. Old Ironsides, the hero of Tripoli and 1812, and other tales and adventures on sea and land . with my spur, andsent him bounding forward at increased was prudent to draw away from the red manand leave our score unsettled. But the following half-mile made known anunpleasant fact. My pursuer was better mountedthan!, and, as a consequence, could not be shakenoff. Inasmuch as a collision was certain, I con-cluded it wise to save, so far as able, the strengthof my steed. So I tightened the rein and drewhim down to a ffait which he could maintain for hours without great fatigue. Meanwhile
. Old Ironsides, the hero of Tripoli and 1812, and other tales and adventures on sea and land . with my spur, andsent him bounding forward at increased was prudent to draw away from the red manand leave our score unsettled. But the following half-mile made known anunpleasant fact. My pursuer was better mountedthan!, and, as a consequence, could not be shakenoff. Inasmuch as a collision was certain, I con-cluded it wise to save, so far as able, the strengthof my steed. So I tightened the rein and drewhim down to a ffait which he could maintain for hours without great fatigue. Meanwhile I kept the best watch I could onmv enemv. Leaning forward in the saddle I held «/ »> o 34: OLD IRONSIDES. him under survey, and, when I observed him mak-ing ready to fire, I wheeled the pony short round,brought him to a halt and faced the warrior. Hetoo checked his own animal with surprising quick-ness, and thus we stood with our horses nose tonose and less than two hundred yards between us. i/ The Sioux, for he belonged to that tribe, hadnerve. Without hesitation, and with no thought. MY WEAPON WAS UP AT THE SAME MOMENT. of sheltering himself, he brought his Winchesterto a level and took deliberate aim at me I was not idle. My weapon went up at thesame moment, and the two reports were simulta-neous. How well he had aimed was proven by asting along my left cheek, which told where thebullet had grazed it. Fortune, however, was withme, and before the warrior could fire a second YOUNG ADAM. time, he tottered sideways and rolled off his horseto the ground. His frightened animal dashed off on a gallopand circled around at a distance, looking back atthe prostrate figure, as if he did not understandwhat it all meant. Seeing that my foe was .dis-posed of, I turned to continue my flight, butstopped a moment later. The hill from which the Sioux had emergedwas so far away that nothing was to be fearedfrom any hostiles that might be there, and thecoast was clear in every direction. S
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