Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-07

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bad been no Indian depreciation lately
eo,nmi,,sa Corp,rxI Brown felt remark.
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her father without accident
+, nj. s.,-r,, heart however, he wished
H., IN. i,di.n. might attack them; no,
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r. .sm,,.5 for dinner at Moxons
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90,
II was5 O'Clock in the afternoon when
the crosss.a the .Pecos nj Dead Steer ford
and there were still twelve milss oi
,ongh riding before them
The borses were faded. and when the
corporal ordered a galiop, and ses the ex,
pnle bv snurring ahead on ias black
| charger with Ethel at his side. the othes
horses rssnond~d reluctantly. and il re.
| ou;,sd a liberal use of the spur TO keer
them Ar that gait.
wen GET 70 your fathers camp b.
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r,haI ou;cLIv
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and no clssned Il and carried the white
ANGER. m his Inns
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| 1T ha,;.ye Won tr,s, Won came the
murmured respouse.
And then AN involuntary CRY of alarm
r,a. N nor l;ns for the Indiana discov-
.r;nc that their expected urey had left
N. Trail 60, nm a chorus of shrill wells.
and dashed down toward them.
"ro C1art,s bovsr' cried the corporal.
unsl;ncinu his Winchester rifle. They
utnumber ia twenty to one. Ride for
vour life-never mind the pack mule
and shout As YOU gallon"
| IN ,hev dashed with the Indians gain.
inc unon them at eyery step. for their
hn,ses we've fresb and the animals rid.
don nv the rangers had been hard nr,shed
all day.
In vain the Rangers discharged volley
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suers. Their telling aim did not cheek
the advance.
Down a gently sloping dry water
course thew dashed, and Just ahead Cor
poral Brown saw low rooted building
OF stout plank, which he knew was the
powder and dynamite MAGAZINE for
Clark's camp.
IF we can hold out for twenty min
utes"- he was thinking.
But Just then Ethel's horse stumbled
and fell. Had he not reached out quickly
and seized her in his strong arms, she
also would have been dashed to tn
ground.
Still galloping. he lifted her to place
on the saddle before him, and his horss
dashed past the magazine, and com
menced to pant and slacken its pace q,
they began to climb the divide.
1--WE can never hold out 1t must b
a fight to the death' he gasped.
For his men were already in the lead
with only the heavy laden pack muh
behind him.
In passing the magazine the mule fel
TO the ground and lay there helpless.
This momentarily checked the ad
vance OF the Indians, for the band haltet
to rob the pack.
The delay enabled the Rangers y