbornness upon her part.
was manifest that the savage wOu!
y not submit to it much longer. n
rs doubt he was already chagrined ver
I'd deeply at the repeated repulses he Ia
., received.
VI The young hunter continued 10 4,
!" proach. Stepping on twig the sturtle
to Indian turned his head. Comprehen,
IN ing in an instant that all was up wit
him, he drew his tomahawk with n
intention of Draining his captive; bl
the quick eye of Chapman had detectC
ne his design, and the deadly instrumcr
Nv was scarcely raised above his he,
-, when he was shot through the hear
wv and with a death howl of agony Il
tomahawk fell at the feet of the amaz,
IN Miss Evington.
lid In moment the other trappers e
he tered the grove and our heroine W
IA made quickly to comprehend the ri
w, CumstanceS Of her resclo She "a