Evening journal., 1892-08-05

in feecy while cloud, there came tear
ing mp ont of the depths Of some unseen |
coulee lively herd of Indian ponies re-
joicing in their unwonted freedom and
determined not 10 be herded back to
slavery without a struggle.
It was hard to repress the shout of joy
that sprang TO the soldiers lips. Then
it wasn't the ambulance after all; moth
ing but this frolicsome band Of rascals
that, after breaking away from the In
dian boys the evening before, had doubt
less been driven before the gale, de-
handing the sending forth of quite a
party of the young men in search, even
before the storm had fully abated. For
a moment the troopers forgot their mis-
sion as they watched the chase. Fresh
and unhampered by weight Of any kind
the scurrying band came sweeping along
the edge of the distant bluff, following
an active, mischievous leader aud leay-
ing their jaded pursuers far behind. Tho
Indian knows too much TO chase a rum
ming horse: he leaves him 10 his own de-
vices, well knowing he viii more quick
ly stop when unpursued and can then
more readily be headed off and turned
back to the ways he should so. On
came the ninble herd full tilt toward
the elbow in the shallow valley, where
a broad white streak told Of deep drifted
snow, and there the leader veered to the
left and south and would doubtless have
stretched away at racing speed on that
course but for one young warrior on
dun colored pony, who with the speed of
the wind came darting out across the
level surface beyond, gamely, skillfully
heading him. Around went the leader
once more in wide circle westward,
around the southermost edge Of the
heecy drift, and then, with laundering
hoofs, the whole troop went bounding
away TO the west without n living soul
! TO interpose between them and the bald,
rolling heights at the far horizon, miles
and miles away.
500 it, ponyl I'm glad TO see red
skin done for oncow was Morses jubi-
LIANT shout And then, suddenly and
sharp, Good Godl What's that, Lieu
tenant? Lookw
Not six hundred yards away, now, the
little band of ponies, following their
spirited leader, had suddenly halted nc
the very edge Of some dip or sink in the
prairie that lay TO the southeast Of the
snowy rift in which the troopers were
crouching, still hidden, they and their
horses, from the sharp eyes of the chas-
ing Indians. Then as suddenly, tossing
high their scraggy names, as though
with one accord, the nimble brutes
whirled to the south, their leader in
dulging in a fine flourish of heels as hC
sped away. And now Morse lay against
the bank pointing eagerly to a couple OF
black objects startlingly outlined on the
glistening white of the snow, two oh
jects that came plunging up from tn,
invisible depths of the hollow, strug
Cling breast deep in the drifts, and a
last reached the edge Of the prairie, and
followed instantly by another couple
with their long ears erect, with ont
stretched neck and eager brayings, clat
tered away in pursuit Of the herd
Brewster knew them at a glance-Ster
rett's ambulance mules. Indeed, Tia
broken pole was still dangling between
the two in rear aud bounding with then
over the frozen turf.
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