Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-02-16
Revenge OF AMan

NCVC1A&C vi "A Av1oA1
tey Earl Baker. Who Deserves Honorable No,ioA
In the Story oniest OF the Anpahss High sefooQ
Moving sl"w', along the old Santa
Fe trail wns nnep stward bound wagon
train drawn by six yoke Of oxen and
a. It was nearing dusk the riders and
guards we're coming in closer to tho
wagons. man mounted on y largo
horse rode to tie front Of the train
and gave the order to mako camp. Ia
less than an hours time the camp wxo
made and fires built when an excited
guard came in exclsiming Indiana
they are camped just over the RIDGE.
Other guards were sent out, who came
back To report that very large party
Of ArapahOe Indians were en:amped
about six miles distant In . rsvine on
the Smoky river. They were dancing
q war dance, feasting and painting
and this, Bill Horne, tho boss, knew
meant death to all the party uniess
they succeeded in securing help.
Quietly he gave the order to break
camp and with all possible haste they
pushed on down the river towards tho
trading post called "Denver". Bat
the Indians ". re soon to discover
this move OF their enemy and in tha
grey OF the ear'y morning they too
took their few be ongings and followed
the wagon train, for the chief of the
Arapahoe's was bound to see thA
scalp OF Bill Horne swinging from
his belt and just as determined waa
Horne to keep it safe. The slow oxen
had little show with tho feet footed
Indian ponies and the next afternoon
the guards came in to report thaA
moving objects could no seen on .
ridge some ten miles back and the
belief soon grew Ahat these objecte
were Indians.
The wagons we're formed into ..
square so to folm little shelter and
the ponies were brought inside OF this.
The leader went into tho wagon and
soon returned dressed % womanA
Indians came and the fight lasted for
q very short period until the littla
band OF people were surrounded and
taken. Little did tho great Chi6
know Us he and his men set fre to tn
wagons that Horne for whom he had
long sought for the killing Of hia
father lay among the bodies dressed
In women's outfit, his heart family
beating.
After taking the scslps OF the men,
the Indians rode back 10 their camp
where the squuws received them. In
the camp that night great dance was
held and the Indians we're happy.
Out on the prairie man opened his
eyes, closed them again, o short time
more he opened them again and sae
J up; he was weak, he tried to stand bus
was too weak SO on his hands and
} knees he crawled over the heaps OF
} ashes and slowly down The trail.
Ten years elapsed. once more over
} this same trail, only in O coach pulled
} by q steam engine down the shining
, track came man aud on his hip he
; wore large forty We caiiber revolver
} 1t was the young Horne of long ago.
he ives older now but his steel gray
) eyes still had the spark of fire as he
neared the station Of Arapahoe. An
} the train stopped he got of, went to
, the nearest co-rall and hired an outft
which consisted OF Q horse and food
} for long journey for I. was he wno
} had sworn SO long ago, when lying
} bleedipg on the ground watching swtfl
2 horse and his young savoges mas
5 sscre bis comrades. Early the n4fl
D morning this man was seen rididk
D over the hills 10 the westward. n
, rode right and Il did not take long n
2 him to cover many miles aud soon p
0 the distance he could see the smoke a
0 the camp fires. 1t was dusk and b
I made camp. The next morning b
0 rode TOW ards the camp Just as n
0 neared II he saw q lone man, an IndieS
5 coming through the woods ward Rto
0 as he saw him, the Indian STOPPED
Q short and raised his bow aud arros
y to shoot, for he recognized him. Tba
z Indian never forgets. But the man
s was too quick for the Indian and h
shot from the hip and the red man feu
y A month later the news had reached
y all the settlements and largo band
y of riders led by Horne chased the las
= of the Arapahoes into Wyoming hilhz
where they would never return. Hornn
o had his revenge.
y Notice
0 The County High School COMMITTEES