Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-14

gard upon the stricken. stfSerfrR
heap Of animals All were for giving
chase Immediately. They believed shey
could easily overfske the Sioux among
IN. drifts % the lower lands. where
creeks and snow-HIled ravines mus.
cAu.- him 20 shift his course eonsin-
usliy.
-Boys aid Gordon. when some %
them had hastily began 70 strip for
the chase. boys this - my parsicu-
lar affair Yau make camp and dx IL
for hEhtin' I'll either get that Sioux.
Of he'll fetch bis tribe back an e,
a.
~ Gordon vas their captain. ~.
had hen = hay and wood contractor
for many years in the Sioux
and hi- word va. aS - his itti.
band
There vas no need TO argue that m
man could have even guessed a. the
daring and disaster they had looked
upon The performance had brsa
too aPpalingiy simple ard sasy I,
had come a. Unexpectedly a. the food
% a rloudburst or the bursting Of q
gun
While his men stood v~~ng~fuiiy
watching the flying sioux. Gordon
s'np~pi himself 81 sup-rfiuous wrap
pings. stocked his pockets with frox.n
bread and cartridges. slipped on a pair
- snovSho~s kept for
frightened his bit. and launched him
self in pursuit
Horse and rider w.r. sgain no mere
than a sp~ck upon the vast snos-
field Gordon. with an ~express rife
under his arm. took the long. swing
ing stride % the accomplished snow
shoer In an hour the sp~ck upon the
snow had not grown smaller.
~ high noon. by the sun. upon a
broad fat where tall grass held the
snow. Gordon came almost within hui
let range % the Sioux. An hour later.
among n tangle of drifted r~avines.
there was an eVchangs Of shots. aud
the Siouxs pony dropped in IT, tracks
The Indian do-igrd on, Of sight. and
Gordon pushed warily on with a grin
~ hate under his ~icici-s
lie took up the SIOUX tracks. and
noted with satisfaction hat the In
dams mocraSined feet punched
through the light crust a. every other
step In just a little while
But h. followed for an hour or more
among a seemingly interminshie tan
gle - guliics without cstching a
glimpse 81 the wary d"dg~r. Then he
emerged into a wider valley. to fnd
that the artful rascal hal escaped ont
Of range and out ~ sight upon a wind
swept stretch Of river ic~.
Gordon ground his teeth and swept
over the smooth surface. sweating.
despite IN. sharp cold. from fierce ex-
.rtion. At a turn 81 the river h. saw
tine sioux; bu, there were Others. more
than a score 81 them. mounted and ap-
preaching the runner. The mul.kill-
rr's camp or town was close az hau6-
Exhausted from his long run. Cor
don. in his own language. threw up
the spongr Tie hastily sought the
cover - river drifts and scoop-d him
self a kind u rife pit. Then. with a
pile % cartridges between his knees
aud slaPping his hands To keep his
fingers ready for action. hs waited.
meaning to do what sN~cation h. could
before the end.
There was considerable pari-y anon
the SiouN. and then only a single In
diau advanced toward the white man.
This one cam on afoot within gun-
shot. then stopped and shook his b.n-
ket. IN token that he wanted 10 APP
preach ard talk.
Gordon laughed. The situation
SEEMED 10 him grimly humorous. lie
wotiuued 10 the Indian to come on. and
ksst him We'll covcr~d With his rife.
\ later. however. he lowered
his gun
Whatever fate awaited Gordos. he
anew that h. stoo.i in no danger 81 a
tr.aeh.rous stroke from the approach
ing Sioux II vss III. chief. Red CloEd.
a,ofdou aross. aud the chief cane
forward with a hand outstr.teh~d.
NV Young man has killed your muIsx.-
was Red Clouds greeting in IN. sioux
tongue.
t.ordon unss.rstood. Yes he aid.
and I will not take YOUR hand until
You have done right
The grave old chief drew his hlanke,
Wv Es,,n ht
a ~ ny