The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-15
,Nn .Hvengjng Rescue.



avenge himself; and I was not wrong,
not have expected.
Our camp was pitched on a low hill that
rose islandljke in the midst of a grassy
valley. On the west this valley Was
bounded by range of rugged mountains
that came down to within mile Of camp,
ana on the east by chain OF high hills;
TO the north and south. where the rail-
road came in and went out, the grassy
level stretched away further than the
eye could reach. To economic in feed it
was the custom to pasture the mules in
lhls valley whenever they Were not at
work. on Sundays and at night and they
Went out as usual on the day following
Kid attempt to knife Bill. though not
under charge OF the night heTCer. he and
the ola gray mare having to remain in
camp 10 rest and sleep When the gong
sounded for supper. about an hour be 4
lore sunset, the herd was in plain view
from camp. and not over half mile
away, 50 the herCeT gallOped ia to his
supper, leaving them ungarded until the
nSht herder should go out anc take
AS we We're in the Apache country. it
was a very foolish thing for him to do
He had scarcely unsaddied his horse and
gone into the grub - when shriu yeIis
ana Wh0Ops, mingied with the thunder
or pounding hoofs coming from the val
ley. brought every man running out.
Watching their opportunity from their
lurking place in the mountains, a band
OF half naked Apaches had slipped into
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mules, lashlng and striking, We're try
ing to stampede them. They would
have succeeded. mules being mortaIly
AFRAID of Indians, but that the night
herder, preparing to so on duty, had
brought the old gray mare to the grub
tent to wait While he ate his supper
where she stood in plain sight from the
valley. The mules were running away
southwark when the leading ones spled
her, ana. making wide detOur TO avoid
the Apaches who were following as fast
"a
tire herd came gallOping IN.
Yelling with rage and disappointment
the Apaches turned TO go back TO the
mountains, when white man rode out
from the rocks before them, and started
across the valley toward camp. BY his
horse, which we recognized. we knew
him as Bill Smith. The Apaches opened
fire the moment they saw him, and.
changing his course so as to avoid them,
he as promptly Spurred his horse into
gallOp, and we thought he had got safely
out of range, when the animal suddenly
went down. falling on Bin. stunning, and
pinning him to the ground. Instantly a
yell OF eXultation went up from the
Apaches, and they dashed toward him,
racing with one another for his scalp.
While the men occasionally killed one of
their number themselves, 1t was
quite another thing to see ono
butchered by the ARNNes. and they
groaned with horror, for they could 90
nothing but stand Idly looking on
KID mad run out Of the tent with the
others, and was standing near me when
BIZ went down. IN the excitement of
that moment lost sight of him. and
when l saw him again he had leapcd
astride the old gray mare and, digging
his heels in her fanks started at a fu-
rious SallOp toward the. Apaches. At
this another groan went up. for it seemed
that the boy was only riding to his
death A moment later we saw 300 pairs
of long ears cooked toward the old gray,
800 shaved tails flew upward. and the
ground qutVered beneath the pounding
of 1900 hoOfs as the mules dashed away
after their leader Soon they overlook
! her, and. ranging themselves behind and
at her sides, bore down in solid phaianN
upon the Apaches, racing along as
though for their lives.
Oh. what a howl of delight went uD
from the men when they saw through
KIDS design. The Apaches heard il and.
looking behind them, saw their peril. As
one man they halted and fred into the
mules, then scattered on the run, tho
greater number making for the noun
tains. the others still holding their course
toward Bill-his scalp was too great
prize to be lightly given up. Stretched
out fiat on the old gray's back. klt rode
straight for these and presently they
dropped their rifles and ran for their lies.
but 1t was too late. Ore after another
they disappeared In a mass of switching
tails and flashing heels to go down under
the herd, trampled and crushed into a.
bloody pulp Of flesh and bone. When the
last OF them had fallen Kid reined i'm and.
getting off his horse. started staggering
| toward BIZ. but before going far he fell
I
We saw this while running across the
valley for the moment We understood
what Kid was doing every man i'm camp
started at the top Of his speed for Bill.
Those Of US that went to where Kid lay
found him insensible and bleed ug pIOfuse-
ly from a ragged tear where an Apache
bullet had ploughed through his shoulder
/ Quickly I took him I'm my arms aud.
tearing open his shirt to better see tho
wound, I made a startling discovery
Kid was a woman
Bill soon recovered sufficiently to ride
the old gray back to camp. but we bad
to carry Kid. and never was babe held
with tenderer care by mother When
she regained consciousness she sent away
all but boss" and me, and told us ail
about herself Her right name was Lulsd
| MonteZ. She was born and reared on 70
ranch back in the mountains where tho
Apaches had killed her parents. without
friends or relatives, compelled TO earn
her own living in a land whore women
are not supposed to do anything OF the
| kind she wandered up to PasO del Ncrte-
and was almost starved when d. occurred
TO her to pass herself off as man. and
she was given job in our outfit.
When we left her Bill went i'm and bad
a long talk What passed between tn-uI
we never knew, but he Immediately tuJI-
charge of her and. IS carefully as NO.
man could have done, uursed her uu. u
she was sound and well again and Gre
next thing anybody knew she took h.m.
unresisting. back to civilization and mar
ried him.
Ten years afterward T ran across %
| in Santa he. and he was changed infu.
| His oyerbearing manner was gone, l"dE-
! ing in It's place the very spirit OF meek
| ness. and he was prosperous owning -
| small grading outfit Of his own. Kid and
! the children We're we'll and happy. he told
| me.