Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-11

4 ldlTlN lOOk away his DTeabn ny Vic NlOlShNS
of my joyful demonstrations.
Hello, Guy!" he gasped. Don't shake me
up quite SO hard. I've not had anything TO
eat since last night, and I'm pretty nearly col q.
lapsed. Here comes JUDI. he cried, as l let
go Of him. eyes, and as I'm sinner, there y;
Uncle Ben. What's all this rumpus. aboutr
he asked, as the two grasped him by either
hand: ~.
why, you ought to know, you rascal.
said the colonel, as he Joyfuily wrung his
But Jud could not, or would not, trust
himself to speak just then. he, was nevs a.
as demonstrative as |, and could not VOTE VOTE
off his emotions in shouting, and gymnasuc
exercises.
As soon as the first greetings were over,
we began upon him with perfect vohey VI
questions. a., a,
Give me something to fill me up" he salG,
laughing, "and then fire away. Can't posi-
emptiness"
The scout had led our horses off the boat
while we were rejoicing over Charlie, but ne
now came forward and shook hands with
him, without waiting for an lnttoou nu said
he. 81 have believed all the time that you
hadn't lost your hair yet; but I'm mignty
curious. to know how you came 10 gee enen'
mules"
"Yes," said Jerry, "the mules. Step up
the bank here, and you'll see them feeding
not a dozen rods away. You've told me SO
much about them that L couldn't heip Du'
know them"
We ran up the bank, and, sure enough,
there were the mules, rather lank, but
rapidly filling up on the short but nutritious
grass. .
Charlie laughed as we turned upon him
"It's no use" said he. II can't talk with
an empty void in the place where my stomach
ought to be. Give me something. to eat and
then tell your story while I'm eating, and you
shall hear mine afterward.~
,Jud and / both ran to the pack ponies
Jerry had tied them all to some scrubby bushes
and were soon back with crackers and dried
venison, while Jerry built fire over which
to boil some coffee.
Charlie began on the provisions at once,
and briefly told him the story of our chase,
while the rest of us turned our attention TO
the Indians.
They had been seated around upon their
ponies, watching and talking excitedly among
themselves, while vgilantly guarding the AS
fed with the turn Of events, as they had EVIL
IDENTIFY counted much upon our help IN giving
their old enemies the Assiniboins, terri
BILE scourging, and Jerry had to let them know
pacified them by giving the chief my revolt
yer and dividing Jerry's stock OF tobacco
among them.
The ferrymen, who had been waiting to see
whether the Indians were going back, were
now informed by the scout that they were
to cross over after the rest, and that this
party would wait here until all the war par
ties were crossed. The Indian chief, how
ever, insisted that he should turn our pris-
oner over to their tender mercies, to deal
with him as they should choose, for, argued
he, if the Assinboin is let loose he will hasten
to his tribe and warn them of the approach
of their enemies, which, no doubt. was ex-
cellent reasoning. Jerry compromised by taking
solemn Sioux oath to keep the captive a
close prisoner for two days, and our quondam
friends and allies were fain to be satisfied
with this.
After concluding with the Sioux, we gath
cred around Charlie, and there, upon the
bank of the river, listened to the tale of his
adventures As the details would not par
ticularly interest the reader, | will condense
them as much as possible: As Charlie said
at the start, it was not a. long story, for un-
til the last two days he had met with moth
ing more formidable than hard and wearisome
riding.
The mules, as the reader already knows.
were stolen from him on the first night of our
departure for the land hunt. He did not
know at what time in the night they were
both mules and harness gone.
AS they were valuable animals, and the re-
sponsibiity of the loss seemed to rest upon
him, he felt that he could not "face" us with
out an attempt at their recovery, and, as all
the evidence pointed out the direction in which
the thieves had gone, he set out after them
hoping we would arrive that day and immedi.
ately follow him.
AT Chateau Creek he had received pos;t;ve
evidence that he was upon the right trail and
pushed on with the determination to recapture
the animals in some manner.
XTban ha had NEARLY reaohad H. n