The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-10-30


warrior from the ditch, screaming saw
agely at the discovery. A dozen
scrambled for the river bank, others
ran for the pony herd, while one or
two remained beside the dead warrior.
Even at that distance Hamlin could
distinguish Roman Nose, and tell what .
were his orders by every gesture OF
his arm. The Sergeant grasped the
girls hand, his own eyes barely above
the sand ridge, his lips whispering
back.
mo, don't move; I'll tell you every.
thing. The stage has been Quilted and
act on fire. Now they are coming with
the ponies Most OF them are dirNct.
~ opposite studying the marks we
| left ON the sand of the bank Yes,
| they look across here but the chief Is
sure We have gone the other way; he
10 waving his hand up the river now,
aud talking. Now he is getting on his
! horse; there are ten or twelve of
| them. One fellow is pointing across
here, but no one agrees with him.
Now Roman Nose is giving orders
Hear that yell! They're of now. rid.
ing up stream. lashing their ponies in,
TO a run. All of them? No; quite
bunch are going back to the coach. !
don't believe they are going to hang
around here long. though. for they are
driving in all their ponies"
But won't those others come back
when they discover we have not gone
up the river?"
81 wish could answer that" he re.
piled earnestly. But It all depends
on what those devils know of the
whereabouts of troops. They are North.
ern Indians. and must have broken
through the scouting details sent out
from Wallace and Dodge. Some of the
boys are bound to be after them. and
there is more chance for them to get
back safely along the mountains than
in the other direction. ! don't sup
pose an Indian In the bunch was ever
south of the Arkansas. Wait! Those
fellows are going to move now; going
for good, too-they are taking the
: dead Indians with them"
, They were little more than blaci
dots at that distance, yet the sun wa'
: up by this time and his keen vision
could distinguish every movement.
Creep up here, and you can SCI
5 Also" he said quietly "They are ia
=, enough away now so that 1t is safe"
y There was a moment of breathles
quiet, the two fugitives peering eau
tiously over the sand ridge. To tn
|. girl 1t was confusion of figures rush
= ing back and forth about the smokin
ruins of the stage; occasionally fam
o yell echoed across the river, and sh
!? could distinguish a savage on hi
d pony gesticulating as he rode bac
@ and forth. But the Sergeant compr'
% hended the scene. His eyes met her
" and read her bewilderment.
ia "They are going all right, and in
re hurry. It's plain enough they al
'e afraid to stay there any longer Sc
ie they are lashing bodies on to Il
IN ponies. All, that is what | wanted
& be sure about-that fellow is headir
Id west on the trail; now the others a
n moving"
no "Then you are sure Roman Mo-
'e will not return? That-that we a
ne safer"
us "Yes; wouldn't hesitate to go bat
ne as soon as the last of them disappe
II over the ridge" pointing up the rive
ny "They knew they had to go that wa
90 Roman Nose and his band hoped we
10 taken that direction, and hurried
es ahead to catch us II he could. TIL
'n' are afraid to stay about here any lor
III err Look how they are lashing tho
nS ponies; there, the last of them q
'u ". leaving"
=, They lay there in the sand, alrea
nv becoming warm under the rays of
'n sun, trying to assure themselves I'll
90 all danger of discovery had vanish'
~ There was no movement on the OPP
10 site shore, only the blue spiral
"' smoke curling up against the blu
marking where the stage had sto
ch, About this, outlined upon the bro
leu grass, appeared darker patches T
.as resenting dead ponies and the bod
lhs of Moylan and Gonzales, where Il
hs' had been tumbled soalped and 9th
ent wise mutilated. Down by the rive
.hu wounded pony tried to follow the
me appearing cavalcade, but fell, Civ
ow vent to one scream of agony. Then
un, was silent, motionless, the last str
lau gler clubbing his horse pitilessly as
'no vanished over the ridge.
'ho Hamlin sat up his eyes smiling.
Wy I'VE are the lucky ones, Miss
h n Donald" he said, his manner unC
'he sclously more formal now that
ose danger had passed and swift real
nus ton of who his companion was re,
'he ring to his mind. Something N
anu have frightened them" He shaded
; III eyes, staring at the bluffs oppof
d But, there is nothing In sight 4
here. Well, the best thing we car
is to eat breakfast. May l have
- haversack, and see what 1t is stoc
a. within"
= Certainly not. There is 30 l
| can do, do not propose yiel,
any prerogative." And she drew
head through the strap, letting
leather bag fall to the sand. Il