The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-15

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tin ready to run In upon us, aud we've
got to fight. | say, Beverley, are We
ready for fast shootin'? Have We got
a-plcnty o bullets"
Yes. Roussllon gave me hundred.
DO you think'-
lie was interrupted by yell that
lcaprd from savage mouth to mouth
all round the circle, and then the
charge began.
STEADY, now" growlcd Kenton.
Lets not he In hurry Wait till
they come nigh enough to hit 'em be
Gore we shoot"
The time was short, for the Indians
came on Mt almost race horse speed.
Onclc Jnzon fired first the long, keen
C'nck of his small bore rifle splitting
the air with a suggestion of vicious
energy. and 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. deity beginning to
reload his gun the while, but | jes'
happened to hit that buck. He'll never
git my scalp, thets sartin and sure"
Beverley and Kenton each likewise
dropped an Indian, but the shots did
cot even check the rush Long Hair
had planned to capture his prey, not
kill it. Every savage had his orders to
take the white men alive. Hamilton's
larger reward depended on this.
Right on they came, Ms fast rs their
nimblc legs could carry 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 n tree and be-
gan scrambing forward from boc to
bole, thus approaching rapidly without
much exposure.
A struggle cnsued 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 KcntOn and JaZOn understood
every word and knew the significance
of such Il command from the leader II
naturally came into Kcnton's mind
that Hamilton had been Informed of
his visit to Nlncennes and had Offered
a reward for his capture. This being
true, death AS n spy would be the GER
tain result IL he Were taken back. He
might as well die now. AS for Bevcr
ley, he thought only OF Alice yonder as
he had left her prisoner In Hamll-
tons hands. Oncle Jazon, II he thought
at all. probably considered nothing but
present escape, though he prayed audi
bly, TO the III, ssed 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
chemically put forth the wheeling sup
plication.
Beverley and Kenton, being young
and powerful, were 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 II
had finally closed in upon them In a
solid body they swayed and swung II
back and forth and round and round
until the writhing, savage mass looked
as II caught in the vortex OF 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 struggle soon came
Seized upon by desperate, clInging
wolhlke assallants. the white men fel
their arms, legs and bodies weighted
down and their strength fast going.
Kenton fell next after Oncle JazoI
and was soon tightly bound with raw
hide thongs. He lay on his box pant
ing and utterly exhausted, while Bey
= erley still kept up the unequal fight.
, Long Hair sprang in at the last mo
| ment to make doubly certain the secur
5 ing OF his most important captive. Ill
, flung his long and powerful arm
around Beverley from behind an,
made great effort to throw him upol
the ground. The young man, feeling
this fresh and vigorous clasp, turneC
L himself about to put forth one NOR
/ mighty squirt Of power. He lifted tn
G stalwart Indian bodily and dashed hin
Q headlong against the buttressed root o
+ a tree half a rod distant, breaking tn
: smaller bone of his left forearm an,
, well nigh knocking him senseless.
- 1t was fine exhibition of mani
= strength. but there could be nothin
u gained by 1t. \ blow on the back O
5 his head the next instant stretche,
Beverley face downward and uncou
4 scious on the ground. The savages turn
ed him over and looked satisfied wheI
they found that he was not dead. The,
bound him with even greater care thal
30 they had shown In securing the Others
while Long Hair stood by stolldly look