The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-07-13
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Introduction
Rv ALAN HlNSDALE

re- are HSio
I,bsr by sight for years and never
spoken between them because
have never been introduced. On
[her hand, there are those who,
some strong emotion, have at a
,aeting rushed into each others
This is a story illustrating the
feature.
Conover, plainsman, aged twenty
oup of limb, with a countenance
and fearless, was riding through
N on one of the foothills Of the
mountains. A rifle was slung
ma side of his saddlebow and IA
from the other.
lpply he refined in his horse and,
stock still, listened. He had
a shot.
was in the days when the In
stil inhabited the plains, when
|eds of thousands Of buffaloes
huge droves.
re was little variety on the plains
bse DAYS. and Conover knew that
shot had not been fired at buff
had been intended for either a
man or an Indian. He had no
\ showing himself to either party
learned the situation. Dismount-
h left his horse to nibble while
nkel, SHIELDING himself behind
in the direction Of the sound.
btly he reached the edge of the
and, looking down on to the
he saw wagon, behind which
I'd a man. woman and half Il
Youngsters, the Oldest being
lust entering wOmanhood. Be
hiding behind a rock or a bush
inequality in the ground, were
BIS. COnOver saw several and
that there were something like
dozen in all.
was ConOver to save them?
hem he must. but without some
gem his single rifle would not
But he had that one rife and
stock Of ammunition. His pres
vas as yet unknown to either par.
low could he make himself a dan
the Indians and encourage the
Indian rose from out of bush
bn swiftly. intending to take COW
lrer to the wagon. COnOver had
BIT his rifle to ready and shot
Flskin on the wing. The shot pro
a change both in the Indians and
(siegel party, the former sticking
to their protecting objects, the
vanly looking to see where the
that killed the Indian had come
One thing they knew-it was
friend.
Pver'S quick eye, which was dart
Pont him for advantageous posi-
caught sight Of a tree some dis.
to his right, the lower limbs Of
were within his reach. Bending
hd protected by bushes, he gained
rec and in few seconds had
ID the upper branches. Concealed
yes, he had an excellent view of
ldians. He could see every one
m and counted ten. Taking de
e ann, he sent a bullet at the
rthest in advance, and he rolled
|ead.
lot from two different points put
|flatlon into the Indians and
INTO the whites. Conover sent
shots among the Indians, kill
Woundlng one with every shot;
ascending quickly to the ground
aAlns different position, he
gam, though this time, not see
Indian, his shot was without
Z We're now half a dozen Indians
attacking party, and the prob
tnem was not how to get for
out now to get away without
PICKED of by this new enemy.
yner OF the white family, having
ce mat he was being assisted by
cen force, took courage and used
1e 70 acknowledgement that he
aly Indians. for they were Gov
" that they were obliged to con
IN as an effective enemy.
'er Kept on firing at the Indians.
CT from the same point. One
Uuid be sent from under a low
,ue next from the branch of a
H'y feet from the ground. The
run above were the only ones
ere effective.
mug to take a last shot from a
"nere he could see his target,
ID" from his perch that sew
men had Joined the Indians
81 were all grouped together in
- 'e' some Of them looking up
ne was as though in doubt as
eng as dangerous an enemy as
eared' Conover's rifle was of
se and he fired a ball right
s,oup. This startled them. and
snot quickly following the first
N on the run.
~ now believed that the fight
anu II not he could work to
,aitase with his allies, so he
vi aud joined them.
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