“Keep out of sight,” she panted. And—“Oh, why did you do it? Why did you? I think you killed him—they’ll never forgive. They’ll call it treachery. You’re lost, lost.”
“But he sha’n’t have you,” I gabbled. “Let them kill me if they can. Till then you’re mine. Mine! Don’t you understand? I want you.”
“I don’t understand,” she faltered2. She turned frightened face upon me. “You should have let me go. Nothing can save you now; not even I. You’ve ruined the one chance you had. I wonder why. It was my own choice—you had no hand in it, and it was my own chance, too.” Her voice broke, her eyes welled piteously. “But you fired on him.”
Her lips slightly curled.
“Misjudged you? Shamed you? Was that all? You’ve misjudged and shamed me for so long——” A burst of savage4 hoots5 renewed interrupted. “They’re coming!” She knelt up, to peer; I peered. The Indians had deployed6, leaving the chief lying upon the ground, their fierce countenances7 glaring at our asylum8. How clear their figures were, in the sunshine, limned9 against the lazy yellowish sand, under the peaceful blue! “They’ll surround us. I might parley10 for myself, but I can do nothing for you.”
“Parley, then,” I bade. “Save yourself, any way you can.”
She drew in, whitening as if I had struck her.
“And you accuse me of having misjudged you! I save myself—merely myself? What do you intend to do? Fight?”
“As long as you are with me; and after. They’ll never take me alive; and take you they shall not if I can prevent it. Damn them, if they get you I mean to make them pay for you. You’re all I have.”
“You’d rather I’d stay? You need me? Could I help?”
“And help? How? Quick! Could I?”
“By staying; by not surrendering yourself—your honor, my honor. By saying that you’d rather stay with me, for life, for death, here, anywhere—after I’ve said that I’m not deaf, blind, dumb, ungrateful. I love you; I’d rather die for you than live without you.”
Such a glory glowed in her haggard face and shone from her brimming eyes.
“We will fight, we will fight!” she chanted. “Now I shall not leave you. Oh, my man! Had you kissed me last night we would have known this longer. We have so little time.” She turned from my lips. “Not now. They’re coming. Fight first; and at the end, then kiss me, please, and we’ll go together.”
The furious yells from that world outside vibrated among our rocks. The Sioux all were in motion, except the prostrate12 figure of the chief. Straight onward13 they charged, at headlong gallop14, to ride over us like a grotesquely15 tinted16 wave, and the dull drumming of their ponies’ hoofs17 beat a diapason to the shrill18 clamor of their voices. It was enough to cow, but she spoke19 steadily20.
“You must fire,” she said. “Hurry! Fire once, maybe twice, to split them. I don’t think they’ll rush us, yet.”
So I rose farther on my knees and fired once—and again, pointblank at them with the heavy Colt’s. It worked a miracle. Every mother’s son of them fell flat upon his pony21; they all swooped23 to right and to left as if the bullets had cleaved24 them apart in the center; and while I gaped25, wondering, they swept past at long range, half on either flank, pelting26 in bullet and near-spent arrow.
She forced me down.
“Low, low,” she warned. “They’ll circle. They hold their scalps dearly. We can only wait. That was three. You have fifteen shots left, for them; then, one for me, one for you. You understand?”
“I understand,” I replied. “And if I’m disabled——?”
She answered quietly.
“It will be the same. One for you, one for me.”
The circle had been formed: a double circle, to move in two directions, scudding27 ring reversed within scudding ring, the bowmen outermost28. Around and ’round and ’round they galloped29, yelling, gibing30, taunting31, shooting so malignantly32 that the air was in a constant hum and swish. The lead whined33 and smacked34, the shafts35 streaked37 and clattered——
“Are you sorry I shot the chief?” I asked. Amid the confusion my blood was coursing evenly, and I was not afraid. Of what avail was fear?
“I’m glad, glad,” she proclaimed. But with sudden movement she was gone, bending low, then crawling, then whisking from sight. Had she abandoned me, after all? Had she—no! God be thanked, here she came back, flushed and triumphant38, a canteen in her hand.
“The mules39 might break,” she explained, short of breath. “This canteen is full. We’ll need it. The other mule40 is frantic41. I couldn’t touch her.”
At the moment I thought how wise and brave and beautiful she was! Mine for the hour, here—and after? Montoyo should never have her; not in life nor in death.
“You must stop some of those fiends from sneaking42 closer,” she counseled. “See? They’re trying us out.”
More and more frequently some one of the scurrying43 enemy veered44 sharply, tore in toward us, hanging upon the farther side of his horse; boldly jerked erect45 and shot, and with demi-volt of his mount was away, whooping46.
I had been desperately47 saving the ammunition48, to eke49 out this hour of mine with her. Every note from the revolver summoned the end a little nearer. But we had our game to play; and after all, the end was certain. So under her prompting (she being partner, commander, everything), when the next painted ruffian—a burly fellow in drapery of flannel-fringed cotton shirt, with flaunting50 crimson51 tassels52 on his pony’s mane—bore down, I guessed shrewdly, arose and let him have it.
She cried out, clapping her hands.
“Good! Good!”
The pony was sprawling53 and kicking; the rider had hurtled free, and went jumping and dodging54 like a jack-rabbit.
“To the right! Watch!”
Again I needs must fire, driving the rascals55 aside with the report of the Colt’s. That was five. Not sparing my wounded arm I hastily reloaded, for by custom of the country the hammer had rested over an empty chamber56. I filled the cylinder57.
The two mules were snorting and plunging59; their hoofs rang against the rocks. Sioux to rear had dismounted and were shooting carefully. There was exultant60 shout—one mule had broken loose. She galloped out, reddened, stirrups swinging, canteen bouncing, right into the waiting line; and down she lunged, abristle with feathered points launched into her by sheer spiteful joy.
The firing was resumed. We heard the other mule scream with note indescribable; we heard him flounder and kick; and again the savages61 yelled.
Now they all charged recklessly from the four sides; and I had to stand and fire, right, left, before, behind, emptying the gun once more ere they scattered62 and fled. I sensed her fingers twitching63 at my belt, extracting fresh cartridges64. We sank, breathing hard. Her eyes were wide, and bluer than any deepest summer sea; her face aflame; her hair of purest gold—and upon her shoulder a challenging oriflamme of scarlet65, staining a rent in the faded calico.
“Not much. A scratch. Don’t mind it. And you?”
“I’m not touched.”
“Load, sir. But I think we’ll have a little space. How many left? Nine.” She had been counting. “Seven for them.”
“Seven for them,” I acknowledged. I tucked home the loads; the six-shooter was ready.
“Now let them come,” she murmured.
“Let them come,” I echoed. We looked one upon the other, and we smiled. It was not so bad, this place, our minds having been made up to it. In fact, there was something sweet. Our present was assured; we faced a future together, at least; we were in accord.
The Sioux had retired68, mainly to sit dismounted in close circle, for a confab. Occasionally a young brave, a vidette, exuberantly69 galloped for us, dared us, shook hand and weapon at us, no doubt spat70 at us, and gained nothing by his brag71.
“What will they do next?” I asked.
“I don’t know,” said she. “We shall see, though.”
So we lay, gazing, not speaking. The sun streamed down, flattening72 the desert with his fervent73 beams until the uplifts cringed low and in the horizons the mountain peaks floated languidly upon the waves of heat. And in all this dispassionate land, from horizon to horizon, there were only My Lady and I, and the beleaguering74 Sioux. It seemed unreal, a fantasy; but the rocks began to smell scorched75, a sudden thirst nagged76 and my wounded arm pained with weariness as if to remind that I was here, in the body. Yes, and here she was, also, in the flesh, as much as I, for she stirred, glanced at me, and smiled. I heard her, saw her, felt her presence. I placed my hand over hers.
“Nothing. I wanted to make sure.”
“Of yourself?”
“Of you, me—of everything.”
“There can be no doubt,” she said. “I wish there might, for your sake.”
“No,” I thickly answered. “If you were only out of it—if we could find some way.”
“I’d rather be in here, with you,” said she.
“And I, with you, then,” I replied honestly. The thought of water obsessed78. She must have read, for she inquired:
“Aren’t you thirsty?”
“Are you?”
“Yes. Why don’t we drink?”
“Should we?”
“Why not? We might as well be as comfortable as we can.” She reached for the canteen lying in a fast dwindling79 strip of rock shade. We drank sparingly. She let me dribble80 a few drops upon her shoulder. Thenceforth by silent agreement we moistened 294our tongues, scrupulously81 turn about, wringing82 the most from each brief sip83 as if testing the bouquet84 of exquisite85 wine. Came a time when we regretted this frugalness86; but just now there persisted within us, I suppose, that germ of hope which seems to be nourished by the soul.
The Sioux had counciled and decided87. They faced us, in manner determined88. We waited, tense and watchful89. Without even a premonitory shout a pony bolted for us, from their huddle90. He bore two riders, naked to the sun, save for breech clouts91. They charged straight in, and at her mystified, alarmed murmur67 I was holding on them as best I could, finger crooked92 against trigger, coaxing93 it, praying for luck, when the rear rider dropped to the ground, bounded briefly94 and dived headlong, worming into a little hollow of the sand.
He lay half concealed95; the pony had wheeled to a shrill, jubilant chorus; his remaining rider lashed96 him in retreat, leaving the first digging lustily with hand and knife.
That was the system, then: an approach by rushes.
“We mustn’t permit it,” she breathed. “We must rout97 him out—we must keep them all out or they’ll get where they can pick you off. Can you reach him?”
“I’ll try,” said I.
The tawny98 figure, prone99 upon the tawny sand, was just visible, lean and snakish, slightly oscillating as it 295worked. And I took careful aim, and fired, and saw the spurt100 from the bullet.
“A little lower—oh, just a little lower,” she pleaded.
The same courier was in leash101, posted to bring another fellow; all the Sioux were gazing, statuesque, to analyze102 my marksmanship. And I fired again—“Too low,” she muttered—and quickly, with a curse, again.
She cried out joyfully103. The snake had flopped104 from its hollow, plunged105 at full length aside; had started to crawl, writhing106, dragging its hinder parts. But with a swoop22 the pony arrived before we were noting; the recruit plumped into the hollow; and bending over in his swift circle the courier snatched the snake from the ground; sped back with him.
The Sioux seized upon the moment of stress. They cavorted107, scouring108 hither and thither109, yelling, shooting, and once more our battered110 haven111 seethed112 with the hum and hiss113 and rebound114 of lead and shaft36. That, and my eagerness, told. The fellow in the foreground burrowed115 cleverly; he submerged farther and farther, by rapid inches. I fired twice—we could not see that I had even inconvenienced him. My Lady clutched my revolver arm.
“No! Wait!” The tone rang dismayed.
Trembling, blinded with heat and powder smoke, and heart sick, I paused, to fumble116 and to reload the almost emptied cylinder.296
“I can’t reach him,” said I. “He’s too far in.”
Her voice answered gently.
“No matter, dear. You’re firing too hastily. Don’t forget. Please rest a minute, and drink. You can bathe your eyes. It’s hard, shooting across the hot sand. They’ll bring others. We’ve no need to save water, you know.”
“I know,” I admitted.
We niggardly117 drank. I dabbled118 my burning eyes, cleared my sight. Of the fellow in the rifle pit there was no living token. The Sioux had ceased their gambols119. They sat steadfast120, again anticipative. A stillness, menaceful and brooding, weighted the landscape.
She sighed.
“Well?”
The pregnant truce121 oppressed. What was hatching out, now? I cautiously shifted posture122, to stretch and scan; instinctively123 groped for the canteen, to wet my lips again; a puff124 of smoke burst from the hollow, the canteen clinked, flew from my hand and went clattering125 among the rocks.
“Oh!” she cried, aghast. “But you’re not hurt?” Then—“I saw him. He’ll come up again, in a moment. Be ready.”
The Sioux in the background were shrieking126. They had accounted for our mules; by chance shot they had nipped our water. Yet neither event affected127 us as they seemed to think it should. Mules, 297water—these were inconsequentials in the long-run that was due to be short, at most. We husbanded other relief in our keeping.
Suddenly, as I craned, the fellow fired again; he was a good shot, had discovered a niche128 in our rampart, for the ball fanned my cheek with the wings of a vicious wasp129. On the instant I replied, snapping quick answer.
“I don’t think you hit him,” she said. “Let me try. It may change the luck. You’re tired. I’ll hold on the spot—he’ll come up in the same place, head and shoulders. You’ll have to tempt130 him. Are you afraid, sir?” She smiled upon me as she took the revolver.
“But if he kills me——?” I faltered.
“What of that?”
“You.”
“I?” Her face filled. “I should not be long.”
She adjusted the revolver to a crevice131 a little removed from me—“They will be hunting you, not me,” she said—and crouched132 behind it, peering earnestly out, intent upon the hollow. And I edged farther, and farther, as if seeking for a mark, but with all my flesh a-prickle and my breath fast, like any man, I assert, who forces himself to invite the striking capabilities133 of a rattlesnake.
Abruptly134 it came—the strike, so venomous that it stung my face and scalded my eyes with the spatter of sandstone and hot lead; at the moment her Colt’s bellowed135 into my ears, thunderous because even unexpected. I could not see; I only heard an utterance136 that was cheer and sob137 in one.
“I got him! Are you hurt? Are you hurt?”
“Hurrah, dear.”
The air rocked with the shouts of the Sioux; shouts never before so welcome in their tidings, for they were shouts of rage and disappointment. They flooded my eyes with vigor139, wiped away the daze140 of the bullet impact; the hollow leaped to the fore—upon its low parapet a dull shade where no shade should naturally be, and garnished141 with crimson.
He had doubled forward, reflexing to the blow. He was dead, stone dead; his crafty142 spirit issued upon the red trail of ball through his brain.
“Thank God,” I rejoiced.
She had sunk back wearily.
“That is the last.”
“Won’t they try again, you think?”
“The last spare shot, I mean. We have only our two left. We must save those.” She gravely surveyed me.
“Yes, we must save those,” I assented143. The realization144 broke unbelievable across a momentary145 hiatus; brought me down from the false heights, to face it with her.
A dizzy space had opened before me. I knew that she moved aside. She exclaimed.
“Look!”
“No matter, dear,” she said.
“No matter,” said I.
The subject was not worth pursuing.
“We have discouraged their game, again. And in case they rush us——”
This from her.
“In case they rush us——” I repeated. “We can wait a little, and see.”
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