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CHAPTER VIII.
A fortnight passed without the alight
est incident or alarm. The sheep and
cattle were carefully secured at night;
two or three of the native dogs were fast
ened up, down at the fold; one of the
mastiffs was kept at the men's hut, while
the other's kennel was placed by the
house; the retrievers, as usual, sleeping
indoors. A. flagstaS was erected upon
the lookout, with a red flag in readiness
to be run up to summon those who might
fee away on the plain, and a gun was kept
loaded to call attention to the signal. The
boys, when they went out for their rides,
carried their carbines Instead of their
guns. The girls fulfilled the duties of
lookouts, going up every half-hour from
daybreak to dusk. One day Mr. Hardy
had ridden over to Canterbury to arrange
with his friends about hiring shearers
from Itosnrio for the united flocks. The
boys and Terence were in the fields plow
ing, at a distance of half a mile from
the house, when they were startled by the
sound of a gun. Looking round, they
aw both the girls standing upon the
tower; llaud had just fired the z$l,
Ethel was pulling up the flag.
"Be jabbers! and the Indians have
come at last!" Terence exclaimed, and
they all three started at a run.
Maud turned round and waved her
hand to them, and then she and Ethel
continued looking over the plain. At this
moment th'ey were joined on the tower by
Mrs. Hardy and Sarah.
"it is all right," Charley, who was of
an unexcitable temperament, said "The
Indians must be a long way off, or the
girls would be waving to us to make
hnste. Take it easy; we shall want to
keep our hands steady."
'So they broke from the. headlong speed
at which they had started into a steady
trot, which in five minutes brought them
up to the house.
"What Is it?" they exclaimed as they
gained the top of the tower.
"Oh, dear, oh, dear!" Ethel said. "They,
have got all the animals."
"Aid I fear they have killed Gomez
and Pedro," Mrs. Hardy added.
It was too evidently true. At a dis
tance of six miles the boys Could see a
dark mass rapidly retreating, and numer
ous single specks could be seen hovering
round them. Two miles from the house a
siagle horseman was galloping wildly.
The girls had already made him out to be
Lopes.
The whole party went down to meet
Lopez, who was just riding up to the
Inclosure. He was very pale, and his
horse was covered with feam.
"Are the peons killed, Lopes?" was
Mrs. Hardy's first question.
"I do not know, siguora; but I should
think so. The Indians caught them; 1
heard a scream," and the man shuddered.
"How was it that you were surprised,
Ijopez?" Charley asked. "You were so
particularly ordered to keep a good look-
out."
"Well, Signor Charles, I was keeping
a good lookout, and It is lucky that I was.
I was further away than I ought to have
been I know that, for the signor told me
not to go far; but I knew that the rise
that I took them to was the highest in
that direction, and I could Hie for miles
away Into the Indian country. So I got
out there, and Pedro and Uoraec had got
the sheep and cattle all well together,
and there was no fear of them straying,
for the grass there is very good. So the
men lay down for their siesta, and I was
standing by my horse looking over the
campo. Some of the beasts seemed un
easy, and I thought that there must be a
Hon somewhere about. So I got on my
horse, and just as I did so I heard a
nolso; and looking behind, where I had
never dreamed of them, I saw a lot of In
1Ihui coming up at full gallop from the
hollow. The cattle went off at the same
instant and I gave a shout to the nietand
Htuck my spurs iuto Carlos. It was a
near touch of It, and they gave me a hard
chase for the first mile; but my horse was
fresher than theirs, and they gave It up."
"How many Indians were there?"
Charley asked.
"I don't know, Signor Charles. It was
only those in front that. I caught sight of.
and I never looked round after I started.
Some of them had firearms, for eight or
ten of them fired after me as I made off,
and the arrows fell all round me."
"What do you think, girls, about tho
number?"
The girls were silent, and then Kthel
aid: "They were all In a lump, Charley.
One could not see them separately."
"The lump seemed to be about the size
that our rattle do when they are close
together at the same distance. Don't
you think so, Ethel?" Maud said.
"Yes," Ethel thought they they were.
"Then there must be from one hundred
to a hundred and fifty of them," Charley
aid.
"I wonder what papa will do! One of
us had better ride off at once and fetch
him."
"I will go," Hubert said, moving away
to saddle his horse. 1
"Stop, Hubert," Charley said; "I think
you had better take Ixpei's horse. I
don't know what papa may make up his
ulnd to do, and It Is better to have your
liorae quite fresh."
Hubert agreed at once, and waa mount
ing, when Maud aatd: "Walt a moment,
Hubert, I will run up to the lookout. I
may see papa; It Is nearly time for him
to be homo."
Hubert paused while Maud ran up to
the house, and In a minute appeared at
the top of the tower. She stood for a mo
ment looking across the stream toward
Canterbury, and then held up her hand.
l ci set him," she called out. "He U a
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HENTY a5
long way off, but he is coming." '
Hubert at once galloped off and met
his father. They rode together back to
the house at a canter. Mr. Hardy paus
ed at the men's hut to give Lopez a
hearty rating for his disobedience of or
ders. A party of pursuit instantly start
ed out.
Scarcely a word was exchanged for on
hour. At a long, steady gallop they swept
along. There was no difficulty in follow
ing the track, for the long grass was
trampled in a wide swath. Several times,
too, exclamations of rage burst from the
hoys as they came across a den., sheep,
evidently speared by the savages because
he could not keep up with the others. Af
ter passing several of them, Mr. Hardy
called to the boys to halt, while he leaped
off his horse by the side of one of the
sheep, and put his hand against its body
and into its mouth.
"It's quite dead, isn't it, papa?" Hubert
said.
"Quite, Hubert; I never thought it was
alive." And Mr. Hardy leaped upon his
horse again. "I wanted to see how warm
the body w. If we try again an hour's
ride ahead, we shall be able to judge by
the increased heat of the body, as to how
much we have gained on the Indians and
whether they are far ahead."
CHAPTER IX.
After another ten minutes' ride Mr.
Hardy again alighted and found a very
perceptible increase of warmth in the
bodies of the sheep. "I do not think that
they can have been dead much more than
a quarter of an hour. Keep a sharp
lookout ahead, boys; we may see them
at the top of the next rise."
Not a word was spoken for the next
few minutes. Two or three slight swells
were crossed without any signs of the
enemy; and then, upon breasting a rather
higher rise than usual, they saw a mass
of moving beings in the distance.
"Halt!" Mr. Hardy shouted, and the
boys instantly drew rein. "Jump off,
boys. Only our heads have shown against
the sky. They can hardly have noticed
them. There, hold my horse; loosen the
saddle girths of yours, too, and let them
breathe freely. Take the bridles out of
their mouths. It seemed to me, by the
glimpse I got of our enemies, that they
were just slopping. I am going on to
make sure of it."
So saying, Mr. Hardy ngaln went for
ward a short distance, going on his hands
and knees as he came to the crest of the
rise, in. order that his head might not
show above the long grass. When he
reached it he saw at once that his first
impression had been correct. At a dis
tance of a little over a mile a mass of
animals were collected, and round them
were scattered a number of horses, while
figures of men were moving among them.
"It is as I thought, boys," he said,
when he rejoined his sons. "They have
stopped for a while. The animals must
all be completely done up; they cannot
have come less than thirty miles, and will
require three or four hours' rest, at the
least. One hour will do for our horses.
Rinse their mouths out with a little water
and let them graze if they are disposed;
In half an hour we will give them each
a double haudful of Indian corn."
Having attended to their horses, which
they hobbled to prevent their straying,
Mr. Hardy and the boys sot down and
made a slight meal. Then Mr. Hardy
again reconnoitered. There was no
change; most of the animals were lying
down, and there was little sign of move
ment. Two or three Indians, hewever,
were standing motionless and rigid .by
their horses' sides, evidently acting as
entries. The boys thought that hour
the longest that they had ever passed.
At last, however, their father looked at
his watch. "Now, boys. It is five minutes
to the hour. Exajtiine your carbines and
revolvers, see that everything is in order,
and tbnt there is no hitch. Tighten the
saddle girths and examine the buckles.
See that your ammunition and spare car
bine chambers are ready at hand."
"Hurrah!" the boys both shouted as
they started at a canter up the rise. As
they caught sight of the Indians every
thing was quiet as before; but in another
moment they saw the men on watch
throw themselves on to their horses'
backs, figures leaped up from the grass
and ran toward their horses, and in little
over a minute tho whole were in motion.
"Surely they are not going to run away
from three men!" Charley said In a dis
gusted tone.
"They won't run far, Charley," Sir.
Hardy said quietly. "By the time that
we are half way to them tbey will see
that we can have no one with us, and
tbey will come on quickly enough. Halt,
boys steady, dismount; take up your po
sitions quietly. Don't fire till I give you
the word. I shall try my rifle first."
The well-trained horses, accustomed to
their masters firing from their backs,
stood as steady as If carved In stone,
their heads turned Inquiringly toward the
yelling throng of horsemen who were ap
proaching. Mr. Hardy and the boys had
both dismounted, so that the horses were
between them and the Indians, the sad
dles serving as rests for their firearms.
"Five hundred yards, Charley?" his
father asked quietly.
"A little over, papa; nearly six, I should
ss."
Mr. Hardy waited another ten seconds,
and then his rifle cracked; and a yell of
ustonlshmrnt and rage broke from the
Indians, as one of their chiefs, consplcu
ouj from itn old dragoon helmet, taken
probably In come skirmish with the sol
diers, fell from his horse.
"Hurrah!" Charley cried. "Shall we
fire now, papa?"
"No, Charley," Mr. Hardy said at he
reloaded his rifle; "wait till they are fonr
hundred yards off, then fire slowly. Count
ten between each shot, and take as steady
an aim as possible. Now! Well done,
two more of the scoundrels down. Steady,
Hubert, you missed that time; there,
that's better."
The Indians yelled with rage and aston
ishment As man after man dropped be
fore the steady and, to them, mysterious
fire which was kept up upon them. Still
they did not abate the rapidity of their
charge.
. "Done, papa," Charley s.ild, as the two
boys simultaneously fired their last shot,
when the leading Indians were about two
hundred and fifty yards distant.
"Change your 'chambers and mount,"
Mr. Hardy said as he again took aim
with his rifle.
The enemy was not more than a hun
dred and fifty yards distant when (hey
leaped into their saddles und started at a
gallop.
"Steady, boys, keep your horses well in
hand. Never mind their balls; they could
no more hit a man at this distance from
the back of a horse than they could fly.
There is no chance of their catching us;
there won't be many horses faster than
ours, and ours are n good deal fresher.
Keep a good lookout for holes."
Roth pursuers and pursued were now
going over the ground at a tremendous
pace. The Indians had ceased firing, for
most of those who had guns had discharg
ed them as Mr. Hardy and his sons hail
mounted, and It was impossible to loud
at the speed at which they were going.
During the firt mile of th? ohf? Mr,
Hardy had looked round several limes,
and had said each time: "We are holdlug
our own, boys; they are a good hundred
Sards behind; keep your horses in hand."
At the end of another mile his face
brightened as he looked round. "All
right, boys; they are tailing off fast.
Three-quarters of them have stopped al
ready. There are not above a score of
the best mounted anywhere near us. An
other mile and we will give them a les
son." The mile was soon traversed, and Mr.
Hardy saw that only about twelve In
dians had maintained their distance.
"Now is the time. boys. When I say
halt, draw up and jump off, but take very
sttady aim always ut the nearest. Don't
throw away a shot. They are only a hun
dred yards off, and the revolvers will tell.
Don't try to use the second chamber;
there is no time for that. Use your pis
tols when you have emptied your car
bines. Halt!"
Not five seconds elapsed after the woid
wa spoken before Charley's carbine
rang out. Then came the sharp cracks
of the carbines and pistols in close suc
cession. The Indians hesitated at the tre
mendous fire which was opened upon
them, then halted. The delay was fatal
to them. In little over half a minute the
eighteen shots had been fired. Five In
dians lay upon the plain; another, evi
dently a chief, had been carried off per ss
the saddle of one of his followers, who
had leaped off when he saw him fall;
and two others were evidently wounded
a;id bad difficulty in keeping their seats.
"Now, boys, chauge your chambers Mid
take a shot or two after them," Mr. Har
dy said, as he again reloaded his ride.
The boys, however, found by the time
they were ready that the flying Indians
were beyond uny fair chance of hitting;
but their father took a long and steady
tint with his deadly rifle, and upon its re
port n horse aud man went down. Hut
the rider was in an insthant upon his feet
again, soon caught one of the ridjrbss
horses which had galloped off with his
companions, and followed his comrades.
"Well done, bojs," Mr. Hardy said,
with a hearty pat on their shoulders.
"You have done galluutly for a first fight,
and I feel proud of you."
Both boys colored with pleasure.
"How many have we killed?"
"I think seven fell at our first attack,
papa, and six here, counting the one they
carried off, besides wounded."
"Thirteen. It is euough to make them
heartily wish themselves back. Now let
us give the horses ten minutes' rest, and
then we will stir them up again. We
must not lose time; it will be sunset in
auother three-quarters of an hour."
(To be continued.)
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