The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-07-13

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lows head with n simultaneous ron,
Of command:
Git n--evcr'body-git in-oufck :.
| From watch-towcr, too, n rifle had
cracked. ~ naked savage had bounded
iilto spot or sunlight that quivcretl
on me bnlfalo trail hundred yards
oeep III the forest and lcapcd lithely
aside INTO the bushcs-bOtl rifles had
missed. Deeper from the woods came
TWO war-who0ps--rcn oncS-und in
the silence that followed the gates
were swiftly closed and barred, and n
kcrn'cycd ritlcman was at every porr.
hole In the fort. From the tower old
Jcroh'" saw reeds begin to shake in q
| canr-hrake to the left Of the sDring.
Look thar" he called, md three
rifles, with his own, covered the spot
~ small brown arm was thrust above
.he shaking reeds, with the palm Of
inc hhhd toward the fOrt-the pcace
sign OF the lndian--and moment
later naked boy sprang from the
rane-brakc and ran toward the block
mouse, with bow and arrow in his
lrft hand and his right stretched
above his head, its pleading palm
still outward
Don't hoot!--don't nobody shoot"
shouted the old man. No shot came
from the fort, but from the woods
came wells Of rage, and rs the boy
Strchked through the clearing an mr.
row whistlcd past his head.
Let him in" shouted Jerome, and
as Dave opened the gates another or.
row hurtlcd between the boys m
raised arm and his body and stuck
qulrcrlng In one of its upright bars,
Ihe boy slid through and STOOD pant
ing, shrinking, wild-eyed. The arrow
had sraZed his skin, and when Dave
ilItcd MS arm and looked nt the ooz-
ing drops Of blood he gave startled
"ath, for he saw flash of white m
hcr the looscncd breech clout below
me boy understood. Quickly he
pushed the clout aside on his ,hirh
mat all might see, nodded gravcly,
and proudly tapped his brens..
"Paleface!" he half grunted, "white
MANI
The wilds were quiet. The boy
pointed to them and held up three
hhScrS to indicate that there were
ohly three red men there and shook
MS head to say there would be no
attack from them Ola Jor,n,o s.,,,,n,,
the little stranger closc,v w,ndnri,,,,
what new trick those rod d,v;,. ,,.,rn
trying now to play. Dnvn m,1o ~,
impatient gesture for s,,cncn
WHATS your nomca, M, ,
his head and ,on,;n1 o,.o,,,. '.'"H ',''
"rr,n,.,ic 1r,,, o.,
in turn thu biu vnn,,sn,, ,.,,I.
hcn,l-nohodv ,hnr, ..,,,I.
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- good 1o,, ,r ,,,, ..;,r,, ,..,..' '' " NV,
tho nov so,mod ;, ,,,''. ~ "'',
many word. ~ E,,,i;,,, "'' s,,"'
hir wo,us,,n ,,;,,I', "t ''o
with consid,r,h,. ,ccur.n,. 49,, .,,,
to ten Il 10 Jo,nmo NM, ,,',,,, ,n "'"'',
crosscd tho ri, ,i,, ''''"
MS thr lcovcs or, ,,,n,,,
, whites For ,bo r,..t ,;,,, n,
| allowed thc Inv to O., o,,
| Some ono b,d tro,to1 ri,,, L,,.,,,. :,
polnted out tho hrni.os &c n,,,r m
kicks on his hodv rhn 1,,,,ou'. 49,, "nn
| him White Arrow ana ho ,.,,o,'. :, :
was white from tho rird,o of nm.
tanned skin undor b,s nrnoa,, o,o,,.
| and because tho Indian nov. t,,,nto,,
| him. Asked whv no b,a on,,,o 80 ~ :.
fort. lie poIntcd opoir to b,. h,,,sos.
nut both hands against hic hro,st M,
stretched them wide ,s tbouuh hn
would seek shelter /, thn or,,s 80
his own roco ON, to,,o t,o, -. ~.
plainly as curious product Of his
rnrn ana tbo .o,,oo fo,oa,. n -.