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Chapter 29

           ThiswasnotthefirstattemptofthesedaringIndians,formorethanoncetheyhadwaylaidtrainsontheroad.Ahundredofthemhad,accordingtotheirhabit,jumpeduponthestepswithoutstoppingthetrain,withtheeaseofaclownmountingahorseatfullgallop.

           TheSiouxwerearmedwithguns,fromwhichcamethereports,towhichthepassengers,whowerealmostallarmed,respondedbyrevolver-shots.

           TheIndianshadfirstmountedtheengine,andhalfstunnedtheengineerandstokerwithblowsfromtheirmuskets.ASiouxchief,wishingtostopthetrain,butnotknowinghowtoworktheregulator,hadopenedwideinsteadofclosingthesteam-valve,andthelocomotivewasplungingforwardwithterrificvelocity.

           TheSiouxhadatthesametimeinvadedthecars,skippinglikeenragedmonkeysovertheroofs,thrustingopenthedoors,andfightinghandtohandwiththepassengers.Penetratingthebaggage-car,theypillagedit,throwingthetrunksoutofthetrain.Thecriesandshotswereconstant.Thetravellersdefendedthemselvesbravely;someofthecarswerebarricaded,andsustainedasiege,likemovingforts,carriedalongataspeedofahundredmilesanhour.

           Aoudabehavedcourageouslyfromthefirst.Shedefendedherselflikeatrueheroinewitharevolver,whichsheshotthroughthebrokenwindowswheneverasavagemadehisappearance.TwentySiouxhadfallenmortallywoundedtotheground,andthewheelscrushedthosewhofellupontherailsasiftheyhadbeenworms.Severalpassengers,shotorstunned,layontheseats.

           Itwasnecessarytoputanendtothestruggle,whichhadlastedfortenminutes,andwhichwouldresultinthetriumphoftheSiouxifthetrainwasnotstopped.

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