Injun and Whitey to the Rescue

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the south, in pursuit of the bandits, as they now called Whiff, String, and Ham. Whitey and Injun had settled on this cour

nd possible capture of the bandits. It may have been rash of the boys, but after their former adventures they felt capable of taking care of three bandits by themselves-especially if they came on them un

ding to his misery, and the boys left him in a bunk, soaked with liniment-which

t. Each had his rifle hanging in a gun-boat from his saddle. The mystery of the night; the fresh, keen stirring of the Septe

tinued toward the south, Whitey felt sure that he had guessed correctly, so the horses were urged to a swifter pace. Little urgin

nd swing a lantern, which Injun carried for the purpose. When the train came to a standstill, they could get aboard, and warn the train crew. It would be easy to recruit an armed for

ers of an hour later, though it often was late. As the boys had started from the ranc

al, as the coming sun tinged the low-lying clouds. The animal and bird life began to stir, preparing to greet the beauty of the dawn, or rather, to start on their affairs of the

rry them aright. This ability to point toward any point of the compass, in the dark, was one of Injun's gifts-though he didn't know what a compass was. And

of joy. "If we ride straight for them, how far do

eplied Injun, who seldom commi

cried Whitey, and they gallop

ed animals. Then the boys went to the roadbed to await the coming of the train. The line stretched straight toward the west, until the rails seemed to join in the dis

ng over the plains. The train was not in sight, and Whitey kneeled, and placed an ear to t

he said. For once Whitey had it on Injun

" said Whitey. Then

, then at Whitey. He could

said Whitey. "I never thought that it woul

almost

Whitey continued. "That's the proper th

ter. "I have it! Your shirt!" he cried. "It'

njun didn't care any less for that shirt than he did for his pinto or h

tey, and without a word Injun took o

d were lying in wait in the gully. Then of the oncoming train, with its unsuspecting passengers, and in the express car the bags of ore that

inaction of waiting was beginning to get on Whitey's nerves-and would have affected Injun's

near. I'll listen

then looked up blankly. "It's stopped,"

at Whitey's face, which wore the same blank look as his own, and ventured no opinion. Two sharp, faint sounds ca

t these. "Him s

from the water tank," he said. "Don't you see? We're late, and what I heard was the train going the other wa

' chance for heroism had melted in the fog, which the mist had now become. Injun s

gotten in his disappointment at failure. "I hope no one was hurt-I mean none of the trainmen or passengers," he added. "But I guess not. Those bandits

r plain." And it is true that f

e are to be sitting here!" he cried. "We'll follow those robb

recover the ore. At least, they could return and report where the men had gone. There was a chance to distin

it resumed its way. "See?" yelled Whitey. "The train's just starting. We won't

Near the tank, where the express car must have stood, were the traces of many feet. There were others leading from t

he high bridge which spanned the gully. The boys followed th

sure enough in the maze of footprints many

e? Prob'ly to see if it was safe; that th

ng things out in his own way and se

ass. Injun traced these back toward the gully. Two of the tracks were made by ordinary boots, the other by hi

prise it was answered from the gully. "Look out!" Whitey called s

ng for Whitey to do but to follow. The gully, or little canyon, was about fifty feet deep, and the c

ir horses?" Wh

ich was plainer to see than his re

n his lips he stopped short. A cool breeze had sprung up, and was wafting aside the cloud-like fog. A rift in the fog disclosed

ched Injun's arm, and

f years his people had looked on death. "Uh," he said and point