The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-08-18

For, looking it up and down and M
to side, we've got to have hosses-oo6
o. their bosses. at that. jing!sit ~
could jest make out somehow ,rsothegsstt
law claws On Ia beastese1Ea10
hand" SlSsYYSs
We had reached the cliff ana W
once more peering down at the enemy
camp. Though for the cliff-shadnWS
valley it wasll long past sunset and#A
the depths were blue and purple tngth
changing half lights OF the houf,,4tA
shadow veil was but a gauze OF colo
softening the details without obscurin
them. So we could mark wellsskA
metes and bounds OF the camp m
prick in all the items. 4as
The camp neld was the largest 9th
savannas or natural clearingB. On g
margin Of the stream the Indian lod9N
were pitched in q semicircle to face tE
water. Farther back, Falconnet' astroo
was hutted in rough and ready sheltex
made Of pine boughs--these disposedSt
stand between the camp Of the Cher
KEGS and h tepee-lodge Of the captly>
that edge Of the forest hemrning III
slope which buttressed our cliff Of
servation.
At first we sought In vain tor ~
storing place of the powder. It waSEth
sharp yes of the Catnwba that AnallI
deserted 1t. "A rude housing Of pin
boughs. like the huts II the trooper
had been built at the base OF . gres
boulder OF the opposite bank ofath
stream: and here was the ladlnH Of til
powder train.
From what could be seen twas clea
that the camp was no mere bivouac I'd
the day; indeed, the Englishmen wer|
still working upon their pine-boug
shelters. building themselves in an
for a stay indefinite.
"'Tis a rest camp" quoth Dick
though why they should break til
march here Is more than I can guesss.
NO." said Ephraim Yeates. g"Tain1
jest rightly a rest camp. ez Itakei III
Ez I was a-saying last night, this her
is T~uckasege country, and we amt "a
furder than a days running from til
Cowee Towns. Now the Tuckasega|
and the over-mountain Cherokees Rin1
always On the best o. tarrns. an|
I was a wondering IL the hos
captain hadn't sot down here
wait whilst he could send a peace
Offer o. powder and lead on to TIL
Cowee chiefs to sort o. smooth Till
way
mo send him yet; going to send.
was Uncanoola's amendment. Look
see, Chelakee braves make haste eo|
LOAD horses down yonder now!"
Again the sharp eyes of the Catawb1
had come In play. At the foot of TIL
great boulder some half dozen OF TIL
Cherokees were busy with the spowde|
cargo. flashing pack-loads of It upol
two horses. One OF the group, who apI
peared to be directing the laboraof a tn,
others, stood apart. holding the bridll
reins OF three other horses caparisone{
as for a Journey. When the loadin1
was accomplished to the satisfaction 81
tho h0Non.hn1HfnO nh{nrfofVn ESN h ~
two others mounted, took the burdene@
animals In tow, and the small cavalcad,
filed off down h stream toward thl
apparent cul de sac at the lower end
OF the valley.
Ephraim Yeates was in in twinkline3
dragging us back from the cliff edge.
up with vel" he cried Now'ssoul
chance to kill two pa'tridges with oH1
stone! If we can make out to getsdowl
into t'other valley In time toSsee how
them varmints come out, we'll know
the way in. More'n that, we can am
bush 'em and so make sartain sure d
five O. the six HOSES we're a-going ii
need, come night. But we've got to lei
1t like Ahimaaz the son OF Zadok!"
Thus the old borderer; and beini
only too age to come to handgrlp
with the enemy, we We're up and run
ming faster than ever Joab's messenRe
$1,000 IA - OAN e kA4x16ACt
with his Scriptural simile.
Not to take the risk OF adelay on an
unexplored short cut, we made straigh
for h ravine of our ascent. found i
as by unerring instinct, and were pres,
emily racing down to the Indian trac,
in the little upland valley above Tn,
gorge. sS
For all the helter-skelter haste,
found time to remember that the gorg
as we had last seen 1T had been wei
besprinkled with armed Cherokeess III
ing in wait for US. If theyswere still
there we should be like o have ho
welcome: and some reminder Of this
gasped out to Yeates in mid Digit.
Mem mind that; IL we run ii
ag'inst EN- anywhere, ,twon't be there
away. They've took the hint and quit
scattered out to hunt us long age,
was his answer jerked OF betweel
bounds. And after that I loosed#th
Ferara In its sheath and saved m,
breath as ] might for the killing bust
ness of the moment.
Twas a sharp disappointment that
for all the haste Of our mad scrambl
down the mountain, we were too lat
to surprise the secret OF the enemy
stronghold. The Catawba was leadinl
when we dashed down into the vale,
and one glance SEN him flying abacl
to stop us short with a dumb show pur
porting hat the quarry was alread,
out of the defile and coming up til
Indian path.