Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-22
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there 10 no better scout on - panins
than sam wsssoa. Geod-by !. 81 Oss1
luck"
cMAsFea KIN.
- OusoSsse
The -FOUR men, heavily asDo4 -
equipped for winter service. B00s -
the bank Of the rsv me to the iBsu0R
isrity Of plain beyond. The trsn. lsaA
snG directly south into the sOlttxA.a,
wss easily followed. and wasseA.
sliUhtly In advance Of the othess. na1s
no sttenpt to check his hoese. ssatsa9
to leaa forwasd. his keen eyes oaak
Ing every stoa. Scarcsly . Wosd Woo
exchanged, since Hamlin he'd explains1
what had occurred - they cr0sss1 sAs
river. Hardly lees Interested sAaa -
Sergeant, the soberfacel scout 60
centrsted every energy on the DHssuA
both men PsslisiRG the necessity -
nasss. Not only would the trssl - -
ncult after they sttsibed the ssnl bs,t,
but. N snow fell would be utterly biot-
- cut Aad the dsll, nurky -
eosoetsns1 seow. the sharp wtal has-
lnG slreaAy veered to the north hwsSt.
Al about stretched . dull. dead pte-
ture Of aesolation. q aun-colorsl plsiA.
snrslievsd by vegetation. UatchinG
the skies above. extending In every o.
rsction through weary leagues Of ~
nal loneliness. The searching eye
caught no relief from aesolste saDo-
ness, drear monotony. Nowhsss woo
there movement. or any semblsDes -
life. Behind. the land was bsOkea ~
ravines. but in every other airecttOa
II stretched level to the horissa, e.
eept that FAR on southwark ar0ss -
regular ridges Of sand. barren. uOlv
blotches. eolorless. aaA forever cAaAO-
iAG formation under the beating Of .
eeaeeless wind. II was DESERT, acsoso
which not evsa Q snake crawleA, and
- wing Of migrating birl beat ths
lsaAen sky abOvs.
- narls q their hesses hools
suttinG sharply into The soil, told secsr
rstely the fuGitives' rats Of progress
en1 the psFsuers swept forwar1 with
caution. ahHiOus to spare their mounts
ahA 10 Keep out Of visb0a themselves
unttl Rishtfall. Their success depend
81 largely on surprise, and the conf
dence Of those ahead that they were
unpursueA. Wssson expressed the sit
uation exactly, as the four halted a
moment at IN Unexpectedly discovered
Water-hole.
III think this yere plain trail was
some Injun trick. boys. IL didnt know
the reason fur 1t. T amt Injun ma
ture, an he's cock-sure that nobody's
chasin' him yet. He's fgurin' on two
or three days getaway, and so don't
care q tinker's dam bout these yere
marks. Once in the sand. an thar
won't be no trail anyhow. It's some
kintry out thar, an it would be like
huntin' a needle in a haystack to try
an find them fellars after ter-night
This Is my idea-wen just mosey
along slow. savin' the bosses an keep
ing back out o. sight till dark. Then
fellars amt many hours ahead. an are
likely ter camp furst part of ther
night anyhow. They'll feel safe onct
hid in them sand-hills, an if they don't
git no sight of us, most likely they
won't even post no guard Thet's when
we want ter dig in the spurs Amt
that about the right program, Ser
geant?"
Burning with impatience as Hamlin
was. fearful that every additional mo-
ment of delay might increase the girls
danger, he was yet soldier and plains
Tran enough 10 realize the wisdom Of
the old scout. There were at least
sour r,en in the party pursued. two of
them Indian warriors, the two whites
desperate characters without doubt
I they wCuld put up fierce fight, OF, il
warned in time. could easily scatter
and disappear.
/ "Of course You are right, Sam" he
replied promptly. "Only | am so afraid
OF what may happen 10 Miss Molly
/ forget it. Thar's nuthin' eoin' ter
happen to her while the bunch Is on
/ the move. II that outfit was all Injun.
or cll white, maybe thar might. But
! the way 1t is they'll never agree on
4 ruthin'. 'cept how to &. away. T
amt likely they ever meant ter kiil
the Major, 'er take the girl erloug.
/ Them things just naturally happened.
an row they're scared stiff. It'll take
a day er two for 'em TO make up their
minds what to do
What do you imagine they viii de-
eide. Sam"
Wall, thet's all euesswork But I
reckon know what I'd do IL was in
thet sort % fix an bein' chased fer
murder an robbery. I'd take the easy
way; make fer the nearest Injun VII
lage, an leave the girl thar"
You mean Black kettles camp"
Il reckon; he's down thar on the
Canadian sornewhar. You kin bet
these feliars know whsr. an thet's