Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-07-04

81 don't think I'll tell you just
yet" he said; girls are sure to
blab."
"Then I'm off" said Hilda.
Thordswald busted himself some
time in examining the immense
gates. He measured with tape line
the distance of the great pine and
drew a rough diagram. Then he
went into the chamb Der in the pine
and examined his supplies of chemi-
Gals. He puthis big electric battery
in working order.
The next day the news came that
the Crows and the Blackfeet were
on the war-path. Cattle were be-
ing driven off, horses stolen, houses
burned, crops destroyed, and all
white families exterminated. Mr..
Gunsberg was still absent, and the
Morse matron had to rise to the sit
uation.
The herds were driven out OF the
woods close up to the house, and the
horses were coralled.
She expressed no fears, but Thors-
wald saw her furtive looks out on
the leafy glades and out over the
broad prairie, and he came to her
side manfully.
ut is time father was home. Let
me go and seek him."
NO." she said promptly. Your
father will be here soon, and he
likes not woman's fears. He can
not understand fears"
As they spoke great shout went
up from the people outside. Guns,
berg with his wolfdogs and deer.
hounds galloped up to the door
The horse was covered with foam
and his sides were bloody from the
spurs.
by the gods of my fathers, but
| am in good time!' he shouted, a;
he sprang from his beast. "ln with
the cattle and sheep and horses!
had to ride and run for it. There
are two thousand in one band to thu
west of us. They will be here!'
All terror and confusion ceased a
once. The herds were driven into
the farmyard, where ditch was
dug out as breastwork.
"They will attack at night" sale
Thorswald.
"That is true" answered his faith
err, with flask in his eyes. "The.
steal on you like cat. Take you
mother and sister to the barn"
81 think my place is here b,
your side, father" said the boy.
"Take the women to the cave
and see that you keep their outcrie
down." repeated Gunsberg.
When the female portion of tn
household was behind the big gate
the Norseman with laugh SWUNG
the doors to. "Stay there, boy!
said he. II cannot fight with WON
en- and children clinging around m.
knees"
Thorswald ragged. Tears o
wounded pride, shame and ange
rose to his eyes, but his mother said
"He knows what is best for you
Thor"
The matron made arrangement
in the cave for sleeping. The ter
rifed women became calm, as the.
realized that they were in place o
comparative safety. The solid wall
of rock dulled every sound from
outside.
About midnight the garrison
stood on the alert, for dim shadow
were discovered fitting through tn
pines, and grouping and massins
out on the plain.
Grey Eagle, the Crow war chief
marshaled the Indians into two
columns for a rush to carry thu
farmhouse by storm. On they
came in the moonlight, yelling an(
though the steady fire of Nor
wegians thinned their ranks, thu
Crows closed up every time, and al
last jumped the breastwork. Their
it was gunstock against hunting
knife.
Gunsberg's great form lowered
over his foes, and rained blows
around like Goliah. Gray Eagle
met him and was crushed A cheer
then went up and then the BLOOD
of battle blinded the giants eyes
though he was dlmly conscious of 4
slender form at his side, and who
ever it was he warded off many {
deadly blow, and he pursued the
Indians hot and heavy as they made
off with the body Of Gray Eagle.
But the conflict was over for ;
moment. Gunsberg looked around
on his herdsmen, a dozen of then
lying at his feet.