Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-23
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wheel an went inter camp mlddlin'
airly," was the brief reply.
"llavc the Indians made an attackP'
"Ye-up, or wouldn't be hero, would
l, mister?"
MANY redskins?"
"More'n hundred"
"Ilow did you get here?'
Jumped onto ole Gray's back an
cum-rode through EN-"
"There's blood on your slcevc-you
are wounded?"
scratched u leetle with one of them
arrers-nary bullet hit me, | rcckin.
But you'll hev to hurry, mister.
There's heaps Of em aRin' six, an pop
was hit afore left"
The girl slipped from old Gray's back
and ran to the commanders side.
"What now2" he questioned.
"P'raps you'll let me take a fresh
hoss, mister, an shooter. | had ter
leave mine,' she said earnestly.
you mustn't go with us"
"You bet YER boots do"
"(iivc her horse; she won't be In
more danger than to stay here alone.
When the troopers were mounted
Nance spurred her new steed alongside
Of the colonels horse, riding there in
silence for some time.
Then She smoke abruptly: "'Taint
very bnd fer six of EN- ter hold back
more'u h hundrcd,n she said, as they
hand ,ho sound ~ distant firing
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Int seyen Of them were captured, with
but two soldiers wounded. Two men,
two women and three children among
the emiprants were wounded and every
horse Inv dead
Fifteen minutes more would have
w,red than nil ont" said Private
Knowles orimlv as thew encirclcd the
wagons under which the defenders Law.
Nance slid from her horse and crawled
under the nearest one.
"Arc We hurt. popp" she asked, anx.
iously.
"Nothiu more'n scratch, | reckIn.
re re hurt sispp
"Jest n musketter bite. Did We see
mo 90, pop2p
"Ye.up. recltip did
oval. | fetched EN-"
81 knowed We would just then the
curtains OF the wagon parted
Nance called the woman.
"rm here, marm.o
"Whare We bn?'
81 took ole Gray an fetched the sol
icrs.n
"Oh, ye did That's lucky yc thought
Ter do It, guess. Come in here now.
Jim an Fanny are both bin bulleted. y
bad, marm?n
"Oh, reckin they'll pull Il rough,
but they're fussin'."
The eoldlcrs hltchca horses TO the
wagons and slowly the cavalcadc moved
bacj, to the stage station.
Not a word Of praise was pivcn tc
brove Nance, who had saved them all
from a terrible death.
"rhcy all take il nsama,tcr OF fuct, n
muttered Lieut. sommers, when the
station was reached at last. "And she
don't seem to understand that She is as
brave as any soldier that wears the
blue. God bless her homely facc!9
"Givc her three cheers" shouted
Private Knowles Nov, boys three
cheers for Nancel'
The cheers were givcn with Il will.
The echo had hardly died AWAY when
n voice came from the pile Of blankets
where the father lay.
"What Won fellcrs maxim slch fuss
over Nance fer2' he erowled.
"Why. She is heroine: didn't you
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