Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published ccaanaqe
eenred
butwasnow
fromover
exposuretotheArizonasun
asicklystrawcolor.Hehadareddish
beardthatwasnotyetoldenoughtohavebleached.Upontheblue
sleevesofhisjacketwereyellowchevrons.SergeantOlsonofD"Troop
lookeddownandsawexactlywhatthesunsaw—anApachebuck
habitedforthewartrailasleepbesideabunchofstolenstock.Sergeant
Olsonneededbutaglancetoassurehisexperiencedcavalryeyethat
these were no Indian cayuses.
Hewithdrewbelowtheedgeofthehillfromwhichhehadbeenrecon-
noiteringandtransmittedagestureofsilencetowardothermendressed
inbluewhosattheirhorsesbelowhimandbeckonedtoanofficerwho
quicklyrodeupwardanddismounted.Presentlytheofficersharedthe
secretwithSergeantOlsonandthesun.Heissuedwhisperedordersand
fortymenrodedownanarrowravineandcrossedaridgeintothe
canyonbelowShoz-Dijiji.ThesuncrossingthewithersofShoz-Dijiji's
horseshoneuponthewarrior'sfaceandheawoke.Hearoseandmoun-
ted his horse.
SergeantOlsonlooking.downfromabovewatchedhim.Ifhewent
downthecanyonallright;ifhewentupallwrong—therewereno
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soldiersupthecanyon.Shoz-Dijijicircledtheherdandstarteditupthe
canyon.ThisdidnotsuitSergeantOlson;anyhowtheonlygoodIndian
isadeadIndian.ThenoncommissionedofficerdrewhisarmyColtfrom
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