The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-10

his lap. See" said the Young leader.
he comes silent IKE the lizard. watches
in the night ike the owl, and when the
time comes he VIII strike like the rattle
Snake--Wuh! And the gang wheeled
about and galloped back 10 the hills.
SuDerst.tiOus as they were, al Of these
Indians were not towards, and when day
light came they determined to revisit the
springs. for they were fdmiShed for syater
and 50 were their horses. 1t took them
some TIME to work up nerve enough 10
approach the springs, but the horses be-
ing almost cra2ed by thirst. I|iped them.
and In time the riders drank as the other
animals mad done They now concluded
While they were there, that it would be n
good scheme TO build a fire and srematfe
old Hatch, to stop his travelling about by
night.
HatGh-a-Kaw-Kaw made one objection
to this. They must first cut off the old
mans head. The rest they might burn,
out not the head. And it Was so ordered
When the body had been burned and
the head buried the band went away and
we're troubled no more By the dead chief
II was not long before the cattle men
were made aware that young Hatch was
doing business at the old stand and they
set about TO find out the last resting
place OF the dead chief Upon visiting
the springs, they found old HatCfI's head
which the coyotes had unearthed and
picked clean.
II there is any one thing that win
scare them to DEATH" said the haIf-breed
! its the sight of paper talk from the
dead When one OF the COW boys mad
dug IN an envelope with writing on n
the hdlf-breed took the head of his former.
Chief. hung it upOn a cedar snag that
stood close by the trail among which the
robbers must come TO the springs. rolled
the envelope uD and stuck it into old
That night when the gang came down
the trail they found the grinninS face. of
old Hatch on the cedar snag, and stopped.
I One daring young redskin began to ride
4 in a circle round the cedar, coming nearer
/ and Iearer at each turn. but when ne
{ saw the. paper he stopped II it were
blank white PAPER. as it seemed to be
there was no harm in 1T. so the daring
\ redskIn snatehed the envelope and gal
lo-,sd back 20 the band.
Paper talk said the chief, as he I'M
! folded the envelope and hurriedIy handed
( 1t back TO the Indian who had brought it.
What him say?'' asked the chief.
u, Me no sable. said the Ute eying
( the envelope. "Ony run-d-Way Bin, him
sable paper. tall6-Tne fin um Bill and
[ before an objection could be offered the
young robber droye his heels hard against
his pony and gaIioped away in the direc-
I ton of the ranch where the haIf-breed
/ was employed
I 1t was daylight when the indian reached
! the ranch and when he saw the half
breed ride to the range he rode after
( him. When they were far in the hills
the Indian gailoped up to the half breed
ho9ilding put the paper.
envelope; me. fin um paper talk. ole
Hatct5s. eye, devil. spider Bill what he
J SAS-iulck, what ne say 2.
The half-breed took the paper and pre-
! tended to read. then he opened his eyes
and mouth wide and glanced about hur-
riedly
Quick. Bill quick urged the Indian.
GrasDing the arm of his companion
"What e say?"
One more sleep, began the cowboy,
looking at the envelope. IAN old Hatch
come back and put out your eyes an
pull out
say. BMl how many sleep ne make
UNI DaUer talk21
20. me no sable lIebey so one moon,
mebby so half moon
Spider Bill" cried the Ute, filled with
terror. "Hnbby 50 one sleep uh devil.
helP'-and the Indian laid down close to
the neck of his cayuse and dashed away
for the springs.
When he had told the story of the paper
talk. and what it said, the gang put clubs
TO their horses and miles between Them
and HoSS-Shot-Em and from that dsry
the band of red r7Hharr has Kept clear
OF the san Ir7r