Evening journal., 1892-09-30


ell and sung ont;
"Boys. you have made brave de-
fense. but it's no use In trying TO hold /
ont agin us. Thar's over two hundred /
Of us yere yet, as you kin see by countin /
up. and you don't show sense by holdm |
out"
"What do you want Of usw demanded
Che captain.
"Waal, when | summoned ye the |
other day all we wanted was fur We 20
turn back Ne refused to, and yo've |
killed a couple Of warriors and wounded
lot more. We can't let ye off quite 80
easy now"
"What are your ternsY
"Now ye begin 10 talk sense. If ye
want TO walk out and leave the wagins
and horses fur us III give yo my word
ye shall so in peace. That's lettin ye
Off powerful easy, being as the reds are
mad all the way through"
"Shan't we also leave our guns and
revolvers bohindg' asked the captain in
sarcasm.
Gas TO that" replied the renegade
taking him seriously, sit might be a
good lice. 1t would show yer faith
ia us"
"Xou captured one Of my men over
the ridge an hour ago"
eve did. That is, we didn't capture
him, but axed him TO stop with MS for
visit. Hos injoyin hisself as hearty as
you please"
Let him count your numbers and
come in and give us the figures If you
are as strong as you say we may decide
10 surrender"
''We-we couldn't do that. ye know
| That's rayther agin the rules of war
/ However, the mint ye march out we'll
set him free TO iine ye."
"It's no user called the captain in de
cided tones. I'VE won't talk surrender
until the man comes in"
The renegade returned to his friends
and held a brief council. after which he
came forward to say:
"Boys, can't hold 'em inmuch longer
no, / can't 70 must cum TO terms
or take the consequences"
won't you release the man|
awe can't. 1t would only make ono
more to fight u.s.
"Then go back TO your friends and tell
them wen shoot down every horse, bum
every wagon and shoot each other be-
fore we surrenderr
There was a general howl of rago
among the Indians when this news was
communicated, but no movement to at
tack. A water hole in the bed of one OF
the gullies furnished them and their
ponies with q limited supply of the
liquid, and they knew that the belca
. guered white men could not obtain a
drop. 1t was only question of time
. when the climax would come. Tho rcd
q skins We're therefore content TO pre-
serve an irregular circle around the fort
and wait.
Noon came.
OF a sudden each suffering horse
pricked up his ears, held his head high
and gazed intently toward the east
. "The soldiersw whispered a dozen
men.
"No-rain" replied the captain, as h,
j. pointed to the sky.
/ All looked TO SEQ q black cloud loom
ing up over the ridge a mile away, and
! in moment there was a flash OF light
! ming and a heavy peal of thunder
q "Rain-rain-rainw shouted the men
! as they rushed here and there like s,
! many boys, but under the orders of tho
f cool headed captain the greater part OF
I them were soon at work to profit by the
. heaven sent shower.
b Everything which would catch or re
tain water was spread ont on the ground
while the canvas covers of the wagon.
% were arranged in folds and pouches
! They were scarcely ready when tn,
: storm broke. The rain poured dow
4. copiously for half an hour, and 10y thai
/. time all suffering had ended, and th,
supply on hand was enough for thre,
B. days.
/, LET Us give three cheers" cried onl
of the moro enthusiastic men as thl
+. storm passed away and the sun showeG
4 its face again.
- "Harkw whispered the captain "Th,
!, gal is giving thanks to God. She j.
right. We should pray instead o.
cheerp
The downpour Of rain had shattore,
the plans OF the redskins. They coulC
no longer be held to the siege, knowing
that the climax was indefinitely post
poned, nor could the bombastic talk o
the chiefs bring them up TO another rs
sault. They were ready to go. but be
fore moving off they had one last car'
to play. Better for the renegade he ha'
not neddled with It,
Huntley, the man who had been takei
prisoner, was now brought forward, tn
white man holding one arm and stal
wart warrior the other. When within
speaking distance he said;
Captain, they have got me, and the.
declare that if you don't surrende
. they'll burn me alivew
" 1--WE are sorry for you, Jiml' replies
the captain, "but you know what SUI
{, render would mean. They would butch
y or every man Of us inside Of ten min
y utes."
" But think of me" walled the man il
sorrowful tones "Thnk of the torture
pc they viii mlict before they kin meT
iu 'It's bad. Jim terrible bad! I'd Civ
q am arm TO have you inside with as thi
in minute"
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