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Updated: June 19, 2025
Leaping Horse stood near their fires and saw them go forward, and knew that his white brothers must have gained the forest before the 'Rappahoes got to the rock. He found the horses safe, but the canon was very dark and in some places very narrow, with many rocks in the road, so that he had to stop till the moon was high.
The shooting will tell them all which way we are making, and if the 'Rappahoes have come out of the canon, as I reckon they have, they need lose no more time in looking for our trail. I reckon in half an hour we shall have a hundred or so of the varmint after us. I only hope there are no more villages upon this line.
They were still three or four miles away, but in twenty minutes they reached the party advancing to meet them. The whites waved their hats and gave them a cheer as they rode up. "So you have managed to get through them all right, chief?" "The 'Rappahoes are dogs. They are frightened at shadows; their eyes were closed.
"'Rappahoes not follow any farther. One man with this" and he touched his revolver "keep back whole tribe here." Half an hour later they joined the party who had halted at the top of the track. "It air too bad our being out of it," Ben said. "I hope you have given some of the varmint grist."
"'Rappahoes keep watch," he said, "cannot go till night to fetch horses. All lie here to-day, go across to rock when darkness comes, then white men go up valley till get to trees an hour's march away; can see them from rock. Get in among trees and work up into hills. Leaping Horse and Hunting Dog cross river, go down other side past 'Rappahoes, then cross back and get into canon, drive horses up.
The 'Rappahoes would know well enough their lives wouldn't be worth a red cent if they were to try any of their games. They don't mean business; they will make out they have come to persuade Harry and his mates to give up, which they know quite well they ain't fools enough to do. But what is really in their minds is to try and find out who we are, and where we have come from."
"When gets dark," the chief replied. "No lose time, more Indian come every hour. Keep fire burning well, 'Rappahoes think we camp here. Take horses a little way off and mount beyond light of fire." "You think they will be watching us?" "Sure to watch. First ride north half an hour, then turn and ride to canon. If spies see us go off take word to friends we gone north. Too dark to follow trail.
The Indians were already a quarter of a mile away, and were just entering the wood below. The whites were about to fire, when the chief stopped them. "No use fire," he said. "Stand back behind rocks; no good let 'Rappahoes count our rifles." "That is true enough, chief," Harry said, as they all sprang among the rocks.
The chief had already risen to his feet, rifle in hand. "It is a signal from Hunting Dog," he said, "he has seen something in the valley. My white brother had better get the horses together," and he made his way up the rocks. In a minute or two he called out that the horses might be left to feed, and presently came leisurely down to them. "Seen Indians ten 'Rappahoes."
"No 'Rappahoes in valley," the chief said, as he seated himself by the fire and began without loss of time to eat the meat they had cooked in readiness. "Better be going soon, must cross river and get on before light come; have seen fires, Indian villages up on hillsides. When light comes and 'Rappahoes find trail they come back quick." "You may bet your boots they will, chief," Sam Hicks said.
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