The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-05-23

| 1 knOWeu tndt the White man were
runnin' the hull party an | itched to
git holt o. him. Col ding his pictur'
He'd sent the Injuns on ahead fer to
do his dirty work. The Ohio country
we're full o. robber whelps which
kind o mistrusted he were one on
o. runnygades an gone Off fer plumber.
We got holt o. most o. their guns very
quiet, an / put John Irons an two
O. his boys an Peter Bones an his
boy lsr'el an the two women with
loaded guns on guard over 'em. II
any on 'em woke up they was to ride
the nightmare er lay still. Jack an
me an Buckeye sneaked back up the
trail fer bout twenty rod with our
guns, an then / told the young Injun
to shoot off the moose call. Wall,
sir, ye could "a heerd II from Albany
to Wings falls. The answer come an
jest as | 'spected, 'twere within a
quarter O. a mile. put Jack erbout
fifty feet further up the trail than l
were, an Buckeye nigh him, an tol
'em what to do. We skoOtched down
in the bushes an heerd 'em comm !
Purity soon they hove in sight-two
Iniuns. the two wimmen captives an
white mantle wust-lookin' bulldog
brute that | ever seen-stampin' erlong
lively on a wooden leg. with a gun
an a cane. He had a broad head an
big lop mouth an thick lips an a
long, red. warty nose an small black
eyes an a growth o. beard that looked
like hogs bristles. He were stout
built. Stood bout five foot seven.
Never see sich a sight in my life. /
hoped out afore 'em an Jack an
Buckeye on their heels The Injun
had my OF hanger
Drop yer guns says l.
"The white man done as he was told.
l spoke English an mebbe them two
Injuns didn't understan' me. Wen
never know. or Red Shout leaned
over to pick up his gun, an he'd made
up his mind to fight. Jack grabbed
him. He were stout as lion an
tore way from the boy an started to
pullin' long knife out o. his bootleg.
Jack didn't give him time. They had
1t hammer an tongs. Red Shout were
a regular fightin' man. He Jest stuck
that ere stump In the ground an
braced ag'in' 1t an KEEP a-slashin' an
jabbin' with his club cane an yellin'
an cussin' like a fiend o. hell He
knocked the boy down an / reckon
he'd "a mellered his head proper If
o. &c
Jack sprung up like he were made o.
Injy rubber. The bulldog devil had
drawed his long knife. Jack we're
smart. He hoped behind a tree.
Buckeye, who hadn't no gun, was
jumpin' fer cover. The peg-leg cuss
swore blue streak an flung the knife
At him. 1t went cl'ar through his body
an he fell on his face an me standin'
thar loadin' my gun. didn't know
)ut he'd lick us all. But Jack had |
Jumped on him fore he got holt o. the
Knife ag'in.
II thought sure he'd floor the boy |
IN me not quite loaded, but Jack were
'pry as rat terrier. He lodged an
'ushed In an grabbed holt o. the club
IN fetched the cuss a whack In the
with his bare fist, an OIL Red
shout went down like steer under
he ak.
"Look out there's mother man
omin',' the young wimmen hollered.
"She needn't "a TUX the trouble
cause afore she spoke | were lookin'
t him through the sight o. my OF
iarier. which I'd managed to git 1t
Oaded ag'in. He were runnin' towards
ne. He tux jest one more step. If I
ont make no mistake.
''The Of brute that Jack had
nocked down quivered an lay still a
limit an when he come to, we turned
i'm Ground an started him toward
'anady an toll him to keep a-goln'
When he were bout ten rods off, / put
bullet in his OF wooden leg for to
urry him erlong. So the wust man
iller that ever trod dirt got erway
rom us with only q sore belly, we
ever KNOWN who he were. l wish
d "a killed the cuss, but as 'twere,
e had consid'a able trouble on our
ands. Right erway we heard two
uns go of over by the house. l
moved that our firm had probly
oke some O. the sleepers ne pound
the ground an got thai as quick
5 we could. The two wiDimen want
If behind. They didn't cacalate to
Use us-you hear TO me. Two young
raves nad sprung up an been told to
2 down ag'in. But the English Ian
-sge s.- 40 help to an Injun under
lem surcumstaaSer They don't un.
erstan' it an thar amt no time when
Is more costly. They was
,me others awake. but they had
arnt suthin'.. They was keepin' quiet
4 SEE to EN-:
"'If We lay still yen be safe. We
ont do We a bit o. harm. You've
II in bad comp'ny, but We amt done
,thin' but steal pair o. winner
ye behave proper from now on. yen
, sent hum