The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06

Apaches Ike a coyote on a sage hen an
make EN- powerful hard to md.
fCocEls' smokes an smokes. an after
coside-iE' the blum OF the Grey Fox plenty
profound. allows he won't call II. Thar
shall be peace between the Apaches an the
paleface q the north'ard Of that line. Then
the Grey Fox an Cochise shakes hands an
says How an Cochise. with a bolt or two
OF red calico wherewith TO embsllish his
sQGaws, goes squanderin' back 10 his pso-
pie permsated 10 the toes with friendly in
t~entioHs.
" 'Sech IS Cochise's reverence for his
word. coupled with his fear OF the Grey
Fox, that years floats by an every dehle an
c1nyon Of thu Southwest Is as safe as a
church 20 the mcccasins OF the paleface.
Thus Il continues ontil thar comes a evenin'
when a timcrOw marshal with more six
shooters than boss serse allows he'll apprs-
bend COcEise's brother for some venal Of
tense hat wasn't most likely deuce high
n the category OF trSO crime. This sdiot
Cf1chul reaches Tor the relative OF Cochise;
an as the i~aLrer-he!n' = savage an thar
fore plumb afraid OF clTrivity-leaps back
ard Ike he's met NJ with a rattlesnake.
the marshal puts his gun on him an plugs
him So good he cashes in right thar The
marshal says later. in explanation Of MS
game. that C1rhiSs's brother turns hostile
an drops his hand on his knife. Most Ike
y he does: a gents haud-even a Apachs'5
has done got 10 be some'ers all the time
But the KILN overturns the peaceful
programmes built Up between the Grey FOX
an C0chise. When the Old chief hears OF his
brother helm dcwued he paints himself black
an red and SENDS a bundle Of Grrers ued
w5th a rattlesrake Skin TO the Grey Fox with
a message 70 double his guards an look out
FOR himseE. The Grey Fox. who realizes
that the day OF peace has ended an the
sun gone down 20 rise on a moruin' OF trOu-
Al. FHrr Oh wuHHHHLnaEa ELfw With EaF-
tridges an sends EN- back with a word 10
CocEise 20 turn himself loose, From that
moment the war jig which IS 70 last fGT
years IS On After CSchiSe comes Geronimo.
az afteT Geronimo cones Mana. an. one an
al. they adds q heap Of spice 20 life IN
Arizona II $ 10 exaggeration TO put ths
number OF u4.ttaC-s Who loses their har
as the dir. result o; that fool marshal
Layin' for COchise's brother an that lntuns
COusequsuL>-utJL' on az a round ten thod-
sand Shore. thar's scores an scores VINO
gets stood IN an killed In the hills whereof
We never gets a whisper. l. myself. in goin'
through the teepees OF a Apache OUTFIT. az
ter W. done wines EN- or the fOotstOOl.
sees the long hair Of seven white women
who couldn't have been dead no tine. VINO
were they Folks uEknOvip' who's got snot
into while ryMlaciE along among the hills
With schemes 10 doubt. Of settlement IN
Ca-itOrEy.
with what We know OF the crooelties Of
the Alaches- has Lhl-sy sPSrit for what
hook saaEps c4-s cL-vll.y sJes with EN-.
az albeit Oh one H-r-alEs occasion l
prOlts mgauly JatrUy. I'm enable 10 give
ls a Reason lou N----a's track up on any
s-I ar -W-akLys-=s .!aC-- the pa4t-dceS an
yOG-al can uut down "A STACK on that
" Is when TN plym4sJer.' says the
Central. Te-rn.u iJg tie C~anteen. an l
starts forth from Fort Apache on u eNpeti-
zion 90 gly Oh TIE nearby troops. I've got
stN wagons an = escort u twenty men, Fog
lTI 20 .a= r4r q the procession. !
io.rl.ys proudly IH a ambulance. our first
emp IS =yln' ~ b. CA Top Of the mesa cut
= u4E-tli OF mixes from the fort.
4L- w-T- -ves al--s -as l,ue TO observe
a heap u. ~---.Ou 81 uJ- SJragsIe or 20
Tluuz-4l' lD--t pyTm-zCGa. Igg the noun
Ja.-s IS 4A.s Hi,H ELSJLes. It's I'VE i9r
u-e Ilat q --Jwal-' c.OCI Of EN- Is hansin'
oG O.g -4lAz Lry.U In moment We bre1kS
i..J TIE s-u-.l.-s. NJ. they'd Ue afOoI: Jas
Ap4Caes ala. lCss-back InjGus an only
t-EC u SEEDS - TuOd- re never rides on
a corral r-4 OF ponies Il yO1L. furnish EN-.
al IeA yI.-. = ApalEs don't DGt n-'u camp
down - e4J ~ LIS L.ps IN IhanEguiuess
ta4E.Jlz bLg Oe.u' aIOO, won't hinder EN-
IlO.a @-vIia - W4ta NE caravan, FOR IN
LIe mountains Lue Snow Is ~ the wagon
b=4s au .as C-sI We -. GO Is WIAg!e along
tile U'I Ike Il hurt snake ~ = SAT- wAIcn
To-.-u.t CEe e ptVyOOse-
HHG sc aEEA4 Aa-4a4 On our HLLGLl. Up
b.. Wy To- .IsL.y Iks4y E4lf y Cay. and
m o,s.a-ll-zg ug.E SOW - our yFuzress
10 Gss44iE o. glIt.u' Out GA Iop u :ns
mesa SsEyre G4sA. wueH 20 puJ a coat Of
paint On la= gen TAI lsG4oIs. the lead Wagon
LruaAs Gown 1 turns 0gJ IN TIE SNOW
wIth the rest, an veal pats N = heated
ana uIshIy pToL2ns halT-EOur rrsIorin The
wagon ~ HSsI.h. At last We re onder head
way * n, Al 1 waGsS back Through the
snyw ~ my am5'iancs.
As l arrives al the rar OF my oahsaul
wagon. II occurs 10 NE III nal a pipe an
smUAs some " virchCO OF my nerves, the
same DS.l' = tribe torn anu frayed with
Ias many eXAspeTauODs " the Gay. 1 gives
my driver tie word 10 Wait q bit, an
SeArcaIH' forth my tobacco ouJnL loads az
lights my pipe I'm planted vast deep N
the mountain SHOWS, but havin' on hOxs-
man boots. TIA snow amt no hardship.
".WEue I'm fussin' with my pipe, the
six wagons an my twenty men curves
round a bend in the trail. an Is hid BY a
corner Of The canyon. 1 rejects at the
ums-thOush 1 amt really expecun no
peril-that I'd better catch up Win my -
cUrL. II lTs only 10 set the troops 4 exam
pI=- As / eNhaIvs my FIRST pun OF smoke an
Is on the verge Of tei.lH my driver 10 pull
UGJ-tEis ygIe mule skinner Is sCtJin' 50
taat matters 10 the gar is cut or from
E.s gaze uy the canvas cover Of ms wagon
"a sight roise atrracks me. an castiu ny
EYE aiOug the trail we've been elimbin'. I |
notes a ful' dozen Apaches comm. An It
amt no hyperbOis 10 say they re shore
comm all %spraddIed out
In the lead. an for ali the deep snow.
racin' I'D on me like the Wind. i a big. be-
feathe4et buck. painted to the ayes; an on
his right fist. raised 10 huri IL. Is u I2-fGot
lance In a moment 1 realizes how helpless.
utter. I Be. an with What ca'mness l may.
adjusts my mind to the fact that I've
come 10 the end OF my trail. Helpless?
Shore I'm stuck as deep in the snow as