The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-09-12

Ncltn pcHt oNeT 10 otuuy tHe iFsCNe'
MIN, insisting upon sparing the horses
as much as possible. This was to be
a stern chase and long one. and 1t
was impossible to tell when they could
procure remounts. The constant swerv.
ing of the trail westward seemed to
shatter his earlier theory, and,
brought him greater uneasiness. Fin
ally he spoke Of 1t to the old plains
man beside him.
What do you suppose those fellows
are heading so far west for Ben?
They are taking big risk OF running
into hostiles."
"Oh, | don't know returned the
other gravely. lifting his eyes to the
far-off sky line. II reckon from the
news tibet come in last night from
Hays, thar amt no lnjuns a rangin'
thet way jist now. They're too blame
busy out on the Arickaree. Maybe
them fellers heerd the same story, an
thet's what makes em so bold
What story? I've heard nothing,
why. it's like this, Cap drawing
out the words, "leastways, thets how
it come inter sheridan; Sandy For
sythe an his outfit, mostly plainsmen,
started while ago across Solomon
River an down Beaver Crick, headin
! fer Fort Wallace. over on the Aricka
rec. the whole damned Injun outfit
| Jumped EN-. From all | heerd, thar
must a bin nigh onto three thousan
o. the varmints, droppin' on EN- all al
! oncet, characterization, with oil
! Roman Nose a leadin' EN-. II was
shore good fight. fer the scouts got
onto an island an stopped the bucks
| Two of the fellers got through &c
Wallace yist'day an courier brought
the news In ter Hays. The lnjuns had
them boys cooped up thar fer eigh'
| DAYS before them fellers got out, an
reckon it'll be two or three days more
fore the Niger sogers they sent ou'
ter help ever git thar. So thar won
be no Injuns long this route were
lrayeiin'. fer the whole Kit an ca
Doodle are up thar yit after Sandy.
And you suppose Hawley kne"
about this?'
why not, Cap? He was hangin
round till after ten o'clock las night
an it was all over town by then
'Tain't likely he's got an outft Ions
with him thet's lost any lnJuns.
don't know whar they're bound, NJ
morn you do. but | reckon they're
Reasonably sure they've got a cla
road"
They pulled up on the banks OF
small stream to water their horses
and ate hastily The trail led dl
rectly across, and with only the slight
est possible delay they forded I'M
shallow water, and mounted the op
posite bank. A hundred yards farthe
on Hristoe refined up suddenly, point
ing down at the trail,
One boss left the bunch here, n
declared positively Keith swung him
self out OF the saddle, and bent owe
10 study the tracks. There was NJ
doubling the evidence single hors
the only one shod In the bunch
with a rider on it's back, judging from
tho deep imprint of the hoofs, ha'
swerved sharply to the left Of tn
main body, heading directly into tn
southeast. The plainsmsn ran for
ward for hundred yards to assur
bimseIf the man had not circled back
: at that point the animal had bee
spurred into lope, Keith rejoine
the others.
Must have been about dayligh
they reached here" he said, pickin
up his dangling rein, and looking Int
the questioning races about him I'm
fellow that rode out yonder alone wa
heading straight toward Carson CitS
He Is going for fresh horses ! hgur
II. and viii re!oin the bunch som
place down on the Arkansas. IN