The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-05-15


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girls had. hiS own syes barely above
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lack
10. co1T EoTs. Ill Tel Eou eTsry-
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tet O. FIRE Nov thsy are c----g v1t1
TIE poules. McEt q then aye direct
u ocpCzits Studying TIE Es-Es ne
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they Iook across here, b.1t the chief ls
sure ws have gone TIE cthsr Eay; he
is waving hs hand - TIE river 1oE,
and talking Nov be is getting OF his
hoTBe; there are teu or twelve C
them One fellow Il pointing across
here, but 10 one agrees Elth hiZ-
nov Roman Nose is giving orders-
Hear that yel. They're q uoE. nd
70 a ruu- AL of thenf No; quite
bunch are going back 70 the coach !
don't believe they are going 70 hang
around here long. though fCT they are
driving IL all their ponies"
But won't those others come back
when they discover ~s have not gone
uD the river?"
Il wish ] could answer that" he re-
piled earnestly. But & 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 ia more chance for them TO get
back safely along the mountains than
IL the other direction. / don't sup
pose an Indian In the bunch was ever
south Of the Arkansas. Waitl Those
fellows are going TO move now; going
for good, too-they are taking the
dead Indians with them"
They were little more than black
dots at that distance. yet the sun was
up By this time and his keen vision
could distinguish every movement
Creep up here, and you can see
also" he said quietly. They are far
enough away now so that it is safe"
There was a moment OF breathless
quiet, the two fugitiyes peering eau
uously over the sand ridge. To the
girl It was a confusion OF figures rush
ing back and forth about the smoking
ruins Of the stage; occasionally faint
yell echoed across the river and she
could distinguish a savage on his
pony gesticulating az he rode back
and forth But the Sergeant compre-
hended the Ecene His eyes met hers
and read her beWilderIaeut
They are going all right, and in a
hurry. It's plain enough they are
afraid to stay there any longer See.
they are lashing bodies on to the
ponies. All, that is what / wanted to
be sure about-that fellow IS heading
west on the trail; now the others are
moving"
Then you are sure Roman Nose
will not return1 That-that we are
Rafe?
Yes; l wouldn't hesitate to go back
as soon as the last OF them disappear
over the ridge" pointing up the river.
They knew they had TO 20 that way;
Roman Nose and his band hoped we'd
taken that direction, and hurried on
ahead 10 catch us II he could. They
are afraid to stay about here any long
ponies; there, the last Of them are
leaving"
They lay there In the sand, already
becoming warm under the rays Of the
sun, trying TO assure themselves that
all danger Of discovery had vanished.
There was no movement on the oppo-
site shore, only the blue spiral OF
smoke curling up against the bluff,
marking where the stage had stood.
About this, outlined upon the brown
grass, appeared darker patches rep
reBenting dead ponies and the bodies
OF Moylan and Gonzales, where they
had been tumbled, scalped and other
wise mutilated. Down by tho river a
wounded pony tried to follow the dis
appearing cavalcade. but fell. giving
vent to one scream of agony. Then ali
was silent, motionless, the last strag-
gler clubbing his horse pitilessly as he
vanished over the ridge
Hamlin sat up, his eyes smiling.
I'VE are the lucky ones, Miss Nc
Donald" he said, his manner uncon-
sc4ously more formal now that the
danger had passed and a swift realiza-
ton OF who his companion was recur-
ring To his mind. Something must
have frightened them" He shaded his
eyes, staring at the bluffs opposite
But there is nothing in sight from
here. Well. the best thing we can do
Ia to eat breakfast May / have the
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