The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11

! and apparently consulted together Tor
! minute. aud then silently took after hin
as fast as they could run, The half breed. had
! been watching them out OF the corners 81 ms
, on he ground and then turning around sud.
! denly Jumped and ran step or two. rs II he
nSa S tE r s'9 v he s1SnpGd
them No one was hit. nor nd they return his
fire. and Antoin" turned and ran Tall. slcn-
the ease and grace 81 deer but not so fast as
he could. for he did not wish TO distance his
pursucrs at once. Each one Of them was doing
his very best and some being faster than
others. they soon spread out in a long. broken
line. two or three OF the best far. ahead of tht.
rest. Once in while the half breed would
stop and fire shot nj them, but he was 50 lar
away that his bullets had no effect The
steadily on. andat last passed out Of sight over
Il distant ridge five or SIX miles away. Then
fiat, and over to theircabin in the timber. In a
shed adjoining it. and rooted with green buf,.
iaio hides, was stored their winters take Of
nearly thousand hides in an They thought
that even 4 Antoine did succeed in dccoyng
river they would undoubtedly suspect they had
been fooled, and return, so to save the hides
thc5 had decided to cache them. Choosing the
most ina"rcssi tile place they could lind in the
thick brush bordering the river. and quite
long ways above the cabin. they began to
NOV. III" hides into 1t. going and returning Ivy
a different route each time. so as To leave no
form Of sticks and brush to keen them from
noon before they packed over the first bundles
Of the valuable fur They we're very uncasj
timber and have a look around. but hoping for
ia" best hat ho would return safely. and before
by my rhapre TIE inIinnS s%gtl ilad thgir
cam" On and they were obliged to stop from
sheer exhaustion. They buit no fire that
evening. aud after bite of cold meat aud
bread spread som" blankets in the brush near
ia" doorway and quietly waited Tor their COM
lnnior to return. 1t was about - O'Clock when
1. n
t"et coming down the trail through the tim b"r
and presently he appeared in the dim light
"'T.ysli Tom asked as he and Bill stepped
out of the brush
most to de- mout de Mooseshel River an den
II run down into de bottom Of de Missori an
G I,tin III run up d. way An what YOU Tux
de gun VI high-no take aim-an' when | pull
de ttie ri watch. an one dose HMM he's fall
-" Bully fer YOU ]" said Bill DO yer suppose
they'll find yer trail an come M here
lin GO rom al! de- mud places" Antoine
di" nla' but he might fin my track here an
Early in the morning tne hunters carried the
out to dry about the cain. which would spoil il
they 70 I'll so Sa heB Be- left on @s~ W
them. Feeling sure that the Indians would
come M thu river and find the cabin. they hid
most of their outfit. buried u ten pound keg of
powder under the fireplace, left pot and a lot
Of tea and sugar in q conspicuous place, and
hey !"' Vent '6 oH into "S' the h Ss
10 hide for a day or two and see what wouii
hhSHpeg ~, They knew hd they o w3ub have 10
cabin. an! the heavy belt Of timber in which it
was built would afford the enemy every oppor-
Perched on The alex Of a steep, pine clad ridge.
III" hunters sat quietly hour after hour watch
s nFR' for R Who Ss
sit still or idle any length OF time. He fdReted
and swc re as the hours dragged by. and finally
the long coulee and finish skinning the wolves
there one To- stand guard while the e,i others
yourn is sharper'n ourn. Come on"
A couple OF hours later. when they were bus
explosion like the discharge OF a large cannon
and looking DOWN into the bottom: they saw
trees where the cabin stood
" guess our InInn, friends has been brewn'
a CUP o tea. said Bill. with grin;
Watching the Indians. who now appeared on
TIE open fat. running as hard as they could
they st"pped bunched up aud arpafems Es held he
a council. and then. changing their course ran
for the hills ms evidently Intending to 60 ont on
would bring them to the plateau a half mile or
SO east Of the hunters and Antoine proposed t?
hG41 @ n1d 9m B as f y9f but T 1
knows, he said. that they would have killed
us If they had caught us unawares. There
may be a number OF them dead and crippled by
the explosions il the rest will only go and leave
us alone. | am satisfied. As it is. they have
been punished enough"
The hunters watched them climb the long
riig" and when they finally disappeared where
II met the prairie. Antoine ran up to where he
had discovered them the day previous. and
Tom md Bill resumed their work They
stopped now and then to signal tho half breed
VIII" would reply that the enemy we're still
going. That evening. assured hat the Indians
had really left they returned to the cabin to
find it perfect wreck the roof was gone. the
CHIMNEY had fallen in. the walls we're partly
mu' Hated bodies Of five Indians.
On" morning in May the first steam boat OF
the season landed the hunters and their bales
of fur~ and skins on the levee at Fort Benton,
and that evening there was "A big time In John
Lilly hur iy house. Bill was getting rid OF his
wealt tn as fast a- he could. Antoine was help
ing him. and Tom was looking on to see that
no harm heie them. \ few days later he had
to furnish the grub stake" for another