Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-21


corning the position OF their enemies,
they hastily sought shelter behind a
high crag that was conveniently near
Tor safety and returned the fire OF
their cautious foe. The night was a
brlght moonlight one, and. although
the indians numbered a score or more,
trey possessed to much respect for
the proves OF the two hunters to make
an aggressive move toward dislodglng
them from the protecting and COM
mand position they occupied. In talk
ing survey OF their situation. Gordon
discovered that their was but one point
whore the enemy could obtain an ad-
vantage over them. and that was from
high cliff and overhanging rock that
stood several hundred feet back OF
and above them.
Toward this jutting prominence the
watehtul whites saw several Indian
warriors stealthily creeping. and knew
that II they attained the point they
could easily shoot them from behind
this stony screen. Gordon resolved 10
prevent them if possible from accom-
pllshins their purpose. aud while VII
Ilams retarded the movements OF the
indians by firing at them whenever a
portion or their bodies were exposed to
view, Gordon cautiously cropt 20 a
point that enabled him To intercept the
approach or any person to the posltlnn
behind the ovorarching rock. soon
after secreting himself IN a cleft Of the
rocks he saw an Indian slowly crawl
ing around the base of the crag. aud
gradually advancing nearer and nearer
TO the desired location.
For once Gordnn failed n lnurb "A,
he almost held his breath and with
strained muscles awaited the nDnronch
OF the uusuHpcctlns warrior, whcn
within reach OF tho strong arm OF tb.
hidden hunter. and before mo warn
ing whoop could be sounded nv tbc
doomed Indian In his compnnInns bis
skull was clovcn by blow of the
tomahnwiN and Ills life went otit win
a suppressed groan. ARRANGING No
body 10 give II llfe-lilte npnenr,ncc
the vigilant hunter awaited no con,in,,
OF the others, and before detected az
his deadly work two more snvnrns hnd
been given a nolsoIcss eXit Into anoii,n,.
world In the same manner ond tbcl,
lifelcgs bodies had hcon rolled into mo
depths OF chasm that yawnel hollow
by tho unfalterIng arm Of mo c,,n,,t,'.
hunter. When discovered In lie '' np
stroying pastlme an RppailIne vcn
sounded from the Inns Of M siaritoi
laugh OF Tho dreaded y,bi,a 49,, 'lmS ihs
struck with an oninons som"d i'' w",Vn
ears OF the astonlshed indians nnd
was accompanied by Tho rcnort ~ CO.
don's rife, as II sent a bullet Inin tbo
body OF the retreatng savage nnd
toppled him from the otlqo ar he an.
onto the projecting points OF the rori,s
beneath. ''N"9
No further effort yyos ,,,ao h,. ,to
dlans that nlnht ia roach u,.t.
mics, who remained on f,,,nri ,,,,,r ~
waning moonlight wns gunnrsa,,s,, w
darkness, then they cautiously slinnc1
from their place OF Commandment XXX
as rapidly na pogsILIc n,,sbab ,tai,. . "i'u
toward the hroad vaila, hii'i. .'etI way
fore the dawn OF ron,jn,, ~ ',',p ue-
PEELED the gloom tbai sbrS,,do 'iI 1iH-
mountain ION tbev ma . 'no
far as 10 he sece frn,, H. uesSu 10
OF successful purauII h, MI. ''l ,ily
pointed and severely npnis,'d1 i' uisip-
The whole in. ~ Gnr,ia,, ','VlI'leH'
dangerous and EXCITING ono h,,
abandon II 'I n,ny Vu,',t ieIow to
he would saw "bi, mo T., Az pi1inp
was never nodded tbst ,n,, J,in M, pu We,
Gordon" nnd tbc,, Vu'u h'il bliI
would hurst from he ne my Nugh
gave him tho name ~ .;v-i, ~ i t,,lil!i
and believed maj j,a Wmi,v Won
charmed Ilfe "o possesSed
Once while g,idIrg ra.,..
grants anross fba ,ist, ~ " OF emf
attncked bv nm oyo ,s,ns ,ne ram was
of mounted indlena ""v ,,,h number
about the worons o,ld ,t.no g.uoped
hilntion "a tbe sri,ih ~, ,H.,i 'eieu ami
but Gnrdon soi,i, s'e"su uAVelerH,
mountlnf, he s,,,,a,h ms gun ana
ward tbe Zoe ,t,s'r,r no,ss, uasned 70,
laugh maj was nntn , ,.nt wohuerLul
savage oar tha, ~ aas i's 10 me
iOo uarrinrs W 'etocs. SHOUT OF
Issued from bis throa, p ~ i SOUND
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