Part 34 (1/2)

”You see hiaze and his eyes dropped

”Yes, you're a prisoner,” said Ross ”Let's bind him up, Skimmy”

”Take that!”

pawnee Brown leaped forward and hurled both Ross and Skiround Ere they could rise he had turned upon Tucker The tall calvary man had his pistol cocked, and now he blazed away almost in pawnee Brown's face, and then both went doith the scout on top

The flash of the pistol had scorched the boo him by less than an inch As he came down upon Tucker he hit the cavalry thatout several teeth

”On him!” yelled Skiain up, and flung Ski the river bank

He was alht, when there came two shots, from Ross and Skimmy Neither hit him, however, and he continued on his hile the two cavalry and twisting from intense pain The tall cavalryman could not, of course, talk, and his wound was so serious that there was nothing to do but to carry him to his horse, support him in the saddle and ride back to the fort for medical assistance It was a clean knock-out, and one that Tucker had good cause to remember to the day of his death

It was soain, but having once spotted it he pursued his course with increased vigor

The trail led along the river to where there was almost a lake This had just been reached, when he heard a screanized Nellie Winthrop's voice

”Thank heaven I came as soon as I did,” he murmured, and dashed forward to the spot from whence the sound had proceeded

CHAPTER XXVII

THE LAST OF YELLOW ELK

When Nellie Winthrop recovered sufficiently to realize as going on around her, she found herself upon Yellow Elk's back, with her hands tied together at the wrists behind her

Aent the redskin until the vicinity where the encounter with dick had occurred was left far behind

The brook crossed, the Indian chief set off for the river Not once did he stop or speak until a pond was gained

Beyond the pond was a shelter of trees, growing in a circle which was about fifteen feet in dia a rude hut

Taking Nellie inside of this shelter, Yellow Elk deposited her on the ground Of the cord which bound her hands there were several feet left, and this end he wound around a tree and tied fast

”Nohite girl no run away,” he grinned ”Stay here now until Yellow Elk ready to let her go”

To this sheto such a fierce creature? She looked at his hideously painted face and shi+vered

Yellow Elk noent off, to be gone a long while When he came back he found her so tired she could scarcely stand beside the tree She had tried to free herself fro froot horse now,” said the redskin ”We ride now--go many miles”

”Where to?” she faltered