The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-28
UHTCH FOR VINO ?"

Are on the trail to Dcadwood Soft flakes of
snow sailed in eccentric course through the
night air, and finally settled down into the
spiuttcring fire or upon the cold EARTH
There were other men on the trail before and
behind. Men rush wherever the precious metal
II discovered. There were broken wagons.
dcad horses, and human skeletons along every
mile Of the trail. and hcrcc-cycd Indians looked
out from every ravinc and down upon travellers
from every hill.
The dozen gathered closer rs darkness shut
down and the snowlakos came faster. and 10y
and 10y an old man with grizzly locks and pierre
ing eye said. as If speaking to himself:
Custer went in to kill. II was an awful thing
to do-to rush three hundred men down upon
five thousand reds. but he did it. and meant TO
win. No other man will ever take such
chances"
And yet one was near by who meant to take
greater chances. So cat-like WAS bis stop that
he had almost entered camp before the sentincls
saw him. lie WIS giant in sizc and as he
halted where the light of the fire shonc full in
his face. three or four men uttered cxclainations
O. surprise and horror. There was blood on the
strangers face-blood on his great rough
hands-bood over his clothing clear down to
his boots. II was u terrible sight and yet. ~ If
something further was needed, tho stranger
turned his back 10 the mon. and thoy saw that
an attempt had boon made To- scalp him.
Water-ioodl' he whispered as he looked
from fac ~ fac
Both warc given him. an1 after drinking n
full quar-, II wat r. he graspcd loaf Of bread
and a hunk Of meat ami tore them with his
teeth as wolf would have done. BY and l,y
when his hunger had boon somewhat appcascd
he snid
"It hnnnoncd m tbis vav ni,,h 10 t,ron,v
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mics 'e' III" 'r"n spil'h"W' "hn inc REQ
devils eWooprd down at noon on mo to-day. The
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Th'f" were forty or iiliy reds. and 1t wasn't
three minutes before the hull family was dead
an I,,t. ,,.,ip
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HIS ewes hiH'd win Jury; h" seemed to grow
in height. and cnsting the remnants OF food into
the IRE he hereby shouted.
Think Of the old woman having her brains
hoaton ON, bv tho nnndsi Think ~ tbn ,bildr.,
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peihe h"ulea OUT .uo wagon ana s'nlpcu ana
Come on-comc with mel"
He eaped over the Are and bounded away
into the darkness, but presently returned and
said in camcr voice:
Il III. Of course. II was which for who. hut
they were my , 10 opc !, drGye ZEN iT2m the
they we're too many. They Shot and stabbcd
me they run mo to the hills; they have hunted
me- ali tho afternoon"
ri" t,inut tra,nhi"d ike n lcaf md .ho froeb
blood rnn from his wnnnds nni 'trirti' d dnvm
in rcd pnths over his neck md cheeks and
clothing Tho lender of the partv tried 10 soothe
him. promising aid ms soon M daylight caInr.
but lie stranger waved his arms and cried ont !;
What can YOU do, The wolves nre fneding
on my wife and children tonight; their .nlus
nre Iark in the h iig with thr In linn Irvilsi GIN
Won bring life lack 10 thelul Give me "A ,.un
ani an No -"
No one moved for two or throe seconds being
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box of,arfrjdgns seized thn l,ht nNnus ri sl,,,t
No ann, tirn nni in nnathmr mint. w. I,st
sirht ol in the dnrkncs, ing la, IN AS his 81, n
was i,st la herring:
~" II rs which inr whol"
uf,on two Il, nd Indian monies lyins hntXys.n th.
trail and Tho fo1t. hills Ia thp r,it 4 low var,is
further On WAS "a great stain of blood on the two
inches of snow covering the grass. A warrior
hud fallen here and been carried of by his CONF
rates. There was the trail of a whit. man on
+. hcnling Tor the foOt-hi but movin .
SLOWLY and there were plain traces that tn.
man BAD halted every f.w rols 10 Us. hie w,',p-
Du. All ul.u, tli. trail yr,. fr Ia, 4 tr,.l. m
ponies, and an old hunter shook his head and
said:
II is tho man who left our camp last night
and he stood In his tracks and klllc, tv1 ponies
and on inJun. Their wms "A gang of forty or
nitv reds and the white man moved Ia ,,it
among the hills and have ialr play. Jlst look
thar"
Fifteen or twenty rods ahead were three dead
skins had made a charge uron the lone mnn M
this point and he had met thom hraVnlv Tho
snow told everything. Standing in his trnrks
and not lifting "a foot except a. wheel around.
he had whipped the whole gang! Their, were
three dead ponies within "A hundred feet OF the
white mans position, and again the snow was
crimsoned with two great patches OF blood
where the warriors had fallen.
" Great Got! but how he NJ" whispered the
old hunter rs hc saw how the snow had been
trampl"d down: . hut they wounded him here"
80 they hal. He had r,tr'at.d slowly, secn-
in 90 have no fear. and along hi. trail was a
track Of blood. Tho first hills wcro mile away.
and straight for the hills ran the bloody path
through the snow. There were no sounds of
. runillt-np rcd demons IN -ight. Nv hich Tor
who had met them early IN the morning. and
the tragedy had been played before tho sun wnh
two hours old. Again. between the three dead
ponies ana ur irst lilll the Wulte man had been
charged hy inc iull band. Thoy had circlcd
around HIM and then charged at II common
center. One lone man. armed with a carhine
ana an hAc was that cent, r. Thirty forty, pcr-
halS my Ia nt', ana Vt lac had not W aiken ii
~ tn' luHI On inc right was drhd pony. on
lh' l'lt TWO criis1n sppis IA the snow. Ahead
loWWi Tue mn morse mai iah.n an struggled
up ana mn Il d,N'h lrnlls OF blood could toe
'"uhed Inc Indian, had given WAY. an, AZ "A
slow pace lhc wiite man had Resumed his
Journey go
lou VIII see slEht TO make Your flesh
'f"Mi over ih lhr mus whispered the hunter
hir ul,' parry Slowly adN'h "d.
Inc lone man hai not hurried his pace. The
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