The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-07

with n jnr-to fiDl myself right II
The middle OF old Frosthead's gang
the drums "boom-blipping." and those
40 odd red tigers "hyah-hayahing" IL
= style that made my skin get ug
and walk all over me with cold feet.
How in blazes I'd managed 10 slit
through those Injuns / don't know
"Twould have been a wonderful piece
OF scouting il Id meant it.. You car
most always do any darn thing you
don't want to. Well, there / was. and
oh doctor! but wasn't ] In a lovely
mess. That wal song put n crinlr
into me that Jack Frost himself
couldn't take out.
II was as dark as dark by this time,
The moon just stuck one eye over the
edge of the prairie. and the rest OF
the sky was covered with cloud. \
little light came from the I%njuns'
camp fire. but not enough TO ride by,
and, besides, | didn't know which way
l ought to go.
Says ] TO myself, "Billy Sanders,
you are the champion %all-round, old
fashioned fool of the district. You
are a jackass from the country where
ears less'n three foot long are Curl
o~sities. You sassed that poor svat'v
that wanted to keep you out of this:
footing your bazoo like a man ped
ding soap; but now it's up to you.
What are YOU going to do about it?"
and didn't get any answer, neither.
Well, it was no use asking myself
~conundrums out there in the dark
when time was so scarce. SO | wraps
my Handkerchief around Laddy's nose
TO keep him from talking horse TO
the 1njun ponies, and prepared to
sneak TO where I'd rather be.
Laddy was the quickest thing on
legs in that part of the country, and
| knew if | could get to the open them
wlnjuns wouldn't have much of a
chance to take out my stopper and ex-
anime my WORKSHOP much. A half
mile start, and | could show the whole
Sioux nation how l wore my back
hair.
] cut for the place where the Iniuns
seemed thinnest. lifting myself up till
| didn't weigh IS pound, and breath
ing only when necessary. We got
along first-rate until we reached the
edge of 'em, and then Laddy had TO
stick his foot in a gopher-hole, and
walloped around there like a whale
trying to climb a tree.
Some darned cuss Of an Injun threw
a handful of hay on the fire, and, as il
blazed up, the whole gang spotted
me.
l numbered my gun, sem the irons
into Laddy. and we began to walk.
] didn't like to make for the ranch,
as / knew the boys were short-handed.
] pointed north, praying that Id
hit some kind Of settlement before I
the north pole.
Well. we left those I%njuns so far
that there wasn't any fun in
1t. ! Stacked up. patting myself on
the back; and, as the trouble seemed
all over, l was just about TO turn for
the ranch. when 1 heard horses gal
and as the moon come out n
l saw a whole raft of redskins
a-boiling up a draw not half a
mile away. That Knocked me slab
sided. 1t looked like / got the wrong |
every time the wheel turned.
I whooped it up again. swearing I
wouldn't stop this deal short of n
lead sure thing. We flew through
space-Taddy only kind Of tickling
the high spots with his toe nails.
A ways down the valley / spotted
4 little shack sitting all alone by It.
self out in the moonlight. headed
Tor il. hollering murder.
A man came to the door in his un-
Ter rigging.
Hi. there? what's eating you?" he
,clls.
"Iniuns coming. pardner! The
'ountry's just oozing %Injuns. Better
ret n wigglc on you.
"All r~ight-slidc along, I'll ketch
Up TO you," says he.
I looked back and saw him hustling
nut with his saddle on his arm. "He's
particular kind of cuss." l thought;
would suit most people"
Taking it a little easier for the
'ext couple of miles. I gave him a
nance to pull up.
We pounded along without saying
nything for a spell. when l happened
o notice that his teeth were chatter
nc.
Keep your nerv up, pardner."
avs I. Don't you get scared-we've
ot a good start on EN-"
lie looked nj me kind of reproach-
nj.
Scared be darned!" says ne, II
eckon IL you was riding around this
ice cool night in your drawers. your
rattle some. too"
] took a look at him. and saw. sure
nough. while he had hat, coat and
on. the pants was missing.
il it had been the last act. I'd
ave had TO laugh.
Couldn't find EN- nohow," saws ne.
hunted high and low. iick. Jack and
he game-iust comes to my mind
Nv that ! had 'em rolled up and was
on EN-. ! don't like TO go
round this way-I feel rs IL I was