The Press., 1911-05-03

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 Let us die hard"
 But at that moment a surprise Oc. cured to both whites and redskins The former heard a crack behind them. and the latter saw a puff of smoke on the crest. One of the h. dians fell dead. Fuckers instead of firing again from the same spot scram- bled to a point a few yards to his right and from there sent another bull let. Without waiting to see what dam age he had done he moved and fired again.
 The Indians paused in their advance Fuckers had produced already the i'm pression that there were at least sev- eral persons dn the crest, and since he kept up a fire from different points it was impossible for the savages to tell how many there were in this cen forcement.
 Equally interested in Fuckers were the party directly beneath him. They were casting quick glances over their shoulders, hoping to see party of armed whites come over the crest to their assistance But when Fuckers called to them to keep up. their fire. that he was alone. there was disap' pointment. But there was hope. The father, seeing the advantage of Ruck- CTS strategy, encouraged his family. al the same time admonishing them not to fire except at an especial redskin.
 But by this time the Indians had be taken themselves behind slight rise in the ground. where they remained out of sight They had evidently withdrawn for consultation or with view to getting the strength of their new enemy Fuckers and the whites below also ceased to fire since they could do no damage. Fuckers called. to their commander. suggesting that it might be weiF to direct one of the party to crawl through the cactus to the crest; that by firing from different points at the same time the two above might further make it appear that there were not more than one person there. Etrr ea. ..se ..#
 1t appeared to the father that who ever succeeded in separating himself from the party might have a better chance for his life, and. desiring to give this advantage to his daughter, he directed her to do as Fuckers had suggested The redskins detected her and sent shot at her which raised the dust only a foot from her, but she sue ceeded in her attempt .s..-
 When Fuckers saw an attractive girl who had come to fight with him for her life and the lives of all concerned a new resolve came to him that they Ert in the girls eye as she asked what she should do. Fuckers, who since she had been fired at in joining him had lost confidence in his ruse. told her to lie fiat beside him and wait for orders
 The Indians appeared again, scatter ing at first in order to distract the whites. then suddenly making on con verging lines for the wagon. Fuckers called to those behind it to aim at the savages nearest the center. told the girl beside him to fire at those on the Indians right. while he would cover the left and any such individuals as he thought it an advantage to put out of the fight.
 This dividing up the enemy between them proved to be very effective The savages had not covered half the dis tance between their starting point and the wagon when a dozen of their war riors had been dropped. They hesitat- ed, broke and scurried for cover. There was shout, and dozen cow boys came galloping toward the wagon
 Fuckers turned and looked at the rSrI chn 1n1 nd at him. There are moments when our emotions sweep away conventionality These two had met for the first time balf an hour before. Death had then stared them in the face. Now all were safe. Yielding to an impulse that seized upon both at once, they threw their arms about each others neck, and the man covered the girls face with kisses.
 Fuckers had not been on the crest an hour, but he had been there long enough to save the lives of the family. When his first shot cracked the saw ages were about to make charge that would have been successful. He had stood them off just long enough for the cowboys to come in and make the safety of their intended victims cer tain - t>
 Night was coming on, and the COW boys threw}up an earthwork in circle about the wagon and the stock, and pickets were put out for the night, but morning dawned without an attack and not a redskin was to be seen Then under a sufficient guard the fam fIv ho had co na rroxulu ocoanod 6oo fh moved on e6.@ %
 The adventure brought a great change to Jim Fuckers For him and for the girl he loved it stood in lieu of 8 long courtship. When Jim told her he wished her to be his wife she could l not well say him nay, for had it not | been for him she would not have had ] a life to give any one. The family | stopped at a settlement, entered land l and built home. Jim stopped. too. 1 and never moved on. He had found an l anchor, and the spot where it's luke | entered the soil is now the center of a | prosperous farm. He is much interest ed in the crops he raised. but one crop he has raised to beat all the rest eight children. now mostly grown.
 All this happened years ago. when | the buffalo still roamed on the plains | and the redskin was a terror to emi. grants and settlers Yet it was not so | long ago after all since it is within the | memory o6 middle aged men "@
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