The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-01-27
BROOKIIAVEN MISS TIT H=I,AY. JANUARY 81, 1881.

Towards this lia now aimed, but
for a minute or "A, it did not seem
improbable that spis gallant horse
would give out b' ,re reaching the
desired spot 1t vas gained at last
Jack threw himself to the ground
aud rifle in han turned to face the
enemy.
Like flash, every Indian vanish
ed from view behind his mustang
all that was visible being the sole Of
4 moccasin over the stecd's back
and mayhap dusky lace seen dim
| ly through the flowing name.
As if by some prcconccrtcd ar
rangcmcnt, rs soon as the Coman
ches reached . certain point thoil
mustangs wheeled to the right,
thus rapidly forming a living RING
around the hunter that was gradu
ally decreasing in. circumference
Jack Leonard had heard aA ar
row Kissing byhis ears, md warned
by this that his position was too
exposed. he threw himself behind
the little hamnock, and graspin2
Ihis rife tighNt, ,erouchca, theN
awaiting the assault thai was s"r'
! to come.
| He was too shrawi 70 waste hi
shot iy trying to strike on" Of tn,
|omanct"s so IoH4 as they remain
ed almost wholly conrra'ed by thcII
mustangs, The precious bullet Ill
his QUA must b. saved until tic
ti"ai rash cam", as h"kn"W u W"n!h
and then if Ii" was destined TO 20
murdered by thoS" req deSperaA"eT
| rhrr" w"uid sort OF savage sallS
/ faction ia the thought that the debt
ot a III" iol = life W'n'd =" pa'd.
| Tie deadly ms. g. W"f" no" IL
!n4 thirkly through the mr.. liz
gallant bay, stricken to thr heart ~
fcathrrcI shaft, sank illc!css to the
ground, and i'll DYING afforded hei
master the shelter ot her h"dN.
He would not want IT long, irI
that living circle was con rartin4 Z.
do the folds OF Lhe ahar"hHa aF''h'
its helpless victim; bat when TIC
end came, these mr'rl'ess iiend'
would discover that he c"uId STRIKE
one blow hctor" falling unfef the''
overpowering numbers.
The seconds seemed IKE H"arS (
the young hunter, waiting for hI~
doom to come upon him, NcArel
came the humau wolves, dashin2
along like a revolving vince, whlcl
grew smaller with each revolution
and in the centr" tn" H"'@r wa
cr"nchin9 at bay,
He was already Nonasu.t tl8 aev
cral places, for the 4 ."",'~ 1"d PM
lets came in thicker a.I '"s.@r VIII
each passing second of time but h'
moved not under the terrible fire,
The Indians were now close up
on each others heels, and the heart
of the young man mlSgaye him, i"i
he began to think he would not nave
a chance to aycngc himself after
all.
Like an inspiration an ldra came
into his head whereby he might dc
ceivc his savage foes. Suddenly
arising, he gave a loud yell, aHd
then fell forward upon his face.
The plot worked well.
Believing that they had slam
their euemy, especially rs they Esa"
an arrow sticking from ms breast,
the Comanchcs turned their horses
heads in and made direct for where
Jack Leonard lay.
This was just what he was wait
| inc for. To the amazcment of the
Indians, the supposed dead man
suddenly arose to his knees, and
threw bis rifle to his shoulder.
Before they could turn theil
stceds and cover their bodies the
hunter S rifle lad sounded.
As the smoke burst forth and
the report rang out one Of the red
riders threw his arms wildly aloft,
and pitched heavily to the ground,
shot through the brain.
An angry yell broke from the lips
Of the Comanchcs, and another
shower OF missiles flew toward the
hunter. One strucE Jack on the
head; whether bullet or arrow nc
never knew, but his senses seemed
swimming around, and the last
thing he remembered hearing was a
confused thunder Of hoois and DIS
tant shouts, and then all was blank.
| When Jack Leonard opened hi-
eyes again he found a face 50 fair
and brimful of love hcnding ovcl
him that he might have been par
doncd for believing himaclfiu para
disc.
"Hcttier he said family, and she
held up finger to indicate that be
Thea She told him how he had
been saved by her brother amt some
Young friends who had been oni
hunting, aud seeing the a1Ia.r from
a ncighboring timber het' had gal
lored up just in the nick q time
A prince of the royal blood