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"I reckon we'll stay here," said Billy, looking ruefully at Eddie's horse

Eddie rose and as he did so he staggered and grew very white Billy dis an arm about hirunted and collapsed

"Hell!" exclai his wounded comrade in his arms he ran for the shelter of the bluff from the suing the face of the perpendicular wall of tue of the Indians; but Billy did not stop when he had reached temporary safety Farther up toward the direction in which lay the village, and halfway up the side of the bluff Billy sahat he took to be excellent shelter Here the face of the bluff was less steep and upon it lay a nuround about them

Toward these Billy made his way The wounded onies; but he bit his lip and stifled the cries that each step his comrade took seemed to wrench from him, lest he attract the enemy to their position

Above them all was silence, yet Billy knew that alert, red foee of the bluff in search of their prey If he could but reach the shelter of the bowlders before the Pimans discovered the the hundred yards seeed the fainting cowboy between two large bowlders close under the edge of the bluff and found himself in a little, natural fortress, well adapted to defense

From above they were protected froht of the bowlder at the foot of which they lay, while another just in front hid them from possible ave promise of shelter from flank fire, and as soon as he had deposited Eddie in the co a low breastwork upon the side facing the village--the direction froht naturally expect attack This done he turned his attention to the opening upon the opposite side and soon had a similar defense constructed there, then he turned his attention to Eddie, though keeping a watchful eye upon both approaches to their stronghold

The Kansan lay upon his side,Blood stained his lips and nostrils, and when Billy Byrne opened his shirt and found a gaping wound in his right breast he kne serious was his co over him the boy opened his eyes