Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

Oncle JazOn fired first, the long. keen
crack of his small bore rife splitting
the air with suggestion of Vicious
energy. and a 1.-the young warrior who
was outstripping all his fellows leaped
high and fell paralyzed
Cant shoot wo'th cent NUT
tered the old man, deftly beginning to
reload his gun the while but | jes'
happened to hit that buck. He'll never
git my scalp, thet's sartin and sure
Beverley and kenton each likewise
dropped an Indian. but the shots did
not even check the rush. Long Hair
had planned to capture his prey, not
kill it. Every savage had his orders tc
take the white neu alive. Hamilton's
larger reward depended on this
Right on they came, as fast as their
n1mble legs could car@ them, yelling
like demons, and they reached the
grove before the three white men could
reload their guns. Then every war
rior took cover behind tree and be-
gan scrambling forward from bole to
bole, thus approaching rapidly without
much exposure
struggle ensued which for desper-
ate energy has probably never been
surpassed Like three lions at bay,
the white men met the shock, and lion
like they fought in the midst of seven
teen stalwart and determined savages
Don't kill them. Take them alive
Throw them down and hold them" was
Long Hairs order, loudly shouted in
the tongue Of his tribe
| Both Kenton and Jazon understood
every word and knew the significance
OF such command from the leader. 1t
naturally came into kentuns mind
that Hamilton had been informed Of
his visit to Fincennes and had offered
q reward for his capture. This being
true, death as spy would be the GER
| tain result if he We're taken back He
might as we'll die now. AS for Bever-
ley, he thought only of Alice yonder as
he had left her a prisoner in Hamil-
tons hands. Oncle Jazon, if he thought
at all, probably considered nothing but
present escape. though he prayed audi
bly, to the Blessed Virgin even while he
lay helpless upon the ground pinned
down by the weight Of an enormous
Indian. He could not move any part Of
himself save his lips. and these me-
chanically put forth the wheeling sup
plica ton.
and powerful. We're not so easily mas
tered. For awhile indeed they APP
peared to be more than holding their
own. They time and time again scat
tered the entire crowd by the violence
Of their muscular efforts, and after it
had finally closed in upon them in a
solid body they swayed and swung it
I'back and forth and round and round
until the writhing, savage mass looked
as if caught III the vortex Of a whirl-
wind. But each tremendous eXertion
could not last long. Eight to one made
too great difference between the con.
tending parties, and the only possible
conclusion of the struggl" soon came
Seized upon by desperate, clinging
woltlike assailants, the white men felt
their arms, legs and bodies weighted
down aud their strength fast going.
kenton fell next after Oncle Jazo1
and was soon tightly bound with raw
hide thongs. He lay on his back pant
ing and utterly exhausted, while Bev
erley still kept up the unequal fight.
Long Hair sprang in at the last mo-
! ment to make doubly certain the secur.
ing Of his most important captive. He
flung his long and powerful arms
around Beverley from behind and
made a great effort to throw him upon
the ground. The young man, feeling
this fresh and vigorous clasp, turned
himself about to put forth one more
mighty squirt of power. He lifted the
stalwart Indian bodily and dashed him
headlong against the buttressed root OF
tree half rod distant. breaking the
smaller bone of his left forearm and
we'll nigh knocking him senseless.
It was Il fine exhibition Of manly
strength, but there could be nothing
gained by it. A blow Oh the back of
his head the next instant stretched
Beverley face downward and uncon-
scious on the ground. The savages turn.
ed him over and looked satisfied when