The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-28

STuck our trail and suspected we were
somewhere about, for thew dismounted and.
scattering, they began to search about the
"As they drew near our hiding p,ace 7
| dropped down into it and cooked the guns
ths women had brought and my own trusty
rlne: suppose my frequent goings in and
Cohlngs out had left some trace, for thev
seemed ID notice the entrance at once. and
presently saw q head peering over. The
dln nght OF the cave might have prevented
the owner from seeing me, but, as i'll luck
"ou4o nave IL, the infant child / spoke of
walled out Just at this particular moment.
l ne cry was stifed in an Instant, but it had
Dsen heard, aud the head craned over
further, while another aud another popped
over. was crouching down as Close as
coulu, nut, hearing the click Of trigger, !
KLe" coacealment was no longer possible.
ana baZed away. Two screams told me
that couple Of heads had been hit. and the
third disappeared. l card voice shouting
lot the hers to come up. and could distin-
gulSh the tones OF a cOllOquy being held.
though without hearing what was said.
PRESENTLY lighted torch was flung into
the cave, but had retreatei into the further
one, and, nothing being visible, the Indians
were nonplused, and l heard one CRY out
That there was nothing there. Another re-
torted angrily that some one had killed
I Blus Water and Leaping Turtle This was
loIIoWed by patter of shots on the floor of
the cave, one Of which, rebounding, struck
one OF the children on the breast. but. though
the bullet imbedded itself in his skin. the
plucky little fellow did not utter a sound.
AS their firing still produced no effect, the
Indians did not know how to account for
matters, and presently one of them was i'm
prudent enough to stick mis- head over the
edge, but | made no move and they held
another council. 1t was evident that they
feared to enter the cave, not knowing no :
many lay concealed within it. and at last
they hit on the very plan | had been
dreading.
"a lighted torch was thrown over, and a
quantity of leaves and moss was pushed
after 1t, but their amiable intention of
smoking US out failed, owing to the damp
ness OF the leaves aud moss aud my having
deIuged the earthen floor of the cave with all
the water we had on hand. Seeing this fail.
they summoned up courage to enter the
cavern, and as we saw the five forms leap
over, the women and | opened on them. |
Killed my man instantly aud so did Mrs.
ridley, who immediately let a dusky devil.
who, screaming, rushed upon her, have the
full contents OF the other barrel in his
breast
The other woman missed her aim, and
the next moment was in the grasp of one of
the Indians, but before could come to her
rescue her sou, boy of -, had flung his
arms around the redskins neck, aud. hang
ing on his back. kept him from striking,
when the woman, picking up a tomahawk,
struck him tremendous blow on the fore
head, He dropped like log, crushing the
boy beneath him. The remaining Indian.
seeing his companions fall, made a break
for the entrance, and was Just climbing ont
when l caught him, aud, firing, brought
him down with broken arm and ball in
bis side.
Seeing him helpless, and thinking him
dying, l did not shoot again. hut went back
to the women, whom found shrieking with
excitement. Iquleted them, and congratu-
lated them on their courage, which, how
ever, was entirely gone as soo1 as the call
for it was over. | rolled the Indian off the
boy, who was considerably bruised by the
weight of the dead body, but
otherwise not hurt. The wound
ed Indian l found to be an old
acquaintance of mine, and, seeing he was
dying rapidly, did not disturb MIN. He
told me that, finding Ridley camp deserted.
the main party had gone back home, but
that suspecting me of having warned them,
some OF the young hot bloods had followed
us to be avenged on me. They were pretty
certain that | was the only man IN the
party, but did not know but what others
had joined us.
well, we took possession of the ponies,
and were able TO travel much more rapidly,
though had it not been nearly so desperate to
think of walking in our exhausted condition
l would not have risked riding them, for a
man on foot has twenty chances on the
plains to one the mounted fellow has. We
reached Carson City without further ad-
venture, though starvation and thirst and
fatigue were our constant companions, and
there found the women's husbands and the
other man, who were just starting home. |
had to get a doctor to give me something to
quiet my nerves, for, for eight days and
nights, l had not slept more than thirty
minutes out Of every twenty-four hours,
and even after all were safe | could not
quit listening for noises"