Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-16

his shoulders like a wave OF loan,
and his massive tail streaming out
like a flag, the White Devil lifted
his feet and put them down as
steadily as clockwork. While they
were doing their best, they could
see that he was not using all his
power. They kept up a continual
yelling for the first five miles, hop
ing to break his pace, but neither
shout nor the report of relies lost
him a step.
In seventy minutes the White
Devil was at the end of the valley,
fresh as a daisy, while the mus
tsngs, half a mile behind, were
reeking and blown. He waited for
them to come up, and then turned
to the left, struck pace, and swept
away at such a gait that he was
soon out of sight. Ten miles TO
the east was the first squad Of men.
They sighted him a mile away, and
were all ready for persuit. Com
ing straight ahead, with the grass
almost smoking under his feet. the
wild charger passed not more than
hundred feet away. He laid
back his ears at their yells, but
went straight ahead at his thunder
ing pace. In ten minutes the men
could hardly see him. A second
and third squad were treated in the
same manner, and as the last one
was reached White Devil changed
his pace into a gallop, threw up
his heels and headed for the range.
He was soon out of sight and the
chase was abandoned.
At daylight next morning the
strange horse looked down from
the ridge again, and by and by
walked down 10 within pistol shot
of the fort. A band of sixty
friendly Indians out on a hunt
had halted at the fort the night
previous, and they were anxiou:
to organize q new chase. More
than eighty well-mounted pursuers
were ready soon after breakfast
Some rode to cut off retreat 10 the
range, and others galloped down
the valley. An hour after they
were out of sight, the main body
made dash for the horse, which
had been grazing for the last hal
hour. He took the valley as be
fore, and men dropped out at every
mile to push him as he returned.
White Devil was pushed fasteI
than before, but be would neither
break his trot nor let a horsemar
get within a hundred feet Of him
The Indians who had gone OF
ahead were expecting him to turn
to the left as before, but the horst
kept straight ahead as he reached
the mouth Of the valley. He raj
out on the prairie for twenty miles
firing out every horse in pursuit
and then wheeled and returne,
over bis route Of the previous day
Men were waiting for him, but b
scarcely appeared before he wa
ont Of sight. He was pacing an
trotting by turns, and not until h
reached the end of that eighty
miles did be break into a rur
When be neared the fort he cross
ed the ridge. shook of the las
pursuer. and entered dark cano
in the mountains. The Indain
traced him until the conon split il
to three or four rocky detiles, an
then they camped down with ,h
determination to wait until hunge
and thirst should drive the fugitiy
out. Darkness came, midnigt
came and the watchers had hear
nothing.
With the tread of a wolf, slmos
a foe stole upon the Indians sleel
2 ing under the walls of the for
5 Step! step! step! and q white oI
: ject stood within ten feet of Il
e the first sleeper aud peered tn
Z, way and that 1t was White Dew
d The red men were still waiting
the dark canon. but the horse h
Is emerged from the range by sor
u, defile known and used before.
x The sentinel at the gate heard
"a shrill neigh, saw the smoulderil
n brands of the dying camp fire
q flung high in the air. and next N
y ment the Indians were yelling q
IN screaming in alright. Back a
D. forth charged the hores, striki
ed and kicking and nfferinr W