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The young man who had first given the alarm was leading them. Suddenly his followers saw him throw up his hands, as though overcome with astonishment, and on joining him they were affected in the same way by the sight which met their eyes. THE YOUNG MAN WHO HAD FIRST GIVEN THE ALARM WAS LEADING THEM SUDDENLY HIS FOLLOWERS SOON THROW UP HIS HANDS AS THOUGH OVERCOME WITH ASTONISHMENT AND ON JOINING HIM THEY WERE AFFECTED IN THE SAME WAY BY THE SIGHT WHICH MET THEIR EYES
 up hard and bright against the grey rocks behind. At the sight there was a general reining up of horses and unslinging of guns, while fresh horsemen came galloping up to reinforce the vanguard. The word ‘Redskins’ was on every lip. “There can’t be any number of Injuns here,” said the elderly man who appeared to be in command. “We have passed the Pawnees, and there are no other tribes until we cross the great mountains.” “Shall I go forward and see, Brother Stangerson,” asked one of the band. “And I,” “and I,” cried a dozen voices. “Leave your horses below and we will await you here,” the Elder answered. In a moment the young fellows had dismounted, fastened their horses, and were ascending the precipitous slope which led up to the object which had excited their curiosity. They advanced rapidly and noiselessly, with the confidence and dexterity of practised scouts. The watchers from the plain below could see them flit from rock to rock until their figures stood out against the skyline. LUTTERED A LITTLE WISP OF PINK SHOWING UP HARD AND BRIGHT AGAINST THE GREY ROCKS BEHIND AT THE SIGHT THERE WAS A GENERAL REINING UP OF HORSES AND UNSLINGING OF GUNS WHILE FRESH HORSEMEN CAME GALLOPING UP TO REINFORCE THE VANGUARD THE WORD REDSKINS WAS ON EVERY LIP THERE CAN'T BE ANY NUMBER OF ENGINES HERE SAID THE ELDERLY MAN WHO APPEARED TO BE IN COMMAND WE HAVE PASSED THE PAWNEES AND THERE ARE NO OTHER TRIBES UNTIL WE CROSS THE GREAT MOUNTAINS SHALL I GO FORWARD AND SEE BROTHER STANGERSON ASKED ONE OF THE BAND AND I AND I CRIED A DOZEN VOICES LEAVE YOUR HORSES BELOW WE WILL AWAIT YOU HERE THE ELDER ANSWERED IN A MOMENT THE YOUNG FELLOWS HAD DISMOUNTED FASTENED THEIR HORSES AND WERE ASCENDING THE PRECIPITOUS SLOPE WHICH LED UP TO THE OBJECT WHICH HAD EXCITED THEIR CURIOSITY THEY ADVANCED RAPIDLY AND NOISELESSLY WITH THE CONFIDENCE AND DEXTERITY OF PRACTISED SCOUTS THE WATCHERS FROM THE PLAIN BELOW COULD SEE THEM FLIT FROM ROCK TO ROCK UNTIL THEIR FIGURES STOOD OUT AGAINST THE SKY LINE
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