The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-03

to every white man between her an Ben
ton, an he's sick of his contract You
can have her dirt cheap, S.. What dye
say?"
"'Wot do Hi want with a bloomin'
squaw? Hif Hi did HID take a girl.
Damn his himpidence, wot does e take
me for? She's too bloomin' hold
when the sergeant had translated
| Spencer's ungallant speech the buck who
had done all the talking made an angry
gesture, and looking savagly at the squaw
| muttered something. Both Indians then
rose to their feet, caught their cayuses
and rode down to the ford, followed by
the woman.
"'Wot did the sneakin' beggar say p
asked Spencer.
"'If she's too old for sodger it's time
she was dead. That's what he said. so
now you see the respect the noble red man
has for us police"
1.-THE Indians recrossed the ford, and we
supposed this was the end of the episode
unless the sergeant made up his mind to
take them to Fort Walsh in the morning.
Spencer remained on the lookout for
Buck, about whose long absence the SER
geant was beginning to worry, and busted
himself getting supper ready. heard him
go down to the river for water; when he
returned he stuck his head into the tent
and said: The himps har hup to some
devilment. Hi don't like the way they're
hactin'. They're not maxim camp, but Hi
can't see 'em plain for the trees. Him
gon' hon top hof the barn to get a squirt
hat 'em hf Hi CAM This brought US both
out of the tent, and Thompson climbed on
the roof beside Spencer. l handed him
ne Hn11 r,Io
their faces to get some inkling of what
was going on across the river.
"'Hand me up rifle, an be smart
about it, was what the sergeant said after
taking a steady look in the direction of
the Indians. 1 jumped to the tent, but
before l got there two shots in quick sue
cession rang out across the river. Hastily
snatching up two carbines, ran back and
handed one to each, returning for my
own. could see nothing of what was go
ing on from where | stood, but the eXcla-
nation of the two on the stable roof soon
made it plain to me.
"'Sight at 60O,' the sergeant was saying
quietly, his face deadly pale, while Spen-
GERS was red as his tuuic. It's long
range for them carbines. but it's the best
We can do until Buck brings them horses
The two fired almost together, and
pumped another cartridge from the mag
azine while looking to see if their shots
took effect.
"'They know we can't get at 'em. See,
they're shootin' this way to show their
contemptr
"'What are they doing p asked excit-
eddy, while rapid fire kept up from the
stable roof. The answer came between
the shots from both:
"'Doin'l Why, they've sot her up for
mark, damn 'em Inland they're takin'
pot shots hat 'er.-By God, she's done
furr-'No! she's hup hagin !-'She's run
MIN! If they we're only 100 yards nearer!
She's fell haginl She's done furr
Yes, by God, they're scalpin' herI The
ours meant what they said and they've
killed her, cause they couldn't sell her
And me hup cartridge belts my
bloomin' magazines hempty. Blast 'em |!
Hin fetch 'em yet.'-'They're breakin'
fur the trail. Down to the ford, young
'un; you may get a lick at 'em from the
bank"
II waited to hear no more. Down the
butte l went as fast as my legs could
carry me. just as got to the bank, clear
of the bushes, l saw the two Indians
driving the squaw's cayuse ahead of them,
400 yards off, but l dropped on one knee
and took rapid aim. To my surprise,
the shot told. Over went one horse and
the rider with it, but instantly he was on
his feet again and apparently unhurt. 1t
took him but a second to catch the loose
pony and dash after his companion, al
ready out of sight behind the trees. l
fired two more shots, but the distance was
too great, or l was too excited, for neither
took effect.
"When got back to camp found the
sergeant cool, but savage at the escape,
and Spencer fairly danced with indgna-
ton and cursing in all the tongues he
knew. Leaving me to keep guard, they
started out at once to find Buck and the
horses, but it was 10 o'clock before they
got back. The delay proved fatal. AL
though the chase began at once and was
kept up for two days, we never came up
with the murderers. They had left the
trail and taken to the prairie short dis
lance from the river, and a fire which
they started soon rendered all efforts to
track them fruitless. The unfortunate
squaw was buried where she fell. Her
body showed five bullet wounds and
proved that it had been the intention of
her heartless murderers to kill her by
inches"
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