Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-25


and hnd way ouI before ue can
striks q blow. Isn't that your idea.
eaptalnT
Yes. sir; we've got 10 get In be-
hind and cut them or
i presume ther. Is back door 20
tits Hole. somewhere senoritaT-
-fss. ssnOr; ~ay down yonder. bot
eei can only be made On foot
Then we've got the villains. II We
Oniy move secretly enough. Take
dozen men. and come along with ne
captain. DisTnoGnt them. SenOritA. :,
wiiI be best for yOu 10 show Us the
way
They disappeared into the curtain OF
failing Suog and cautiously advanced
Hsu.att The veil 81 overlooking water
The outlines % the log house could be
plulEly tlsesruet. the storm suddenly
casing The door stood open smoke
arse from the chimney. but 10 one
Vas visible outside. The duh glow Of
II expiring FIRE appeared 90 the
ground 20 front but no guard was
slua'red about Il. EyideEtly the feI-
lows had retired 10 shelter. The ma
yor grasped all this In a glance. but
9rhar Interested him most was the
sound OF steady hrtng some distance
sway
They have either all gone inside
be whispered to Pancha. crouching
beside him. ~our Of the storm. or else
they sre over there where the light
tnG - You hear those rinesf-
Yes. sennr-
You don't suppose some other outfit
mad got 10 here ahead OF u. do your
he asked snTiously
NO. senor.- earnestly grasping his
arm. -Est Is not that I know: they
eight up the canyon. Listen. eei Is over
there the sound. They Try to capture
Senior Shelby: II Se 90 quick We save
them; we walt. maybe all be dead
Now we get all In the rocks. 80 none
get away
Il see He looked at her keenly:
Ji.n stepped back 10 where the men
we're clustered. Captain. scatter
these Isds out abou, that house there;
move quickly. and see that no one gets
away. Stiles. run back and have the
squadron move forward. Bring up
your horses"
The men dashed forward in a half
,ircie the major. with Panchn q, his
shoulder advancing close hthlnd them.
his objective the open door. No soon.
er had they broken cover when the
alarm sounded: a muf'ied voice yelled
e1citedly; n rife or TWO cracked: n
soldier running rapidly, plunged for
ward on his face and lay stIll Then
white and red surged crowding
through the door surprised. trapped.
crazy TO escape. Only one among
them dared the venture 10 face OF
those leveled cHrbincs. A tall. gaunt
Vhite renegade. with red whissers,
and one arm ln q sling. his uninjured
hand gripping revolver. ieaped from
the front step IN reckless endeavor
to gel out OF sight around the corner
of the cabin. The major tiung up his
arm and fred. the fellow whirling
shom In his stride and stumbling MS hs
Then be turned suddenly. the spirit
OF the soldier In the ascendancy.
"Dcploy your men. Captain Giles"
he commanded. his voice hard and
stern. Swing them into line Leave
a squad here under q sergeant live
~, boys; that Is one OF ouT old iads
hshting those devils over yonder
Now we're going 10 strike IN, and d--n
me. II care II you never take a prls-
oner. Good give me my horse. All
readyt Bugier. sound the chargef"
They swept forward on a walk
then trot. spreading out onto long.
double line. as they swung into the
more open valley. riding knee 10 knee,
the men bending forward In their stir
rups, with left hand grasping the
relns. the right gripping the short car
bines. A hundred yards and rhey were
at the gnilop. a blue torrent. at the
heels OF their leader; tearing through
weeds and underbrush. squirting reck-
I tessly into and over the creek. dashIng
( up the other bank 10 the very foot OF
the blufr beyond. 1t was then the ma.
tor saw the uselessncss OF Il. He
whlried with uplifted saber.
Fight on foot. Horse-holders TO the
rear. Come on. lads!" he shouted. his
voice peallng above even the ,hud OF
hoofs- Get up there some way, you
/ terriers. and give those red devils
[ h-lw
They came forward at run, yelling
as they came, and leaped IN among the
rocks. their cnrbines beginning to spi;
I as they ciambered upward. Overhead
{ were skurrying figures, and spurts OF
black smoke. as the Indian rifles made
4 answer.