The Washington times., 1905-03-12
CHAPTER TX.
An Indian Chief of Today.

| For the next few days Sanford was
busily engaged directing the laying Of
i the track over The grade 10 the bridge.
He seemed TO BE- everywhere al once.
and his energy was SO inspiring to his
men that the work progressed very rap
idly.
lie had teIegraphed in all directions
for more hands, and soon hesd q large
body of laborers at work, white train
t loads of material were coming in daily
Sanford Kept the general manager full
/ " informed Of his work, and received
/ urgent comma nds to Guido any feat of
track laying ever before performed, a
task which he resolved to accomplish. u
| At his present rate of progress he
| would reach the bridge with the track
IN four days, and invade the Apae5s e
reservation with his men. Before a
| week had passed he hoped to have a
train running into the land or Quanah
The attack by Raider gang was a
lesson he did not ignore. He sent to Ell
Reno for several stands Of Winchester
/ rifles and ammunition.
These ne placed in an empty box car,
WHICH he called the arsenal. and was
] prepared for any repetition of the as
sauIt. although he felt confident that
| Raider would not al gain attempt it.
He had heard nothing from Jennings,
whom he had sent TO spy upon Raider,
and as he had. ness seen him with the
band at the night. he suTmised that the
/ boy had missed them, else he would have
/ giver. Sanford warning of the attack
Ali he could do now was to push the
track laying at rapidly as possible. and
await Jennings. report, In the hope that
1t would inform him OF the future plans
Of his opponents.
d. fxxTz faEe
land he did not believe the young cowboy
would play him false.
/ Hart had not relied wholly upon the
foutcome of Raiders attack On the trace
| layers. He had other more important
/ plans. which he hoped to put In opera
ton, and while Sanford was pushing
toward the front. he and RawIins we're
i not idle.
On the evening of the same day on
/ which the rsastIers- met defeat in their
Iencotmter with eDor.an's men In the fight
/ on the prairie. the two arch eonspira-
tors alIghted from a train AT Rush
i Springs, the nearest railroad station to
Fort sill, and were greeted by man in
a long oiiskin coat. who hurried them
across the platform and into wagon
| with a heavy Top.
It was raining heavily, and the driver
and piled their baggage in the boot.
The vehicle was a plains stage coach,
the body hung on huge cowf1i1e straps,
and with heavy broad tired wheels. 1t
| was Ora wn i1y four stout mules.
/ All ready?' asked the driver picking
up his lines. and drawing tarpauIin
cover over lis legs and tucking it in
well under his arms.
t Yes, all right answered Hart
Nov. want you to make the best
time you can. III make it worth ytss,r
while Drive as fast as the team viii
stand it
We'll. you won't make any race
track time over tbs roads tonight an
swered the driver. Tine ground is soft
six inches down. But Iii do the best 1
can. Gap there you, Brindle. Lang.
Jennie,"
The stage. which Hart had hired for
his exclusive use to take him to Qua
aah's house in the mountains, lumber
ed OUT into the muddy road with the
mules straining eve:y nerve.
| The station platform was covered with
| gaping men and boys, who wondered
at the spectacle of two men, not army
/ officers, setting out over the road 70
! Fort Sill at that time of night
| Hour after hour through the night
Hart and Billy Rawiins caught cat maps
when the stage travelled on the level.
and when it struck the hills.
| During the night the storm lifted. and
the driver put up the sitting rain cur
/ tains, and they were able to breathe
better
Shortly after dawn the mountains
/ came into view. and when they drove
through the Fort Sill reservation bugies
We calling and soldiers were curry
| ing their horses outside the post stables.
| and the blue smoke was rising from new
| laid fires IN barracks and officers
quarters.
They stopped for breakfast, and to
feed and water the mules and give
| them q short rest. Then they pushed
| on into the mountains past Medicine
Blufr, and into beautiful valley. with
| the dark granite mountains towering
five thousand feet above them.
| As they looked around them. they
| took note OF the valleys and passes. and
| dark canyons that cut the sides of the
! noun tains.
| "WeIl, IL the worst come TO the
| worst" said RawIins. there's certainly
some ideal hiding places In these hills. =
Hart nodded his head in the direction
| of the driver and frowned, and RawIins
became silent. But the driver mad
heard him. and. turning around, said:
| You bet. stranger. there's some great
hiding places In there, and many's the
| man has gone In and never come out,
I reckon IL you knew where they uare
you could find dozen or two refugees
from the Territory and the States MD
| away In there, And g good many men
have gone IN prospectin' for gold thai
| wanted to come out. but are still there.
There's been some great doin's in those
hills In my time. They're a good place
TO keep out of; the valleys and roads
are good enough for me-"
| 1t was almost noon when the driver
pointing with the whip to house on
| the mountain side. said. That's qua
naf's place. They say he's got great
| house for an Injun. with rugs on the
floors and shiny furrlichoor ana things"
Soon they drove up and stopped be-
fore the steps.
On the veranda stood a tall. digniflesl
| man In long black frock coat aud
| black trousers. On his feet he wore a