The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-18
Arrowhead, Arrowhead

Arrowhead" cried the boy anxious
ly. Riding his own and leading his
| friends captured runaway pony, he
came down from a gallop To lope and
| a lope TO walk. and last TO halt. The
that it would conceal even large OBJ
| ject from view. Charlie Allen looked
all about from the vantage of his sad
die.
This is pleasant" said Charlie rue
fully. II didn't think the Cat could ever
throw him and then run away like that.
but where on earth did the brute throw
him to? He can't haze pitched into the
river"
From the fort came the blare OF the
band as IL played the new guard to pa
rade In front OF the adjutant. At the
sound Charlie almost wept.
HAIR past nine, and half an hour
wasted trying 90 catch this beast of an
ola Cat. The fun will begin right after
guard mount, and I'll miss the tug OF
war. j wonder II Arrowhead could
have been killed by the fall. Arrow
mead! ON! Arrowhead, where are you?
Arrowhead
There came from the high grass a
a violent sneeze. and great gutteral,
disgusted Ugh" Charlie Allen rose In
MS stirrups with a cry OF relief.
"Hooray! Jimmy, but ! thought you
were dead, Arrowhead I've caught the
Cat. Are you hurt?"
From the concealing grass arose 10
sitting position "A queer figure, with
long black hair the backest and
brightest Of eyes. and coppery COM
plexion. IL was an Indian boy OF about
Charles age. Although an Indian.
however, and from the reservation near
the post where Col. Allen commanded.
he was not dressed Ike an Indian. but
almost as neatly as Charlie himself,
only wearing moccassins In place OF
Charles natty riding boots.
Hurry up" cried the Colonels son.
THE Cats all right for the race. He
IL not winded at all. He gave me
dance TO catch him. though. Say, are
are you really hurt?"
Fell on my head said the Ind an
laconically. in excellent English. IT'S
sore, but my leg-its-"
mot broke. Oh. Murder won't you
be able to ride? Perhaps it's only
bruised Oh. Arrowhead. tryi"
Arrowhead tried, and rose stoically
TO his feet, sitting a grOan. Charlie dis
mounted and led the ponies TO him
Let me see"
The leg had apparently struck
against a ragged stump OF wood when
the Indian had been thrown from his
pony, and the inside, above the knee,
was bruNsed and bloody.
Just where you will have 10 press il
TO guide the Cat.It'll be stiff and swol-
len by the afternoon. when the races
come off. It's all up, Arrowhead. The
Cat. and you are out OF il. and Man
with-a-tail will laugh at us"
The Indian boys eyes assumed the
steady, inscru.able stare of the Amer
lean aborigine, and his jaws set firmly
as he sat down again i'm the grass. hold
Ing In his hand the bride OF tNa now
obedient Cat. who had caused all this
trouble. but was nibbling grass at pres
ent as II he had never done anything
wrong in all his life. Charlie sat down
also. d.sconsolate.
You beast" said he to the Cat. you
might have won the race and the pUize
and glory. and now you've spoiled ev-
erything. You beast"
Me- said the Indian stolidly. me
shall ride the Cat all the same"
With that leg?" said Charlie. "Td
like to see you--you couldn't grip him.
You'd have another fall. and the In
dians ON the reservation would never
let you hear the end of it,"
So they fell to silent rejecting and
heard the pistol shot from the post.
which announced that the first of the
sports had commenced. Soon great
clamor of voices and loud che.Ss
all over the plain round about
the post.
That's the tug of war" said Charlie.
but they made no move, for their
Fourth OF July was spoiled to them.
Thus they sat for a long time. when
suddenly the Coloners son clapped his
friend on the shoulder and cried with
sparkling eyes: I've got it. Man-with-
A tail wont win Nptff
II.
Nowhere i'm all the United States is
the Glorious Fourth more glorously |
celebrated than i'm those spots OF the |
Western plains where the Stars and |
Stripes waves eternally over the garri- |
sons of Uncle Sans boys in blue. At |
Fort S., which Col Allen command |
I'd, great preparations had been made |
Tor the day.
The post was large eight company |
'ne. with four troops of cavalry and a |
of infantry. Besides these |
here was a company of Indian scouts |
n camp near by. and an Indian reser- |
'ation only mile or two away. The |
program for the day included the usual |
athletic sports with a base ball game |
between cavalry and Infantry teams |
md "A shooting match between teams - |
he same at the target ranges. These |
we're for the morning. but I'm the after |
noon came the events which were 10 |
he majority the most exciting. There |
we're several prizes for cavalry races |
prize for a cowboy rac.. and a lize |
or the widest. most dashing race OF |
,ll that between the Indians on their
ponies.
IL Is not usual for white boys. and es-
)eciasly commanding officers boys. 20 |
make close friends OF the Chiliren on j
ne reservation-the dirty Ind an Chill .
lren-- but Charlie Allen when II years
I'D would have been drowned I'm a
wollen river II the Indian boy Arrow
lead had not been passing on his pony. |
ie swan. horse and afi 10 the rescue
# the Big White Chiefs" son. and
aved his life. They said at the post
hat Charlie was as mischievous ana
wicked "a any boys are made. but m
-ratitude was not one o. his faults He
aw to II that Arrowhead most
mteliigent and honest boy-s'nouh he
aiken In hand by the Colonel who sent
he boy 20 the miss on close at hand.
nd had him educated and dressed just
Ike a white boy. Arrowhead's father
Id not object 10 this, but most Of the
eservation Indians did, particularly
Man-with-a -tail." an obstreperous
oung brave n few years older than