The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-21

was TIC Drict reply.
| "Havc the Indians made an attae
"Ye-up, or wouldn't be hero. we
I, mister?"
"Nlany redslSins?"
"Moro'n Il hundred"
"Ilow did you get herc?'
Jumped onto ole Gray's bnck
cum-rode through 'om."
There's blood on your sleeve
arc wounded?"
Scratched leotle with ono of I'll
arrers-nary n bullet hit me, I reel
But you'll hcv to hurry, mis-
There's heaps Of 'om agin' six, an
was hit 1forc l left"
The girl slipped from old Gray's b
and ran to the commanders side.
What now?" he questioned.
"P'raps you'll let mo take n fr
boss, mister, an shooter. / haN
leave mine" She said earnestly.
You mustn't go with us"
You bet yer boots do"
Give her " horse; she WON'T DO
more danger than to stay herr alou
When the troopers wera mouIi
Nance spurrcd her new steed alonps
OF the coloncIs horse, riding there
silence for some time. b
Then she spoke abruptly: ""Ta
very bad fer six of 'em ter hold h,
more'n hundred" she said. MS II
heard the sound of distant firing. B
VI hope were not too latc." n.utta,
the colonel, anXiously. B
"Oh, no, yer amt" she answer
checrfully, with the same shriIl lau!
"fc hear them guns-an' as lonn
pops alive them Injunsll stay out
that camp. Hear en- now! lsinl,
pops gun 'mongst million; it son,
like cannon most, don't it? Coin,
charge, mistcr?" 3.
Yes, and you must fall back to
rear"
"No-hp. Not much, I don't, mis-
I'll keep right side of YOU" ic
mo, fall back!'
You bet I'll DO right alongside
you, mister, when We git there. l.
look! Runnin' already. aint ii
mistero" ~,
1t Was true; tho Indians sudde %
mcmbercd that
Hewho fights and runs away
WIN 1.-Two TO fight another day a
but seven of them wero capturo,~ t.
but two soldiors wounded. Tp Y
two women and throe children u
the emigrants wcro wounded an Y
horse lay dead.
Fifteen minutes moro wouh II
wiped them all out" said Ttu
Knowles, grimly. as they encirc
wagons under which the defend,
Nance slid from her horse and did,
"Ar, ro hur+ ao on -, help
iously.
"Nothin' more,n , scratch ~ pl
Be yo hurt, sis?" ior
"Jost a musl,etter hit. ma the I
me go, pcp?" ! Cla
"Ye-up Ireclsin 1 did" lot
oval, fetched ON" very
II knowed ye would" Just til you
curtains Of the wagon parted. Rlent
"Nance" called tho woman. =,
I'm here, marin" III
"Whare ye bin?''
II took ole Gray an fetched th1 n
jers." III
ooh, re did. That's lucky 70 IL l
ter do 1t, guess. Como in hem.a,
Jim an Fanny arc both biA ,,uiisI:sSS'
bad, marm?" AYhl
ooh, l reckin they'll pE Nti=--
but they'rc fusein'." ~
The soldiers hitohed .asSarses mr.
wagons and slowly theeH alcade II /
back to the stage station.
Not word of praise was ri,
brave Nance, who had saved til
from terrible death. EA'
They oil take it as matter of
nuttered Lieut.. Sommers, whe
station was reached at last. "AUO
lou't seem to understand that's :
brave as any soldier that w 81
blue. God bless her home'---1-
Give her three cheesh
Private Knowles. "Nows. y jti are in Se
cheers for Nancer' Mss in the Uni jiii
The cheers were given G ' o0i,o and non
The echo had hardly die. Y, have been en-
| voice came from the pill stable after t
where the father lay. lc
What you fcllcrs malfil~
'vcr Nance fcr?" he growusES G.
why, she is heroin,s
,now it? She saved you en-
stonishcd reply. el '''i avenue
"S'posin' She did! YouilivoFship distri
hat noise. Nance is he -
Dung uns as was bulleM
Won't thank yc ter sl1ccr 'S'' the Dcpartr
they air bre
The wagon curtain part. :..-@-.--...-.=.
white face peered)6
That's SO. amt done,
7hat I'd oughtcr do for p,, w :,
n the younguns, anyhv r
ounguns is ASLEEP now, a p
1t my arm seen TO if ( II
andy. Is hep" n,
The station agent ster
nd 0uf tho c1aara f-o,>, -