The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-01-08
BY RANDALL PARRIsH
CHAPTER xvi--contInued.
when Whderp nAs was RING etc
ILLUSTRATIONS BY IRWIN MYERS
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Copyright by a c. Mcciurs & Co.

"KIrby. stand up Drop that rifle
take II. Eloise. Now raise your hands.
Tim
"Whut's up?
as there anything serious going on
outsider"
mo; nuthin' much-just pow
wowin'. Yer want me?"
Search that scoundrei for weapons.
Don't ask questions; do what l say
He made short work of IL. using no
gentle methods.
wal. tho gent wasn't exactly harm
less" be reported, grlnning c~heerfully.
'considerin' this yere knife an cannon.
Now. maybe yen tell me whut the
his up?"
Kirby stood erect, his dark eyes
searching u faces. his lips scornfui.
"And perhaps. Mr.. Lieutenant
Knox" he added sarcastically. lyon
might condescend to explain to me
also the purpose of this outrage"
with pleasure but without lower
ing my rifle. "This boy here belonged
60 the company OF soldiers massacred
yesterday morning. You know where I
mean. He was the only one to escape
alive. and he saw you there among the
savages-free. and n of them"
"He tells you that? And you accept
the word OF that half-wit7"
"He described your appearance to
as exactly t~wenty-four hours ago. I
Gever thought OF you ut the time. al
fhcsuh fha 1oecrinfiau uos ac.c,-ata
enough. because II seemed so impos-
sible for you to have been there. But
that Isn't all. Kirby. What has become
of the emblem pin you wore In your
der II Is gone. 1 see"
His hand went up inv0luntarily. II
IL possible he had never missed 1t be-
fore, for a look OF indecisioa ctrne into
the mans face-the first symptom of
weakness I had ever detected there.
ut must have been lost-mislaid-'
at was: and l chance to be able to
tell you wherein this very room
Here Is your pin, you incarnats devil
j found II caught In those blankets
yonder. This Is not your first visit 70
this cabin; you were here with Indian
murderers."
"It's q id lie"
But Kennedy had hsi;ii,, locked in a
vise-like grip. 1t was well he had, for
the fellow had burst into a frantic
rage, yet was bound SO utterly helpless
as to appear almost pitiful. The
knowledge OF what he had planned, of
his despicabie t~reachery, left us mer-
ssfInCo Tn ovff. - lfa ck,-~. -
bore him to the floor. and pinned him
there. cursing and Swapping like a
Wild beast.
"Tear up n OF these Blankets" I
called back over my shoulder to Hail.
yes. into strips, Of course; now bring
them here. Tim. you tie the fellow
yes. do a good job; I'll hold him. Lie
still. Kirby. or I shall have to give you
che butt Of this gun In the face"
He made one last effort to break
free. and. az my hand attempted to
close on his throat. the ciutching fing-
ers caught the band OF his shirt, and
clipped 1t wide open. There. directly
2 6efore me. a scar across hts barry, ex-
posed chest, was a broad. black mark,
tribal totem. I stared down at II.
recognizing It's significance.
by Heaven. Tim. look ut thisr" I
cried. M is an Indian himself-a
black Sacf"
I do not know what delayed the
attack OF the savages. unless they were
waiting for some signal which never
came. I passed from loophole to loop
hole. thus assuring myself not only
that they still remained. but that the
cabin was completely surrounded, al
though the manner In which the war;
rlors had heen distributed left. the
: great Of them opposite the front.
Thti others evidently composed a mere
guard to prevent escape. No move
ment I could observe indicated an Inn
mediate ASSAULT they rather appeared
% be awaiting something.
Those T saw were all dtsmounted,
and had advanced toward the cabin as
closely as possible without coming
swt2hln the range OF guns. They had
aIso sheitered themselves as far as
Qosslble behind clumps Of brush. OF
ridges of rock so that I found Il difi-
cult 20 estimate their number. Only
occasionally would q v~enturesome
warri0r appear dor . moment In the
opoo. a. he eftded stealthily from the
protection Of one covert to another
~ Doubt some were brought within
Gange OF our rifles. "a these efforts
>eoro 11nuaIIy made to more advanced