| Show I 1 COWBOY SAIN harker HARK Sr cearley Co Ca arlev arley was always a ame the bo boys s afterward and B aaa is gr really leiv headed bof ald by the indians indiana ft j oe fie roving life of a cowood upon the contier Ion oddier tier plains salted his bis tastes far ati etter than the restraints of a mail es rt while the opportunities unities to te score IT ren e n with the redskins red skins were equally rad d r it was during daring the general round aj n on the frostier border of texas id i the fall of 1886 that arkansaw it in company in company mith arn bine s other cattlemen was caught n the plains bordering the headers of the brazos by a band of ty five Coman comanche cies all well en 0 bunted and armed and led by one of 1 a roost most darla daring sub chiefs curly 1 1111 thompson also born in artean arkun s but much 0 older ider than charley wat wac ki charge of the roundup round up 11 he was a aboy of much experience and was ili moos as an indian fighter the two lere ere intimate friends toe the phrase aws out west th they ey were S par partners t ners that at was own owned d by one belonged to w tie otner other and many daring exploits f 4 od iii already marked their career the cowboys were all well moua moun tedi bind mol armed with a long ions range winchester rifle and the cowboys a pairoh pair of six shooters they friend lid plenty of ammunition some erkel beef and a canteen of water i Ark arkansaw ausaw charley though not more ban 23 was the recognized leader I 1 bhea hert an indian tight was on haurand band hau dand and ill I 1 then the Corn auches were discovered I 1 weeping down upon them from the of a skirt of timber several ches dues to th northwest arkan i law charley after a short parley lib curly bill but bat spurs to his horse 0 o secure possession of a piece of high i pen ipen ground apparently about a mile 1 A lively vely race now began the cow loyat ys to gain ogain good lighting ground of heir own char cc and the manches Coin Co anches 0 cut them off arkansaw clearley larley Cl li arley iss riding a splendid black stallion ure ore of foot and very fleet and the essof the boys had bad to put their horses 0 full speed to keep up with their lashing you young 1 kg leader whose long bixen hair a streamed out behind him ike the tan fan of an eagle not more ban one third of the dist distance epco had teen made when one of their 1 f fell ell tumbling moling tu the cowboy in a fitch and brej brea akin kias r one of his legs in antly charley vad curly bill baited 0 light fight whore where I 1 they were rather than 0 leave oni one of their comrades in ane lands ands of the manches Co but bat seeing lie he disadvantage of uie tte position they aped the hol horse arse placed t the e c crippled 1 pled upon his bia saddle and t bade e him ollow toward athe the dela delay lid had brodat the indians lear elou enough gh for showers of bul bullets lets ad arrows to fly at them but happily iver their heads beads the cowboys were ill 1 expert horsemen and were soon on i and luckily rained gained the admit of the oe ridge quickly staking he be horses out of range they took portion atton flat on the around at the highest aint and awaited the approach of the adiana who bad stopped about one housand yards away presently with iab a terrific yell the chaffier ch cli affied aMed throwing them delves on ea the tildes sides of their hors horse esaud sand lending showers of bullets ballets and arrows 4 1 the little hand band but bitting ting wide of he mark the Ameri americana MILS held their lre re till the enemy were within t two wo bundred yards when they sent volley after volley from kaom their winchesters Win chesters cheaters md ind alf fifteen teen bordes were seen tumbling ind ad ebar ging in the throes of death or some ome f time not an indian seemed a have bave heen been hit but before they re created out ant of range two of them were down the Co manches collected a squads and were gesticulating at a ramie rate then all ah at once trev started barted in a run to gain the same ridge which sloped to the north from the 0 boint occupied by the cowboys A sew ew i danger now thre threatened ate ried tor lor as i ibon as the indians indiana rea clied the low idge ae the borsk were brought within inge of the enemy Ark arkansaw ausaw charley lad ad them immediately removed to a acure dulace place on the opposite slope sloe of aie ie hill when the indians indiana discovered this hey made another disparate des parate charge ut at were again repulsed lour four indians indiana nd ad ten horses neing being killed over bif the indians were now afoot and ll 11 council ensued and resulted in inthe the adicus dividing their force so as to ot over the whites in a from foto both irest est and south which would again ring their horses in range curly da till al and three men at once moved awer down so as to C over cover the stock ita their rifles rifle while C charley and the i cat at of the boys held the summit on h ame the savages with decani yuls at aarnink aar ginK on toot foot and on horseback but ot sin aln were they repulsed with tile the loss joss ilk t f six horses and one indian wounded b long parley ensued and presently IL a V ozen or more seen jj oina over the hill bill with their horses tid nd ralf halt an hour later the same nuin ik erwert er were setu seen approaching afoot in a cry stealthy manner which was as boari billowed by like by the IL ther two squads this change of actins on the part of the Corn comouche suche hiet hief greatly perplexed charley a aud ud arly lill BiU they are vow now cree jq IQ a us ns through the grass to lay tor for evera ever qan who exposes TO their said charley crawl into inte tue round toun it if you can boys in this way the fight was kept up till til I 1 bick darkness covered the plains wo of the cowboys had been killed oth shot in the head the broken ag ed boy a lad of seventeen though threat great pain ought fought all tile the rt ille but ou on chan changing ing hit hia position to ease his bis paio pain was struck dead by a musket ball curly bill crept back to the summit sending three men to guard toe hordes horbes A council was held bold as to what was best to be done the darkness now gave the savages the advantage they being below could not be 81 sighted 11 cited but every time one of the cowboys raised his bia head bead it was outlined against the sky eky so plainly as to become a good target for the comanche marksmen 64 they ean can now creep within twenty y yards ards of us can capture our horses and kill every man who pokes up tip hit his head kill us by detail said charley their situation was indeed a critical one to attempt to get away from the indians then seemed the merest folly and to wait the coming ot ol day was ven even worse its a ruo run for far life any way we take it continued charmy charity wed better gut get to our mount and teatter scatter like quails aad run ran our chances adone 1 I 1 answered the boys with one v voice olce Cr crawling awline like a snake in the grass esell each man reached the picket which secured his bis horff then to his feet and in an instant all were mounted and off each man taking his own direction charley and buil caily bill leading the horses of their dead dea comrades rude rode off tb ather the savages savage however were not asleep and as soon as the es s showed themselves began a vigorous shooting but tile the cowboys were off like a 9 flash leaving the comanche chief chie biting nis his lips in rage over the slip they obey had given him three fourths of bis horses were dead upon the plain many of his bis warriors killed and wounded and the whites gone and not a horse captured long was the night to that scattered bunch of at cowboys upon the silent plains lains the Com manches Co auches were not tale id lu the calef grew and ana taking lakios six warriors warnoma ois was soon upon the trail ol of the four our horses going lu iu a northeasterly direction trailing them by the sound of the shod hoots tramping the earth just at the approach of bf day curly bills sharp eye discovered india indiana on 0 tile track being unable to determine in what number they quickened their gait in what direct direction ian they scarcely knew soon losing sight of the abe pur iners and tb thinking inking pt perhaps they were mistaken they athey slackened their pane pace and rode leisurely along alood till about 10 when they stopped at a wate gatei 1 hole bole to quench the almost killin killing thirst thira t of thema tham elvea delves and their horses thinking they were safe they staked out their horses and aind prep prepared arcil tu breck tast fast on jerked beet beef and water after which they stretched themselves upon the grass to rest while their horses were grazing in w was not long however before the tramping of corser al feet was heard beard and the chief and six warriors were upon them ahem shooting and yelling at a terrible rate instantly they went for their horses curly bill mounting first turned on them an and began shooting his revolver as only a cowboy can w charley by a mishap in attempting to eaten catch the picket rope while firing faring his pistol stumbled and tell fell for only an instant he down but bat long enough tor to put a ball into his body more deore he gained hii bid sadde the tee contest now became between the live five savages tor lor two ot of teem had bad al reay been killed and the desperate cowboys never were combatants more deadly in earnest the chief scowling upon toe gallant Cb charley arlev fixed his bis now but bat from the ameri americans cans quick and steady hand went a sudden ball and the chief rolled dead upon the plains but two savages salvages now remained and each siti singling glin out his man rushed upon him again the americans were victors and seven co manches lay upon the ground with their painted hideous all in death the conflict ended and swooning arkansas charley bill from his bis horse curly bill all thompson instantly scantly caught him in his bis strong arms water walterl water whispered the white lipa and he swooned again the two twe friends remained for an hour attebe water bathing the wound which proved to be only a bad flesh apt cut in the side it was carefully bandaged and charidy was ready to ride curly bill collected their own and the indian horses and after scalping the dead Coman chef they mounted and rode slowly away overland staging staffing in ha the in the september ov ou rl old |
