The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-02-24

cracked close beside his ear yer with
no opportunity 10 glance about He
saw assailants topple backward.
elutching fingers release their hold
rifles flung high IN air and roll down
the slope Savage yells blended into
cries Of death agony He felt the clip
Of a bali In HIS shoulder and staggered
hack from the blow: tomahawk
grazed his wrist. and the quick slash
OF knife ripped open q leg Of his
trousers. a red stain discoloring the
opening. He had glimpse of fierce, In
furiated faces. Of waving scalnlocks.
Of naked chests and arms Fingers
elutched al him. and he Kicked him.
self free Both guns empty, he hat.
tered away with the butts smashing
AT every face he saw. no desire left
but TO kill before he also was dragged
down. He knew nothing OF Olga.
where she was. what she was doing
he only realized that he must stand
there. and fight until they got him
she would keep one shot; she had
pledged that
And the devils made II. creeping far
out over the gulf and drawing them.
selves up beyond reach of his arm
One fell. going down with howl OF
terror. second was struck by a
speeding bullet dead ere he went
whirllng hack into The air-hut the
IL nm the
narrow platform. with others surging
behind. knives grlpped In their teeth
shelby hurled his empty pistol into
the face of the nearest before the fel.
low could attain his knees. and grasned
discarded rifle which dangled over
the stone coping With one hound he
was al the edge swinging this weapon
as woodsman might an Ak. driving
the iron etock against every head that
appeared. lie staggered back breath
less half blinded hv q wound over his
eve. aware only that he front Of the
rorb Wae swept clear that not a say
nge was left Cor him q strike ~ She
touched him and he whrled thinking
II another enemy
"Dont. Tom. don'ttr she begged
"Merciful heaven Won are al blood
Look on there are those soldlersr
he heId up The Cap Of skin. and
stared where she pointed. Across the
white snow covering The valley below
riding stirrup 70 stirrup IN Wild
charge. two lines Of cavalry were
sweeping straight toward the foot 81
The blun he knew What they we're
AT n Elauce. their lines steady even -
a gallon. The squirting officer 10 front
the clutter Of carhines. the silenee. leti
IN donbt No Indians rode ike that
lie watched them graspine her tightly
70 him now. scarcely able 10 speak
once only. he gave utterunce.
MY God See those fellows ride r
They are soldlersT
yves. yesl Good Lord. lassie. hui
rhat looks ike old Hays leading en-
Its me sixth. the Sixth-a squadron
Of the Sixth ]"
tie staggered 10 his knees. but stu
held himself up peering over the cop
ing. She kneii beside him half sup
portine Dim against her shoulder. The
/ charging horspmen swept 10 out OF
sight below out they could hear then
crash through the umlerhrush. and
splash their way across the strean
/ TYen there echoed 90 TO them ih'
ringing cheer of white voices. and the
/ duh bang Of the carbines
How they made that ascent Il f
doubtful II o trooper knows hut ihei
did. creeping from rork to rock drag
cling themselves along guilies. haniipi
their bodies up by sheer strength o.
arm springing from point to point
inch los inch. foot by foot tehtins 81
they. advanced hriug al every skulk
mp figure IN their front skirtlne pfeci
pices leapine across chasms clinginl
I d.s,.rstely 20 every rofk o. shrub
their earbines splitting siciousiy. cage
only ~ ret - han6s grips With n
foe High shove Shelby and olE
caught giiInpses % to.iing figures g
I learning iafs ~ dame % neree sfrua
giles hana hand. Of indians seekin
I 70 escar Sharp-voleed rifles ~
swered Tie cariines. and . dend so
der hung dangling over THE edge
q rock another nursed . bieedin
arm IN the shelter ~ a cedar ~
the urhuri came on. Some anon
then had stumbled onto ite traa e.
sooD squad appeared JUST below
They stopped and turned over %
h0iy Of Laud - - 70 see rte anana
face. then framped forward paFsnl
30 heed "a the dead indMus sbefl
recognlzef fhe major smnug fheaa. aus
arose 10 his feet wifh difficulty sup
porting himself wifh one ARA sieH
Z oigas shoulder The mailer uas eani
iug fron the e1erflon ~ fte ciifah
never giunrIns % uufll brought 70 i
haii hy The roek fs feat Uttered vii
fhe dead bodies q saxaEes