The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-23
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HOT FIGHT
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Chapter q
HOT FIGHT
4 LONG yell arose. Il was taken
a up and echoed BY those below.
The Hosohees ct the lean-tois
seized their weapons and sprang to
cover In q rocky ravine three rods
TO their left.
LeNoir started to follow them.
Paul's bullet caught him and sent
him rolling. He staggered 20 his
feet again. Al Paul drew another
bead on him. two OF the Hosohees
leaped out and & abbed his arms
and helped him toward the gully. II
was 90 courageous IN act that Paul
refused to shoot again for fear OF
killing those two.
Down the shore siam.Klale had
swerved his canoe in toward the
bank when the yell went up. Paul
swung on him and emptied his ride,
but the range was far too long even
for Paul Splashing through the
stallows. Siam-Klale Owed out Of
sight into . juniper clump.
At the cabin Karakhan appeared
in the doorway to sec what tho com.
motion was about Curt whipped up
his rifle and shot. His bullet spin.
tered the door frame. and sent the
Cossack jumping back inside.
After that arst pandemonium 4
silence fell. Curt saw nothing,
heard nothing. The advantage OF
surprise was gone. they were
thrown on tho defensive: and now
they were up against o, erwhelming
odds. in q timber fight where the
Klosohees were deadly.
Tenn-Og pointed down at the ra-
vine. Siam.Klale and the breed had
got their men In hand and were
bringing them up the deep brushy
gully.
Wed better get back to the
cave" Paul warned.
Curt shook his head. II they did,
che Klosohees would keep them
penned up in there for hours. Karak.
kan would escape. Sonya would be
taken away. He hung on grimly,
waiting for Z break.
Without warning, an arrow
burned into the tangle and pinned
his jacket sleeve to the log he was
lying against. It came not from level
range but from above. He turned.
looked up At the clih. In q clump Of
buckbrush on top OF the rock bush
swayed. q mans head and shoulders
appeared for an instant
It dawned on him that the Klo.
sohees had out-maneuvered and cor.
nered them. While part of the band
was coming slowly up the ravine,
the others had circled out the slope
and up on top Of the cliff.
He jerked up his rife and shot at
the buckbrush clump. A man leaped
up. staggering blindly. took Z step
or two. plunged over the lip OF the
rock. struck once against the face
Of the cliff as he fell. and hit with
heavy thud on the boulders beneath.
Almost ct that same instant q
third arrow came hurting down ct
Curt and hit the bolt Of his ride. De-
dected downward. It struck his right
hand that gripped the trigger guard.
and sheared OF his ring finger like !
rszor-edged chisel. He lifted his
hand and stared blankly at the
wound. unable to realize that HIS
finger had been cut Of. till the blood
started squirting and darts Of pain
shot up his arm.
COME swift flashing object, whix-
- sing down from the cli6.top like
2 tiny cartwheel. caromed of 4
boulder. glanced sidswise, and
smashed Paul across the forehead.
His riae dropped from his hands. he
went limp and sank over against q
log.
Az Curt whirled to ses how badly
Paul had been hurt By the whissinx
belt-ax. he caught . glimpse Of
Karakhan making = dash from his
cabin to the hangar Flipping the
blood from his stinging hand. he
rose up. pointed his rife and took !
careful aim at tho scurrying figure.
Before his finger squeezed the
trigger. . sudden agonising pain
struck him IN tho right HID ana
nearly bowlsd him over. 0iddy and
faint from tho shock. ho looked
down and saw sn arrow buried head,
deep IN his thigh.
He seised hold Il the SHAFT shut
his eyes. gave Q hard Jerk, ana the
arrow came.
Curt grabbed Paul's shoulder and
shook him. sPaull We've rot to
make . break. They've got NJ, here.
Pull yourself together. n W can ret
70 the cave W. might save our.
selves"
He helped Paul to his feet.
stsadied him: and they started for
the gams trail. Tenn-Og led the
way. tearing : path through the
tangled brush. Behind them the Klo-
sohses In the rarins poured out OF
their cover ana came yelling up the