The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-05-25

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10 his saddle, he fred when the man
was not hundred yards from him
and dropped him. Then, turning he
followed Winifred. She had preferred
to reduce her pace, and he consequent
ly soon caught up with her.
"why did you not go on when I
drew rein2" he asked II am doing
this for you, not for myself. You
know that death is my only refuge"
II shall draw rein every time you
do" was the reply.
"You are demented Those men who
are following us are savages. When
I halt again go on. If you fall into
their hands you will add thousand.
fold to my anguish"
do you suppose can ride to safety
leaving you behind to be tortured and
then murderedf"
"You are a woman. think Of the
agony you will occasion me, the sad
ness for your loss that will be for
Others"
There was no reply to this.
On the two galloped, maintaining
the distance between themselves and
those behind, who were delayed on
coming to the body Of the buck who
had been shot. Here they divided. a
part remaining with the dying Indian,
the others continuing the pursuit.
Half the distance between the ranch
house and the fort had been passed
when suddenly red glare was added
to the pale light of the moon. KIM
ball said nothing. He knew that the
glare came from the burning Of the
ranch house. On, on they sped, the
glare adding to their terror Of the
whooping savages behind them.
Again the footballs of the pursuing
horses, by their varying distinctness,
indicated that the Indians were sepa-
rating In accordance with the speed OF
their ponies. Then Kimball saw that
he might save the girl by sacrificing
| himself.
There's rise in the ground ahead"
he said. "I'm going to stop there and
take them as they come on. Hurry to
the fort. With what delay to the saw
ages | cause you can certainly reach
It,"
mo! Nor' cried Winifred, who
knew very well what this meant.
Keep on. We shall soon meet force
from the garrison"
EITHER we or that red light will be
the first news they will get that the
Indians are on the warpath."
II will remain with you"
Cor he cried They had reached
the crest, and, refining in his horse, he
dismounted. Seeing that she, too, had
stopped, he said, "My only chance is to
hold them at bay till you can send as
sistance."
She hesitated moment; then, think
ing that he might be right, she gave
her horse cut and dashed onward.
Kimball, who had trained his horse
for Indian fighting forced him to lie
down on the crest, and, placing himself
on his stomach behind him, waited
for the first Indian to come within
range. But few moments passed be.
fore. on a rise In the ground. hun
dred yards away against the glare Of
the burning ranch house, appeared the
silhouette of an Indian. The man was
coming swiftly. advancing straight
toward Kimball For the few seconds
the savage was on the crest he seemed
to be standing still The officer used
these few seconds to draw a bead on
the mans breast and fired. The In.
dian rode down on to the lower ground,
his arms thrown up above his head.
then fell backward. not fifty feet from
his enemy.
Kimball saw that in the burning
building he had a great advantage.
But there was no time to consider.
Before the Indian he had shot had
fallen another appeared on the crest
At the moment one of those bursts Of
fame that shoot up now and again
from burning buildings added intensity
to the light, and the body of the savage
was pictured with inky blackness.
Kimball took sure aim at his head
and pierced his brain.
At that moment many silhouettes Of
Indians appeared on the crest. Kim
ball felt that his time had come, but
he welcomed 1t. Life to him had lost
all charm; indeed, 1t was his wish to
leave a world for which he had proved
himself untitled. Nor did he wish to
remain to know that the girl he wor-
SHIPPED was in possession Of another.
He began rapid fire at the advancing
Indians
This is all that is known of that re.
battle In which a single man
killed FIVE redskins and wounded four
more. His own account and the In.
dians he put out Of the fight are all
there was to tell the story, and he re.
members nothing more than has been
given here. troop of cavalry from
the fort met a party Of Indians and
put them to flight In the road where
the meeting took place, unconscious
and badly wounded, the soldiers found
Lieutenant KimbalL When he came to
himself he was being carried on a
stretcher in the moonlight, and beside
him walked Winifred Armour. Bend.
,ng down, she whispered to him:
my life is yours, to help you"
A wild Joy triumphed over all else,
out he could reply only by a pressure
IF the hand
In the army bravery overtops almost
any ofrense. Kimball remained In It,
respected and admired. His wife's
owe was all that was needed to en-.
able him to keep himself in subjection,
and, supplying, as she did, support for
lis weaknesses, he conquered.