2OO ADVENTURES OF DR. ALLEN. 



ahead of me as many as five hundred Indians crossing the 

 river. I fired three shots from my Winchester after them, 

 just to give them a scare. The balls struck almost at the 

 same time. Such a fright as they caused ! The stolen horses 

 were rushed through the water and some of the colts were 

 nearly drowned. One of the Indians lost a red blanket, but 

 would not stop to pick it up. 



When they reached land they went like the wind, never 

 once looking behind them. I gave them a few more shots, 

 none of which did any injury, and they must have thought 

 that a large body of the enemy was after them. They were 

 soon winding through the foothills and out of sight. I 

 boarded my man-of-war, sent her down the rapids like an ar- 

 row, and picked up the red blanket,, which is still among my 

 possessions, a valued relic. 



When night approached, the snow began to fall and the 

 wind to blow. I kept on my way, not knowing where I 

 should land, until finallv I reached a place where the waters 

 made such a fearful roar that I feared there might be rapids 

 ahead, and, unwilling to take any chances, I pulled for the 

 shore. I found a large cottonwood, to which I tied my boat, 

 and was trying to make out my location in the darkness, 

 when two dogs came rushing upon me with the ferocity of 

 hungry wolves. I drew my gun, and they halted just in 

 time to save their hides from being perforated. A cabin 

 door opened, and a long, lean man came out, calling: 



"Here Tiger! Here Tiger!" 



"Halloo!" said I. 



"Halloo, stranger ! Where in the dickens did you come 

 from? I've jest come in from a scouting expedition, and 

 did not know there was a white man in the country. Come 

 in ; git out, you dogs !" 



I followed him into the cabin, where the feeble rays 



