Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-23

beast was plunging madly, and 1t was
touch and go for new stampede with
the whole team. Jethroe set q revolver
close to the wounded animals head and
fred
Now he said. were in tight cor
ner. There's no shelter for mile.
What's to be done?'
You're captain here, SIR" said Har
vcy.
He had been thinking much of Jeth-
roe's latest words. and had been making
up a mind of his own concerning them.
Now the chance was here to show him
self whether or no the mind would stand.
We'll give 'em as little to fire at as
we can." said Jcthroe. Help me to
turn the carts tail toward 'cm. That'll
shelter the mules. anyway. and give us
a bit of cover. too"
Harvey lent a hand. with n swell Of
pride in his heart at his own GOODNESS:
but he was not long in discovering that
the pride had some hystera in it. If
he had not made this discovery in time
he would havo been weeping for pride
i'll his own courage in another sixty sec
onds. That reflection struck him as be.
ing 80 funny that he wanted to laugh at
it. and then he found that there was
danger In laughter. And being thus in.
structed by experience, he began to hard.
en- his heart in earnest, and acquitted
himself with an apparent GOODNESS which
would have done credit to a veteran.
After the first thick patter Of a dis.
charge. In which some fifty rounds ap.
pearcd to have been fired, there was 81.
lencc for time. and the respite gave
the nssailed party a chance to complete
Its frail arrangements for shelter. Jeth.
| roe induced mules and horses alike to lie
down. and took measures to secure them
all. Then he and Harvey. by his orders,
snaked away through the grass ON either
| side until they were hundred yards
| apart. making no answer to the loose and
desultory fire which was directed ut the
cart.
They're flaming out" said Jcthroc In
a distinct voice. Keep n keen lookout
to your left, and pot anything that shows
itself"
"Ay. ny. sir" said Harvey. but his
voice was so hoarse and thick that his
own ears barely heard 1t.
| "You hear| asked Jethroe.
"Ay. ny. sir" said Harvey. clear
enough this time. lie kept an unrelax-
ing outlook, and by.and.by he was re.
warded. for head came round a boulder
some three hundred yards away. and
seemed to pass hithcr and thither. 81
ought to be able to hit that" said tn,
volunteer marksman, eff it will onl,
stay"
1t came little further, and pair OF
shoulders were in sight. Harvey fred
The man was gone. He could not hav,
told whether he had hit or missed. bu
whilst he wondered swift and piercip.
sound Informed him that his own Turk
ing place had been discovered. He ha,
never heard flying bullet 80 near n
hand before, for It passed within n foo
of his ear: but he had no need TO b,
told what the meaning of the noise nigh
he. He was strung to his utmost BY thi
time, and debated within himself, quit,
cOolly. rs to the wiscst thing to do. T.,
move would be to set the long vras
moving. He decided to play possum: n,
kept still and watched. and the long an,
uneventful silence was beginning to &c
Mt his nerves again. when u rustic With,
twenty yards of him suddenly tightcne,
his clenched teeth, and pulled ever,
nerve tense and tnut ns u fiddle string
This, at least. was daring enemy. who
ever he might prove to be. The rustl,
was repeated, and Harvey could locat,
the sound exactly, or SO II seemed; b,,
he would not fire until he had more thu,
a sound to go on. Nearer and nearer I
came, and at last he saw moving buIl
not a dozen PAGES away. He fired. nm,
he was answered by yell and a volle,
of curses In English. But the curse
were suddenly cut short, and gave wa,
to groans. and the groans sank lower an,
! lower until they were stlled.
Then from the rifle Of Jcthroe tn
elder. rop! rop! rop! clear and quick an,
imperative. and rop! rop! rop! again.
"Any luck, boyf" asked Jethroe.
lone for certain" Harvey answered
"Two. rather think"
1.-TWO to me-" said JethrOe, "and tn
attacks withdrawn. Let's have u loO
at the field"
The attack was certainly over for tn
, time being. and u search over the tel
of combat revealed four badly wounde
. men. The first surprise was to discOve
that they were white men. but tho mex
transcribed It so far rs to make 1t seen
=, Il circumstance Of no value.
The man whom Harvey had hit q
, short range was no other person tina
plain Mr.. Smith. He was lying all tun
blcd and twisted together In the uttitud
tude In which his agony had placed hir
before 1t had brought tho relief of III
consciousness, and the first part of hin
Harvey saw was his left cheek which
together with his throat still bore tn
impress of his own grip. The two m,
mentary visitors ut first lima gned him I
be dead, and Jethroe, no tas yet CUES,
ing who the man might be, turned hin
over so that he might look at his fac,
Uncle aud nephew glared at each othe
! without being able to lind single wOr
between them. until Jethroe aske
through set teeth and with voice liz
. a mnstiff's grOwl:
"What does this mean" The que
ton was not asked for the sake of u
answer. This fellow came by the sam
. boat as ourselves" he went on. mo,
calmly. ''Do you know what tn,
means!
.. "Knowy" said Harvey. II know notl
: ing; I'm all abroad"
"MonboddO's in it," Jethroe said. al
, swering his own question. "MOnbodd
T sold me the very instant my back wa
turned. This villain came over in OF
/. boat, with all his pals. They travele
n Storage. and kept out of sight. Wei
I Little William" he added. looking dow
: at the unconscious figure, ''you have asl
o oil for it often enough, heaven know
}. Whether you have got 1t this time can