The Press., 1898-06-09

rate power. Now, after a moments scrutiny, my binocular happened to catch the savages just as they were go- ing over 8 ridge. I had tina to count 16 horsemen and number of led ami malls before they disappeared.
 "Only 16 of 'em! !'' Said Bow Legs. Good enough! We'll make things warm for them.
 He had, in fact, "stood off" 13 alone on one occasion. On another he had whipped nine Utes single handed and had chased the four s..IVivOrS several miles, SO much did his new breechload- or overmatch their bows and arrows and inferior guns. l
 As our Indians were going north Me were confident they would camp on. Grow creek. and we jogged easily after them. They evidently had no fear of pursuit, as they were travelling in d squad and going leisurely. In fact, such isolated outrages as the one they had just committed usually went unpunish- : ed in those days, and they probably thought their crime would not soon be discovered, as they had assailed the Rosamonds on an old trail that was lit- tie used.
 
 cautiously trailing within canyon which led through the breaks or bluffs south of Crow creek valley. After we had ridden for some two hours down the arroyo, which deepened and became quite rough as we advanced, Bow Legs pronounced the trail very fresh. At last he halted just as he was on the turn of a sharp corner and motioned for us to gallop up.
 Aswe joined him he gave a wild yell and dashed the spurs into his horses Hanks. Following close in his wake, I had the valley of Crow creek burst sud- denly upon my view, and saw that the Indians had picketed their ponies and pitched couple of teepees on the banks of the stream, some 800 yards away. Straight at their camp we charged.
 When I first saw them they were scattering in a dash for their ponies. We dug spurs into our animals and flew at them like rockets. Each of us carried a revolver and winchester carbine with 15 shots in its magazine.
 The evident consternation of the h. dians and their rush for their horses took all notion of fear out of us. We went straight for them and began firing before half of them had cut their ponies loose and mounted them. Those who first reached their beasts slashed the picket ropes, mounted bareback and gall loped down the creek at their best pace. Some of the others, however, were too late, and we were fairly upon half dozen of them when they had no more than got to their horses.
 It was not fight, but rout, for the Indians thought only of escape, and nine of them succeeded in getting away. We did not follow them, for our ponies were worn with travel, and it seemed better that Mrs. Rosamond should be taken to her scalped husband as soon as possible.
 She was unharmed and had been un- bound in one of the teepees when our firing began. Now she came hurryine toward us. I shall never forget the poor woman s wonder when we told her that her husband was alive.
 "Why, saw them." And she shud- dered and put her hands up as if to hide the horrible memory from her eyes,
 "Yes, they did, said. "But he will live and be just as we'll as ever."
 The expression of joy on her face was beautiful to see.
 Besides recovering Rosamond' $ horses we captured seven ponies, three spring field carbines, one winchester and five good saddles.
 After few hours of rest we set out for the ranch, which we reached about 10 o'clock the next morning. We found Rosamond ill high fever and danger ously i'll. But, thanks to his wife's nursing. he finally recovered, and for two years afterward the couple cooked for us at the ranch, which always seemed to me most prosaio occupation for peo- pie who had come through an adventure so extraordinary as theirs.-Youth' 's Companion.