. Bushy : a romance founded on fact . sed rations at the fort andhave spied us from the high road ! exclaimedMr. Sukolt. They mean to steal our freight anddrive off the mules and horses. We are four againstten or, perhaps, twenty, there is no telling howmany there are in ambush. Oh, if it were not forBushy ! Can you three keep them at bay for half anhour ? cried Bushy, her eyes almost starting outof her head in her excitement and fright. She hadfollowed her father out after the horses, and whenassured he could fight the Indians off for awhileshe threw herself fiat on her face, and, crawling on
. Bushy : a romance founded on fact . sed rations at the fort andhave spied us from the high road ! exclaimedMr. Sukolt. They mean to steal our freight anddrive off the mules and horses. We are four againstten or, perhaps, twenty, there is no telling howmany there are in ambush. Oh, if it were not forBushy ! Can you three keep them at bay for half anhour ? cried Bushy, her eyes almost starting outof her head in her excitement and fright. She hadfollowed her father out after the horses, and whenassured he could fight the Indians off for awhileshe threw herself fiat on her face, and, crawling onthe ground, she reached Jip, who at the first signal,knelt, then she caught his mane in one hand andwound her foot some way in the rope that circledJips body, and then let him bound up and away ata keen jump tow^ard the fort. The Indians saw himgo, but supposed he was a frightened pony or arunaway because they could see no one on did not shoot, but watched Mr. Sukolt driv-ing in the mules and horses, trying to get behind the. Tuv vr-,?/ YQp^i^ RARY ^?is BUSHY 153 two wagons that Tom and Shanks had drawn up toform a kind of breastwork. The men threw thebufifalo robes, bedding, and as much of the freightas they had time to get out, ah about the wheels,making a safe place for them to crawl behind togive a warm reception to the Indians as they camedown. It was all done in much shorter time thanit takes to tell it. Where is Bushy ? exclaimed both Shanksand Tom, as they took up their places behind thewheels and arranged their revolvers and extra am-munition for use. Gone to give warning, thank God ! said She went to bring help from the fort,and I sent her, hoping she would escape harm; butthere is little chance that she can bring reinforce-ments in time for us; it looks pretty tough justnow. The Indians came on at a full run, yelUng andbrandishing their tomahawks, but when they gotwithin eighty yards of the white men the threeopened such a volley upon them that t
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