Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-01-22
Copyright. 1902.)
CHAPTER XIV.
"Dundor and nlIren."


troona arrived. II was also this hou
peiofe the Indians had quieted dowt
10 sleep The afternoons war dance
over their captive victims, the wllt
excitement OF the torture and the ar
rival OF tho Follott party with tn,
Two eaptlyes had aroused the bloot
OF the sayogea and many tales o.
former acts OF bravery, and deeds o.
daring were told beneath the willow,
and the tepees In Hell's Trap. thai
night.
Hammersloy had decided 10 20 on
MS mission OF rescue alone. 1t was
decided frst 10 station the troops NJ
every Point NJ which the Indians
could possibly escape and then for the
rapper 10 attempt the rescue
should he fall or fall In the ATTEMPT
u was the purpose TO force the best
terms possible with the aayages
but should he succeed Il was
the determination 10 wreak that mer.
clieas~ revenge upon the Indians that
inc occasion seemed To Justify.
Tho men had all been informed OF
the torture and death OF the four
white men and OF the arrival OF the
TWO new captiVes. and this stirred the
soldiers TO n revengeful spirit that
caused them to forget their tired aud
hungry condition and loss Of sleep
They now felt that they had at last
eneompaased the enemy and they
We're eager To strike the blow
Ten well armed aud equipped sol.
ciors accompanied by Ave cowboya
were placed IN each gap In the rim,
toeks ana 100 men, including COW.
boys and soldiers under General
Crook, guarded the neck of the pen.
insua.
Il was half way between midnight
ana dawn when the trapper started on
his periious mission. Armed suitably
Tor the occasion he entered the chan.
mel OF the stream and hugged the
banks with the silence OF a beaver
always keeping In the shadows OF the
willows and never rlsking his weight
upon his feet until he knew they
were firmly placed.
While his task did not prove dif
hcult one. II was n tedious one. His
bearings had been so well taken that
he recognized the very clump OF
bushes In which Bertha's tepee was
pitched without trouble. Farther
away from the stream he saw the dls.
mai thicket To which Oscar Metzeer,
the other captive. had been taken. and |
from which the four cowboys ON the
previous evening had boon taken for
their last walk.
Lire snake he crawlcd mn the
ombankmont through the dense un.
dergrowth, moving inch by inch I'm. |
III ho reached the rear OF Bertha's |
tepee, and while the guards dozed |
near the front he ripped hole In the
rear wall OF the tent and soon gave
Bertha an assuring touch that told
her friend was with her.
In n few moments time they had
retraced the apper's steps TO the
bed OF the stream. in the same man.
ner as he had approached. and Ber.
ina hiding In dark nook under the
willows WI ch hung over the en-.
bankment, Hammersley went to at.
tempt the release Of the other
prisoner.
He found Metzger SO securely tied
that even the Indians did not fear his
escape. Bound hand and foot and
stretched full length between two
s'ppllngs, his body barely touching
the ground, he was enduring a tor.
ture that would have killed an ordl-
nary man. But his was one OF those
iron cons itutions OF the desert.
The trapper was a welcome visitor
and his knife furnished immediate re-
lief. When released from his cramped
position the cowboy stood erect and
exercising bis limbs noiselessly for
a moment heindioated that he was
ready to go. The trapper handed him
revolver rnd knife and the two
walled silently away ready to defend
themselves, even unto death.
When they reached the place where
Bertha was concealed the trapper was
struck with awe. He saw twigs of !
willows and tops of sage brush and
chunks Of wood floating down the
stream, These increasing at every
moment, Solzing the woman he drew |
her after him and Metzger followed 8
at rapid pace.
II was two hundred yards to O shall. I
low place in the stream and when this S
was reached the river was already rls.
ing at rapid rate. The trapper
seized Bertha In his arms as II she
We're mere child and plunged into
the roaming rapids followed by the q
cowboy. Against the heavy current, {
which almost swept their feet from !
under them, they made the farther r
shore, and as they assembled the bank q
the trapper exclaimed r
Great luck! A head rise!" Ham.
mersley and his companions ran s
across the open meadow for the near a
est opening in the rimrocks. The G
light Of breaking morn made them r
to their friends on guard r
in the rimrocks who could scarcely |,
restrain applause, But the drilling OF q
D soldiers life prevented this out i
break. .
The water came with rush down n
he mountain stream. The sound n
changed from a murmur over the peb- 8
)les to a ripple over the rocks; and "
hen to q roar over the boulders and II
against the angular banks. So loud Il
ollowed the growing roar that the W
avases We're wakened Dan Follett n,
'ushed to the. tepee of his fair cap. II
i've and finding that she was gone, he M
licked the drowsy guards in their II
ides and gave the alarm.
The whole camp was astir instantly. bl
Discovering the fleeing fugitive5, Fol b
EFT plunged into the stream, follow af
d by some Of the most daring war. st
iors, and gave pursuit But when til
within so yards of the opening In the ia
imrocks where the fugitives had ro
assed safely, through, cloud of aC
moke rose, a report of a dozen rifles tn
ang upon the morning air and &C
alf dozen Indians sank down In the w
MEADOW Another volley and the th
anks were thinned to a remnant. 10