Yellowstone Jack: Trappers of the Enchanted Ground — page 33: what you’re looking at

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} carne ‘into the 5 oncoming | mass “of ‘ee demons. any ee ‘The savages eRieatael faltered, their Be of expectant triumph changed to _ eries of surprise. A cheer went up from _ the corral. The emigrants believed the | Melony won. That sound turned the eee ‘The savages pressed madly for- Blood was in their eyes. They ee thought no longer of themselves; paid ; no heed to the storm of revolver bullets _ that saluted them; dashed on with deep, a snarling cries, determined to crush the oj hated invaders who had stricken them a ; such a deadly blow. shot, his chest dilating, his eyes glowing x: every muscle working, his magnificent *. vf csi all in a tingle as the hatchet flashed 4 from his girdle. The wild, thrilling war- By ery that had caused many a ‘bold foeman’s ry ta ¢ 4 and he seemed about to join in the ae charge. j t — Buta little hand ¢lutched his ankle, a trembling voice besought his protection. yi nd as he looked down and saw the ee ate terrified countenance, the fire grad- i on died out of his face. He remem- bered his pledge. Fierce warrior though _ he was, he could not forget that. He glanced toward the corral. The af One and their white-skinned allies had just reached it. And then the moon sailed beneath another cloud; all below ., was cast into a dense gloom. Yet the foeman, though standing so close to each a i _ other, held their blows for a moment. | eee gazed upward im mute amaze- _ ment. | Ashrill, eldritch peal of laughter came ate their ears. _ pinnacle of the hill, was a weird figure, a smaller form crouching at her feet, Piweit arms outstretched toward the Do irctn train. Again that maniacal peal, t and a few shrill words came dodwn from i the dizzy height; then the mocn hid _ itself. eh _ And the struggle was renewed. - Pethonista canght Ada up in his arms Osi ran swiftly across the point of rocks. _ Passing round this, he deposited her upon _ the ground, beneath an overhanging _ rock, bidding her keep perfectly still i until he returned. Then he sounded his t _ War-ery and hastened to the fray, as a __ lover hastens to his bridal. Ada covered eyes le ears, seeking to ee. x 1 ahs ae 4 - Pethonista leaped erect at the first | heart to beat quicker broke from his lips, Sianding upon the very OS ET —EEE — é ; - J A © * P a 7 - , ba “i a” . * $ a a « 5 ~~ ¥ a ae rs ie 7 : + " nae J P a“ - we ' r . >> : 4 ~ 4. . . ! ; c . Vs ete tars ts + x i J RE Ae NON ci Ms; sith te es or 45 a. ‘pile ra pa gee as a Ly a @. *s —_ >>. , - a a: : mt : 2m oS] Via Fe wee A ae ; re Aen : 4 . . beat ON +i . lal ; {9 “a ‘ rf ? ‘ e * : nat - — AL i - , : » he 7 ¥ 5 4 ‘Re =" . + es . A ‘ Jw A \ (4) >. — : ‘ ‘ em, . Ae ~ ‘a; ¢. Mes . ; ’ ? } - cor f 5 Re ie |‘ THE LOST TRAIL, 2 Re drown the devilish sounds, but in vain. = Then, worn out, terror-stricken, she must have swooned. Whether minutes or — hours had elapsed, she never knew, when a rude hands seized her. — : A hideous face, burning eyes aide gloating look; this much she saw, and — then felt herself clasped to a broad breast and borne swiftly on through fees night. is ° “~e - . - a a yee Py ia fe & CHAPTER X. Nee THE LOST TRAIL, ~ -~* a ae a yF my PARTY of horsemen, whites, shane ae a dozen in number, riding along = S “~ at a slow pace, over a aes dificult trail; nearly twice as many ~ Indians, 1m all the savage glory of war- — paint and feathers, crouching behind a pile of boulders beside the winding trail; some distance off, m a ravine where they were scarcely hidden from the white men’s sight, were a number of — mustangs. . The whites abruptly drew rein, Beyond : a doubt they suspected some trap, or had observed something suspicious. The In- — dians, unable to Testrain their hatred, — opened fire, though at such a distance as to render their arrows nearly useless, — though one white man fell, bullet- pierced, The Indians charged boldly. Their — evident hope was to alarm the pale-faces into seeking safety in fight, when the nimble-footed braves could easily pick them off in detail, bothered as they would | be with their horses. But, though well enough intended, the plan failed, since the pale-faces, instead of giving way in— confusion, leaped from their animals and sought cover behind the nearest boulders, then marked down the savages as rapidly as a bead could be drawn upon any of the rapidly-Hitting, dusky bodies. Such was the sight witnessed by Yellowstone Jack and his comrades upon the afternoon of that eventful June day. They did not hesitate along. One of the parties, besides being much the more numerous, was their hereditary enemy, the Blackfoot Indians. ‘“T reckon we'd better make it a freo ficht, boys,’ quietly uttered Yellowstone, Se — - > ‘ - : Se et Us re 7h ee cliding rapidly forward, “ charging” CONMICOOOKS oCOMM