The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-06-20

In saddle, were az up the game |
trail that threaded - Ssndings Of the |
ravine, the two lead lorses with them,
while few yards behind the young |
officer and his comrade, halfway down |
the reverse slope, two others, afoot,
handled the rcins OF their own horses
and those Of the lieutenant and men
still held at the edge. IL was an eNcit-
ing moment. Bruce had only hun
drcd yards to run before he could get
under cover, and there was no chance
OF their hitting him at that range, yet
a pun Of smoke rose from the knoll
and n bullet, nearly spent, came tum-
bling and singing up the turf, and the
dashing warriors, yelling wildly, APP
plauded the shot. Bruce took matters
coolly. Lcaping behind the shelter Of
the ledge, he reached for his carbinc,
and in moment more, us the pursuing
| Indians came lashing within long
range, four seasoned cavalry carbines,
each with a keen eye ut the sight and
a steady finger at the trip, were leveled
on the coming foe. Deans young heart
beat hard, IL must be owned. for hith.
crto the Indians had been fighting In
retreat or on the defensive, while now
they came as though confident of sue
cess; but there was soldier exultation
ana something i,Ne sa."ge Joy '"'"s'"s
WIN 'he ,hrii' Oh eNc,'c"en'.
| ahere more oeniho 'nose oegg".s'
nr' growieu conroy'a ,e'e'"n "' '"'
olan WORK. out ,ney sneer On wren
'hey ges with'n So' yaros on Wv!
caHe' sh'eius anu i"he's u""s""s,
ponies On 'he Nec" jump 'a," , ,""
pehhons s.rean'nB vi '"e VIM nu''
!us' as .o"roy s"''' ho aoon va.
nruce sale'y unoe' 'oy., ""u 'nes wv
themselves o,a",ns ",,"'' "ans.'o"s
range ,hah, ,an'''he; my oPene" '', o"'
10 rignt anu iei'' ano' .'','"s SUI, ing
menus, 'eeree III Woe e,re'c iro" .nc,r
hhe OF ATTACK, anu uueN'"g o,e. '"e"
ponies shouiuers' e"ne'ng WIN "ne
reg 10 'he "Pr'g"' par. U, 'ne .".""'
'hey seemed 10 ih'',e Tue "re " 'n''r
white ioe-ahd got IT, oar'ng 'e''cw
IN the ie"d came s're"k'ng sian'"'se
across the 'front.' as ,ho"g, aiming !"
pick up 'ne comrnue i"rN'"e '" '"'
dip OF tne pra'r'e-nke s'oPe' a"u 'on'
roy $ chrpihc was 'he hrst 10 DARK no''
lowed almost instantly ny Dean >. Inc
sc"rryhg pony Threw up MS "a'i,eSea
head ana iasheu WIN ms iea'hereo 'a'''
evidently MT put not eheekeu' ior "h'
uer 'he wh'p ne r"snro gameiy on oh,
w announcer oulie'' Wh's''nB "i,"'n
ioot OF MS hech' warhca 'he reo r'uer
that ne was lar 100 ciose LOT safe'S,
Tor WIN hnit'ng gat thc pony '"rhe"
ana labored on the heid' anu presently
was seen 10 De staggering score one
Tor our SIDE inughed the ifishmah
In giee. 'Nows your time' sergeant
hut Bruce, reioading' was gazing
1erniy ~ the distant Knoll. Inc othe'
warriors. riding right ana lett, were
now chasing crosswise over the biiiowy
!, slopes, keeping up hre Oh tauht aho
chah ana shriii war cries nut never
, again ventnring w'th'n 5oo yards
!. never wasting u sho''
|, u thought so. suddenly cried th'
. sergeant. Iheyre signaiing from 'h'
!, Knoll Ihey never wouin nave a'.acke'
WIN 80 ieW' unless mere were "o.ch
!, more "ith'n sight. Nows our ''me
a lieutenant we can mount ana riu'
. IKE neil 10 the tiinoe' neg your par
. DON SIR, ne proke on suddenly
. didh mean 10 say what the Ieuteh"h
- should 90.
= NO apologies, inngheo Dean. ~
!. eyes swapping WIN 'he vim OF the hgn,
= 1iad you see the truth OF what ! saia
4 Come on Mount qu'ckiy' men
). Two minutes more anu tne eh,,r
party OF p'uecoa'sw were spurrihg swift
a ~ northward up the wihding g gorge
n the pack horses numbering aiohBho'
Eagerly Dean ana bruce IN the lea
). looked r'ght ana ie't ior game tra'
!. leauing up 'he slope, ior wen tne,
knew that the moment ther reehiorce
n mens came the warriors wouid das
.. INTO the ra'ine and hnding the'r an
q tagonis's hed' would pursue along IN
70 b"hks. IL wo"id never 40 10 De e"neh
n III sucn trap N gaNop OF q""r'e
~ OF mile ""o' on 10 the right' prahc
n ra,'ne opcned out TO higher gro"h'
ana INTO TINS the leaders dove ah'
| tnecktng speed. rOuc NJ the trOt UNI