The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-13
By Elmer
Russell



| in close quarters, and he knew that
a false step meant death. Two great
bulls were crushing his legs against
the ribs OF the horse, and he at
| tackled them sayagely with his
knife. They sWerved aside, and his
pony crowded past them. The next
instant a calf went down directly
under the feet of the piebald, but
the latter saved itself by jumping,
and White Otter yelled excitedly.
Each moment the buffaloes
crowded closer together, and the
Sioux found himself imprisoned in
the jam. He had lost sight of the
albino, and as he looked forward at
the solod mass of great beasts run
ming shoulder to shoulder he rea-
liked that he had little chance Of
coming up with it.. He saw that 1t
would fe folly to attempt to force
the piebald through those close
packed ranks, and he reluctantly
abandoned all hope of securing the
coveted trophy.
Then White otter suddenly rea-
LIKED that he was trapped. For a
moment the thought filled him with
panic. He knew that if he attempt.
ed to stop his pony he would be in
stantiy run down and trampled in
to the plain by the buffaloes behind
him. To attempt to turn aside
would be equally fatal. In few mo-
ments he tried the experiment, and
the buffaloes began to crowd pas!
on each side. Several times White
Otter was compelled to fight them
off with his knife to save his legs
from being crushed. As the piebald
dropped steadily back toward the
rear Of the herd the lad took hope,
for he believed that If the pony kept
its feet he would eventually escape.
When he. was almost free he saw
death-trap looming up directly in
the path of the herd. A short dis
lance ahead of him a deep ravine
stretched across the plain, and
White Otto knew that the buffaloes
would plunge into it. Blind with
senseless panic, the animals in
front would be unlikely to discover
it in time to swerye and save the
herd. The great company behind
them were rushing forward with
the irresistible force of an ava
lanche. Unable to see the pitfall
which awaited them, they would
sweep their leaders into the ravine
and plunge over the bank on top of
them. &C.
White Otter realized that unless
he escaped from the jam he was
lost. A companJ Of stubborn old
bulls had closed in behind him, and
they were forcing the piebald ahead
of them. The Sioux knew that he
must act quickly to save himself,
for the leading animals were al
ready tumbling into the ravine. He !
turned and shot his arrows at the
massive heads against his pony's |
rump, but the thick skulls were i'm |
and he groaned in des-
pair. Then, finding it impossible to |
reach the vital spot behind the |
shoulder, he aimed at the dusty
backs, and his arrows went home.
One by one the great bulls went to
their knees or turned aside, badly
Quick to seize the oppor- |
tunify, the frenzied lad pulled the
piebald into the gay and emerged
safely from the sampede
White Otter watched the herd
pile up in the ravine, and his heart
filled with pity for the splendid
creatures which were hurting them
selves to destruction. Many were
killed beneath the hoofs of their
and many more strug-
gled from the gully desperately
Those that were unin-
jured climbed to the plain and gal
Ioped away.
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