, 1877-11-10

III Inc heat mustangs IN thc Territory, and the
sulfnal. wcrr pnsli'r tn tl,e tno nf their kpeed.
lead up. n'aDe rolling bark oyeF hfs sh0nttlsFs
IKE wave II loan, and lis matslvc taii
streaming ont Ike .1aa, the White Devil
i'tci' his feet aud nut them down steadily NJ
.Iocksork. Willie they were tfo,hg their hest,
they could .cc TINT he was not using all hts
fnwcr. They kept up continual Willing for
the rst hrc miles. hoping to break his pare, but
neither shouts nor tho reports Of rttea lost hin,
zt.cf.
In seventy minutes the White DestI was at
the cmi of the valley fresh aB daisy, whtlc the
mustangs, half mile behind, were reektng anu
t,E""n. lie Waited for them To tt,tnc np. and
then lnfncd TO the left, struck pace. and swept
awaT at such a galt that he was soon out of
sight Ten miles to the east WAN thc fittt sIua1
~ E'en. They stGhtc,l httn 4 mile away. and
wrre n'i really for pursuit. Coming straight
his tect, the Will charger passed them not mare
tiia' i lIilnlret! fret away. ife la. bark t,1s
ears ut their yell hut went straight ahcatl Al Ills
t'un,'crhg parc. In len intnh1es the men
could hardly see him., 4 te.r,nd and thiEt!
squad weFs tFratc I" the xas1ar manner, aH'. as
hc tast of'c WIS Reached Whitr t}ey,l rhanyeh
!'ls lacc IL a gallop. threw up his hreft. ami
lmahs1 inr the ta''Rc. ile was sooa out of sight,
ann tfl' cha@r *AH abandoned.
~ daylight next !ustsl,.E the sf1anEe horse
lntkc' .i.,wi, ftnm thu rtlge again, arp1 by anl
~ sal k~'l 'to~H TO within jst1ful shut NJ thu:
furt. y f'af'l 81 s!rty fricn,lly fnstians, ont tn
hunt, hal haIte,l At the fort ifr night previous,
*nd they were anxtttss 10 organize nrw clslxc.
Mnre tan eighty wri1.inoun.etI p,l1turrk were
rrads mon after breakfast. So.nc role to cut
fown the valley. An hour after ti,ev were out
of sight the main htrly male a .lash tut tlc
'orss. WHICH had hccn gruzlng fer thu last half
ho'fE. III took the va1fry lletust. aud men
drGpet1 uut al ererY nile IL pus|, tiJn u nc re-.
turned.
Whste Devil was pushed faslcr Than before,
hut llr would neither break h1a trNt t1.,+ let !
s:rn,'1, r!'' ,,r,,, fst Mftt'tn tto frrt nf him.
lmsthg him to turn to the lett. ~ betusc, but
tue Wild h"sxe kept straight ahead A. lie truc!l-
| gu t'ic u'onth Vi tue valley. lie ran uMt IN tile
ilrafttc f1r twenty miles, ttrfiIG out every urec
~ ftrhttt, anu ttIch wheeled uni returned over
| !''s sousc I'll thr rsesnls day. Men were wu,t.
Ing fnr him. hut he t.rreIs ai,,eure,l before lie
was ont IT sight. iIs was pa'nu a,ul trutting
~ turnt. aud not Until hc rc:.,tetl the en,l Vi
When near il,e thrt lie tru4sr the ridge, shook
oiI the last turhllcr, atni entrre, dark canl,u
IL Tue 'alhtaius. The Indians traced hin
nntll tue ta'on split Into three Ut fur rocky
| determination to whit till hunger uni thirst
slIp,Lt drive the fugitive out. Darkness rufnr,
midnight came, and tic watchers lad henri
| nothing.
Will. the eoft tread Of xo1f, almost, ft,c
stulc uIHt. the Indians sleeping un'lcr the wall,
| Or tlle tart. Stt1! step! rtcp! anl whitr ol,-
lert tlotnt within ten feet of tile rst sleeper and
gscsrs this way and that. 1t wns White Dcvil !:
l
ca"t1' but the horse Ind en- rgc,l from the
ralge bv n,'ne dc.i!e krn,wn mud used bctorc.
lle Acsltlutl at tlIe gate hrAyrh k!lrfi neigh,
Jaw The 6tnuh!rrlnE brtll1s Vt the tsyin. camp
lrcA iluHE high In the air. ats! next moment the
!ndtahs wert ycfl.Eg AMI srrcannc IN utTrt.llE l.
! Back aEd furth rtarre.1 the hpssr. Striking
| kicking. and utter'ng Wild nci-fe. uuI he dil
not disappear until Tie roll Of the drum callr.I
the soldiers to nrI,,s.
| Il" indlaiis isaA suffered such damages that
| fhcf were determined 10 kill the strange tor
| inchtor n *unn H. daylight can,c, thn,tgh lis
| !iie haA heretofore leen held Alcyrd. lie was
| heard rnfiuK up a.ltl tIa%n while uyhi taste.,
md When morning brukc he wah tn nlan sight,
The tntffan Ileart a1u,Dst recDtc at sight eS the
| strong limbs. milk white e,at, and silver eyrs
but White Itcyil .iurcl thviH to tlr attack b.,
pFancinE up and down, and ffillglng his heels
about.
Separating into squals OF ten. tile red tncn
rtne out u'I the ,pra.rlc. White nevii stuol
still. ears Fat to h!~ hcatt lp down. and uIr
iortf.'ot ratsed little. WHEN three nf tho
squads were within pistol shot they halted. MID
thirty rifles covered the brave lime horse.
While thy WERE thus held he Eatscrrs. Iii. feet
lEv cat and dashed nj The nensr+t hOrspnlrs,
! soar VI rifles and valley Vi bullets Btur;",l
him. Atrurk BY n sesJre Ct balls. he halted,
rcaFcd ui'. tl.ntk hts beautiful lIval III ncouy
| u pain. anu lvll. a,nl died without Cr.,aii.
| The Indians gathered around. but they
lid moi c1uit. 4ik they atroSeu LIS gloss
''eek and sleek ssAet they tatL to oae at,
| Ottler'
"llc was braves Wr will paint hts picture
IN our w.r shcIds, and the body slal: b. busls.,
from the wolru9!H