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to me at once it was the "Kid." At the same time 

 I reached for my 30-40. ''Keep your hand off 

 the gun; we are covered now!" exclaimed Hi 

 quickly. The head disappeared as suddenly as 

 it had appeared, and the waving grass told which 

 way it went for a few yards ; then there was not 

 a sound or a sign of a living thing. 



Finally I inquired why he thought we were 

 covered. Hi said he knew the Redskins' way of 

 fighting and that they were lying right along 

 that little ridge looking at us over their sights. 

 He wanted to know if I would like to suggest 

 anything. 



"If we go back they will get us," I argued, 

 "and if we keep right on, they might at least like 

 our nerve. Something seems to tell me they won't 

 pot us." 



But Hi retorted emphatically that, from what 

 he knew about Indians, something seemed to tell 

 him that they would. We crossed the river, 

 climbed the bank and rode on. One hundred 

 yards passed and nothing happened. "I just 

 know we're going into some snare," growled Hi 

 as we rode forward. I didn't answer. I could 

 have spoken, but I did not want to; it seemed 

 foolish to talk at such a time. I was thinking 

 of what a good time I had had, and if the In- 



