The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-30

Dpe, 80 hlSn' 0uSt at Jhe centr
work lay fiat down, was an openin
where Eh which l could thrust my VIII
throul and fire while fully protected
cheStt Peu Ghe dog would be my first Visito
eJPec plckly prepared for him. Ny hat wa
and 9 n on the rocks directly over me. and
place lof the rifle for the hunting knife.
iage pst turned my back when low vengt
bsdJ pWI from the animal came up th
iulg lie had been let loosel | heard hi
gog beps when he was fifty feet away II
foot w nat, growled savagely, and mex
aw nt was in the air above me- the hat il
inst feth Iplanted the knife Just back o
hkt re legs, and when he struck the proun,
hsf an t life enough to roll over
heb Eented to kill the dog without alarm
" mad succeeded. The women, sleepin,
and pore than two hundred feet away
not not disturbed. With the dog gone
ver nen could no longer trail us if we go
The pde Believing they would hesitat,
on Ilme before trusting themselves in thu
g ge, occupied the next ten minutes il
4 Hngthening the breastwork and incraae
! the height. When l had used mn ali I'll,
'e rocks within convenient distance, the
~ ehse was one which g company of in
! TRY would have hesitated to attack.
was long half hour before | detected
movement down the gorge, and then
tirst thing seen was a flag of truce
de by tying handkerchief to a long
PIX The man who carried it waved the
1904 IN vigorous manner, and came for.
frd with slow and hesitating steps l let
n come within thirty feet Of the breast
M PIX before showing myself, as / could not
certaln that 1t was not ruse to expose
IA to the bullets of his companions AS he
lught sight of me ne approached TO within
teen feet and halted
,ked
- am friend, and want to talk with
I Vi,' he replied.
TIE man was squat broad-shouldered
and eVA looking, and his attempt to look
pleasantreally distorted his features.
Wei; what do you want to sayln
| "Ihe MormonS are after you. There are
about hIty outside. They don't want any
russ Wild YOU. If you will go on East they
won e put straw in your way, but they
must nave the women and horses"
w hat women and horses?"
You have two horses belonging TO them
l can see them over there. The women Won
took out OF cave in the other valley"
An And II won't give them up2" asked.
Ihen you may prepare to die. AS
prospector like yourself, and as one who
wants to live to get back to the States, I
horses" ''ii>'
10 back to your gang and tell 'em to do
tnelr worst. ! know 'em for accursed Dan
ties, and know you for the biggest villain
OF an, ana the next one of you who comes
within range will get bullet"
He could see the women asleep on the
blankets, and the horses staked out beyond
For a second or two his eyes roamed over
| the basin as If in search Of the dog. and he
then turned without a word and walked out
| of sight 0N'
What would follow? The men had Iocatad
me sure enough, and they were four to one.
| Would they dare make rush up the gorge
at my breastwork? did not believe they
would. Could they attack me from above2
| would not give them credit for being
nraVe enough to make their way over such
| dangerous ground They had MS manned mn
and could bide their time, and would be Il,
nolhurry to bring things to a climax by ex-
posing themselves
! kept my watch at the bresstvorl, until
about five O'Clock without hearing fine
silghtest movement from the Danites. At
I'd a. Time the women awo6e and Joined me.
and as soon as | had put them in posses
SION OF the news they brought the two car
pines to me. that might explain the work
lngs OF the weapons. They posted them
serves In very short time, and then calmly
TOOK their places beside me- Neither.
seemed more excited than the average man
would have been under the circumstances,
aNd both strongly declared that, sooner |
an lan into the hands of the Danites, |
" would end their own lives
ohe sefore it grew dark, one of the women |
HfPared supper and we ate it under |
prek liter OF the defence. Then came the |
SHE fsclon OF preparing for the night. Under |
ouYer OF the intense darkness in the gorge |
co pnidnlght the men might creep up 60 the |
at ny breastWOrk without being seen To
vefvent this climbed.over and constructed |
prt aDattls from such small trees as [ could |
sneak down or uproot The women brought
brF. more material from the other side,
mF Il soon had an obstruction which
ane Danltes could notremove nor surmount
til Fhout creating an alarm.
wiFhe women remained awake until mid |
Eht, but about that hour, the night having |
nj en- without alarm, both dropped off to
besep, sitting with their backs to the breast
81 prk. Fifteen minutes later [ became
wished that the Danites were creeping up
ssle gorge. 1t was so dark in that narrow
tl,file chat could not hope to see them.
dven if they reached the abattis, and gave
ely whole attention to listening. Now and
Iaen heard the crack Of a twig as they
srept forward, and by and by knew that
they had halted at the abattis This was
IA unexpected obstruction, and in their
1agrln they cursed in whispers loud enough |
? give their presence away. They remained
u front of the obstruction full quarter of |
n hour, and then retired without having
nade the least effort to remove it.
The remainder of the night passed with
1T the least alarm, and the sun had been |
~ about half an hour before | heard from
! Danites again. The same man, with the
I me nag of truce, appeared in the gorge
u SuOuJeu UnaG ne wished to make q |
! oposition, and added:
! 'We have been reinforced and it is use
,ss for you to expect to escape"
BY way of reply ! showed the rifle over
ne breastwork for shot at him. and he
disappeared as if the ground had swallowed
lin up.
] then called council of war. The
women were so brave that their opinions ,
we're worth knowing, especially as they
Knew The characteristics of the Danites [
better than did. I
, y will tell you what they will attempt to
10, said the eldest in response to my in
Jury lit IS their purpose to kill you and 6
ecure. possession of us women and the {
annals. They haven't the patience to I
hIbsst % for months. If there were
only four of them yesterday, there are
only four to-day, although. if we tarry here
too long, they might summon reinforce
ments They can't attack us from above,
and they dare not make rush up the
gorge, During the day they will cut grass
and make four large, tight bales. When
night comes they will approach us by roll
ing these bales ahead Of them. The wind
blows up the gorge, and if they set fire to
the abatts all the smoke and flame will be
driven this way, much to their advantage.
Ii we do not leave the gorge before night
we are lost"
"And have been thinking of another
natter said the other. yesterday you
found place to climb up and look down on
,he plain. These men are camped near the
mouth of the gorge. Perhaps you can look
light down on them. If so, you can drive