The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-04-25


scending. All the horde had gathered
outside and In awed silence was look.
Ing on. As he descended the more tim.
Id ones scurried for their caves.
could see old Marrow Bone tottering
along as fast as he could. Red Eye
sprang out from the wall and finished
the last twenty feet through the air
He landed alongside mother who
was just beginning the ascent. She
screamed with fear, and the two-year.
old child that was clinging to her re.
leased its grip and rolled at Red Eyes
feet. Both he and the mother reached
for 1t. and he got 1t. The next moment
the frail little body had whirlcd
through the air and shattered against
the wall. The mother ran to II, caught
It up in her arms and crouched over Il
crying.
Red Eye started over to pick up the
stick. Old Marrow Bone had tottered
into his way. Red Eyes great hand
shot out and clutched the old man by
the back OF the neck. | looked to see
his neck broken. His body went limp
as he surrendered himself to his fate
Red Eye hesitated moment. and Mar.
row Bone, shlvering terribly. bowed
his head and covered his face with his
crossed arms. Then Red Eye slammed
him face downward to the ground.
Old Marrow Bone did not struggle.
He lay there crying with the fear of
death. ! saw the Hairless One out In
the open space beating his chest and
bristling. but afraid to come forward.
And then in obedience to some within
OF his erratic spirit Red Eye let the
old man alone and passed on and re.
covered the stick.
He returned to the wall and began
to climb up. Lop Ear, who was shiv-
erlng and peeping alongside Of me.
scrambled back into the cave. 1t was
plain that Red Eye was bent upon
murder. was desperate and angry
and fairly cool. Running back and
forth along the neighboring ledge, I
gathered heap of rocks at the cave
entrance. Red Eye was now several
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moment by an outjut Of the cliff. As
he climbed his head came into view.
and l banged a rock down. 1t missed.
striking the wall and shattering. but
the flying dust and grit filed his eyes.
and he drew back out of view.
A chuckling and chattering arose
from the horde that played the part OF
audience. At last there was one Of the
folk who dared to face Red Eye. As
their approval and reclamation arose
on the air, Red Eye snarled down ut
them. and on the instant they were
subdued to silence. Encouraged by this
evidence of his power. he thrust his
head into view. and by scowling and
snarling and Gnashing his fangs tried
to intimidate me. He scowled horribly.
contracting the scalp strongly over the
brows and bringing the hair down
from the top of the head until each
hair stood apart and pointed straight
forward.
The sight chilled me- but I mastered
my fear, and, with stone poised in
my hand, threatened him back. He
still tried to advance. Idrove the stone
down at him and made a sheer miss.
The next shot was Il success. The stone
struck him on the neck. He slipped
back out OF sight, but as he disappear
ed l could see him clutchlng for grip
on the wall with one hand, and with
the other clutching Mt his throat. The
stick fell gathering to the ground.
could not see him any more. though
l could hear him choking and strang-
ling and coughing. The audience kept
a deathlike silence. crouched on the
lip of the entrance and waited. The
strangling and coughing died down.
and could hear him now and again
clearing his throat. A little later he
began to climb down. He went very
quietly, pausing every moment or 80
TO stretch his neck or to feel 1t with his
hand.
At the sight Of him descending. the
whole horde, with wild screams and
yells, stampedcd for the woods Old
Marrow Bone, hobbling and tottering.
followed behind. Red Eye took no
notice Of the flight. When he reached
the ground he skirted the base Of the
bluff and climbed up and into his own
cave. He did not look around once.
/ stared at Lop Ear, and he stared
back. We understood each other. I'm.
mediately, and with great caution and
quietness, we began climbing up the
cliff. When we reached the top we
looked back. The abiding place was
deserted, Red Eye remained in his
cave, and the horde had disappeared in
the depths Of the forest.
We turned and ran. We dashed
across the open spaces and down the
slopes unmindful OF possible snakes In
the grass, until we reached the woods.
Up into the trees we went, and ON and
on, swinging our arboreal fight until
we had put miles between us and the
caves. And then, and not until then.
in the security of great fork. we
paused, looked at each other, and began
to laugh. We held on. to each other.
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