The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-15

| are Never mind-I must hunt up oIu nj M'kanuleS
now, for If mother saw him he must be here.
Let's chase them, Bill, as long as we can."
The two men dashed away, and again bullet,
evidently from the house, passed so close 10
Buffalo Bills head that he felt its wind.
The Indians scattered far and wide, bat the two
men succeeded in knocking over half dozen
more, when the thought struck them that 1t was
better not to GO far from the house lest some urk-
inc behing would continue the attack, and they
rode back.
The search for q white man among the bodies OF
the slain was unsuccessful, so Bill decided in his
mind that if M'Kandlas had been In the party he
had escaped this time.
As they approached the house they took pains
to make their individuality known by signals
which could not be misunderstood, therefore they
were spared the perils which it seemed 1rlends
rather than their foes had cast upon them during
the charge.
In short time, their horses left close in the
shadow of the house. the two brave friends were
in it once more.
"You can light up, reckon" cried Buffalo Bill
when he entered. 1.-The reds, or what's lclt Of
em are OF to their tribes on the run."
.Thank Heaven, you are safe," said Mrs. Cody
as she heard the voice Of her son. al hope you
| and your brave friend are unharmed9"
Gan right mother, but a scratch or two that
cold water will heal-but are you sure you saw
the face OF Jake MKandlas at the Windows"
ayes, my son-I never can forget his face
surely saw it,"
"Then he has got off this time: knew most
OF his gang had gone under, but didn't think ne
had taken up with the Cheyennes. They say that
every tribe in the West except the Pawnees are
going with the South. If they are we ooroer
folks will have orr hands full. But were good
for 'em, aren't we, Rll?"
~ reckon we are, if we know ourselves" SAID
| Wild Bill.
The moon had gone down before day dawned'
hut the repulsed Cheyennes never bated in their
headlonr speed until couple of hours after sun
rise. when they had reached thick cottonwood
grove On the south bank OF the Republican River.
Here. at the call of their chief they dsmountcd
and gathered around him. BY his side, Win
scowl OF anger and some show OF distrust' 'oo'
in his face, stood Jake MKandlas. the whl'e rui-
fan who had plannedth this !oray.
Looking sternly at him, after counting the war
rlors left, the old caicf said:
"There will he great cry among the squaWs IN
the lodges OF the Chcyennes. Many warriors
have gone down-their scalps are in the oeits ol
our enemies, and we have not scalp TO SHOW
,ha. has been taken in return for ours. what
| has the Hawk Of the Hills 10 say tothsr'
THAT which the Great Spirit wills TO he, Will
| be y, said M'Kandlas in reply. al ehau lougat
"a white men fight, and charged right on them'
| we would now have their scaps in our belts. Big
Naple would net listen to my words. lie fought
| his way and lost half his warriors IL Is ho' lily
fault. Ihave spoken"
"The Hawk OF the Hills has spoken with SIN
rie tongue His words are true But t9c !sces
of the tribes will be black when We go back with
| out scalps What has my brother to say TO tha'F'
asked the chief.
.erhat If We go back without scalps, we are
fools y, said MKandlas. quietly. "ll the gun oi
Big Maple misses fire, does he throw 1t away or
nick the flint and try it aganf There are more
days and nights than one and plenty OF paie
faces are scattered about the nlains. The HAWK
of the Ellis knows other settlements which we
can reach in two or three days. journey. We can
90 there for plumber and scalps and then come
back here, and when the fighting men are not
here or are asleep, we can sprinkle the bones OIL
our dead with the blood Of vegeance where they
FELL"
"rhe Hawk OF the Hills speaks like man. the
heart of Big Maple was weak 1t is strong AGAIN.
The warriors will cook meat and eat While their
horses rest and feed"
Light blazing fires, emitting scarcely any
smoke, were now made from dry twigs, and the
warriors made hearty meal, the first Tor twen-
ty.four hours. 1t was not finished when an alarm
was given by scout. White men mounted ana
armed were coming in from the south.
"They are not those we fought last night ~
said M,Kandlas. "They have not had time to get
TO this side of the river. will ride out alone anu
see who they are Let my red brothers remain
where they are ready to fight or to flee II they
see that am among their enemies"
"the Hawk OF the Hills is great brave. His
| words are good and his deeds 60 with them,"
said the Cheyenne chief.
M'Kandlas now mounted his horse, put q bit OF
white cloth on the ramrod OF his rife and rode
| out from the shelter OF the grove toward the
group OF advancing horsemen, some ten or a
dozen In number.
They halted as sooR as he was observed and
seemed to look TO their arms.
He rode boldly on until within two or three
| hundred yards when shout OF recognition rose
on both sides and men rode rapidly to meet him.
Tney were his own men from the Black Hills,
whom lie had lef. there TO carry on his business
of pllaging emigrant trains, while he came down
| on an expedition OH his own private account.
"Why are you heref" he asked, as they rode
nm. .What did ron leave Cave Canyon forW
because we got sarched out, and scorched out
and whipped GU; ~ said one, who seemed to head
the party.
"Well, boys, I'm glad you are here, for now I'll
do the work failed in last night. That Internal
nend, Buffalo Bill, with Wild Bill and Dave Tut,
wiped out over twenty Cheyennes that pioted
down to the Cody place last night"
"Dave Tut? Why he Is one OF us-one OF our
sort at any rate n said Frank stark, the one who
had spoken first.
"Yes-he used to be, but he's with them now
| couldn't get no chance to see him alone, or
| would have known what it meant. j had my
own idea that he was after one OF the gals, fol
they're purifier than any plctur that was ever
nainted, all know he's death after that kind ol
| game. But ride on, boys, and get something tt
eat, and then well plan for nice bit Of work TO-
| night There's between twenty and thirty
Chcyennes left, and they'll fight like bazes fol
revenge"
M,Kandlas new turned and rode back with hi
men to the grove, SO busy in talking with them
that he did not notice single person on q hi
heyond the river, who had evidently seen all hi
| rnovements and who rode of swiftly when tht