Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-06

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unetl . Aosen wrigslinG foens began
70 aAvaaos inch " inch. huggins the
ground 20 closely could scarcely per
ceive their movement. I heard . slight
sound within, % Brady quietly thrust
forward his :rifle.
wait q moment" called to him.
not venturing to glance about, but
holding up ono hand IN warning, ut 10
q long shot yet, and we muet make
every one tell. Wait until the first
fellow Is half across; then pick your
man. Who Is 1t the loophole beyond
us?"
at is I, monsieur"
"You, mademoiselle! Hadn't you
better let Schultz take that place.
AN why. monsieur?"-the soft
voice coolly indignant. "Am afraid?
Am unable to shoot? Why should
not stay?"
Those are Indians" I began. II
thought"
"Bahl MY people! Those robbers
and towards. told you there Is no
Wyandot among them. You win 80
monsieur"
All right then. take that first ons,
and you pick the two to the left. Fire
when give the word. Schultz lay out
one Of those extra guns beside each OF
us. Ready now: the fellows who are
not hit will jump and run for the
woods e soon as we nre: give them
a second shot before they can reach
cover"
Ready now!" commanded sharp
". Let them have N-dre!
The three guns spoke at once, the
smoke OF their discharge for an In
slant blotting out the scene, yet NOT
before l saw war-bonnet crumpie up
beside the stump, and warrior JUST
behind him leap into the air with
both arms flung ont I gripped the
fresh gun beside me, and fred again
into q huddle Of fleeing figures. hear
Ing the sharp crack Of the two 9TH
era. as the blus smoke blow back Into
my eyes. Ono Indian fell forward
clawing at tho ground: another stag
sered wildly. yet kept his feet A
chorus OF yeiis rent the air. and the
fleeing forms vanished into tho fringe
OF woods. A fusillade Of bullets
chuxsed harmlessly into the protect
ing logs, blue puts Of smoke risins
between the distant trees. bat nothing
remained visible sos - To are At
Brady, glanced about from his loop
hole. and motioned me with hiA hand
l crossed hurriedly 70 join him. again
the soldier.
What 10 IT! Can you guess what
they mean to dot"
mo, but they seem to be FORMING
there to the right; bond down hero:
see. back among those trees. Ays ana
your red-coat 10 among the devils. I've
caught glimpse Of him twice"
easped tho situation in glance.
BRADY moved to the next loophoie
and knelt down. Opposite me ! couio
distinguish an Indian or two. Striking
in the tree shadows, we'll out OF range-
sentrtes, no doubt, stationed to guard
against any possibility Of our escape
Yea and there were others also aione
the fringe OF forest to the left, al
though only occasionally did haii
naked form fi. into view They were
forming for assault, for . swift rusD
forward. trusting that the suddenness
Of Their attack would put them across
that omen space without great danger.
They had tried stealth and failed; now
they would try recklassness. The very
choice was evidence Of white ieeder
shin. An Indian leader would DO -
tent and wait for darkness to creep
up unseen, or plan 70 starve ~ INTO
surrender. Only white man. eager
and dominant. would thus risk lives 10
open assault
pressed back the wooden shutter
kpeeling TO look out. For an instant
blinded by the bright light, saw notn-
Ing. then, back In the edge Of the tim
Der. could dimly distinguish tne
groups OF savages, stripped for night.
ing. their naked bodies cleaning.
knew little then of Indian warfare. ye1
II occurred to me that the representa-
tiyes OF each tribe were gathered to
ee,her. and watched the war-bonneta
moving from group to group. as nna'
orders were passed among them. Only
once did catch glimpse OF the REQ
Jacket, as its wearer stood at the foos
of a huge tree. suddenly outlined by
ray Of sun finding opening through the
leaves above. As l caught view OF
him. he dung up one red arm, rlne
erasped in his hand, and. ~ II It wa
a signal. voice after voice whooped 10
savage yell, the noise blending Into
one fierce scream, horrible and menac
ing. Above even this mad volume o.
sound there YVES a shout OF command
emphasized by the discharge OF
dozen guns. Then out Of the smoke
springing forth into the open, saw
the devils come. It was as II hell had
broken open and belched them forth
Leaping into the air, shrieking, ges
ticulating, weapons uplifted, red skins
glinting in the sun, black hair stream
ing on the wind. they sprang forward
racing straight across the open.
"Shawneee!" roared Brady. "0iv<
It to 'em!" and he pulled trigger.
Describe what followed no mar
could. It was pandemonium. uproar
action, no two seconds the same.
fired twice, three times. leaping bach
to grasp q gun from the bench, and
cropping my way through smoke. MY
eyes ,smarted, perspiration streaned
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