The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-09-26
I CHAPTER VII.

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There was . short delay, during Wk5dn
the ccnQuerors appeared to BE- consulting
together In = low voice: while doing 70
an Indian chief, who was no other thar
the Jester, entered the hall. The general
and the capataz were then again picked
up by the rsdukins, an4 q sign freu
ons Of the nasks1 men, hanspoFtsd =
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One hundred and 6fty 10 two hundso1
Indians, mostly armed With guns, an<
ranged In good order round the terrace
the center Of which remained free, facsd
the cavern, having among them the die
armed Aexicans, the baggage, horses and
mules.
The tent still stood In the middle Of
what was to have been the encampnsnt
but the curtain was raised, and horss
man was standing In front Of II, q IL T.
defend the entrance.
At the moment when the party emerged
from the cave and appeared on the ter
race, the horsemen drawn up At the en-
trance of the defle opened out to the
right and left, leaving a passage for q
small troop Of men dressed in hunter.
garb, and whom it was easy to recognize
as white men; two ladies', mounted OF
smbling mules, were in the midst of them
This troops of strangers was composed
of eight persons altogether, leading with
them two baggage mules. As the men
were disarmed and walked on foot amid
some fifty Indian horsemen, they had. in
all probability, been surprised by a party
of redskins.
The two ladies, one Of whom was oil
certain age, while the other appeared
scarce Is, and who might be supposed
closely related. through the resemblance
OF their features, were treated with an
exquisite politeness they were far from
expecting by the Indians, and conducted
to the tent. The curtain was then low
cred, to conceal them from the glance1
of the Indians
The newcomers, at a signal from thelr
conductors, ranged themselves with the
other prisoners; they were powerful men
whom the Indians had probably not given
a chance to defend; otherwise they look
ed as IL they would sooner be killed than
yield.
Two masked men took their seats on
the granite blocks, and the Indians who
carried the general laid him on the ground
In front OF this species of tribunal The
person who seemed to be the president OF
this sinister assembly gave a sign, the
prisoners bonds at once fell of, and he
found himself once more able to move
his limbs.
The general drew himself up, crossed
bis hands on his chest, threw his body
lack haughtily, raised his head and look
ed at his judges with a glance of with
ering contempt.
What do you want with me, bandits ~
he said; enough Of this; these insolent
maneuvers will not alarm me-"
"Silence !" the president said coldly
ut is not your place to speak thus"
Then he remarked to the Jester, who
was standing few PAGES from him:
Bring up the other prisoners, old and
new; everybody must hear what is going
to be said
The Jester gave signal to the war
riors; some of them dismounted, APP
preached the prisoners and, after loosen
ing the cord that bound the capataz, they
led him, as well as the poems and pris-
oners of the second caravan, in front
OF the tribunal. Then, at a signal from
the Jester, the horsemen closed up round
the white men.
Go be c6ntinued)