Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-17

lung the bars with the empty shells on the
ground and put in the next loaded set Then
the first set was loaded up again.
when the first voliey wss fred It just
moved down the bushes around one OF the
stakes as If a lawn mower had been run
through them. Now, Boder,' he said, i
don't see no signs Of Indians, and we must
have been here over three weeks must use
you for bait You get on Sam, the fastest
horse, and scour around the country. Keep
sharp lookout, and the moment you see an
Indian make for here. Sam viii outrun EN-
every time, If you don't get 50 close a. to be
within range Of EN- growied good deal,
but had to go. Ny month wouldn't be up
for another week.
sThe frzs day didn't get nibble Tho
next day took compass and went further
from camp In the afternoon I thought l
saw a couple Of moving dots on ono Of the
far away hills. Anyhow, made for camp
as quick as could, and before evening the
Indians wers all around the hill, but they
kept out Of range aad seemed TO be sizing US
up. We kept watch eli night, but they made
10 move.
ain the morning they made their attack.
They seemed to have picketed their horses
and were crawling at Us through tho grass.
Old Slower was IN high feather. He watched
them with that eagle eye Of his and could
tell by the movements Of tha grass Just where
they were.
"'Now, them he said, you lie low and ell
up the steel bars with cartridges as I empty
them When have fired two or three times
be ready with a pail of water to throw over
tho gun barrels
''He kept moving the machine from ono
side to the other and at last got it where be
wanted it. Then be took hold Of the lever
and watched the grass. All at once hs
pulled, and the yell that rose from the grass
almost drowned out tho roar OF the guns.
What was left Of tho Indians sprang up and
ran. He got one moro shot ct them and
moved them down like grain For q couple
Of days there was no sign Of Indians, and
then it seemed they had got large re-enforce-
ments. They tried the other side of the fort
and came dashing at US on horseback. The
moment the Indians were level with the
stakes old Slower pulled his gun. It was the
most awful havoc ! ever saw Tho horses
were wild and the old man fired eight volleys
into 'em before what was left got out of
range.
"That was tho last we saw of the Indians.
AEo oiu Hiaiu luoiSbcu Ou SOIiiS Aho cunning
the dead. l tried to get him not to, for J was
sure the Indians were just laying low and
would nab him. But was wrong. They
knew when they had enough and had left for
some healthier place. When tho old man
came back he said:
There's just sixteen Of them for every
ono they killed Of mine, and sixteen over
which is my share. Now, il any accident
should happen to me, you just take the horses
and get back to the settlement and sch every
thing you can TO pay yourself. Your months
up today
II was pumping water at the time and was
not paying much attention to Slower. He
loaded Up the machine and tied rope to the
lever. 'Good-by, Bolder,' he cried
~ looked up and saw him standing in front
Of tho barrels with the rcpc in his hand. Be-
fore could move he gave the rope jerk
and was cut to pieces.
II got oaok all right, but the mistake Of
my life was that did not patent Old sstover's
machine gun."-Luke Sharp In Detroit FREQ
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