The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-16

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ID y2mEed Etiie. sooks1 o1
0 the might sn4 sv
~ ~ ere5 he ns1e b. way 9.
fAs eaf1ss YseE. -z1 f1r9w
g1g tAe far1l4r BgrSen orer ore sh9r5
cer. staggered H1ser lfs wsigAt oct 70
t1e p1e<et 11e
Pretty eAy for olI Arlze-T, eh
Mees~ by sd n tie sentry. aa Ae 81
TED Dix an1 10 he horEe away fcs
feed
Dsmer gauafe,ad - the cyok kcrKe-
a r8nnnx Gre zwatts1 Lsl. with q
onsrt enp u blaek eD1ee and sevegzi
sais n 5acon az8 bread Ag be- ate.
t,e managed 70 have very comfortable
gfovl vita fle cook.
Ifga i.ogy terror. Dor. AMT lts~ he
sala Here we've DeeE 81 4 biooDin'
eanon far u.ozsks guarding this Oh
wafer hoie. ana rsdln oYer - meet +
troop every day. WHY, n u wasn't fur
them graves we'1 nere1 know Ceron-
3ino wsz alive. Lofd orly knowe,
wish they'd EsH hisa " zive him pp
fur charfey Roas. an let uH get bark
10 tie p0st an the potatoes and oIio1x
I'u siek of bc0t lex and sow belly
''TAst's lfs aR~mere1 Doe. ~Xou fes-
legs come gfowiia' At ne Where
% rog spose I'm goin' 70 gef tateTg an
onionss Ans \ ore of fh~a fellers that
kin eay. Let there b tatefB an orions.'
~ there they be- 90 chase yOurseIf.7
The c0ck wss ruler of the camp.
Damer fed Az b. ctncted up his
harze. be vented hls unexperdeG energg
On fbe iaiig0 strap. A snap " teeth.
afd q kirk, warned hins be had reached
tie Iinif. With q Whoa Dirk. durn
yge' he slipped the BIT In the horses
mouth. and buckled the fiirpat latch.
Then BE- l0Oked 70 bis weapons. He
placed a caF1ridgs In The chamber of his
eagbIne. closed the breech block, set
flie hammer AZ safety, ard slipped
The carbine in iis boat He spun the
cylinder u lis gix-ah0Ofer, and let the
hammer rest on the empty chamber.
he mounted; and, ~ be started, two
swarthy figures appeared IN the semi
darkness Tor IT was tearing daybreak
and stood by bis esde. They were fi8e
Indian scouts who were 70 accompany
him on Ily twenty -Ere mile search for
eYery chance trail of the hostile
Apaehes.
aHell0aw exclaimed the soldier. "Blg
HeSd. aSh Pretty, TOO. Well. run
along. IIl MEET yOu at the hili.v
The Indians slipped away AZ Damer
drew ~ Ms relns and touched hts horse
win the spurs Past @ troop, with
their sibley tents. re rode, past the
gfayes, where hig comrades had been
killed by the Apache band. a short
month ago; and OH beyond the suffers
tent.
THE gray of morning bad heightened
nov. THE wallis of Gaudaioupe Canon
showed The splendid art of nature on
eiilIer gide. Titan brOHzes mingled
with tbe green Of tie fields Piles of
friftwool-fhe aftermath of cloud
bursis- made the setting for a perspec-
i've of great mural designs In chaos.
needing only some master hand 10 ar
range them Birds twittered, as they |
sDught precafioug breakfasts
II was al lost on Damer. He whit |
lied q plpefuI Of tobacco from a we'll |
seasoned plug and lighted his pipe. |
soon BIS horse was climbing the
side.
he dismounted, as be reached the |
top, 70 take up the slack in the cinch. /
The sun Just then asserted bis full
bower. A fash Of light from the east:
rays bcaming ekyward,
Ike as Aurora; rim Of white fire from
Ihe edge Of the mountains; full burst
ng forth Of the glory Of another day
-and fhe sun of Arlzena had begun
'nee more rs scorching and parchlng
n famished plain and bleaching noun
ain
Domer never say the daily miracle
lust now, he was swearing vigorously
lt Dick, who sweled himself after the
manner Of well-seasoned cavalry horses
o resist the tightening Of the cinch.
few Punches IN the ribs settled the
natter. Dick assumed normal proper
ions. II was force Of habit that
aused him TO play the trick. He knew
hat loose saddle meant disaster. A
,allOp-a sudden shy from a prairie
Iog hoIe--tha crash Of the trooper as
addle and man slipped under his belly;
nd Dick would have killed his master
,efore he could have stopped himself
Damer swung into the saddle, settled
Iimself. let the bride reins fall loose.
nd started along the well worn trail,
My horse wide. Lizards scuttled in
nd out. The whirr or a rattlesnake
racklcd sharply. Prairie dogs chat
cred; and the little owls sat blinking,
nc legged and solemn.
"Blnme yOui What do you meanT
II was the famillarexpletive, with the
rooper's affection for bis horse as the
ndertone. and the startled anxiety Of
be man who was half soldier, half
coui. ia the phraslng
A cavalry horse shows the repug.
ance for an Indian scent OF his
roiher. the Indian cayuse. for the odor
( a white man. The rider mad been