The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-08-22

grave ne MADE them, pressing last
kiss upon the unresponsive lips OF each.
His task finished. he mounted Fan.
and drawing rein beside the mounds
for last look. raised his hand toward
heaven and took oath: Il swear be-
fore God. beside the graves OF my
dead. that so long as ! have life |
shall hunt Apnches. They have rob-
bed me OF all, and my hate shall never
be satisfied
A couple OF officers were enjoying
their after-dinner smoke sitting In
chairs tilted back against the shady
side OF the quartermaster's building
Say. Captain. have you noticed
anything strange about these Apaches
since we brought thcn back TO the
reservation"
Nothing special that / can think
OF. They're grlsly lot anyway.
Why do you ask?"
Because I've noticed now that they
keep close TO headquarters and don't
go oct In bands Of two or three; and
again. they're holding lots OF pow
vows. and every day or SO they bring
in dead buck"
''Oh. have you just found that out?
Why, that's old TO everybody but the
reds. and with them IL isn't allowed TO
get old. Ever since the Sandy Fork
raid. that the Apaches made, they
have had a nemesis after them. Who
it Is or how many no one knows, but
II buck goes away from the crowd
it's ten 10 one he doesn't come back.
and when they start out TO find him.
which they usually do. he has become
good Indian; and from the way 10
which they're being picked of the
whole band will be wiped out by and
by"
just then a tall gray-haired man.
dressed as scout came past and
changed the current OF their CONVERSE
ton.
Who is that chap7' asked the Lieu
tenant OF his brother. scanning the
scout closely.
IL don't know was the reply; The
comes 10 the post once in a while; gets
lot OF STUFF mostly ammunition; never
stays or stops 10 talk; always rides that
same big bay mare"
The stranger dismounied az the door
OF the store and entered. He had
scarcely passed out OF sight when an
Indian sneaked up cautiously and be-
gan 70 examine the horse. paying par
ticular attention to her feet and her
tracks.
What do you suppose that bucks
up top" queried the Captain.
He's getting points so that he can
trail the animal. was the reply
Look out! BY gracious, that was
neat"
This exclamation was called forth
by the action OF the horse. The In
dian. in his Investigations. stopped and
picked up her foot. presumably to ex-
anime the shoe. There was n quick
move. thud. and an Indian rolled
over on the grass with crushed
skull The animal stood as quiet as
before. Two or three white men ran
up and the owner came out OF the
store When he saw the dead brave "a
smile lighted up his set face as he
patted his horses neck. Another one.
ehPn Fan. that's right; keep up the
work. old girl. One more stratch on
the rifle breech maltes one hundred and
eighty-one. As tho horse and rider
passed out OF sight the Lieutenant
asked:
What was IL he muttered 10 the
horse?"
II did not exactly catch 1t, replied
the Captain Il think it was some
thing about hundred and eighty-o.ne,
and from the way that old chap bright
ened up when be saw that dead buck
leads me 10 believe that he knows
more about who is knocking of the
stray Apaches than he's telling. -
Texas Siftings