United States or San Marino ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
For a while, by the moon's light, Injun had easily been able to follow the tracks of the horses of the three men, and as they continued toward the south, Whitey felt sure that he had guessed correctly, so the horses were urged to a swifter pace. Little urging was necessary, however, as Whitey's "Monty" pony and Injun's pinto were fresh and seemed as eager for the chase as their masters.
I guess we like him because he's on our side and shows his good points to us, and those other Injuns are agin us and show their ugly natures. It makes all the difference in the world whether the Injun's with you or agin you." I had been feeling bad about the Indian that I wrestled with. He was such a fine fellow. How Jonas Parker would have delighted in him. Just a bundle of steel springs.
"Grant can run over me sharp-shod and I won't say a word, for what he did day before yesterday," declared Jack, opening his eyes and looking straight at Evadna. "You don't see any tears rolling down MY cheeks, I hope?" "Good Injun's the stuff, all right. He'd 'a' licked the hull damn "
Two boys lying on their stomachs near the edge of the tent, industriously listening. This was not their own tent. There seemed to be few grumblers in that. It was the tent in which Henry Dorgan was housed. And listen as they might, and sharp as Injun's ears were, they heard nothing definite. Just murmurs, an occasional oath or two, and what might have been threats, in louder tones.
"I'm sorry for her. I saved her. Why shouldn't I do everything possible?" "Wal, she's alone." "No, Allie has friends you and King and me. That's three." "Son, I reckon you don't figger me. Listen. You're a fine, strappin' young feller an' good-lookin'. More 'n thet, you've got some some quality like an Injun's thet you can feel but can't tell about.
"A proper fellow as ever you saw," replied Tom, approvingly; "killed two Injuns once, single-handed, on Bear-Grass, and has stolen more horses from them than ar' another man in Kentucky. A prime creatur'! but he has his fault, poor fellow, and sometimes mistakes a Christian's horse for an Injun's, thar's the truth of it!"
They've lost our trail and have nothing but their senses to guide 'em, but an Injun's senses aint easily deceived in these woods.
Take that potato-faced brother Jim of hers, f'r instance, that's a coyote in 'pearance an' a rattlesnake at heart. Why, Injun's a a prince of timber buck too compared t' him."
Whitey was interested in this trait of Injun's and liked him the more for it. If Injun was a stick-to-itive fellow, so was Whitey. He would show Bill Jordan that he couldn't make a fool of him and get away with it. And finally, as a reward of perseverance, Injun did get something on Dorgan, though it didn't amount to much.
When the vigilantes arrived, Dorgan was striving to return the compliment. He had succeeded in killing Injun's borrowed horse, behind which that expert young person had barricaded himself. It took but a minute to tell this story. Again Injun indicated Dorgan and said: "Him drop something." Running back in the course Dorgan had taken, Injun returned with a small but heavy canvas bag.
Word Of The Day