The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-25

thrust up its tongue from a crevice,
and a frying pan and tin cup laid across
the opening cooked the outlaws provi-
sions. Alfred hospitality ladled some
bacon and coffee into their former
owner.
Not that 1 needs to-" he observed;
but I'm jest that tender-hearted."
At the close of the meal Alfred insti-
tuted a short and successful search for
the plumber. which he found i'm the
strangers saddlebag open and un-
ashamed.
"YOre sure a tenderfoOt at this game,
stranger" commented the sheriff
Thar is plenty abundance of spots to
cache such plundeT-like the linn' Of
yore saddle, or a holler horn. Has you
any choice cayuses for ridin'?'' indica-
ting the grazing ponies.
The man shook his head He had
maintained a lowering silence through
out all these cheerful proceedings.
Alfred and his prisoner finally mount
ed and rode northwest. As they scram-
bled up the PERCEPTIONS side of gully.
the stranger being in front, was the
first to see a band of Sioux that topped
distant rise for a single instant. OF
course the Sioux saw him, too He
communicated this discovery to Alfred
Well" said Alfred, they amt hos
tile"
These yere savages is plenty hos
tile" cOntradicted the stranger, and
don't you make no mistake thar. / jest
naturally lifts that pinto often them
yesterday" and he jerked his thumb to-
ward the black-and-white pony in the
rear.
And you camps" cried Alfred, il
plumb locoed.'
4 amt had no sleep I'm three nights,
explained the other, in apology.
Alfred's opinion of the man rose at
once
"Yo' has plumb nerve to tackle a
hold-up under them circumstances" he
observed.
The savages appeared on the next
rise, barely a half-mile away, and head
ed straight for the two men.
Il reckon yere's where you takes a
hand remarked Alfred simply, and,
riding alongside, he released the others
arms by a single slash of his knife. The
two dismOunted without further par
ley, tied their horses noses close to
their front fetlocks, and sat down back
to back on the surface of the prairie.
Each was armed with one of the new
40 40 WinChesteTs, just out, and with a
brace of Colts revolvers. chambering
the same sized cartridge as the rifle
of shells in front of him. At the COM
mand of the two, without reloading,
were forty-eight shots.
When the Indians had approached to
within about four hundred yards of the
white men they paused. Alfred rose
and held his hand toward them. palm
outward, in the peace sign. His re-
Spouse was a shot and a chorus of yells
Il tells you commented the hold-up.
nd
savages, one by one, broke away from
the group and began to circle rapidly
to the left in a constantly contracting
spiral They did a great deal of yell
ing. Occasionally they would shoot
To the latter feature the plainsmen lent
an attentive ear, for to their trained
senses each class of arm spoke with a
different voice-the old muzzle-loader
the Remington, the long, heavy Sharp's
fifty, each proclaimed itself plainly
The mere bullets did not~interest them
in the least. Two men seated on the
ground presented but small mark TO
the Indians shooting uncleaned wea-
pons from running horses at three to
four hundred yards range.
That outfit is rank outsiders" CON
cluded Alfred They amt over
dozen bTitchloaders in the layout"
A commotfon, squeai. a thrashins
about near at hdnd, caused both to turn
suddenly. The pinto pony was down
and kicking. Alfred walked over and
stuck him in the throat to save a cart
ridge
Move up, pardner." said he.
The other moved up, Thus the men
became possessed of protection from
one side The Indians had vented a
yell of rage when the pony was drop
ped Now as each warrior approached
a certain point in the circle he threw
his horse back on it's launches so that
In short time the entire band was
gathered in a group. Alfred and the
outlaw knew that this maneuver por-
tended a serious charge.
An Indian is extremely gregarious (
when Ii comes to open fighting. He
gets a lot of encourag cement out of /
yells, the patter of many ponies hoofs /
and the flutter of an abundance of /
feathers.
The tornado moved. It swept at the /
top jump of ponies used to the chase
IF the buffalo, Is sudden and terrible /
and imminent as the loom of 4 black I
cloud on the wings of storm. and like I
It, seeming to gather speed and awful /