The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-04-04

rude tent made Dy stickiny poles IN
the ground and spreading blankets
over them. Between this aud tho
other men sat Lon Atkins leaning
against a stump, sound asleep.
"There white maiden, said Young
Cub. pointing to the tent.
"How do you knowi" asked
George and Will in the same breath.
"Mo know here" replied tho lad,
tapping his forehead Significantly.
"Where else could she bef com =
mon sense should have taught us
that but what is to be done said
Will.
"what do you sayf" ask o d
George, turnicg to the young In-
dian.
Put out FIRE quick-kill white
man by wigwam--.take white mai.
den quick to horses--go home
all well"
III have it, said Will 1--WE will get
two blankets from undor the saddles,
and soak them in water then you
and they can take them by the cor-
ners, creep mp to the fire, and sud
denly drop them over it. which will
extinguish it at once. AT the same
time l will knock Atkins over with
the butt end of my revolver, take
Millie and run for the horse while
you aud Young Cub can help me
with your revolvers ifanything goes
wrong
This plan was agreed upon, aud
they returned to the horses aud pro.
cured two blankets after soaking
them in q little stream close by, the
three returned to the fire which was
still burning brightly. Young Cut
and George walked slowly up to ie
fire aud dropped the wet blanket,
over it, aud oil was DARKNESS. A
man could not be distinguished
twenty feet distant.
Will was within two PAGES of his
enemy and ready to strike. when he
heard the tomahawk of the young
Indian go crashing into the skull o.
Atkins, aud could dimly see him
taking Of the scalp. viii was dis,
mayed, but had no time t. waste,
aud tearing open the tent, found
Millie weak and tremblingS In a
moment sue was in his arms and ht
was outside tho tent, hasteuing
toward the horse, with the boy and
George bringing up the rear.
They were out Of hsaring before
tho men could collect their scatteret
aud sleepy senses. A fro had to bt
built before they knew what hat
happened, aud then they ould no
tell how numerous their enemies ha,
been, nor what direction they ha,
taken.
BY this tine our friends were on
Of danger. Will had reached the
horses in safety with his precious
burden, while George and Young
Cub came close after him. Tom il
wandering around had discovered
the horse ridden by Millie, on which
Atkins had been thoughtiul enougl
to put her saddle, aud it had nov
came into good play.
The entire party now MOUNTED
and rode slowly away toward th,
homo Of Will, taking care, however
to keep outside of the hard road, 81
as to prevent tho sound of thei
horses feet betraying .hem. They
had ridden probably u mile, whei
they heard the tramping of many
horses. They at once hurried into
bush patch by the road side and
waited. The sounds became more
and more distinct, aud finally q par
ty of horsewan began to pass them
talking loudly and excitedly. When
they had passed the young Indian
said:
That was my father and his war
riors thoy are leaving your country
forever. They fear you have gone
to the fort for white warriors to fight
us, and they win come back no moro
You are safe now and must lsave
you aud Join my father"
Hold on!" s,id Will "let rs
pay you for what you have done for
us"
mo, no." said Young Cub, ener.
&c tically, Me want no pay,
White maiden pay me much bag
gage; me no want more. May be
me do much wrong to scalp bad
white man, but he kicked me hard
once, aud me no like i'm. Good
by
With this the young warrior van
ished in tho darkness, and again our
friends started on their homeysrd
Journey,
They arrived at the cave about
daylight aud found the inmates safe
the entire party repaired to h 0
house, where bountifal breakfast
was prepared aud eagerly devopred
by the famished travellers,
All was now happiness. They had
nothing farther to fear from the Ius
dams, aud the robbers they believed
would scatter and leave the country
when they heard Of the death Of
their leadsr--which they dunbtless
did, ss they were never beard from
after that evsntful night
Tho Ingrams made theis home
with Will Morton aod his mother
until they could rebuild their house,
which vas soon completed by maoy
willing hands, aud was Q much more
commodious and imposing residence
than their former one. s
Mile aud Will were married IN Z
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