The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-14

herd dashed away. followed BY a voiisy
Of shots
Unable 10 restrain hls Joy orvllle
leaped TO his feet with q Wild shout and
In an instant a rife ball whlxzed By his
head, quickly followed by others.
orvIlle glanced quickly in the dlrec-
ton Of the timber and saw 4 dozen In
dams. scarcely fifty yards distant. dash
ing down Upon him.
Realizing his danger. he throw down
his gun, and turning. aed down across
tho plain toward the timber. Forum
ately the hill shielded him from the
sayages. and prevented them from fr.
Ing on him az he ran. Otherwise he
would certainly have been killed.
As II was. the Indians reached IN,
top OF the bank Just as GRILLE entered
the timber. and they poured a vOlley Of
hot shot after him.
He dashed through the woods viii
the sayaEes in pursuit. and hoped 3,
elude them and get back TO the wagons
But when he had gone a fourth Of
mile he came 10 the stream that fowec
through the timber II was a small.
stream. not more than fifteen feet from
bank 10 bank. but he saw az a glanci
that Il would be no easy matter 10 cross
q. for Il was AT leas, forty feet down e
the bed OF the stream and the banks on
both sides were perpendicular.
lie stopped and viewed the stream an
and down. but ~ far as he could see II
presented the sahme impossible appear.
ance.
He hesltated an instant. not knowing
what to do. but realizing that he had
no time TO waste.
He looked across al the opposite bank
then looked doWh into the deep ehasm
and shuddered. Then there was .
cracking OF the bushea behind him. ane
he knew that In a minute more the
savages would be be upon him. He
must art. and that without delay n he
wanted to escape the barbarltles OF the
red men.
lie looked at the ehasm again. and
knowing that be could no more than
lose HE life. and that u we're better 70
lose Il that way than at the hands OF his
pursuers he quickly ran back q few
PAGES and. dashing forward 10 the edge
OF the bank. sprang up and forward over
the terrible gulf
There was an instant OF dreadful sus-
pense. and then his feet came down
safely on the opposite bank on the very
brink Of the preelpiee lie had no,
cleared tho ehasm by an Inch too much.
But he had no time then 10 observe
or think OF his narrow escape. The
fayages he knew were near him. and II
he delayed a minute they would be upon
him.
So. az soon as he touched the Ground
he bounded away into the bushes. and
by tho time his purzuers reached the
stream be was out OF sight and hear.
ing.
The sayages made no attempt 10 cross
the stream. for there was not one OF
them willing TO risk that terrible leap
Besides. they did not for an instant be.
lieve that the boy had ever made Il sue.
ecssfully. They were OF the opinion
that be had gone down into the water
and been hurled away. or that be hat
turned his course dowl the bank.
They made a short search and. fndlng
nothing TO guide them. gave up the pur
suit and returned to the basin wher,
they had left the buffalo
After a long flight through the wood
Oryille anally struck a road and. fol
lowing u short distance. came upoi
the wagons where the men had gonl
into camp.
LcXton had reached there Just befort
him and told the ireighters about n,
Indians. and they we're preparing to 81
In search OF the missing boy. feelinl
assured that the Indians had capture,
or killed him.
They we're all glad 10 welcome or
VILE back safe and sound. but old 10,
took the opportunity TO read both boy
4 lecture on the advisability OF stickinl
close 10 the wagons while they werl
In an Indian infested part Of the coun
try.
The lads felt Just then that the lee
ture was Unnecessary, for they had has
an experience that taught them mos
thoroughly the good sense OF keeping
within a safe distance OF their friends.
orvllle had killed bis first buffalo
however. and he was proud Of that fact
though he never got 10 see the ANNA
after Il fell II was no, long. though
before he shot another under NOR,
favorable circumstance.