Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-11-21

of white smoke, the turkeys floppin,
by his sides, and at the top of tn
next blum he nearly fell OF his hors
from sheer fright. Coming to NEE
him, heller SHELTER, save who save can
came band of Indians in full retreat
with bullets popping among then
right and left They were as startled
as was Ned. His white face doubles.
led them to believe that a party O
white men were cutting them OF
Without a shot they turned and fec
right and left; utterly scattered-save
one. huge man. with huge war bon
net. He was apparently mad with
rage and came swooping down on Ned
The instinct Of self-preservation, rath
err than reason. made the lad raise his
shotgun to his shoulder and fire, al
though no bullet. bu. mere buckshot
was in his cartridges. Dimly the boy
saw something had happened and
heard the Indian scream with pain,
and again heard the coMmandins of.
lcer's voice shout: Cease flrins."
The Ola Cavalry Horse.
His horse swept on. throush the
lines of amazed soldiers. and at last.
j with every manifestation of delight.
ranged quietly up behind the men. by
the side of the horses. left rider.ess il
charge of a few soldiers. whose com.
rades had dismounted to tigIt OH foot,
Ned rolled of his apparently insaae
horse. and sat. with dizzv hcSd, seeing
nothing clearly. until tall man w:sh
sabre stood II front OF hi:a ana
looked sterrly at the boy
"Who-on-ea:th are yoN"" he said
THE idea Of charging right into the
teeth of our fire.
please, sir" said Ned. very mach
sabre. Il didn't mean to. Balsy ran
away with me-"
The officer broke into smile, and
lifted the boy to his feet, aaa shea,ha:s
his sabre.
Its lucky YOU were ROT Killed" he
said. Tell me how il all came about.
Do YOU know YOU knocked an Indian
off his pony that one OF my men are
bringing prisoner"
oh! Please sir" cried Ned. turn
ing white. rs he killed. Oh. really
didn't mean to-"
That's all right my boy. He was
a mischiefmaker in his tribe. and
you've ended our mission for us. 4
few wild young braves jumped the re-
serve. and we were chasing them
back. Now. he's ous of the way. the
others will scatter home and be
quiet. So YOU see you've earned all
the honors Of the campaign"
The beggar's sound enough" said
bright young officer coming up.
He'll probably be blind. though. He
got that wild shot full in the face"
The two officers turned to Ned then
and questioned him, and with boyish
innocence he told them all-about
their hardships, his fathers sickness,
his mothers WEAKNESS and worry,
and little Loo's desire for a Thanks.
giving turkey. AS he concluded a
smiling sergeant led up Ned's horse.
Its our old Badly, SIR" he said.
1--WE had him when the troop was in
Wyoming, and he was condemned and
sold. Here's the U. G. brand on him
yet. He ran, of course, when he heard
the bugle. and ranged alongside like
the veteran he is"
The men crowded round the old
troop horse with many jokes and
caresses, but Ned looked at him in dis
may.
my turkeys!" he cried.
They were gone, thrown off in that
wildscharge, and Ned broke down and
burst into tears, thinking of poor dis
appointed Loo. But the captain sent
two horsemen over the way the boy
had come, and they brought them
back safely. So that was, all right and
much more, for the young officer, who
was doctor, had some quinine in his
saddlebags, and showed Ned the way
home in triumph, and there he doc
tored the boys father and made him
comfortable, so that they got home to
Texas safely.
The dinner that night was very
fashionable, If the time they ate it
counts for anything, for it was
o'clock before the turkey was cooked.
But" said Loo, cuddling gratefully
against Ned. ut wouldn't, it couldn't,
have been Thanksgiving day with only
f1apjacks. Could it, now?"
Poor Loo. "A,