Pittston Gazette

              »TAHMsllEI» 185«- '. VOI.. XI.III. SO. H. i Oldest Newspaper in the Wyoming Valley. PITTSTOX, LUZERNE CO.. PA.. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 18!D2. A Weekly Local and Family Journal. » *1.50 PER ANNUM I IN ADVAKCE. lives fur a sight of it. But I'll tell ye. That's what 1 axed ye to cum iu here fur. You're bin white with me, and 1 I kin reward ye fur it." Harkins and Taylor glared at each other across the dying man. The tiend of avarice was already whispering in tnat tne wagon tram slowly jni'Kea its way. Ridge after ridge, dip after dip, always the same sterile scenery; always the same vultures flying in circles so high up that they looked no larger than to advance las natural weapon lirs lermg ram—a landslide—a great wave. It cannot he staid at once, its own momentum carries it forward to a certain point. The charge was a failure from the outset, but the wave did not How hack until a brawny redskin reached the bieastworks right in front of Bess. It was only hip high to him, and be was swinging his tomahawk for a blow at her when a bullet from her revolver, held aloft, entered his throat and threw him backward to die after a brief TfeGOLpE{s' itc^Es. treachery A whi man—some rt "1 wouldn't ask it of you, Joe, but if you will volunteer wt'll pray to God to spare your life. Your success is the only thing that will save us. What is your plan?" long minutes lDcfore fhe captain s.id: sweet grass. Two or three were hobbled, but the rest were flee, and aftei creeping clear around the circle Joe failed to find a guard. If one had been left he bad temporarily abandoned his post. NYE ON HIS ESTATE. likf a large bed of them in full bloom gade and criminal who feared even the mixed society of the west and had gone over to the enemies of his race body and soul—advanced with a white Hag lied to a stick as a flag of truce. He advanced boldly and impudently, but when within pistol shot of the breastwork1- was halted bv the captain and asked what he wanted. But here the wind is not strong, and an effort to raise it, 1 find", is only partially successful. A NEW WINDMILL AND A PLUMB- robins. ERS' PICNIC. 1 read of a windmill in Faversbain that in ten weeks raised 21,000,000 gallons of water from a depth of 109 feet, thus saving 100 tons of coal, or say $550. In fifty-two weeks this windmill would have saved $2,860. This with what vegetables we can raise here would almost run our house. By taking a boarder or two one could retire from active • They speak of boundless prairies. So are the plains boundless—or seem to be. You may ride for 2U0 miles before there is a change of soil or scenery. their ears. D"If von strike the big Cheyenne at the forks," said the hunter, "the mountain* will be due north of you. The big peak in front of ye has been named after Custer. About five miles to the right of that peak is a canyon—the one up which Bridger fled. He said he went about a mile and then took into a smaller one leadin to the left. He hadn't gone fur before he grabbed a bash to pull himself upon a ledge out of the bottom, and as he reached the ledge he was at the mouth of the cave. He reckoned it was eight or ten feet up, and he thought a path led from it up into the mountain. Itar'alwajs dusky in those rifts, and ye might pass up and down a lifetime and see nothing. It may take ye a mouth of surclyn, but ye'll find a big reward." "1 can speak a few words of the dialect of almost any trilDe in the west," replied Joe, "and I shall strip that dead body for a disguise. 1 can't hope to get out unperceived, but I hope to be taken for an Indian long enough to get through the lines." The Indian's horse and dog are like the Indian himself. They hate the white man. Although Joe's disguise had carried him through the Indians his scent betrayed him to the horses a* once, and as he crept nearer, those which were unfettered moved away. The scout knew the characteristics of the animals, and he lost no time. From a heap of saddles, blankets aud lariats he seized a rawhide rope and made a dash for one of the hobbled ponies, making off as fast as his situation would permit. In a couple of minutes he got the rope around the i»ony's neck and looped it into his mouth and then he had him. It was not more'than five minutes work to cast off the hobbles and arrange blanket and saddle, and then he led the animal out of the hollow and over the ridge and away into the darkness until he felt safe in mounting him. The beast fought hard for a few minutes, knowing that il was all wrong, out the strong arms and the hard heels of the scout finally humbled him, and he went off through the djctatais at a gait which would havt distanced pursuit had it been attempted. Up one ridge—down the other side— up and down—never a change in the lay of the ground for miles and miles, bul holding as straight for the forks as the needle of the compass could point. A Few Facts About Windmills and a Itule for Calculating tli© Horsepower. Advantages of City anil Country. Noon comes and a brief halt is made. The men have grown more anxious within the last hour. "See hyar, I feci sorry fur you folks," he said iu reply. "And 1 hev cum to help ye out of a bad scrape. Thar's reds "nuff yrre to chaw ye up in five ilimits, and twice as many more will be yere at sundown, They know whar ye ar bound fur, and they w determined to Btan ye." "Well, whr.t claj?" tho captain ill till) ronegtultf pstt'-ted. COPVRICHT BY AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION. 188* Boarding an Klevated Train. struggle [Copyright, 1892, by Edgar W. Nye.] Arden, N. C., October, 1892. October is the choicest month in the rear in these parts. G eraniums and ham should now be potted for winter. The fanner now looks over his cows and selects the milk cows from the others lDe- lT "Signs" are more plentiful It was all over in five minutes. It had been a desperate charge at the weakest point and twenty-three warriors lay dead on the slope, while a dozen more, more or less seriously wounded, crawled away to secure shelter. The knowledge of what Joe proposed to do was kept from the majority of the men. The body of the dead warrior was dragged among the wagons, stripped of its buckskin suit, and in the course of half an hour the young hunter was ready to take his leave. He had transformed himself into an Indian, so far as outward appearances and the men were more hopeful of his plan. The captain and a couple of the men accompanied him to the north side of the inclosure, and after a cautious survey of the grounds outside Joe whispered: "Baltf" It U ten o'clock 1» tht forenoon of ft Juno Tea whitq topped wason*. dm wit by oa many upaua of heavy harsp?. mD ute-untf tut in line on tho plain* uf Northern Oaiou, while fifteen horsemen arc di-ntvlbuted its length to «ut m pttarda, TUero iC ft driver to eaeh Wftson. and yoa oaa til lis count twenty* five ttor.l*. Twonty-tivc? Al:t but aharp tyca dstpct th» fluttering of M woman'.! Urtwa mi the Beat oI on* of the wagonr Twenty-aix, than, with their faoo» • toruly ant to the west, each man heart- Tlie feathered heads of Indians have been seen above the banks of the dry ravines at short intervals, and it is plain to all that the train is under espionage. Your noble red man is a coward. HCD work and thus avoid attracting unpleasant comment. The post windmill was the earliest wind engine and had to be pulled about to face the wind. It was succeeded by m the smock or frock mill which consisted ' must fight with the odds in his favor if he fights at all. Honest warfi Then the great red sun touched the plains with his golden rim, sank silently into the.sterile ground, and twilight came to make shadows race about among the dead—dead but hideouscorpses in the war paint as they lay with legs drawn up and eyes staring into the darkening heavens. im an '•They wanted to Wipe yCs out to the last luan, hut i'vo prevailed cD; ju 'em to *;;aro yv in cane yu'll f.un tmciv. That's v.,hat i'vo come to t-!l yu." of a stationary tower and movable gearing for the miller. The American windmill is said to be the best made, and even mine, I am sure, would work if air could be supplied. An asphyxiated windmill known to him. In his death soag.hc will sing of his brave deeds, hut he li • about them Men and women argue and contend tha' the red man of America has been cheated, abused and maligned. They view him from a distance. In  state he lives by choice like a dog. He is «icious in every sense. He was bom with a desire to torture and l:ill. His lovj is tyranny aud abase—his friendship to be avoided?*/i* he believes in a great Manitoa, th iftfelief does not proved him fro u being a beast and a devil combined. He betrays his owu kindred. He steals from his own tribe. He tortures a prisoror of his own kin J with as mui h relish as he does a white man. Taken as a whole, ho Las not ono single tra.t or seitimeut to prove his right to cumber tha e trth. If we turn Luck we won't be iuunucdr is a sad sight. For finding the horsepower of wind mills 1 give the following rule. It is for the old mill with sails, but might be fixed up to apply to American mills: "Not a hair of yer heads. Jist take the buck track and that'll end the rnat- CHAPTER IV "It is as 1 hoped for; more than half the bodies have already been removed. The redskins must lie made to think 1 am one of the party engaged in the wc*k. 1 am all ready. Any special wora, capthin?" ly urnsod and every eye scanning the country ahead and about for eign* of Each wan had caught his every word and songht to impress it on his memory, and each secretly hoped that the other7 would forget. This eagerness resulted in a curious error. Harkins understood the hunter aright when he said to the right of Custer's peak Taylor understood him to the left. •'Ye'll hev to be ou the watch fur redskins." said the old man after a  pause. "They're out aud in arms and they'll show ye no mercy. This rush of white men will drive 'em back after a time, and 1 counsel ye to let the cave alone till it's safe to go thar. Then ye kin make up a small party, bring it off and divide it up as is fair." "Never!" whispered Taylor as he clenched his hands. "Divide with him when 1 can get it all!" demanded Harkins of himself. They had been friends in danger. The prospecf of wealth had turned their friendship to hate. An hour ago they would have periled their lives for each other. Now they wished eaph other "And suppose we don't?" "Then God help ye! Veil be chawed to pieces in ten minus!" ter at once. •iangwr. SVho are they? Tht» gallant Custw has* made his report of gold in the Black Hills, and fifty thousand seekers after wealth are moving to the west. Th* country is *till in the hands of the savages, and infuriated at the thought of being overrun and pushed to the wall, as has been the case over aud over again, every man who can bear arms is on the warpath to drive buck the invaders. This party has coins out from Brule City. Dakota. It followed the White river fur more than two hundred miles, and left it to strike northwest for the forks of the Big Cheyenne two days be \ fore we found them. For the last three Let n equal number of sails. Let A equal area of each sail in sqnare feet. "You go back and tell VufaPJriends to begin chawing as soon as they please."" shouted the captain, and every man in the iuclosure cheered the words. Let V equal velocity of wind Din feet per second. Then the horsepower of the mill is: n A V3 "No. If you find the party they will help us out of our fix. If they do not catch us napping or rush us too often we can hold out here for a week, but every one will have to drink blood after tomorrow. If you do not return we'll know that you could not find the party. Now, then, God speed you!" There was more delay as the renegade went back to report, aud every man worked to build the breastworks higher and strengthen it. Wagons and horses occupied a solid square of less than half an acre. It was the highest ground within cannon shot. This was as good as another foot on the height of the breastworks. Twenty-five mendistributed around that inclosure would make a terribly thin line, hut twenty-five Winchester rifles would maintain a terriblv destructive fire. 1,060,000 In other words, that is the number of horses it will take to work the mill on a still day. Hunters in the woods have their signs and need no compass. The hunters and scouts on the plains seem to divine by intuition. To the average eye the great plains are a trackless waste. To the scout they are an open book. Blindfold him and lead him in circles for an hour, and when the hoodwink is removed he will give the compass points without hesitation. Joe softly mounted the breastworks, tomahawk in hand, dropped to the earth outside and a minute later was lost sight of in the darkness. The three men left behind listened with bated breath. After the campaign is over and the rainbow retrievers and spellbinders get home, and prices are cheaper on such labor, 1 am going to try a joint debate on this windmill, if everything else shonhl fail. Aye! the red devils had liecn watching that train for the last twenty hours as a cat watches i ts victim wli?n released for the momt nt. They were ahi*ad of it —behind—to the right—the left. At first two or three—then seven or eightthen fifteen—then thirty. They were tha scouts aud spies, and every lialf hour one ro4a ttway to the west to t.car information to the chiefs in vvait lag. THE SNTFT DIPPER. canse they are more apt to produce milk. Corn slionld be hoased and plowing done. Here we have a light, calcareous soil, which is soothing to the bare feet of the peasant, and sometimes produces a large green worm called the tobacco worm. '• * "A'oir, then, Ood speed your' If the noise of the battle is deafening the silence which follows is oppressive. Joe must enter the gnlly filled with Indians. If his disguise was penetrated and he was made prisoner the fact would be announced by whoops of rejoicing. The silence would have been that of the grave but for the chirp of the crickets. The men could hear each other's heart beat as they leaned against each other and listened for an alarm. The well is still dC*rk and cheerless. A large blacksnake tried to cross it two weeks ago, but missed his footing and ftell to the bottom, a distance of over luO feet. \\ ac-ii we got him out he was out ol his head at first, but finally recognized  smiled faintly and died. TherG is more menace in silence when peril tlireatens than in the roar of cannon.J d*ys Indian sign* hay© been plenty. They hare entered upon the territory of the hostiles, and every mile of their jiivgress will now be watched by keen «r«- "Halt! la there danger ahead?" The wagons close np rapidly, as the drivers hare been drilled to do, and in ten minutes everything is prepared for whatever may happen. "Here, Harkina—here, Taylor!" calls the leader to two of the mounted men. and as they ride forward he continues: "The old man is going to turn up his toee, and I've called a halt to let him die in peace. He's been asking for both of you." Who was the old man? He had joined tba J*rty at the last moment, coming from no one cared where. He was au old banter and trapper, and had been in ' " He could guide most direct money to outfit as Saunders. Actions made ja weak in the taken very ill the Harkina and Tay acta of kind. his death, and oat his hour had surprise. However. K«s mind about it. threw tbemto smoke or impatiently by this delay, dismounted and where the old lad wrought a it was plain »mc. But treachery had not yet exhausted itself. Your noble red man of Cooper eulogy depends upon that even when attacking women and children. Back came the renegade to say: And an Indian has the instincts of a fish or wild animal. The panther 01 wolf may be driven from his lair and pursued for miles, but he can return to it by the shortest route. Lead an Indian blindfolded a hundred miles from any familiar point and turn him loose and his eyes will instinctively turn in the direction of home. As night sunt down over the beleaguered white men on the little plateau a few boasted and exulted over the successful defense, but the greater portion were silent and anxious. Be is not so plentiful in thi3 state as formerly, having gone farther south, where he can get his tobacco cheaper. Here, too, he found a good deal of competition. Tk» tobacco worm has 110 other occupation on earth than to use tobacco. Here be found 1 hat others had already entered the held before him ami undertaken to snlwst entirely u]«Dn tobacco and rest. Therefore the'tobacco worm is less plentiful now in North Carolina than formerly. Tobacco is also 25 per cent, less in quantity here this fall than formerly, but of good quality. The brightest and tiiost fragrant tobacco for smoking is grown in this state. It smells as sweet as clover and is not injurious to health. The tfold bviuleid must be wiped utft to the l«rt than. Tiu-'ii' iioiubir had been eounted over uatl over, their Weapon* wott4 uad the chance calculated, The time v/aa list yet. The lay ti the ground wan hot suitable and enough Indians hftd ttotcuino up, They dared not attack with fifty—a hundred —a hundred and llfty, They would move upon the little band with two hundred or more—fcur or Ave to one. That Li Indliiu bravery. dead. "Ye better take the chance 1 hold out to ye. The Indians hev got mad, and nothin but yer promise and the quick performance of it will save yer scalps. If a gun is fired 1 can't hold 'em a minit." The Evening Telegram has recently requested a brief expression of opinion from city, suburban and country residents regarding the relative merits of the three. 1 h;ve tried them all, and though of course 1 have not tried all cities, all suburbs or all countries, 1 aiu free tj state that the suburb is in mv opinica the least desirable place of residence The city is an excellent place for the residence of tiiose who prefer to reside there, but there are very few men ' in my-acquaintance who do not dream and hope for a quiet home in the country some day. The possession of gold may bring happiness. The thirst for it may lead to murder. One—two—three—four—five minutes dragged away. The r» d man is a wild lDeast of higher type than the tiger, but he has all the instincts and characteristics of the dreaded animal. The tiger sleeps by day and roams abroad when darkness comes. The Indian does the same when left to his own will if circumstances do not prevent, His vision at night is aniuial-like and his scent is keener when the sun goes down. "Ye hev been good to me and I wir?h ye Inch," said the old man in a whisper, but neither of the men heard him. They were thinking and planning. "About five miles to the right of Custer's peak," Harkins kept repeating It is when a man's life is at stake that the minutes pass like lightning flashes or drag like eternities. As Joe rode forward through the gloom of night he had no fear that he wouia come out aoove or oeiow trie forks. His only anxiety was that he might fail in finding the party. Suppose it had pushed ahead faster than he had figured! Suppose it was still two or three days away! Suppose the order to set out had been countermanded! "If we turn back we will not be molested?' queried the captain. Six—seven—eight—nine—ten! Joe must have reached the gully ere this. If not suspected at the first go off he would not be suspected at all.' "Not a red shall cum nigh ye." "But we have only your word for it." "Which orter be good 'uuff. -1 am workin to save ye scalps." to himself. When a dozen of them havo run down a hunter and lifted his sculp there are ihouts of victory—words of boasting—a war dance about his body. Th- y never figure cn odds—unless agai 1 themselves."About five miles to the left of Custer's peak." Taylor repeated over and over again. Two or three miuntes passed away, j,nd then the latter Itent forw trd and cri«d out: "Why, the old man is dei.d!" So he was. Be had mad • no struggle —even no sign. "Well, that was white ii» him not tc delay ns," laughed the lead ?rof the caravan when informed of the event. "Some men might have keC»t us here all day and then concluded in to die after all. Now the oaly Aing is t.D plant him." A couple of men were s -on scooping out a shallow grave with their spade.*, and within half au hour after the flame of bfe had flickered out the body was covered and the wagon trair, moving on. Then a couple of great vultures dropped from the sky to earth to wait. Thres or four gaunt wolves, their long hair dirty and fagged, came skulking over-tba broken ground. Five painted and feathered Indians crept out of a dry ravine scarcely forty rods away, and with th# vengeoce of devils set to work with ban Is and sticks to uncover the body. There was a suppressed shout as it was rolled out and another as the scalp was held aloof. Five minutes later the wolves and vultures bad the body to themselves. Five minutes more passed away, and the captain drew a long breath of relief and whispered: "And you think the way to do it is to turn us all over to them! Get back, you lying renegade—get out of range or we'll drop you!" The captain passed around the fortification us soon as the firing died away to see what loss had been sustained. One man and two horses had been slightly wounded. He gave orders thut one-half of them should prepare themselves such a meal as it was jiossible to get without a fire, and then go back to the breastworks and relieve the other half. There was no danger of au immediate attack. The Indians had received a setoacK wincu would dampen their ardor for several hours to come. "He will get through. Let us thank God!" The pony went forward through the darkuess at a steady gait, seeming never to tire, and after midnight the character of the conutfy began to change. Instirct told the scout that he was approaching the forks. If the party were there there Would be a score of signs to show it before coming within rifle range. At tire distance of a mile away Joe pulled his horse down to a walk and thus went forward, listening with bated breath for some sound to locate tho^camp. , f~ 4 Sunff is not grown here, and so sometimes when there is a blockade or washout on the railroad snuff cannot be readily landed at r/ur doors, and there is a great deal of suffering. Nobody nose how much there is. If one lives in the country he may go to the city for a visit and C njoy it much more than if be lived there. If he live the Black Hills country. _ the parly by the best ana route, and he had the himself. He gave his name and his queer speech and the crowd look upon bin* bead. He had bee» day before, and both Jor had shown him man; aaa. No one expected the announcement that come created much surpri after each had spoken his the majority of the met. selves down on the grasi chat, and more than one estimated the distance lost Harkinsaad Taylor climbed into the wagon an lay. A few hours great change in him, and enough that his time had "Look adhere, men," When the train wai ready to move on after lis halt thu leader called nil the men together for counsel. ' lio had been a soldier, a* had many of the men. He knew what to expect, und was prudently preparing for it. Each horseman and each driver was given orders for emergency, and every man received them willingly and with a desire to obey. The night was starlight, but a sort of fog hung in the air, and if the Indians made a night attack they could not be seen until close up to the breastworks. The captain no sooner felt that Joe was well launched on' his perilous errand than he returned to the men and issued his orders for the ni«ht. The Indians had suffered such a severe loss that they might not attempt to carry the fort by storm again, even under shelter of the darkness, but no precautions must be neglected. That then1 loss had dis ouraged them and resulted in retreat was not to be hoped for. It would 'er them more determined to have the scalp of every man in the train. The renegade beat a hasty retreat, and a few minutes later the Indians dismounted, crept about the plateau to form a circle, and opened fire on the breastworks from three hundred rifles. They had waited too long for a rush, but tho little band was encircled. Snuff is not administered up the nose here, however, among those who use it, but is kept in a neat little bonbonniere, or gourd, and a small wooden stick made of birch, chewed into a brush at one end, is ever and anon dipped into the snuff and then chewed thoroughly or rubbed back and forth over the Water! Not a drop! Forage! Not an ounce! Provisions! 'Yes, but they runs* be eaten in a raw state. As the train moved on it was closed np as solidly as possible, and each driver had his weapons at hand. It was on hour before the Indians showed their haud. Then one after another appeared in sight out of rifle range, until fifty could be counted. A train of emigrants would have been rattled at sight of these, and there would have been confusion and disagreement as how best to act. When you have an enemy alarmed yon have nim naif whipped. i\o one knows this better thau an Indian. Bess had retreated to the wagons, and the men were enthusiastic in praise of her courage. Three or four of them bad witnessed her exhibition of nerve, and every one was determined to shake hands and bestow a few words of commendation. While they were so engaged Joe slipped quietly ovpr the breastworks and lifted the warrior she had shot into the inclosure. He was an athletic young fellow, wearing the feathers of a subchief. and the look of fury nnd liate bad not yet faded from his face. When he brought the feathers to Bvs* he said: The Boft footsteps of his liors-e alcne broke the mighty silence. Not so much as the chirp of a cricket came to hjm from out the darkness. The Indians had but to preserve their circle of fire about the fort and nriti.re would do the rest. Men may escape the bullet, but thirst kills. • When yet half a mile from the forks Joe's heart sank within him. If there was a camp near at hand his horse should make some sign. The Indian's dog and pony are his sentinels as he sleeps. Only the hoi polloi use snuff here— the hoi polloi lady, 1 mean. If yon see her coming down u vista of brillaint autuihn coloring, a somber figure in thfr gaudy perspective, you will notice that she dexterously jerks something out ol her mouth and conceals it in hc-r apron, trying »* you pass to look all wrapped up in the contemplation of uature. gOOJILS. And what of Joe and Bess? As 6oon as tbe Indians appeared on the flanks of the train he hud hidden her opt of sight, and lie had hopes op to the opening of the battle that she had uot' beeoTseeni When he knew that danger \v;is imjninent he did uot conceal the fact from her. She grew a shade paler, but she shut her teeth hard and threw off the womanish leeling wluch wouia nave weakened her. An Indian who learns caution from being repulsed becomes more dangerous than before. Instead of the tiger's rush it becomes the advance of the serpent. There was a grove of cot ton woods at the forks, and around anil ahont v.ua grass in plenty. It was the spot for a camp, but there was no camp. The scout advanced at a steady walk until he reached the edge of the grove michallenged. That settled it. The party had not arrived. Uo almost cried out in his disappointment, and for the next few minutes he knew not what to do. began the old . man as the pair expressed their sorrow for him, "this has come a leetle sooner than 1 looked far, but I'm not goin to complain. Fur forty years the Lord hat let me live to roam these yere plains anc dwell in the mountains, and my race i ran. 1 hain't got no word of complaint,1 Ferocity is temporarily replaced by cunning and strategy, and he may be feared at a dozen poiuts instead of one. The men of an emigrant train would have begun firing, and thus waited their ammunition. The bolder spirits would have voted for a charge, thus giving the devils hiding behind the rocks and ridges with cocked rifles a chance to pick them off. * Slie has just jtMuored her sunff stick, or, hs I uiay say, half in the bandit of the dipper is removed. Here one finds among the peasantry children hardly done with their milk teeth using snuff in this way. So we have the Lu tie Dipper and the Dig Dipper "There's none among ns ever made a better shot. He was a leader among them." "Watch! Listen! Be alert P* were the captain's orders. "Not one Indian must reach the breastworks if we would let tomorrow's sun find our scalps on our heads!" vW e are to be attacked?" she queried as the wagons were packed and the men began fit the breastworks. "But I'm bo sorry 1 had to do it," she pleaded. "Oh, if they'd only leave us alone op be at peace! Think of my taking human life!" SMILED FAINTLY AND DIED. , in the country he may have a dozen neighbors whose friendship he values more than that of a whole city fall, for they are naturally more near and more intimate. Five minute calls are extended into friendly visits of an honr or two, during which thoughts may occur and fee given expression. CHAPTER II The men of the train fired no shot and made no halt. Never a wagon moved faster or slower. It was a great plow cutting its way through the earth over all obstructions. And by and by the camp grew quiet and the night began to drag its slow length away. And now, as the wagon train makes its slow way over tlie broken country, let ns see wUb whom we have to do. "It looks that way," replied Joe, "Ln.t it may be only bluster. YouNiad best keep out of sight." "They may have-passed here no longer ago than noon," lie linally argued with himself, "or they may be only half a day's march to the east. 1 must wait for daylight to determine." The snuff stick or brush is left dan gling iu tbe corner of the inot»th as lit tje young children in ihe absence of tin mother t.old a corner of cloth that h;D l»cen wrapped around a bit of sugar, "and th*j aiue with intent to deceive." "And I'm afraid the worst is not over," whispered Joe. "I know the devils. They'll never leave us until they have our sculps. You may have to shoot "But. every one of ns will lDe wanted to handle a firearm. 1 can shoot with either rifle or revolver. Kee? 1 have a revolver. If there is danger I must take share with the rest." CHAPTER V Two yearn before this story upeus Mar&as lut l o«me mu from England to bettor hi* termH He v.-«* English, bred find bora, a resident uf Learning tftfi, and bis wife hr.d died the year be* tore, Though « widower, he Was not ohilitted*, 'iha wumaa in the wagoa train was his daughter, Bom, A woman? No, a girl of eighteen—a typical English girl ut the middle (-lam. The father had tried ranching and failed, and had pat his laxt dollar into tho outfit of the gold hunting party. Hbould Bess be left behind among strangers in a strai:ffo land, or trtkbn on an expedition which had its peril for every hour? Let us follow Joe as he leaves the rocky breastworks and creeps forward in the darkness. The Indian never leaves his dead in Anxious? Yes. Your brave man may even tremble in the presence of danger. It is only a drunkard or a fool who puts up his life against chance and betrays no emotion. Not anxious abont the fourscore warriors galloping about them and now becoming derisive and defiant, but about what was to come farther on, and what the odds against them would be. others. He had no lear of Indians here. Every redskin for fifty miles around had been called in to make tip the force now besieging the train. The pony watered and staked out. and then the scout penetrated the grove a short distance and flung himself down to .sleep. In ten minutes he was sleeping like a child. Therein lies the secret of the endurance of the plain men. They drill themselves in sleeping. No opportunity to sleep for even a qnarter of an hour is ever neglected. In Custer's battles with the red men his scouts slept in the deep snow with the thermometer at zero while waiting for ilaylight ami thoop* n lug of the battle of Wichita. Ardet is not a large place, but it is a good silo for one. There are two gtn eral stores and a blacksmith shop. Lately there is a shooting scrape on Saturdays.The girl burst into tears at the thought, but quickly brushing them away she said: A moment later her father came np. Ho looked very anxious as he said: One may also hare his old, good and tried friend come tD liimandstaya fortnight. "Their blood be upon their own heads. My mother used a rifle against the rebellious Sejtoys when attacked, and 1 should bC? ashamed if 1 did not help in my own defense here." the hands of an enemy if it can be avoided. It is not chivalry which induces him to peril his life to remove a dead body, but superstition. As soon ae night fell preparations were made, tc secure the dead scattered on the slope. Half of the bodies had been removed when Joe made his start. "My daughter, 1 fear that our situation could not be worse. We have ten to one in front of us and we shall presently be attacked. You had better lie down on the bottom of the wagon." People, however, a.'e not alike, and 60 while 1 may enjoy chasing the cnrculio out of my orchard of an afternoon and a good book under the shade of a mountainous mahogany or a few plunks on the lute when the Lulbnl sings in the black gum tree, others may cling to the swift rushing elevated car platform, with cbngested traffic passing toe and fro over their feet, enjoying it thoroughly. Since I have I teen digging ray well i have put a gooil deal of money iu circulation. This has made flush times in western North Carolina, and some lawlessness. Human life at one thno'wo.- so lightly valued while this stream of gold was flowing in that 1 hi«d to shut down work on my well till times should tighten up a little. "Never halt ih the presence of an enemy unless you fortify," says a military authority. When all had broken their fast the captain whispered to Joe and two others whom he knew to be experienced in Indian warfare, and as they crouched down under the shelter of the breastworks he said: "I should soon be helpless from fear," she replied. "Let me remain here behind the rocks. If they charge us 1 can help repel them." There was but one chance of his working through the lines, and he was taking it. Before he had crept twenty feet he fouud himself beside the body of a warrior, as he hoped and expected to. He seized it by the arm and began pulling it toward the gully. When half the distance had been accomplished he was joined by a warrior who came up from behind and seized t he other arm and said: "So long as you are moving, the enemy cannot mass against any one point,"says another. " Why, the old man It deadP' Do yon wish ns to hunt np yout nds and tell them where and how i died?* asked Harking. Friends!" laughed the old man. "1 •er had one. I hain't got any." •But can we do anything?*" asked ylor. "Are you cresyf" queried the gold hunters, when Harkiu* asked them to decide. An old veteran commanded the train and rode in advance of it. He saw the lay of the country changing, and as he reached a ridge he could look down and see where the attack would be made. The natural roadway ran down for a mile between dry gullies. These gullies had been scooped ont by the heavy rainfalls of perhaps a century, for here the watershed ran sharply to the north for many miles. When the firing opened she was kneeling between Joe and her father. Not a return shot was fired from the inclosure. Now and then a bullet found its way in between the loosely piled rocks, but the men had only to hug the ground to be safe. As the Indians had to elevate their guns at an angle of forty-five degrees to fire, most of the bullets passed over, cutting the tops of the wagons, but leaving the animals unharmed. "I've got my idea about this thing, but I want ♦«D counsel with you. First and foremast, there's anywhere from two hundred to two hundred and fifty redskins around us." Lately 1 have been putting in a windmill at the estate. This, too, has let Hood of wealth into the channels o1 trade. Eggs went'up to cents, and good eggs were worth a shilling. There are people who need this sort of excitement just as there are people who crave exciting and immoral books, sensational papers. views of the morgue, cheap drama* aud rum. but to the quiet and thoughtful man. who loves to commune with nature and be where he feels free to remove a woodtick by rolling np the leg of his trousers in the presence of the squirrels and robins oulv, the roar and the rush of the city, the strain of nerve, brain, muscle and soul, weary and sadden him. Nothing occurred to create un alarm or disturb tlio scout's slumbers, and with the first signs of dawn he was on his feet. A quarter of an hour later he was beating back and forth for signs of the v.-hite party. Ten minutes' search satisfied him. It had not passed. No uut when me train was ready to move out of Brule City, and the men saw tho red cheeked English lan«iC» seated beside young Joe BJyn, who was to drive the Harkins wagon while the owner rode horseback, thoy lifted their huts as they rode past. And when they saw how brave she tried to look end act, and understood that she was willing uD brave oil perils for the affections ehe bore her father, they said to one another: I had been reading about windmills ami determined to buy one. At first • thought 1 would buy«:;e of those deai old windmills of Southampton and Eu rope which the artists rave abont, bi-t this one will be dear enough ty the tiirn 1 jjfet thri ijgli with it. "Fully three hundred," replied Joe. "iney attemptea to nde over us, but were soundly thrashed," continued the captain. "If there were only one hundred they'd pull up stakes and tackle us farther on, but this big crowd won't think of such a move. We've got the whiprow on 'em in one sense, but before tomorrow night every tongue will be parched with thirst. If they hold rs here three days we'll be drinking the blood of the horses. In a week we'll be madmen. Now, then, who has anything to say?" 'Fnstly, prop me up a leetle higher 3 then give me u drink of whisky. 1 vfr sot aa much by the staff as some, t mebbe it will keep life in me till i a spin my yarn. Now, then, did v« er hear tell of old Bridger?" "I hare," replied Taylor. "He was an d hunter and trapper, who was wiped it at the Port Kearney massacre." "Correct; and they've got a fort named ter him somewhat ont here. Bridger id me was pards fur many years. We as in this Black Hills country together pward of twenty years ago. I've been -anting to get back thar fur these last ve years." "1 thought it was my brother, but he must be farther up."' Joe uttered a grunt in reply, and the two dragged the body to the brink ol the gulf. There other hands received it, and as it was lifted down to be borne away for burial Joe passed along with the three or four warriors in charge. No one seemed to give him particular notice. There were only a few Indians in the gully, the main force having withdrawn temporarily "ler to the north.1 one. white or red, had passed the forkti within three days. Joe had no food, and as his rifle had been left behind thi prosiDect of procuring fresh meat was anything but encouraging. Anxiety offsets hunger, however. The Indians had massed in these ravines and the train would be in a trap. It was well for the band that an old soldier had command. He took in the lay of the ground, made up his mind where the blow would fall and notified every man to be ready for the signal. The redskins would soon tire of wasting their ammunition, and then the more enthusiastic among them would demand a charge. The mill arrive J last April and waput on tbe ground early in that month A plnmljer from Aslieville was employed 16 put it up. Eight men were sent out here by train to put the mill up. They did not know how to pot up a windmill, and so a preparatory school had to be opened here to give instructions. i paid the tuition. Special trains carried my plumbers to and from Asheville. It was a pleasant sight to see those plumbers on their way. with bright, expectant faces, toward the place where thty were learning how to plumb at my expense. "Never do what your enemy hopes you will do," is another military maxim When I was in New York the other day to pay my club dues and get a newset of double harness and a red plow for my farm 1 went np stairs to the Twentythird street station of the Sixth avenu© elevated, and as 1 got half way up 1 heard an approaching train. You havo all been at that point on the stairs where yon thought bv hurrying you could make that train, and if you did not yon might miss a Washington train at Jersey City "There's a girl to be proud of. give the Englishman a fair bhow." Let's The captain made a rapid survey of the ground and turned to the north Here was a plateau 6trewed with bowlders, but tolerably level. A battle must be fought. Here was the place to fight it. At the east end of the grove was.. tall cottonwood standing alone. Joi mounted to its very top to make an ob scrvation. The country to the northeast was rolling, with timber along the course of the river, lDut after scanning the country as closely as possible the scout descended with the conviction that no considerable body of men wawithin twenty miles «Df him. Had thC party from Fort Sully been within fifteen miles of him he could have detected the smoke of their morning camp- And no queen could have asked for or been shown greater respect- Bhe it was who knelt beside the grave of the old hunter, laid away in such unseemly haste and with so little ceremony, and uttered a short prayer in behalf of the dead, and though some of the wilder spirits affected to ridicule, there was a look of pride on their faces as they turned them upon the girl kneeling before them. An Indian is patient only when overpowered. He is brave enough to face death only after he has worked himself np to fury. The one sided battle—the yells, shots, screams and change of jDositions—had their due effect. Half an hour before sundown the young warriors were clamorous to be led to the charge. The white men had shown their rowardice by withholding their fire. It was a sign, too, that they were short of cartridges. A rush from a hundred warriors would carry the camp and give up its plunder. Not a voiwe answered for a long minute, and then it was Joe who replied:It is midafternoon now. Come with me and I will show you a sight to be remembered forever. There is going to bo a tight which men will talk of around hearthstones for the next twentv vears. Mb "Did you and Bridger find any gold here?" asked Hark ins. "That's what I'm comin to. I didn't, rat he did. We went thar to hunt, bein atisfied if we got enough skins and pelt# o keep ns in powder and ball. One day vhen a war party made a dash at ns we rot separated. I took to the timber and Sridger hid in a cave in a canyon. It /as three days before we enm togethe? gin, and then we had to dast ont to tre onr scalps. It was on the way boms lat Bridger told me what he found ia w cave." "There's only one string to hang a hope on. If we can get help to beat 'em off wo are saved for the time. If we can't we must go under." 1 made a great effort, snatched a dime, got my ticket and without my change or my breath made a jump at the iron gate of the car as it slowly moved away. It was the old story. 1 tried to look like one who did not care especially for that train, though my rapid, clover scented breath said otherwise. I looked up at the gateman to watch his ghoulish triumph as usual while the train moved on. • CHAPTER III "Why not mount the horse and make a dash for it, leaving the outfit in their hands?' queried one of the men. Who was Joe Blyn? An American of twenty-four, ranchman, scout, goldhunter; brave as a lion and tender an a woman. He liad been with Sheridan ana uuster, witn Allies ana Cjook. m had carried dispatches from field to fort, from post to headquarters. The soldiers and civilians knew him as Joe; the Iudians called him "The White Wind." More than once they had found his trail and pushed him hard, but never had they overtaken him. And within an hour from the time Joe Blyn helped Eess Harking to a seat ou the wagon he knew that he loved her, and she realized that she had fallen in with agreeable company. • The scheme was spoken of around here as "Nye's Fresh Air Fund." Every little while 1 could hear some one say. "There goes the plumbers' picnic." fires. j Should he wait? X;D! His impatient-' was too Ho liatt left 1 i« belea guered wagon train feeling that the fat- "How many would live to get twenty miles away, do yon think? Not one! The Indians would ride over us in no time. 1 tell you. boys, we have got into a bad row, and 1 must confess that 1 can't see any way out of it. But what's your string, Joe?" i live fourteen miles from Asheville, and ran out of terrapin one day. This caused much adverse comment amonq the plumbers, and before it could he smothered by kind words some nightin- of every man tle|HDmleC] upon tiii'iiug ill soldiers at the forks. It hail been a long, long night to the men crouched down behind the breastworks and expecting an attack at any moment. IIaCl an attack been made? Had they been strong enough to repel it? ff not, the morning sun was loolcing njDon their disfigured corpses. If so. the horrors of thirs. were creeping in npon tiie defenders to madden and disorganize tliein. Every inonthful of meat and bread would lv.t add to their torments. Every hour would render the heroes more desperate. The renegade white man, whoever he was, had some military ideas in his bead. He was seen hurrying from one I»int to another to consult, and he sel(*(»od the point to be advanced against. Owing to the scarcity of material, the north side of the inclosure was not as high as tho rest. The approach to this side was not as steep. One of the dry gullies ran parallel to this side, and tho charging warriors would have only three hundred feet of ojDen ground to The pony wait forward. ~* gales' tongues, withau jus on them, were scorched a little by our chef, «nd 1 could see that tbe plumbers in,a well bred way were irritated. This grew till the following week. whC u their discontent oecame so gre it that they suddenly put up the mill and went away, 1 did not think at first that they would ever go But they did. He slowly opened the gate and said; "Hello, Mr. Nye! Hop on, but be careful about it." The men *umoat held their breaths, hUe the old man waited a minute here resuming. ''Bridger never told a lie in hie life, hat he laid about that cave kin b* defended on une a* if you read it in the food book. Thar was gold thar In heaps. 9e aaid il waa in tampa and ban, as if t had been melted up—mor'n a span of wm could draw. He waa in thar a lay and a half, and he had time to be lartin." •'The day we left Brule City 1 saw a man who Lad come down from Fort Sully," replied the young man. " He paid that troops had been ordered forward to protect emigrants and that a number of gold seekers, hunters and trappers would start with the soldiers. If that body of men followed the Big Cheyenne, which of course they would do up to the forks, and if they started two days behind us; as they were to. where should they be now?" As Joe followed the body down tlx gully he met several Indians Coming Uj to help remove the dead, but he had not gone over two hundred feet when n ln-eak in the right bank offered him ai opportunity to leave the big ditch. HC scrambled out at once and dropped tC his hands and knees and crawled awaD in the darkness. Many will not believe this, bnt it is true. He was a man of forty to fortyfive years of age, with iron gray hair. 1 wish that 1 had taken his number. 1 thanked him heartily and wired xay agent up town to aild $2,000 ta the former price of my Eighty-third street property. Who was Taylor? An Iowa farmer; a man of will and nerve, who thirsted to acquire wealth speedily. People at home called him stingy and grasping. He teas swinging his tomahawk for a l l—- „« *.  blow at ha' cross. He had passed the gully, which liaC lDeen considered the great jRiint of dan ger, and now to get the lay of the ground about him and seek to discover if then was another circle of Indians! Creeping forward as silently as a rabbit he ascend ed a ridge from which he could makC observations. Possibly the windmill also may do so -Conie day. 1 thought that as soon as the plumbers stood back from it and gave it air it might go, but it has not. A well known physician and scientist here savs that so much of the climate is required by the invalids who coine here that there Is not enough left to run a windmill; An hour after the old hunter's death the light of avarice shone bo brightly in his eyes that a physiognomist would have whispered to himself, "There is a man who would do murder for gold.1" The carefully prepared trap of the Indians had failed. It was only when the white man hadyturned sharply aside, bunched the wagons, placed the spare horses as safely as iDossible and lDegan rolling the bowlders together for a breastworks that the red man realized that he had been sold out. When the red sun was hardly more than a hand breadth above the plains the firing suddenly ceased. The captain had been expecting it. He knew where the charge was to come from. There would bo a feint on the south side to distract attention, but he left only three nren to resist it. All others were scattered along the north side, arranging for a cross fire when possible, and they were not stationed a moment too soon. At the bound of a ehrill varwhoop ut tered by Iron Heart, who was the ranking chief, a fusillade waa opened «gainst the south side, and a hundred or more warriors, the pick of all the force, sprang out of the gully and dashed at the north side. They expected to find it unprepared. And every man left behind was depending on the energy of the scout whose nerve had carried him out of the fort to save the jwrtv from the horrible fate which seemed in store for them Joe realized this, and taking a deep draft of the cold' waters of the Cheyenne he caught up his horse and mounted and held for the west, keeping tli right hand bank of the river and p.. "It ww tha red man's treasure honse!' xclaimed Taylor. "Waal, no. Bridger didn't reckon the ljnns had ever diakivered the place. allowed that the gold had bin thar ir a good many years—way back to te time when the Mexicans kivered this iantry. I've heard tell thar wae a hite race all over the west." "Yes, the Aztecs," replied one of the in. "Being mounted as we are, and having three or four wagons at least, they'd make about our distance. The forks are not over twenty miles away, and they may be there tonight or not get up for another day yet. But how are we to get help from them?" With, the others we have little to do. Expeditions such as this are made up of anybody and everybody. No one asks where they come from and certificates of character are not demanded. When one speaks of the plains of the great west yon must not confound them with the prairies. "God made the prairies," says an Indian legend, "while aatan made the plains." The one is a level, covered with rich grass and carpeted with flowers, and the soil turned up by the plow is the richest of earth. The other is rolling, broken ground, ridged, tumbled, confused. Rock outcrops, the soil is almost flint and nature can scarcely force a weed or bnsh to grow. Wolve and serpents are at home on these desolate stretches of country, but all other living things avoid them. There is a louesouieness and a desolation and a homesickness about them which has caused men to go mad. P. S.—I have been told since that the above was Ct siDoradic case and likely to 1 am arranging now, however, to club in with Mr. Beale, a neighbor of mine, who owns a bicycle with piiemnatu' tires, so that we can get our wind elsewhere in large quantities for filling his pneumatic tires and running my windmill the vear round. The Indians were carrying off theii dead—a portion of them—while tin others had built fires behind anothei ridge and were cooking their meat They seemed assured that the whit* men would make no move to assume tin offensive, and the repulse had evidently demoralized them for the time being. develop into an epidemic. B. N Then they swarmed out of the ravines —the warriors of Iron Heart, of lied Eaglo, of Black Crow—three hundred strong, and mounting their wiry ponies, which had lain as close as rabbits, they swarmed out and over the plains and gave vent to their disgust and indigna- Let them know of our peril." Can any of us fly?" ing the gait us fast as he dared TYliat J oiluny Will Ike. "No, but we can walk and run and ride. One of us must lDe out of here within an hour on the way to the forks. He must find the men from Sully and bring 'em down on the rear of this tribe of redskins." had begun to believe that no party had left Fort Sully, but he was riding fnri onsly forward in that desperation whicl* makes men cling to straws in mid ocean.! Them's it. it was them instead of ) Injuns who stored up the gold. We. -Dwed to go back after It some day w Bridger - wd The mill looks very picturesque when in motion, but it takes the time of a man and team to run it while they aught to doing something else. [TO BE CONTINUED. J yeur& on, got . out and now I'm headed that Y only to feed the wolves." And—and yon will tell as where this e is?" anxiously inquired Taylor. I will," replied the dying man, as a le flitted across his face. "Hain't it is? One lays a-dyin, thinkin of the after, and the other is jist a-tremin his anxiety to git hold of wealth It's like poor humanity, thought of that gold never bothered M hoar, while von will risk roar Had they charged en masse the little bund of white men must have been swept away by the momentum, but they delayed and every moment saw the breastworks strengthened by another bowlder. The Indian must feint and dodge before he strikes. In that characteristic he is below the serpent. He must consult and powwow before he advances. This is to brace him up. lion, The way to the north and the west was unobstructed so far as the scout could determine in the darkness, and after a bit he moved forward, having nc other object in view than to cover tht twenty miles between him and the forks of the Cheyenne as soon as jwssible. He was carefully picking his way to tlit northwest, neglecting no precaution until he should be certain that he was beyond the lines, when he suddenly came upon a dozen or more Indian ponies bunched in a hollow where the dampness had brought forth a growth of "A rabbit couldu't make his way through the circle the demons have formed about us," replied the captain in tones of dejection. He (after the introduction)—Pardon me, but your accent leads me to believe that you are from the sou'h. Her iioni* Windmills were first used in the Twelfth century. In Holland they are used yet, the scientists say, in draining the polders and grinding the trass. 1 have about decided to drain my polders and grind my trass by hand. My windmill makes a good place to dry clothes on, and nothing could be better to keep butter in than my well. Crack! Crack! Crack! One of the very first tufted heads showing above tha bank received a bullet. Twenty-one Winchesters flamed and roared as fast as men could throw oat the shells and pyll trigger. "But a man of my size can and will!" exclaimed Joe. "I know the risks, but the game is worth it. If I lose my scalp it will only be two or three days in advance of the rest of you. If I get through 1 shall save yoa all." She—You are indeed quite right. I live in South Chicago.—Smith & Gray's Monthly. Stranger— Why were yon fighting with that boy? Urchin—'Cause I knew I could lick *im.—Good News. Sufficient Oatise. A besom of death and destruction was let loose. A wall of flame swept forward to scorch and shrivel. Mr. Slowrr.atch—Johnny, what do yon think you'll be when you're a man? Johnny—Why. if you've got any  I'll be your brother-in-law,—"^ruth. More than half an hour was consumed In demonstrations of bluff before the Indians were ready to act. Then it was The right hand of every mar. went out to him in the darkness, but it was two Windmills %aro extensively used in California about Stockton for irrigation, and a bur farm or viuevard there l^gks It was ore;- such a stretch of countrv The charge of a hundred men is a bat-