The Spirit of Iron Eyes
“The ridge appeared to go on forever in either direction. The sight that greeted his eyes chilled him to the bone.
He had never imagined in his wildest dreams that he would see so many Apache Indians in one place at the same time. Luckily for him, they had not noticed the mounted law officer on the prairie behind them. He thanked the Lord that the soft sand had muffled the hoofs of his long-legged black mount.
It had been a long ride to this remote place. Yet the trail had been an easy one for t...he marshal to follow. It had been littered with the bodies of Indians and ponies.
The lawman had wondered how much of those bodies would be left once the sun rose and brought the vultures off the high peaks that surrounded the prairie.
He wrapped the reins around his saddle horn and quickly dismounted. His gloved hand grabbed the bridle and led the horse behind a broad Joshua tree. Sweat trickled down from the hatband of his Stetson over his weathered features as he unwrapped the reins again and looped them around the spiky trunk of the Joshua tree.MoreLess
He had never imagined in his wildest dreams that he would see so many Apache Indians in one place at the same time. Luckily for him, they had not noticed the mounted law officer on the prairie behind them. He thanked the Lord that the soft sand had muffled the hoofs of his long-legged black mount.
It had been a long ride to this remote place. Yet the trail had been an easy one for t...he marshal to follow. It had been littered with the bodies of Indians and ponies.
The lawman had wondered how much of those bodies would be left once the sun rose and brought the vultures off the high peaks that surrounded the prairie.
He wrapped the reins around his saddle horn and quickly dismounted. His gloved hand grabbed the bridle and led the horse behind a broad Joshua tree. Sweat trickled down from the hatband of his Stetson over his weathered features as he unwrapped the reins again and looped them around the spiky trunk of the Joshua tree.MoreLess
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