CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-30
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OF foul. Round after round, with all
memory OF their former comradeship
forgotten. with no thought save the
mad ones Of jealous rivalry. they
struggled together. There was little
difference In their weights. but Henly
was the wirier. and neither mans
wind was as good as in the days OF
early campaigns. So It happened that
after half an hours fierce fighting.
when both were bloody and both NOR.
full of wrath than ever. they fell TO
gether and rolled in the trampled snow
TOO blown to spring up. .Healy had the
upper bold. and be cried in Fin Straits
ear:
TEX it back-about the kissl TEX IT
back an swear yen Fave the WILDLY
bew
Fin gasped a sturdy. fierce defiance.
and Healy's hand was raised over him
when there came family thrilling over
the snow the nrst clear note of a bugle.
Hesly's hand dropped harmlessly. and
he raised bis head and pricked his ears
ike a dog at the call of the master
More loudly rang the bugie. and sud
denly the rivals were apart sitting in
the snow listening intently. Clear and
shrill at last. loud. commanding. blood
burning. out sang the bugle boldly 50
that the cold air thrilled through the
.ottonwoods and every living thing on
the plain stood stili TO listen Ere the
trumpeter was half through with the
call the disciplined soldiers were OIL
their feet. as they would have strug
cieJ to their feet at that call if
sword had passed through the body OF
each All love and jealousy and hate
must wait when thus the uumpetf
call
"'Tis boots and saddles," cried Fin
'-and me not at the stables!"
With that each seized his coat. and
all regardless Of their bruised faces
and blood stained shirts. they ran
swiftly TO the post. There were rush
ing of men TO the corrals. the sharp
commands OF o6icers, the click Of re
volvers as they were hastily loaded.
saddling Of horses, curses Of men be
lated. basty issuing Of ammunition
and at last the cool. clear voice Of the
captain OF the troop: g.
Prepare to mount Mountl Form
rauksr' f
The corporal and the farrier were in
their accustomed places, breathing
bard. flushed and bloody. but ready
ready as any lance corporal there. the
pride OF first sergeant's heart Then
down the line OF horsemen:
There's an outbreak on the Snake
river reserve. They've killed the agent.
and the reds have massacred q ranch
man and his family"
The moon had disappeared Great
gray clouds bad been blown up By the
gathering wind. aud once more the
snow fell. but now more ferceiy. more
heavily. than ever before Through 1t
the little blue conted column proceeded
at Determined trot to the place. some
twenty miles away. where the uprisen
indiana were supposed to be gathered
together plainsman who had
brought the news Of the massacre and
the regular government scout attached
to the post led the way. As ranking
corporal Heaiy rode on the right Of
the farst set Of fours- The farrier was
hack in the column. 30 that for 4 time
the rivals were effectuniiy separated
But this midnight expedition. although
Il thrilled the hearts of younger men
troubled the minds Of the two veterans
little. They rode on as q matter Of
duty. just as they would. II ordered.
ha ve gone through the manual OF arms.
The unfinished nght had left them
with heated brains too full of jealousy
and disa ppointment and hate to do
more than brood over the fancied
treachery Of each. Gone now were all
memories Of stirrup to etirrup charges.
OF friendly frolics of pains and pleas
urea shared together. True comrades
once. they were bitter foes now.
Faster and faster the snow drove n
their faces: deeper and deeper II lay or
the trail. to be scattered high BY the
laboriug feet Of the horsea To right
and to left. one yard away from the
column, pothiug could be distinguish
ed. A trooper could but family see
the man in front OF him Only the
half breed guide and the trained plains
man could devise an unerring path
through that storm. In their hands
the captain had to leave his troop and
himself. There was NO pause. for re
venge on the tribe must be swift to be
cure. At every clearer space. where
The freezing wind had swept the trail
clean OF drifts. the guide turned to the
captain. and he raised his hand. press
| ing his knees to his horse. when at
once the troop broke into q gallop with
jingling OF bride and clash Of steel
and thunder Of hoofA So they rode.
each man grimly silent swiftly
through the night and the storm.
They reached the place before day
light. seeing nothing before them. but
all at once they heard the yappinE OF
dogs and the shrill voices OF squaws