The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-28

| peiec Dy the personal hatred he enter
| tanned for the hunter, be would not lister
to any observation. and swore with hor
| rible oeths that he would carry out tn
generals orders at all hazards, and that
since the persons they were ordered t.
stop were only q few PAGES before them
they ought not to retire until they had
at least, attempted to perform their duty
and that II his comrades we're such COW
! ards as to desert him, he would 90 OF
| general would be satisfied with the way
| in which he had behaved.
After a declaration so distinct anc
peremptory. any hesitation became i'm
possible, the more so as the horsemen
were rapidly coming up, and If the capa-
taz hesitated much longer he would be
attacked in the rear Thus driven out OF
his last intrenchment, and compelled
against his will to fight, Carnero gave
the signal to push on ahead
But the poems had scarce started ere
three shots were fred, and three men
rolled in the dust The newcomers, in
This way. warned their friends to hold
their ground and that they were bring
ing help The dismounted poems were not
wounded. though greatly shaken by their
fall, and unable to take part IN the fight (;
their horses alone were hit. and that so
cleverly that they at once fell
"Eh, eh !" the capataz said, as he gal
loped on; these picaros have a very sure
hand. What do you think of it,"
Il say that there are still four OF us ::
that is double the number Of those wait
ing for us down there, and we are suffi-
Gent to master them
Don't be too sure, my good friend.
Zaragate," the capataz said with a grin ::
they are men made Of iron, who must
be killed twice over before they fall"
The Tigrero and his companions had
heard shots and seen the poems bite the
dust
There is Valentine" said the French
man.
Il believe So" Don Martial replied.
Shall we charged"
yes"
And digging in their spurs, they dashed
at the poems.
Valentine and his two comrades. Bel
humeur and Black Elk (for the French
hunter coming up. whom the Canadian
had warned) fell on the poems simulta-
neously with Don Martial and his com
panion.
A terrible, silent and obstinate strug-
gle went on for some minutes between
these nine men; the foes had seized each
other round the body, as they were too
close to use firearms, and tried to stab
each other. Nothing was heard but an
cry curses and painting, for what is the
use Of insulting when you can kill?
The Zaragate, so soon as he recognized
tie hunter, dashed at him. Valentine,
taken off his guard, offered
vigorous resistance; the two men were
like serpents. and. in their eff
orts to dismount each other. at last both
ell, and rolled beneath the feet of the
'ombatants who. without thinking of
hem, or perceiying their fall. continued |
o attack each other furiousIy.
The Zaragate, some years younger than |
Valentine, and possessed of his full bod I
" strength, while urged on by the love
Il rich reward made superhuman eff /
orts to master his opponent and plunge
10 Ia lAlO Ills 4eArI.
Still Valentine felt that his strength
7as becoming exhausted. the unexpected
he met with from an enemy an
arently so little worthy of him exasper
ted him and made him lose his GOODNESS.
all his remaining vigor to at
smpt a final and decisive effort. he suc-
scded in getting his enemy once again
nder him, and pinned him down: but
the same moment. Valentine uttered a
y of pain and rolled on the ground
horses kick had broken his left arm.
The Zaragate sprang up with a tigers
ound, and bursting into a veil of de-
ght, placed his knee on his eneny's
lest, at the same time as he prepared
bury his navajo in his heart. Valen-
ne felt that he was lost, and did NOT ar
mpt to avoid the death that threatened
m.
"Ab, abr the Zaragate said. with
rocious grin. II hold my vengeance {
length, accused Trail-hunter." |
He did not complete the sentence 8
ddenly seized by his long hair, while :
knee, thrust between his shoulders, fore T
him TO bend back, he saw, as in a
rrible dream. ferocious face grinning
owe his head. With a fearful groan he 1
lied on the ground; knife had been :
ried in his heart, while his scalp l
Itch was suddenly removed. left his L
luded skull to inBndate with blood the o
,und around.
Curumilla raised in his arms the body D
his friend, whose life he had just saved a
,e again, and bore it to the side Of the n
d. Valentine had tainted.
The chief. so soon as he saw his friends "
irge the poems, left his ambush. and u
lie careful to remain behind them. fol- L
ed to the battlefield He had watched Il
erly the long struggle between the
liter and the Zaragate; trying vainly ST
assist his friend, but never able to b,
coed. The two enemies were so en- ?.
ned. their movements were so rapid.
they changed their positions so sud :,
ly that the chief was afraid lest he -
hit wound his friend in attempting to Gs
, him. Finally the Araucano bounded
wild beast on the Mexican, and
bout hesitation scalped and stabbed
with the agility characteristics of er.
redskins, and which he himself pos
ed in so high a degree. an
lmost at the same moment the horse De
also finished their 6ght. The poems
offered q vigorous resistance. but
6 bsdly supported by the capataz, ny