The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-09-01

cipline. But that is neither here nor
there. Having my masters order for
II, | climbed TO the foot Of the powder
rock.
Here the bare sight of all the s,orea-
mp devastation set me &lhirst with a
'icrce longing for cave To snap a pis-
tol In the We'll laid mine For if these
enemies of ours had planned their own
Nndoing they could never have given
. desperate foeman Il better chance.
To hold the pine bcughs OF the rude
shelter in place they had piled a great
loose wall of stones around and over
the cargo; n the firing of the pow
der, heaped as il was against the back
ing cliff Of the boulder, would hlrl
these Weighing stones in a murderous
~hroadside upon the camp across the
stream.
But since my dear lady would also
share The hazard of such a ~hroadsiGe.
| had no leave to blow myself and the
powder convoy to Kingdom come. as |
lhi'stcd to- could not. YOU win say.
having neither pistol To snap nor tint
and steel to FIRE n train. Nay. nay.
nay dearS. | would not have You think
50 lightly oi nay invocation. Had this
been the only obstacle, yuu may be
a 49, si,os.1d nave 'n"ild a way T."
, ','l q H'''S Hia'h ""' "l TWO plts of
s.,
But being otherwise enioined. as /
say. | turned my back upon the
temptation II held to the business in
hand, which Was to reach and rccross
~ ns'.""' "iShef up ana 50 To come
~. ~ .t''H'S,
~ l """ h"p'o l" hnd them. the sad
~ were "uNS H'o'' IN" branches OF
ne i.'sl'eS' trees AarSeiNs horse fur
,,S',''ss among ihe'h NJ first the
,imI "oi" o., 'wo won hcr over, and
~ 'ts me axe heF ny the '%ofr'orN ana
VOW s'vi uS'lSr it'H lAe aert! where
roGi' Saoo'e ana bride her in greater
~ ,,s, :, ,.
,ron,h .r,. :" -. "u' ""s N'hnpi'
the horse meadow was fan, a,o,nh ,rn,,
the fires ,n mnI,l ), .,nr;,y ,.'i77inht ~
The rudy glow ,hnInhi to ins,I w. w.
mare quietly away nm tha s,rean, -
,hus on to The foo, ar moi rn%in, ~"
which we borof 10 rtin,h 10 ,bn -
hnyaerer,s rendevnns on ,,a , ~ "r'
Ru, when an was rnodv and "nn.n,
Ia so, M. n,,, m -" : "".S'''
seen ohs1,,In E,,,an no r "' ~ n,
he horses r,nn, s,,, 80, ~ ~
lev an Indian seniry lie vac
above the ,e,ayinr n,a,n,v. n,n 80
his | Numbered lilo amy rnlirk.1
knave of a raw rorrnit
Had been ,,r,aI NC w,,ri,. u,
rose before n,c r,han,n.,- NJ ~ W.
laurol adn;,r az, ,I,n - -,
have had = mos, sbn,,, 'n",,"n ""ulu
to his rh,lIanpe AZ ," ,s ",1'n W.,
my sword win Iannir.r lo n"n ~, ~
cap,ured ,,oo,a, VINCE . II
was had left his sword in nnn,,
10 pnrl,y win mo santrr ~
-, 49,, . - -
but that nadlnr,, was .r.,,liI,! h. oh1,
a cultural r.I W. '''Nr''
horse keerers a''I nma,n o'', ,hn VI ,ne
who s,;oke. l;,,la Ena l '''" DIV
"I7rh, Ntbat f,,. ~" .,hi,
horYe"" he dcn,an1.d "'''e '''"""
",Tis ,bc ,n,.;,,s a.,.,
."i."'i 'i"e'' 'ep!!ed,
- '''"' - u 'He cr'S's'
~ 'ial lhey gave me room; and had
hhs'tAeo, i mad doubtless gone at
are "''hou' more ADO. But at this
cry apex point Of hazard ! must
nt""s Play cut the part of unalarm to
ne i""i 5 chToi' taxing tine to part
'le mares iellook N or the feadStall.
~" iooh!hs ielSureig TO The lacingS of
M SaH"ic Elrtn.
'H'S .poi.ltrdS G"'aN cost me all, and
i!oie man an was still f!ddlc-fad-
.'i!!s WIN 'he glEth strap. the better
=" IMPOSE upon my Indian horse guards.
"LS,i ~s"'uei4N llefr arose a yelling
i!un'"o % ~ia"sh'ef IN The camp be
mao. turned to look and heheld q
ih'nS i~auShab!e enough, no doubt. and
n.y. broke no bubble Of 'lirth in me.
Fan Way IRON the nef "eSt forest
iIlhEe !" the great fire q man, white
OF SKIN and clothed only in a pair of
trooper boots, was running swiftly for
.Sn'Ms'i's IKE AN escaped Eediamite as