In Barracks and Wigwam — page 169: what you’re looking at

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~ JYwred to Destruction. — 159 breathed his last, and then they dropped him. ‘The men - were now haif crazy with rage, and as they stumbled on up the gloomy ravine, they kept firing back with such deadly effect that the Sioux were held at a distance. “This is awful,” cried Linn. “I don’t see any hope for us. All we can do is fight to the last and die like sol- diers.”’ “We'll do that, sir,’ shouted Dawnay, as he aimed his carbine. ‘Give it to ‘em, comrades!” “Be on your guard, corporal,” said the trumpeter, as he pushed forward alongside of Linn. “I’m afraid there’s an ambush ahead. I wouldn't venture much further.” “We've got to find shelter, if it’s a possible thing,” Linn replied. “I won't give up hope, Grant. We'll push on a bit yet, and “Yonder is a likely spot, sir,’’ interrupted Reily. “What do you think of it?” aes. He pointed to the rugged and pine-covered cliff that rose a hundred and fifty feet in air beyond the inter- as vening slope of scrub, saplings, and loose stones on the : right of the gorge. Ten feet above it’s base was what looked to be a natural and jutting parapet, with a roomy _ recess behind it extending under the overhanging ledges above. | ) “It’s not a bad place, from what we can see OLS cried Linn. “If we can once get up there in safety ‘ As he spoke a savage burst of yells rang from the thicket twenty feet up the stream, and from that hidden — ambush a score of rifles were fired at the unsuspecting little party. Private Harris dropped dead, shot through the head, and two others were wounded. © “comicbooks.com.