The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-07-14

pouy, ~ they uished to capture the sol
NAL.
r. avoid Il jary to the hsrse and to obiaia
. eron-Afe the Pasnus separated. Two
passing afoutd rn orc side srd enc on the
osttr,
DJpot ,hpot ye'. tald ftllsw san. Pre-
tend to be " AZ, ard when they are very
elote let Us .hoot two fthe dogs.
So tley slrcsdly Withheld their arrows
AID ctopchtd low upon The ground, ss II
covering II ftsr. TIE rAsrets came Into
foil view ard hooicd Ia defision. They
hated u cir pories f1r moment, eryifg
to the DakotaA II they were indeed mer,
to get Up and fight Then seeing the
youths shrink, sppnently Ia affect terror
they raised their lsrces AID charged them.
The Pawnccs had coma within dczsn
leaps when the Sioux boys spftag to their
feet with lut siiung bows. Their own
wsr.cflss were now launched In the shrill.
cii,s of the Oaallalas.
The Pawree poliss, ttat suddenly cor
front,d, rcsrd and plunge d, and the lsnces
their riders hurl,d went vi 10 OF The mark.
Good fo-tuao attended upon good Judge.
uent In tbs nsht, ard the two foremost
Pawnees, az tLe oi lance OF half dSz.n
st ps, were stilek n ou. 81 their fadcls BY
the slylY s'ross. The thi.d wheeled his
pory az rode rapidly away.
Then, as the yourg Sioux, wildly elstod,
shot tlelr arrows sfter the runner, they
saw upon distant lie large party OF
mounted Paweees. Tne three whom they
had fought had bsel the advance scouts OF
this big war party.
Already Yellow Sun hsd trodden upon a
dragging horsthsir rope, ard halted one OF
the rIdeile's ponies The lads now seized
upon the lacces and shields OF The fallen
PawIets, and al further trophy. each
from shsveu ptll lite gaudy head
dresI. Within tie minute both were
and rldns at tpatd.
Ashley cast bacs ward glatces they saw
a string Of frantic riderr--forty-titty or
hiding ever the hills Ike the coils
OF a huge, swift and angry snake. The
head Of that seypentine line, however, was
gaining upon Its tail. Soon itbecame evil
dent that the foremost pawnees were
mounted upon swifyer horses than the one
which yellow Sun was riding.
Again Yellow Suu called to White Hawk
urging HIM to tide on at foil speed and es
cape.
You have a. good horse as any he
shouted. Ride faster! Tel the O1allalas
was rot afraid to fight
White Hawk WAS holding In his pony and
lugging the nAnk OF the Pawnes horte.
No SO I! he cried. GIVE me your blanket
roll, brother, and cut away your saddle.
We shall cut ride them until night comes
Yellow Sun obeved, but had no hope.
Each backward glance revealed the despe-
ate nature of,he chase. White Hawk now
,sld his pony, stralning st the bit, well In
he rear, and prckcd the Pawnce ON with
he point Of his lance.
In this manner they kept lead still
Iome bow-shots In a6varce af.er several
niles OF running. Yet the sun was an
,our Lilh and the foremost Of The long,
sindlrg lire Of rursuers were drawing
teadily, surely nearer Ga the sti au-
umn air and above the beats OF hoofs, the
sioux boys could hear the sharp, exploaive
,ries, "Huh Hiee Howa Huh y ard the
tracking strokes Of. the quirts.
When Il appeared thai all would be over
quickly, the Sioux suddenly dropped from
level stretch Into a narrow, fiat valley
where night fog, low apd dense, had ris-
n.
Here was the bare chance OF etcspe.
The boys heard The enemy yelling, and
ookipg back, raw them spread fanlike
lpon the bluff behind. Whether th, y 1ed
Ip or down, they knew the Pawnees would
weep this valley, dividing their forces
without an inttant's delay.
The two plugged into the fog, calling
o each other to know wha would be best
0 do. /, was Yellow Sun who decided,
Hallway across the valley they turred
p The stream, then flung themse.vss ofi
heir ponies. To don the Pawnee head
ress, AID to cipch blanket upon the
'ioux pony, covering i;s spotted sides,
vas the work OF few seconds.
Then, with the clatter Of hoofs 10 thtlr
are, the two mounted, and with trailing
lnces, galloped forward. L ca leaned low
4 thtir saddle as II searching fjr triil
con they heard the clatler and the sharp
ellis OF riders on all Sides ,snd two or three
CURES dlmly outlined 10 the fog appeared,
ding on other hand.
To these Iear-at ksld enem! Is The BROTH
r-frierds pad no. The slightest heed
hey rode forward initiating hair yeils and
arIing cries, but inperceptably falling to
he rear until all the pursutrs had passed
I'D when the last beat OF hoof had died
way they halted and grinred at each
her.
In the fog they wandered, evadiDg strsg.
ling hunters, until nighfail. Then, with
matte caution, they msde their way out
the valley ard rede homeward. They
rrivtd al The Osallala village In safety,
I'd were welcomed wilhthe acclsim which
ways greeted the return of the successful
aryIor or bunttr IA n n old 6ars