The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-24

a11r0 With n6T fnSLhAo M
A moment before | had been thoroughly
scared, but her spirit was contagious
and now / was heartily ashamed OF my
fears. -.
II remember now to have heard OF
this girl at the fort, and that she was q
fine shot with the rifle.
I'm remain with yon,' 1 said, for
no mar could have left so brave q girl
to fight alone. No time was to be lost,
and we quickly barricaded the heavy
door.
Nothing further was said, but her
quick, movements showed her
alive for the fray, and l do not believe
a thought of fear had crossed her mind.
The door securely fastened, we
climbed out upon the top Of the house.
which like those of Zuni, was Hat and
had q stone parapet for defense. AS
we came out above, the leaders OF the
Apaches were just appearing through
the defile in the rocks. TO approach
us they would have to pass over a
thousand yards of level plain, and with
the two rifles we hoped to do some exc
cution among them before they reached
the house, and then defend ourselves
Us long as possible from behind the
wall upon the roof.
when the savages had entered the
valley they paused a if in consulta-
ton. There were forty-three of them.
They were evidently surprised at see
ing a white man there, and were con-
sidering if it we're Duboise, for had
they not thought him to be in pursuit
of the Mexicans, tbey would not have
ventured to make an attack.
Presently they began to advance
very cautiously, creeping upon the
ground so as to expose as little of their
persons as possible to u fire.
They knew the man they saw was
not Dubois. l was aware that we were
in imminent danger, with scarcely a
chance against those savages, but so
thrilled was l by the bravery and de-
termination of the girl standing near
me that | did not feel afraid. She had
not spoken since coming upon the
house-top, but, dressed in her Indian
costume, was standing, rifle in hand,
watching the painted forms as they
crawled nearer, her lips compressed,
and her fine Spanish eyes flashing as if
she had been some wild animal at bay.
l carried an excellent rifle, and hesita-
ting no longer. fired at one of the saw
ages. A little cloud OF dust showed
where the ball had struck the alkaline
sand near a sage bush some feet from
the Indian. A derisive yell was the
only response.
Bad shot!' said the girl. and taking
deliberate aim, she fired. No shout an
swered her rifle, for one of the Indians
was wounded. They seemed some
what disconnected by this, and paused
again then, spreading out their line,
began 10 approach once nor
Presently there was a Whit of smoke
among them. and a ball whistled so
near my head that instinctively / dodg-
ed. The girl laughed at me. The
Apaches evidently had the best rifles
made, and they knew how to use them.
We both shielded ourselves somewhat
behind the parapet-
II vas sufficiently acquainted with
the Indian tactics to know that when
they had approached within fair range
of our rifles they would make a rush for
the house, and under the shelter of the
walls to try to break through the door or
climb up to where we were.
That our last hour had come I could
not doubt, and it was horrible to think
of dyining by those fends and being
cut TO pieces afterwards.
''But the girl stood observing them
as cody as though they had been rab-
bits, waiting till they should be within
better range of her rife before wasting
more ammunition. / was preparing to
fire again. for in another moment the
savages might rush upon the house,
when a clatter of hoofs sounded behind
rs, and, turning, Isaw Dan Dubois gal
Looping up.
1.-THE girl hurried down, and letting
her father in, both were with me in
another moment. Springing upon the
parapet in full view Of the savages, Du-
bois opened a rapid fire upon them.
Instantly they recognized him. and be-
gan a hasty retreat. The distance was
SO great that little damage was done
among them, but quite a number. as
was afterwards learned, were slightly
wounded.
The rest of Dubois party was only
q short distance behind with the recap.
tured ponies and cattle. As soon a
they reached the town they started
after the Apaches, and some miles
away from Zuni joined a party of troops
under Lieutenant Gilfoyle, who, having
learned that the Indians had left theil
reservation, was in pursuit of them.
The fight which followed 8 few day.
later is a matter of history which it Ii
not necessary to relate here. Befor,
being overtaken, the Apaches had muir
dered and scalped forty men. womer
and children. In every instance til,
heart was taken out and the body IL
self was mutilated in q most shockin,
manner. "-John Wills Hays, Il
Yonth's Companion.