The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02

about to run. The next moment | sprang
fl ON the coffin to the ground. few lightn-
ing -like-strokes, and | had severed the
traces and the holdbacks Of the harness.
The whole scene is wildly pictured in my
mind. The moon-lighted prairie, the little
ravine toward which the renegades were
dash.ng. The wagon standing in the trail
then the rafting Of the falling thills reach
ed the ears of the party, and with wild
shout they turned toward me. was on the
horses back, but boldly defined by the
moonlight. There was the sharp report OF
two rifles. felt sting in my foot, another
in my shoulder. but the horse was unharm-
ed and the race for life began.
On and on my steed, desperately spurred
with the point Of my knife, bore ahead, act
ually causing me to gasp for breath; ana
not two hundred yards in the rear rode my
would-be murderers.
On the rolling p1airie now. and my anl
NAL took the declivities with plunge, ana
the elevations with sure, fierce stride
across the brawlng ford-but crack came
another rifle echo, and again stream OF
fire seemed to strike my shoulder. They
were closing in-closiag up. could now
make out only two horsemen following me
One of these had discharged his rifle at me.
the other knew was held in rest for them
to come just few yards nearer.
A momentary dizziness Topped me over
upon my horses neck. The rufians yelled
riumphantly behind, but distant ecno
brought me up, and giving my poor beast
a singing blow, emitted the wild long
fierce yell of the border rangers, and sped
on again. but my horse had that peculiar
squirm now and then in his gait that told
me he was faltering.
Again that echo reached me, swelling out
on the rising wind. It was Q shrill squeal
of the fife and the drumdiddle-um. dldle-
um dun,-dum, dun, of infantry returning
from some expedition to Fort L.. Again
l sent out that long, wild, border yell, and |
know by the quicker breathing of the file,
and the rapid pulsing Of the drum, that the
soldiers had broken int the double quick
in heed of my cry.
A parting shot fred at random, and the
two desperadoes turned; bot OF ef them, at
least, l was not done with. called my horse
with peculiar whistle, repeated and re-
peated it, and then l Heard him crashing
again in pursuit, while his rider shouted
and dashed him, and tried to pull him round
the other way. For brief time the desper
ado wrestled with the animal, dashed, goad-
ed, and roared at her, but my incessant.
Ijerky whistle call kept her mind and head
toward me. He only gave up the fruitless
struggle and leaped from her back, when
squad of infantry dashed over hillowy
swell of prairie. and rushed down toward
US at that steady, measured run which 10 Q
effective in contrast with = disorderly gait.
"It's Wolf, boys!" l exclaimed. IS they
came up with me-for knew his voice.
had no need to tell them that there was
price set upon his head. IS it had been clear
" proved that he had stirred up the savages
to commit more than one massacre OF the
settlers; and dozen Of them, uttering . yell
of fury, started in pursuit; while the other,
noticing my swaying about on the animal
(which 70 lie, began to think that had found
something serious in my race fer life. In
fact, the plain was rising and falling and
shutting about SO that it took great
amount of nerve and equipoise to sit IS
. ought. They got me into Fort = :.
however, with Uncle's promissory notes 81
safe in my breast pocket; while ny boot full
. of blood, and the CALLING flesh wounds IN my
. shoulder, accounted for the odd vancouver
ings Of the plain while was on horseback
After brief but desperate conflict, Bill
! Wolf was brought in, and passed over to tn
proper officers ITO have and hold" unit
/ there should be melted out to him the meas
/, ure he had given others