The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-11-08

/ 0utu4tG st319W, While OF on the nils
a coyote barked at the moon, which was
tintin the east and the waste of desert
/ The eure was soon forgotten By the
| CoyS, ut the Mormon, is was his duty,
/ las Va ching
! Presently the Indians formed in half
/ circle about him that had first come to US,
and made ready Tor a powwow. Hamlin
knew then that our visitor was the noted
ard dangerous Francisco. The chief be
/ gaa 10 speak TO his warriors in Piute. 1t
/ 50 happened that Hamlin had been raised
| among the Plutes and understood the Ian
| guage even better than the NavajCS He
heard Francisco rec0unting the wrongs of
/ his people; how often their pastures mad
/ been Wrested from them, their horses and
cattle stolen.
| And now they were being followed into
the desert Only one noon before two
comrades had been murdered on the
/ plain. and hg whom but these meu?
! 10 cay pony had been driven from the
mountains; TO morrow what outrage mi ht
ae expected What should be done?
+ They were thirty braves, the white men
numbered seven. Horses we're here. food
rifles and powder. one bold stroke and all
would be theirs.
Ile boys had been sleeping some hours,
when Hamlin wakened the nearest one
wiz touea. h-h-h- he whispered.
Danger. III an instant every nerve was
SLcdHS ana ne would nave risen out the
II 9ri4a aA pressed hin down me MeNl-
ca were 'sife3"E whispering together,
soon lHS eiitire parry was OF he alert
II q wete still in the shadow. though the
moon was shining now. Ny first glance
VS. coward JLe IRE All the Indians had
vanished but TWO, who Wee sqUatting
b. fore tGe >m0u}dering eu5erS as they
ne@o oeen eataef IL the nlSat
The Navajos have gone behind the
/ ridge, We were presently told, land
these two remain lest We should suspect
-mething wrong. and be on our guard
+ or gel AWAY Tben the Mormon tod us
what ne had over heard. Francisco had
p.aaue3 70 attack Us lust before day,
when most likely the entire party would
BE- sleeping. 1ney had withdrawn the
! more surely 10 take Us unawares, and had
crossed he ridge in order TO conceal their
fire
lie had heard more: news had most
probably reached the fort of the murder
IF the two Indians. aud a squad Of sol
dier> been despatched to investigate the
matter, Tor d detachment vas ia camp at
the CheL aka spring ouIy ten miles away.
T was then eleven o'clock; man must
start OF At once 10 notify the lieutenant
EFea II the troops Gld not arrive before
the Indians returned, We might be able TO
defend ourselves Ior while TIL succor
should come.
one Of the boys was selected Is messen-
2er None Of Us had yet risen from the
ground; the Navajos thought Us sleeping
Iha lad began TO slide off III the grass,
and presently reached the edge of a little
gu-cu undiscovered; there he dropped
/ over, a4d under shelter OF the rocks made
+ good his escape. It : needless 10 say we
did L0f sleep again. Every eye and ear
VS. on the alert, and every rifle in hand.
f Now and then coyote SUNK near, and
'be uncerrain shadow gave our nerves a
thrill; or i his mate called, We tancied
the EaTaJ0s We're signalling. The sus-
peuse 30 wrought upon the nerves of
the party that they would gladly have fol-
lowed Hamlin to surprise the indians in
Their camp; out the watchers were near; a
suspicious movement Oh tuF part ana
theE "oaid pave VANISHED tNe pHantoMS;;
or tht crack q a flile' Tie "hoIe oaha
Eolto ..e . ul,V- rs
-4-----t.s', 90 Sie" ieS'IeS9 "S We laS
1Ee't, et.d pie9e-siS ciep5 he<'r 70 uS:
ne 1at oHt4 0oHSl"ei41S Tie cHauctS vi
ne tFo- z arriving IL tiiile 20 oe vi ser
f.ce 1e heH = h's' y d tsil iii!eS tS9 away
''--i even e'e ne ''9tacill1eii0 sui Ine' =
tue so1ld Iot ledcLl u9 .'eloie tnIee
2 claeH. It Was Tue Gay before When the
Indians b@d seen them, out had they re-
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