Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-09-23

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ness which showed them TO bt
comparatively fresh and good iol
at least 20 miles. lie caught a
glimpse of the general with car
b.ne firmly grasped III Lis hand
and on the back seat he saw 4
white, freigbtened face, the image
OF which never after left him.
When tue Indians advanced to
within 80 yards Of tie opening, ut
tering iendish Sells of triumph il
the expectation of speedily over
taking the ambulance, which, they
knew, could not keep up the break-
neck pace through the tortuous
winds of the canon, they were sur
prised and stopped by the reports
OF three shots which rang out FROM
the ledge of rocks Oh the face OF
the cl fl.
Three Indians hung limp upon
their ponies as the whole band
rode back out of gnnshOt.
Black Eagle, who comm anded
the Indians, wae sharp enough to
know that the attacking party
were not soldiers, for otherwise
there would have been a ch arge.
He reasoned that the party mast
be a very small ole to be inirench.
ed in sucl a manner, Sending for.
ward d0zcn warriors to draw the
fire OF the besieged, be closely
watched the face OF the cliff anu
made out that bnt one mau was
firing.
Moving his band south until
they disappeared from the view OF
anl one on the rocks, he hnrrled
the swiftly toward the opening,
intending to make n dash into Tie
calon and trusting to the swift.
ness of the movement to discOncert
the markSman above. He planned
to send the main body on III pur
snit of The ambulance, while a suf-
icent nnmber remained to di>lodge
tue man who was preventing them
from following their prey.
Mickey waited for the appearance
of the Indians with every nerve
strung to ITS highest tension. lie
thrilled with satisfaction at each
moments delay, for he knew ;ha t
the troops following him would
make good time and probably
meet the ambulance before the In.
dians could overtake it.
When they had reached the place
of vantage sought, Back Etgie's
signal was given, and they dashed
into the opening. Crack! crack!
crack! went Mickey's caibiDe, Then
as rapidly as he could fire he dis
charged the SIX shots from his re.
yolver' He noted con fused jnm-
ble OF ponies and Indians IN the
centre of the road way. lut OtiC1s
Jumped over them, aud he saw
them streaming away tar mp the
canon.
Again the carbiu cracked; Six,
seven, eight are dONn; nlne, no. he
had missed that fellow. Strange"
he lhOught,"tha ! cannot bit that
red patio; the feliOg mast bear a
charmed lifeb Again the hideouslN
paInted face CANT within range.
and AS Mickey lire he Was filed
with exuItgtiOn to see the slvage
roll down the rocks.
Now tultcd heads were begin
ming to appear from behind every
boulder, and shots were spattering
on the rocks arou1 him Ah-had
hot iron been thrust thOngh his left
ShOulderY A moment later his right
foot also was scared iy an IniIan
bullet.
H. hardly felt the pain OF his
wounds. He was thlnking ofthe fail
yOnng girl, whose image wa indel
IDLY imprinted dDDu his he as
she was whirled past him "a short
tine before.
Suddenly rock rolled down
from above. He turned to look mp
There was Il binding fash before
his eyes AID then darkness.
When the general returned AZ
the head Of the cavalry troop To
the scene OF Mickey's adventure
he found the lad lying where lie
bad talen. Hs was dead, but che
body had not been mutilated, for
the Indians had been driven of by
the approach Of the troops.
Tn the regimental descriptive
book of the Fifteen cavalry the fol-
lowing remark Is entered opposite
the name OF Michael DOnOYan. &
troop 10 the handwriting OF Gne
raj Fdrr: