The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-04-30

in a short time everything was in
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the hurry and hustle of making a new
camp.
IT. wis at this time that | noticed
Cornet Nesbit swing a rifle over his
shoulder and hide out to the side as
there was an openinp in the forest
there which Surrounded us seemed to
present ITSELF | remember wondering
ii the young daredevil would ever
learn of the danger he courted, or how
be ever gained the consent of Old
Pet to undertake an expedition SO
hazardous, as | knew he had gone off
on one of his hunts.
1t passed from my mind, however,
and determining to remain with the
van rather than go to the rear and sup
with my party, was soon contentedly
smoking while the mess was being put
IN order.
Supper was already over when the
rattle Of camp-making by the main
body came to our ears. They had
evidently came to the conclusion OF
camping at the larger stream. Soon
their camp fires were blazing through
the shadows of the early evening. An
orderly shortly rode up and delivered
his dispatches, returned to the rear,
and our camp settled down to IT'S
evening quiet.
Some time later, how long | do not
remember. we were sitting around the
camp fires telling stories OF by-gone
DAYS. when we heard a horse neigh
off to the left. 1t had grown dark, one
OF those sinister moonless nights 50
often encountered in South Africa, so
often that objects become indestinct
of the circle of the fire light some
one remarked that the orderly was
taking a roundabout route to the rear
and the thing was forgotten. A few
minutes had elapsed before a horse
man appeared in the half shadow as
east by the freight and was coming
directly towards us. Instead of com
ing on he paused and his horse neigh
81. The call was answered by the
horses of the command, which were
tethered a hundred yards. to the right.
The horseman turned and started of
in the direction Of the answering call.
The conversation paused and we look
ell curiously in the direction of the
b rseman.
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brown remarked on officer.
1T guess it is, remarked the Colo
mel. cts rather late. ! must put a
stop to those hunting trips Of his.
They are too dangerous.
Thinking that he had been uRsne
cessful nthe hunt and that he had
determined to tether his hirse himself
the matter passed from the minds OF
an. There are to- p.aay thugs doin9
ont Of the ordinary constantly happen
ing in the army on actual services for
slight things 20 cause any words and
-, the conversation was continued.
A full half hour must have passed,
some horsenlan coming from the
direction as AT first, came into
the circle Of light east by the fire
This time he only came 10 the outer
circle of light and turned off to the
"'That's strange remarked an Of
~ could almost swear that that
vas Nesbit.''
II wonder what the young aare-
ltvil is up to now" remarked still
mother.
cit is strange" answered another.
+ think | win investigate.
He had arisen from his seat when
again the horseman emerged from the
shadows.
This time the Colonel acted.
s'Halt,n he commanded
The well trained cavalry mount
in his tracks. and we all got
to our feet and were soon by the old
side.
It was young Nesbit. He was sit
ting bold upright in the saddle, one
hand grasping the bride reins. while
the other hung deity at his side. 1t
took but a glance to show that an ar
had been driven through his body.
He was stone dead, and a CLASSY star
reflected by the freight from his
II took the strength of two men I
pun him from the saddle, and the
rcins had to be cut - tight did the
dead mans hands grasp them.
THE regimental physician said thar
tie spear in passing through his body
had encountered some nerve, whose
name | have forgotten. and that all
the muscles had instantly become set.
have had many gruesome expert
ences during my eight years as a wal
correspondent, but to have a dead man
ride up to the camp in the dead OF
night proved the most gruesome Of
them all.
Mr.. Norman R Coulter, a prominent