The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-01-23
SOME FISH" STORY.
in White Bird School Makes
Attempt at Fiction.

ny Lee Kirkham. White Bird. Idaho
Though none of the Pipe" Cattle
have yet been seen on the reserve, |
sometimes ride with the Painter boys
after the IT. cattle, for the fun there
is in it,
ON one Of these occasions. Ellis
Clyde and went together, leaving
Fred, Jr, at home suffering, we thought,
from severe attack of lazincsS We
each carried carbine hoping to get
Il shot AT something while out. Three
days we rode without seeing IA thing
worthy of killing, but on the fourth
day our luck changed Early in the
morning we came unexpectedly upon
Il large white tail buck feeding in an
opening and promptly saluted once
each He ran short distance bat went
down as we delivered second volley
at close range. Quickly dressing him,
we placed him on Clyde'S horse (not
without some ditiiculty) and started
for camp, where we intended to hide
him until night when we could take
him home under cover of darkness ;
the season being closed at that time
| went first, acting as advance
guard; Clyde followed at hundred
yards, and Ellis came about the same
distance behind him, as rear guard.
In this way we hoped to avoid dis
covery.
As | rode out on hill which gave
me II good view of the meadows ahead,
| saw Il sight which caused me to turn
hastily aside and from the shelter of
some bushes make frantic motions to
Clyde He tied his horse in some tim
Der and came up to see what was the
matter; leaving his gun near the horse.
Together we watched the rapid APP
proach of II horseman whom we did not
recognize, until Ellis joined us. lie
was coming straight toward MS which
was, of course, the last thing we
wanted him to do, and the nearer he
drew the more nervous we became
by golly, he seems to know right
where he's goin'. muttered Clyde, gaz-
ing resentfully ut our unwelcome visi-
tor
Yes. aud that seems to be right
here, answered Ellis; "But he added
Significantly "he hadn't better get toe
close if he wants to keep his health"
That's right, Ellis" | looked mean
| ingly mt him and shrugged my should
erS. He grinned in answer and to-
gether we walked to our horses for our
guns. Quickly slipping them from their
| ScabbardS. we returned to where Clyde
was watching. and found good positions
where our movements would not he
| hampered by the brush. our man was
within two hundred yards of us by
| this time and coming faster than VIZ
| liked. | saw Ellis throw his gun to his
shoulder 50 | did the same; drawing q
bead, then waiting for an opportunity
to shoot the thick brush being in the
way just then =
clyde stared al us in amazement
Say, yuh aimt goin' to shoot that poor
varmint, are yuhr" he asked AS h'
stepped back II wouldn't do that !
| | was YOU
I'VE aint askin YOU what you'd d,
if you was Us" grunted Ellis as he fol
lowed the unknown rider with tn,
sights of his carbine. II reckon If WEE
left everything to yeu we'd been be
| hind the bars long ago"
clyde started To reply but the Wis
ciouS "Spat' of my gun, followed in
stantly by Ellis, cut him off and drew
his attention again to the man.
Doubtless he was the most surprise,
man in those woods that day, Thu
first shot tore up the dirt ten fee
ahead of him and the second wen
closer by three feet. The third, fire.
just as he stopped cut off II pine bougl
over his head which fell on his horses
neck. causing the brute TO act like /
circus performer.
Nainly trying to quiet the animal
our man stopped and tried to locat
the source of the mysterious bullets
and came near doing it, to his sorrow
Turning his horse he Hoped straigh
toward our ambush. We vowed h
would never reach il. even if we had t.
'ventilate" him, as Ellis put il.
Aiming carefully | famed his cheel
with "A bullet while Ellis planted on
ahead of him The effect was instant
aneous and comical. Wheeling hi
horse. the man took the back track