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Chapter 13

           Ihadbarelytimetocrawloutfromunderwhenfather,mother,andthebabycamedownpell-mellwhereIhadbeen.

           “Here,Jesse!”fathershoutedtome,andIjoinedhiminscoopingoutsandbehindtheshelterofawagon-wheel.Weworkedbare-handedandwildly.Motherjoinedin.

           “Goaheadandmakeitdeeper,Jesse,”fatherordered,

           Hestoodupandrushedawayinthegraylight,shoutingcommandsasheran.(Ihadlearnedbynowmysurname.IwasJesseFancher.MyfatherwasCaptainFancher).

           “Liedown!”Icouldhearhim.“Getbehindthewagonwheelsandburrowinthesand!Familymen,getthewomenandchildrenoutofthewagons!Holdyourfire!Nomoreshooting!Holdyourfireandbereadyfortherushwhenitcomes!Singlemen,joinLabanattheright,Cochraneattheleft,andmeinthecentre!Don’tstandup!Crawlforit!”

           Butnorushcame.Foraquarterofanhourtheheavyandirregularfiringcontinued.Ourdamagehadcomeinthefirstmomentsofsurprisewhenanumberoftheearly-risingmenwerecaughtexposedinthelightofthecampfirestheywerebuilding.TheIndians—forIndiansLabandeclaredthemtobe—hadattackedusfromtheopen,andwerelyingdownandfiringatus.Inthegrowinglightfathermadereadyforthem.

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