The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-09-23

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sag SANDY who WAS ahead; then sud,
a ven ne prought his horse to @ full
STOP, with 4 an 2 e1c lama tion OF sur
Prise ..,e; y, Z
hats the tropble-do You see
him2. those behind him asked.
(, a lew yards IN front ct Them
g tif was as g BLACK object in
enc Straii, The hrst thought
Waas nat Twas Tom Az they slow
y, l'; aay M 49,. g 10y gr9Ml showed their
came n two black objects. One moved
Slowly, away, gro Wing, while the other
dld not l TN move. EheEone that lay SO
quiet was g dead bear-the other was
Q AYe one (nl and much the larger Of the
tWo; =
NOW now This bear got killed since
we went along here ls what beats me-"
sag lln SANDY.
raps the kid shot it," suggested
one e OF the cowboys;
I r az ~ nnotnlngI exclaimed Sandy.
contemporary lou He didn't even
nave g snot gun-and II he had, he'd cut
ana run at sight Of bear meat walking
round. ,.I &. 6 :, ss5 5s;3::saa
Acloser examina zion, as well as they
| could make by mo onllgh showed the
pear was young one, and that there
were several buile oles lodged pretty.
closely together just backiof the fore
Legs: s3s,
i e'il have to give itsup now and
guess the rest OF It some other time.
mat Old she bear1s lighting mad-and
q els making .a Tor the cany Unjust where
lom ls. ! reckon bhe quicker we get
there the more comfortable It will be
lor tne KID s,.s -,s .s.s. FL; I
Wltn that they made a dash down
INTO the bed OF the stream, up the
steep bank on the other side, and then
straight for the black opening in the
mountain, 4 When they drew rein the
pear was Just ahead Of them, and
disappeared with angry threatenlngsi
as thougn she was more than hall q
mlnd 70 turn and light the whole
crowd q tnem. 81.
Here asithe spot where Tom had
been stationed; here, too, Twas;the bag
WIN Gne hoop noidlng open the mouth,
am, and 7, the loren put partially burned :.
SpuG ION was was nowhere 70. TO be seen.
Ihey shouted at the top OF their
voices, b Sll tn .e only answer was the
hoarse echo That Knocked them from
the bla 4,ls recesses Of the - canyon be
yond 8. s52 {.
I'm not at all scared: boys
SAID SANDY, at last, "but the
KID amt here, and he amt at the
ranch, 1t LOOKS mlghtllygzas though
ne had Deen stampeded bysbears, and
the old one himself only knows where
he'd fetch up II there g bear after
nm, or ne thought there was. But he
4 must be omewheres, and that's the
spot we've got to discover:
Aiger - g snort consultation 1t was
decided to divide into Two parties, one
so e eni, 1hs ca1ny On IN ala Sne ON.
~ .oioM sae ~ serg an
snu tw l ~, soou u,sssnce. Y Ilc-
4Sel to n;n was n ;e Gacn ~
o onI s.ss, S. RnS ea Iaiy oE Wy
4eaei Rhry -, none y .ne n,en were
pI.S.o t SnAio .,s ~ .evGln - Cne
sIpm Inu tsce T sne suRerln1enuens
M.oilouv g. glo Ivy =. saivns WI
~. ehe.n nau ~ heapeu Wy 1aparG ~
Sha. Meno. enioug4 GLe ee.ny 9n,. While
s.SGMDoy l1lie.lD was ~ charge
ILLS ogi.es e - i..usS y coless-
aid NOT III i' i;ttia narvhna AZ to- %n
hsa hecn 9 Z l Te,,, ,,s w. MnI
pgatsI I, ps'ieic.l
s ~ 10y = sts gsss ii s, :, i
IL. y r. r tPr;oa a wv sn5 ~; oo - o
~ innu wv ~ nig% iesurnep
o ~ hss,s fyr;t,s.s shnrtIn itss san
aaa pssa.luasless; snorsiy aleer san
dy ,,yp party came ay9s rniing np: ,,,..s
..Y ~ uun ~ mn h;n, S e,sl your H
"a q sU D a,
hnsatI es IT, sP M ~ .l.e st.ine
5s,s 90 h uues aere was ~ Die.k
sasa %nem oIsnuy saau lucy naun
Sesm n ,,.N - go = ele Aiu y en =
n s,.,s ,5sl5. :..7 Z .,.:a.
There was nothing for it now but to
go ba Y is TO the ranch and report. 1t
would soon pc daylight, and then they
co COY, easily round hlm up. ~.
1t was anything but acheerful par
ty that drove up to the cabin, not a
little tired from lack Of rest and sleep,
and q good deal orried as to their re-
ception by the superint PENDENT: To
i pnt g y plain Engilsh, they teit asham,
Eeds q the mlserab pc trlck they had tried
i to play Son3 Tom, and We're scared at
Ethe unexpected result ut.
Spencer was lying down, but reused
up as they entered, far more quietly
than was their habit:
STRIKES ,S me you have been keeping