Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-28

firing again from the same spot scram
bled to q point a few yards to his
right and from there sert another bull
let. Without waiting to see what dam
age he had done he moved and free
again.
The Indians paused in their advance
Fuckers had produced already the i'm
preston that there were at least sew
eraI persons on the crest. and since be
kept up a fire from different points il
was impossible for the savages to tel
how many there were in this re-en
| forcement.
Equally interested in Fuckers were
the party directly beneath him. They
were casting quick glances over Their
shoulders, hoping to see a party OF
armed whites come over the crest to
/ their assistance. But when Fuckers
called to them to keep up their fire
1 that he was alone, there was disap,
pointment. But there was hope The
father, seeing the advantage of Ruck,
! ers' strategy, 9 ?ouraged his family, at
the same time, ldmonishing them not
to fire except al an especial redsllin
But by this tit le the Indians had be
| taken themselves behind a slight rise
in the ground. where they remained
out of sight. They had evidently
| withdrawn for consultation or with a
view to getting the strength of theiI
| new enemy. Fuckers and the whites
! below also ceased to fire since they
| could do no damage. Fuckers called
to their commander, suggesting that ii
might be well 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.
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 a shot at her which raised the
dust only a foot from her, but she sue
ceeded in her attempt.
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
should win. There was an eager light
in the girls eye as she asked what she
should do Fuckers, who since she
had been fred at in Joining him had
lost confidence in his ruse, told her to
lie fat 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
lance 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 Il shout, and a dozen COW
boys came galloping toward the
wagon.
Fuckers turned and looked at the
girl beside him: she turned and looked
at him. There are moments when our
emotions sweep away conventionality.
These two had met for the first time
BALI 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 fol
the cowboys to come in and make the
safety of their intended victims GER
tain.
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 q redskin was to be seen
Then under sufficient guard the fam
fly who had so narrowly escaped dealt
moved on.
The adventure brought n great
change to Jim Fuckers. For him anC
for the girl he loved it stood in lieu Of
a long courtship. When Jim told hel
! he wished her to be his wife she cOulC
not we'll say him nay, for had it moi
! been for him she would not have haC
a life to give any one. The family
stopped at a settlement, entered lane
and built n home. Jim stopped. too
! and never moved on. He had found az
anchor. and the spot where its lukt
entered the soil is now the center of 8
prosperous farm. He is much interest
ed in the crops he raised, but one croI
he has raised to beat all the rest
eight children. now mostly grown.
All this happened years ago, wheI
the buffalo still roamed on the plains
and the redskin was a terror to emf
grants and settlers. Yet it was not &c
long ago after all, since it is within the
memory Of middle aged men.
WASH THAT ITCH AWAY.
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