Show LEAVES FROM THE BIOGRAPHY OF DELA DELAUN UN MILLS COX continued from last week wook they at once onca asked it if ho he was a dutchman on being answered in tho the negative o they told him that a dutan man had killed an indian and they intended to retaliate by killing all the butch dutchmen men they could find perhaps tho the pistol lie he carried helped to convince them that lie ho was telling the truth at tiny any rato rate after lie he had explained how lie ho had taken tho the wrong trail not dreaming that there was an indian cache unil lie he had tumbled onto it they lot let him go atter after going a little farther lie he mot met eleven cloven moro more indians but as he be know knew some of 0 them they gave no trouble the following evening he arrived home almost exhausted while on the muddy lie ho had another experience with the indians indiana the rod moil men had committed a number of depredation that the white settlers had let pass rather than have trouble when however one of their boat best milk cows was stolen they decided to take action and demanded payment to which the indians replied haughtily we will tight fight first the call to arms was sounded bounded and during the night while the white moll men were gathering tile the indians indiana were holding a powwow and war dance on a near by hill early the next morning all the men gathered at bishop Lea leagitta vitta to organize part 0 of them were stationed at the corral to guard the horses among these were henry blackburn henry esplin thomaa chamberlain and lon esplin those stationed to guard the houses kiouses and also to meet in III council with the indians were andrew amdrew if gibbons and his eon billy clealy pratt a little man named stratton bill delaun at cox and others there were about twenty three white men and seve seventy lity five indians the indians came down a few at a time only a tow few of 0 them met in tho the council the rest 0 of them concealing themselves in the nearby bushes r finally in their big chief r rauk frank put in his appearance andrew gibbons the interpreter ter preter stood on a wagon tongue and began to talk peace to tile the red men it looked for awhile as it lie he might gain a peaceful settlement when a young buck probably tearing fearing this might be the case began twanging his bla bow string this appeared to be all that was needed to arouse the fighting spirit ot of the indians for the chief sprang to his bla feet and shouted no sir we will fight first form in line boys commanded gibbons quickly but dont tire fire until the order Is given and then go to it 1 I wish I 1 had my gun instead of my pistol said stratton delaun began spotting an indian to unload his gun on all right boys put your guns against the house was the order of the interpreter thinking this show of force might prevail upon the indians to listen to further proposals of peace hardly had they complied compiled with the order when healy pratt shouted surrounding us boys going to stampede the horses there was no wait tor for orders this time rive five men bill in tile the load grabbed their guns and rushed toward the corral dont shoot boys shouted gibbons tor for an old indian began shouting hole on hole on at the same time frank tile the chief began waving his blanket luckily the indians gave in in time and blood shed was averted continued next nelc week |