The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-08-08
CHATTER Xxx.
THE yIonr; ruE AvowAL.

t was nip and tuck. the surprised
troopers wheeling their horses
as though on pivots and digging
In the spurs In mad endenyor
10 get between US and our haven.
know not. but was instantly upon his
feet again. I was FIRST over the TIRES
hold. stumbling ms ! made II. and fall
ing forward on the puncheon floor. A
rain Of bullets crashed into the oppo.
fdie wall. md. as I struggled 10 my
cling horsemcn without aud OF O'Brien
crouching beside the ioor. bis carbine
working viciously. II was all instan
taneous. aud ! rolled over. kicked tbs
heavy oaken door shut and dropped
the bar Into his socket.
Il WIS single room cabin, It's only
window boarded up. SO very little light
found entrance. / came face TO face
with woman. fronting me with gun
In hand.
"Who be yer Yanks;"
Eyes, acknowledged.
'Who's them feliefs after yerr
"Rebs. OF course"
"Donnlds outfty'
II expect so-eithcr his guerilas or
Dunn's cavalry"
Thin We kin count us In. YRnk. CIT
cut. Daniel. un' kiyer tnet winder'
boy Of thirteen. sailOw ana thin.
with stopped shoulders. but tirm set
jaw. crawled out from the bed and
long rife 10 hand. clnmbcred up TO
where he could peer through between
the bonrds Quickly he pushed the
brown barrel out. sighted along Il and
pulled the trigger.
''rhets one of 'em, ma" he said
rather YEARLY. expectoratlng tobacco
juice on the tioor,
Keep EN- n.movin'. Daniel. Ben
tamin. whnh be yer
"Yere. ma
wal. git out long with tibet Iigger
ct Their door Col dern yer. move
She caught him by one enr. young.
or edition OF the same lanky type. and
landed him In the center Of the tioor
Rubbing his eyes with the sleeve OF
his shirt, the lad shuf'ied over toward
O'Brien. | began 60 understand the
situation, 10 appreciate these new 70.
cruits Woman ana children then had
been brought up IN the atmosphere OF
war and were not to be despised as
allies
''You are Maria Daniels. I Imngine?"
II reckon | am. stranger" one hand
on her hip and chin advanced
''Your husband is In the neirhbor.
hood somewhere. Mrs Daniels" has
tened to say. II saw him less thAn
half an hour ago IA the house yonder
He left by way OF a secret passage
He bad heard OF your plight aud was
seeking YOU He even went to Don.
aid to learn the truth.
> "Bill did? Ter Jem Donald? Stran.
ger, ye're blame tiar"
| stepped back. the herceness OF her /
face startling me
They're a-coomin'. sor." sang out 1
o'Brien. aud there was sharp bark
Ing 81 guns. The cabin filling with
powder snake.
From every side the fire aimed M
the cabin convcrged to the opening
where we stood Bullets crashed into
the lower half Of the door and whls.
tied past us TO find Judgment In the
further wall OBrien swOre aud
went tumbling backward. :, Daniels
youngest had ilvid mark across his
forehead and sank 20 the floor. his
face In his hands. Marin grabbed his
gun and let drive beside me. | could
hear the deep banks Of the Older lads
ride through the crack In the window.
our foes were rushing toward the
door with long timber, and behind
this heavy battering ram | caught a
glimpse OF Dunn. urging the men for
ward, The sight or the fellow robbed
me OF all Judgment. left me reckless
nad desperate. lie was beyond range
VI my revolver. hut / emptied Il into
the faces Of those nearer, For the
moment our concentrated IRE stHgrer-
"a them. but there was too many out
there 10 be held back long by Su small
a force Then, with q veil. they rush.
I'd rs. Only hair ready. we cred blind
". scarveiy able TO see through the
: AA"1e- N+l+ u ffA~u tue eNQ OF tue
timber strlis g.. sriiuteriEg the boards
and tearing ibe tower half " the coor
from is fastenings
The woaIn ives fang backward.
Der rice d.schareing as she fell. nnd
spraBg aside. tripping over the boy
md striking against something which
rendered me- for the Instant helpless.
let managed % reach my knees and
ired trice 81 the dim hgures leaping
0waFd ne through rbe smoke. Then
went dgTn. grupp.ed By a dozen
ands. bit struggling dezperateIy IN :
4 psnaed % the Eoor-
The hu55zb ceased. the roar and
hoaslrz. the rattle of guns. The
maze blew cot Of the door 10
.osd. Tie e.Ger Daniels boz was
arhee Ento eosues. the black maz~
= os a gEn a NE brsasts the younger
y o. the aooF aogarsaclg EncoE-