The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-05

They've fired farm house. he mutt4-
- as he untastened his horse. H swung
himself into tbs saddle. ard turned to-
ward TIE troop. then retnsd IN abruptly.
My God. can that he Harsiey's? His Is
the only homestead In thai direction. and
! heard that ne had gone back. III 60
forward 70 the next kCpjs and see
Altering zig course ne went down the 1tiI.
away from his friends and rode for
higher Peak 10 his riSht Reaching the
summit lie saw far away IN the wall o,
black q fame OF fire. and palmer came the
SQUAD - deep voices chanting war song.
There was a pause : rife saot dailed oY
distance and a renewed outbreak % shout
tag followed by several shots IN quick sue
ceSi8n.
We're wanted there-and the sooner the
better Tor some poor creature"
Ife pal his hand 20 his mouth and gave
loud shout.
In the quiet air he heard he sound OF
hcrs4s trot,ing. The guards were ga!lopins
IT. 70 the troop.
Again he shouted. pointing IL the direc-
ton OF the fame unconsciousiy with his
arm. They're attacking Hartley
Twice he shouted. then set off alone on
his perfious ride. thinking nothing OF his
own risk.
A mile 70 his right was a wagon track
leading direct TO Hartleys. and FOR this
he male a. a emart pace. trusting TO his
horse 20 avoid jackal holes and ant hills.
Reaching the road. which was diIniy de-
fined. Ae gallopsd or unit, a shrill whistle
near hira made him pull up.
Edslng his horse slowly Of the road on
10 the grass he drew up near large bush,
ard listene3-sor well he knew that whistle
aas the warning call II a kaffir 10 his
mates.
There was movement 81 the grass. now
here no.s there. ihe faint sound Of soft
footballs % - :e4t rather than heard. ana
he cooked his rif. carefully 30 that the
saerp click Shouts not be heard. soft
whistle beaind him VAS answered BY one
ahead and then even his practiced ear
could detect no movement % his wiiy foes.
But there Wa - kesneT sense than his.
and leaning forward he watched his horse.
ears one WAS bent back the other for
ward tten both ~er- bent forward for a
long pause until the animal suddenly turn
ell his head TO the left.
Steve glanced In that direction. then
drove The spurs deep IN. As the horse
fpYauE forward with a snort M assegai
vnizzed by MIN. and dark fgure slipping
round the bush. shouted loud a warning 10
his friends beyond A flame flashed out of
the dark hts right and ball sped
viciausiy by. He turned diagonalIy and
dark figure sprang ~ his retns while yet
another sIlpped him by the ankle and
struck at him with a kerr'e. The blow
through the saeeA Of the horse fell lightly
ON bis shoulder bat an asssegai hurled from
behind ripped his coat open and stung
along HIS ribs like ii red hot iron
stunK into GnEovernahIe fury the young
hurkbcy refined ais horse and freeing one
foot. dashed HIS heel irfO he face Of the
warrior who s-,l graspad his leg. then
fired from his hip NJ a man who stood Just
before him. the same who had clutched at
the rstns.
Trusting in another cartridge he turned
his horse again and galloped AZ right an
Eics 80 his former course. thus throwing OFT
the greater number Of assaiIants. whose
shouts came thicker from front ana rear
few shots We're fired after him then
his purSarrs shouted. In katiir. directions.
rs the nyiog h1rscmen gathered 10 others
81 their band
On hr dashed. however veerlug slightly
80 The l"ft the further he went. for s,iii he
was hent on reachiug EIartl~y's when sld-
dcuiy right before him there shone the
glowing coats or several wood fires Al
most tnvoiuotariiy he tuesed At IN. rein..
ara the sudden pause m fun gallop nearly
shot him cat az the saddle Regainina hts
seat h" saw there were no forms about ths
fire. hat ~ the neare&: heap Of GOALS H.,
marked the dark folds Or a blanket Tne.e
were kaHlrs near They were perhaps
instant .
IN iuS mint. Right through the circle OF
HT"s he dashed sind wi}d veil ~ ANGER
Sni diStppoin'Weut broke from he bushes
a-oHnt \ Dozen balls few harnie.sl>- nv
harmless th~0-tut well he knew The re-
ports wou!3 pnt other hands upon their
eHAri-for he has evidently ridden into
strong force % - march
The horse which had carried hin, a. v,su
now ~es a source e danger for hfx ho,,r
hes's w-ul8 quickly D.. marked bv .ha
Keen eafrf natives SUE he was ralu..nnt
:" a"arfou htm though after hard gal
laP he PEELED up 10 consider Nls po~,,~-
aod as - "a: stu there suddenly broke
o"I tt SNRy 20 hi- rear eft the, leud ra,.
u" - volir} followed ~ Qu!rk sud--
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Then Ear ARA near "a heard Kael-s call
tHg 20 pre sorfher ma Judged rightly fha-
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tteif comrades IN skirn,sh VIII Com
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