The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-10-30
CHAPTER x,
Tho Rlpenlna Of Acquaintance.

Tho Rlpenlno Of Acquaintance.
They needed to retire but few
steps to be entirely concealed, yet so
| situated as to command view across |
the muddy stream. The sun had not |
risen above the horizon, but the gray |
dawn gave misty revealment of the
uggish-fiowing river. the brown slope |
opposite, and the darker shadow of
bluffs beyond. The popping of those
distant guns had ceased by the time
they attained heir new position, and
they could distinguish the Indians
mere black dots against the brown
slope-advancing in semicircle to-
ward the silent stage. Evidently they
were puzzled, fearful of some trickery,
for occasionally gun would crack
viciously, the brown smoke plainly
visible, the advancing savages hating
to observe the effect. Then a bright
colored blanket was waved aloft as
though in signal, and the entire body,
converging toward the deserted coach,
leaped forward with a wild yell. which
echoed family across the water.
! The girl hid her face in the sand.
, with a halfstited sob, but the Ser
geant watched grimly, his eyes barely
| above the ridge. What would they do
| when they discovered the dead bodies?
) when they realized that others had
eluded their vigilance during the
: night? Would they be able to trace
5 them, or would his ruse succeed? or
course their savage cunning would
track them as far as the riyer-there
u was no way in which he could have
successfully concealed the trail made
d down the gully, or the marks left on
g the sandy bank. But would they mag
l. inc he had dared to cross the broad
r stream burdened with the girl, con-
d fronting almost certain death in the
r luicksand? Would they not believe
s. rather that he had waded along the
10 waters edge headed west, hoping thus
" to escape to the bluffs, where some
10 hiding place might be found? Even II
e they suspected a crossing, would any
a warriors among them be reckless
g. enough to follow? Would they not bC
t more apt to believe that both fugitive'
ID had been sucked down into the treach
ly erous stream? Almost breathless Ham
rs lin watched, these thoughts coursint
I'd through his mind, realizing the dead
~ trap in which they We're caught, l
the Indians suspected the truth ant
3 sssayed the passage. Behind then
n was sand ridge after ridge, as far a
ur The eye could discern, and every ste
Sc they took In flight would leave 1t
plain trail. And now the test was a
h. hand.
J. He saw them crowd about the coacf
Id leaping and yelling with fury; watche
lis them jerk open the door, and dra
forth the two dead bodies, dancin
ny about them, like so many demons
ty brandishing their guns. A momer
Is they were punched thus, their vii
tn. yelling shrill with triumph then som
IN. among them broke away, bending To-
as they circled in against the blui
81 They knew already that there ha
10; been others in the stage, others VIII
s." had escaped They were seeking II
dy trail. Suddenly one Strengthened 4
gesticuating, and the others rushe
Ter toward him-they had found Il
Sign" They were silent now, thoi
he main trailers, two of them on hanC
re. and knees. Only back where Il
,se bodies lay some remained yelling al
us dancing furiously. Then they also,
, resnonse to n shout and the wave of