Gunnison news-champion., 1921-01-28

Eve heard oe hla. shas,s aIl. Ben
. Sioux sq1awnan. bss { aever knsv
what - looked liks before.
Bis pony. % loasss urvsl Ten haek,
ts1iiing at The rsas of the sthssa.
Juan rode On. unspascious snd lpdif.
tereat. blowing sals,,e d aks late
IL aif. and hsnn66 - Gfnia e
ssme Spanish nssslS II ~ use
seafiag esyond hlm q ~ rsd-heorne6
se'se nan saourhed down b his ~
d'& 3 that fellow vss -laAias yeer
Land! A. never besors - rsnliss1
to The TILL the danger late wAScA =
advanced.
-lndiss Joe Lssdi whes hsdnV
hs heard of himf For years certainly.
ever since he had been 10 this sorth
country. yet In nppesnncs The fellow
was not n oil what ne previously
had imagined that de~perado TO b.
l-sud was gr,ss BEARDED. dirty. coarss-
featured: to all Appearances Q mere
narroo0 tough. ~ no man - u
nontier had . worse record O. ~
more dreaded and desplsed. why NJ
be here stealing cattle o. the very
verge q ledian wasf True. hs vas
not . Sioux 10 blood. yst II was well
snoSn that - had been adopted into
the tribs and never failed 10 have \
nand U their deviltry. Army o6cess
Saimed be Possessed more Influence
over them for evil than any chief ana
Sheihy had heard him mentioned v,th
s'tt'ns Boil - leaders 10 the Ghost
dance. II true. then be must know
now far to venture. and Just when TO
draw aside 80 a. to ave himself. That
must be Ito him war meant only an
opportunity to plunder. The nuai rs-
suit was clearly Indian defeat; hs
would keep out. but In the meanwhile
profit oil he could.
The trail led downward at q rather
steep grade. In spite Of coutinual curv.
Ing. The sure-footed horses moved
faster than the cattle, and before the
outnf reached the level Of the valley
the three riders had closed In on the
Indian driverA Shelby knew them at
once ~ young Sioux warriors. and was
again able to distinguish plainly ths
brand on the iank Of the steers bring.
Ing up the rear Of the herd. They
were unquestionably bis own stock,
and. In spite Of his rage. be could not
be entirely Indifferent to the grim hu.
NOR Of the situation-he was being
guided Into Wolves hole By the vssy
men who had robbed him.
Yet his thoughts did not dwell upon
this 70 much Just then. 40 ou the mad
chance he had assumed In this adven-
ture. What could he accomplishf What
hope was there that he would ever
emerge again alivef He was going
forward blindly. led BY fate. with not
even. . plan Of guidance. He must
work alone. In the midst Of enemies.
desperate men to whom human life
was valueless. and where any incau-
tiOus word or act would Instantly ex.
pose him to discovery. In spite Of
the fact thnt he was believed dead.
Macklin would recognize him at
glance. and the very clnim that he was
friend Of HanIey's exposed him to
discovery. In some way he must avoid
them both. and yet no plan presented
Itself to promise escape. He could
only drift helplessly. becoming more
respondent Of success with every step
Of advance.
Il was already dusk when they nt-
tained the level Of the valley. and the
overshadowing bluffs rose high on
either hand. leaving them piodding
through the gloom. Yet even here they
bad not attained the full depression
Of the Hole. which required another
sharp descent along the border Of the
stream. where ledge Of rock had evi.
IDENTIFY been blasted out. This passage
abruptly ended in q wide, stone cause
way. turning sharply to the left. and
running beneath waterfall. where the
broad stream lenped over q ledge Of
high rock. II was a task to get the
cattle through. yet once started. they
plunged forward. following each other
with fright. never pnusing until they
scattered ont over the plain below.
Laud drew up his horse In front Of q
small log structure, 20 concealed at
the edge OF straggly grove. that. In
the gloom. Shelby was not even aware
Of IT. existence .unfl voices greeted
them.
.Back again. joel where'd yer pick
up that bunchr
up oo the Cottonwood; easy pick
In" and Laud nuns one leg over his
saddle In q posture Of rest "Where's
Kelly1 Oh. Dan; bring me out .
drink. Anything newt
Ths tall. raw-boned frontiersman
who responded. pulled at his pipe. and
out through the open door Of the cab
In there suddenly streamed Q light ~
vealing bis features, and the indistinct
outlines Of others idling near By.
well. not much. Joe." he answered
drawIingly. '.most o the injuns have
struck out j: amt morn . dozen bucks
left. reckon. They tell me they're
raisins III already over P0nca way |;