The Red Cloud chief., 1888-11-09

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the course in a generally straighiawa.
direction. Ina. course they mus: b
KEEP; upon.
Mile after mile is rapidly covered
The sun comes up hot ard scorching /:
the cloudles- SKY. But there isno stol
for n res:.ul grave. nor opportunity foI
2 drink from a chance stream. II III.
band ahead, with tails streaming and
Dostrils di,a:ei. divert from the gelsr
I'll direction TO sweep around the ba -
~ a low ridge. the wa-y h%orse-nan ana
his equally wise animal tax. the shor.-
er aEd easier wa. cutting the segment,
IS il were. but always ever in sigh, and
always coming. coming. The fright o!
the wild horses has grown into %rorifi.
bic terror. They throw bit, Of foam
from their mouths. They are worried.
hall crazed 10y this m~erci!e's. continu.
GUS. unreleG;ing pusslit. Bat the man
behind knows that the- will ool do
somethingtha. is. perhaps. rs strange "a
their peculiar habits Of community re-
la.ion. He has rested his horse al
every opportunity. Whenever there
was a chance. his faithful animal has
| been given a nibble at tn. succIlcnt
grass and had a sup from n spring or
little stream. Ridden though he i. the
tough ana experienced plains pony is
frcsher than .hc fleeing e9uines ahead.
They now show signs o. the greatest
perturbation. Their stoInacnS are
empty. their Iind is blown their
tongues are dry. But fear MAKES them
half unconscious Of these suffe-iny-.
although they are gradually wearing
under them. At length. when they
have gone forty or fifty or perhaps six
IS miles. the patriarch begins Ia run in
An eccentric way. He is not as urc
Of his course as he Was. He wheels and
turns and then goes ahead again. but
with uncertainty.
II is this the shrcwd man and shrewd
pony knew would happen. They drop
ont Of sight for a moment behind the
ridge. The stallion. his nOstrils di-
lated and quivcring and his eyes flash
ing. makes a sudden run. and in
another moment. with his band OF
faithful spOuscs. he is gallopiny back
Y the track he has come
Now is the race in earnest and TO
the bitter end. The nervy. gamy.
swift horse behind knows that his
energies have been saved for the task
that is yet before him. As he feels the
spur he springs ahead with the racing
blood ahamc in his veins. II is Il ter
rife chase. New terror at this extra
ordinary. this unlocked for denOuc-
mcnt Of shat the fleeing animals ahead
mad thought in their brute instinct
was a successful ruse TO throw the pur-
sIcr OF the track. give, them dcspcr-
ate strength. too: but they are worn
and frct.ed and starved and burning
with thist. They run for their lives.
Nearer. mile after mile they approach
the starting place. The sun i, ablazc
aften MONDAY. but still! the no. &C.
goes on. Nov faithful. p,ucky, speedy
pony. bearing Il saddlc-worn but
grimly determined man. do your best.
Your strong legs will fail. sinewy as
they arr. The faster YOU run the
quicker your days terrible effort is
over.
The man lett behind on the rmincnce
is sweeping the plains with his power
fuf glasses. He has watched an hour.
perhaps two. or even three. At last
his range OF vision becomes centcrcd
upon something away in the distance.
II may be a bunch OF antelope. II may
be Il band cf wild horses that are run
ming for play. l;ut rs he witches
closer he disccrns i; IS 10: sport that
Isl that Ioving group Of sp".i.-.
He trains the glasses ~intcn,ly until at
last he a see behind the running AMI
mails n solitary horse. and that hor-s
has a rider. I!e i in the saddle with
y bound. calls To another horse grazing
ear ami away they fly towards this
approachin" cavalcaio. lie rt..s .he
horses - swiftly - he can. and -
length spie, plainly. perhaps two Or
three miles away, the fleeing birch.
and behind them in hot chase to gai-
liant horse and rider. \ Siraal tells
him h. too has been seen. and then.
Selling the Typographical features Of
the intervening space, heslSulas swiftly
behind the ridges and elevations 10
cross the coarse. This Is something
which requires rare judgment OF The
speed " the running band. aud n def
choice Of the friendly ridges which he
must pursue. keeping out Of sight Of
the worn and tcrroriZcd animals whose
attention should not be- Gc!racted from
the relentless pursuer behind. The
trick. though. is well done. and while
The vary bat still daun.lcss stallion
and his following mares sweep around
the base Of IN elevation the tired. gany
pony and the two fresh horses and men
meet. As quickly rs saddles can be
transferred the callan: horse that has
made a run OF s~eventy-tive. eighty-fve.
OF possibly ninety miles is free and
rolling on the grass. and the iron-mus-
cled man who bestrode him is on an
other fleet and fresh horse and again
hot after the quarry. 1t has been hui
nan brain against horse brain. The
achievements have thus far won tie
day.
Now follows the mos; skiliful ma
neuvering. The terrorized band can
not II much farther. They have
almost exhausted even their well-nigh
t~ireless vitality. They again became
confused and resort TO their last