The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-08-20

@voy ne intrudcrs Who had disturbed
~ watering-place. Thus be- stood.
grand u his boaufy-a peerless horse.
Awhile they gnzed. and then the
hunters hand stole slowly 70 his waist
The deadly revolver came forth. rose
% the level. and. motionlcss, COVERED
the ,throbbing heart. One touch and
bis life would be gone. Yet no report
broke upon the air. There stood the
horse. kecnly alive TO his danger-nay.
even challenging IL for The ears laid
themselves slowly back, the eyes began
70 shine. Slowly as IL had risen. the
weapon dropped, while il owners
voice broke the silence.
. No use. lobe; can't kill him."
AZ che white mans voice the Whit
Head moved away. without taking his
eyes from the men. He never looked
70 his steps, yet they found their Way
uncrringly among the stones and drift
Of the creek bottom. till the frontage 81
the cottonwood shut him from their
view. A single Wild neigh came back
from him, and in answer something 50
like "Whoop" that the two hunters
gave up al thought Of pursuit, as they
moved on from the influence Of the
strange spell that had been cast around
them. Back In camp. the stock were
more carefully watched than before;
but the night wore away. and not an
incident occurred to disturb the travel
ers. or even TO suggest an attack.
Next morning rose the sun upon
those sweeping meadows. and touched
the neecy clouds with his glory a.
they noated in the still air like hymns
oil: Of incense from the waking earth.
Inc stream whiricd along is narrow
banks, and fingered among the rushy
shadows, Wild ducks checked their
Swimming Hight and settled on its
bosom, disturbing the grotesque Bit
tern IN its silent moods Away of to
the west Q coyote lingered-nocturnal
traveller Leaving the coming day far
behind, to hide his body in the deep
cleft OF some lone cany on. The men
were Just drawing the Pickets Of the
horses, 10 harness them and take the
road. when all at once. whoopine
scream rang from the guIch near BY.
and showed throng Of Indians, with
the White Head before them. racing
madly toward the train. That one
moment just before harnesslng, had
been closely watched, for the men, not
having had q night attack. were of
their guard at the fatal instant. and
the Cheyennes, screaming like de-
mons, were In their midst, with an
arrow-night preceding them. Stun2
BY the missiles, and maddened by the
shouts, horses and mules broke away.
and with trailing ropes dashed over
the prairie In > headlong gallop. A
few men pursued them. These were
they. who. having been saddled and
ready before the first rush, had control
Of t1elr animals, and now swept of
after the stampede, In hopes Of being
able 70 checkit.
The Indians were about three hun.
dred yards ahead, straining every
nerve to distance their pursrers. the
stampcded stock in advance. racing.
they knew not whittier, and 1t their
heels the White Head. more like devil
than horse, kicking the well-known
rafting hide behind him. which re-
sounded like the war-drum Of some
savage tribe. Dashing from right to
lett, ~ the terrified animals swerved
from the track he would wnirl on his
haunchty, rush with terrific springs at
some animal separated from the rest.
ana drive y back 20 the herd. The
hunters had gained since the
start. ana could see each movement OF
me Wild animal. He had the entire
urove under control, and was driving
mem with unerring instinct TO . par
pcuiar part OF the broken plain, from
wnence ~ eApsc'eo neiP from ms req
1H as. Sucn vas tne pian' no
uoup.. anu .ne Ic.sy q savagss mao
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