The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-07

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by that halt became a straggler himself.
The command, moving steadily, was soon
out Of sight and sound.
Ramona crawled down from rock to
rock, silent as death itself, to within sure
range. Just below the left shoulder blade
was the spot. He aimed from a rest and
fred and made killings, but the horse
fell first, on his off side. Then the man
pitched across the horse. A few seconds
later Ramone's knife had made a rapid
piece of artistic carving. Then he was on
his pony, lashing with his quirt for a wild
dash for the reservation again.
When the search party that dropped
back found the lieutenant, they turned
sick to a man. 1t was not till Sergeant
Dowd flung a saddle blanket over the grin
ming. lipless face that they had nerve
enough to touch the body.
The long, fast ride killed his best pony,
but Ramona was in the main camp the
night before the second count. He went
straight to Bonito's lodge, scratched on the
door flap, but entered unsummoned.
where have you been?' asked Bonito
without greeting.
"Gathering my ponies. Tell me your
price"
Ramona was wild eyed, the banda was
gone from his hair, and Bonito knew that
he lied. But Bonito was an old man now.
He counseled peace and tried to hold the
young men in check, lest they forced the
whole tribe to war. So he turned to Tinta,
crouched by the fire, with the corner of
her blanket held before her face, and whis-
pered, go talk TO Ramone!"
Ramona heard the whisper and strobe
outside.
Tinta rose and followed him in silence.
" give ten ponies,' he said.
"Too little"
81 give 10 ponies" He spoke more
fercely.
"Too little, f" she said in the same calm
voice, her head still hid by the blanket.
Twenty ponies-no mere. No man,
no spirit would give more" He laughed
a harsh, nasty laugh.
She peeped from the blanket. The moon
sEone full in his face and on the Yellow
Feather that he held on his upper lip.
She caught her breath with a gasp; then
said, softly as a cooling dove: Keep the
ponies. Give me the Yellow Feather, and
I'll go with you'll"
He lost his cunning in his avaricious,
vengeful joy md gave her what she asked.
She doubled the stiff, dry lip with the
silky hair and showed it into the beaded
medicine bag worn on her bosom. Then
he seized her arm end dragged her to his
mothers lodge.
The tissue day" next morning, was a
grand roundup by order of the agent, n
all the Chiricahuas, including the papcoses
and dogs, gathered about the agency build
ing. There was to be a recount for rations
and to fix definitely the number and names
of those in the war party.
Ramona and Tinta were there together.
They stood apart from the others, and
neither spoke, not for an instant did
he leave hor side.
Finally Ramona was called. He was
head Of a family and had to speak for him.
self and those under him. He entered the
building to wait his turn to answer the
questions Of the issue clerk.
Then, quick as a cat, Tinta was by the
side of Sanchez. She whispered a few hur-
ried words and pointed to her breast. San
chez stepped into the agents office and
gave the information rapidly. Then the
agent, with two Indian police, passed
from the Office into the issue room, and
before Ramona had time to think of his
knife he was on the floor, tied like a calf.
1t was a neat, sudden job fer a begin
ming, but how was it to end? The pulse
of the Indians was at fever heat, and the
arrest of q subchief was dangerous even
when conditions were normal. Still the
agent went boldly ID. He took Ramona
out Of the building, through a crowd of
%sullen, Sowing bucks, past the Indian
lca1aboose to the commanding officer of the
post to deliver a military prisoner
Sanchez brought Tihta to the command
ing h%oof1cer's office, and there, with pas
~,sionate hate flaming in those marvellous
eyes, she told the Mortified officers Ra.7
moae's secret-and showed the proof.
The commanding officer held forth his
handkerchief to receive and cover the sick
ening9 evidence, but she shook her head,
with a nervous laugh, and thrust it back
in her BOSOM 1t belonged to her, and the
commanding officer, wise at the moment,
huncred her right. He even did more
granted the request that she might go to
the gpardhouse and speak to Ramona, al
though he did not understand why she
should wish to speak to him.
The officer Of the day went with her and
ordered Ramona brought outside. Inc
corporal Of the guard unlocked the cell
door and bscAoned to the prisoner. RAJ
mono had irons on his legs and wrists,
but he followed, stepping short, to the
limit of the clanking chain. His heart
was bad, and he hung his head. When
he got outside, he saw at a glance why he
was called. He made one spring and quick
as a flash raised his arms and brought the
iron handouts downiwith a crushing blow
between the weman's eyes. Then he leaped
like d hobblnd horse On a stampede, max
ing for the chaparral.
Now No. 1 did a sentinel's duty. He
gave three short cries of HAITI Haiti"
"Halt!n and shot an escaping prisoner.
Allen Smith in Sen Francisco Argonaut
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