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...Some of these Indians were very dark, but others were light enough to give rise to 'White Indian' legends...
Cliff Collins, farmer, went to bed early that night. His house, with every window dark, stood at the edge of some cottonwoods. His daughter, a thin girl of 20 who had cooked for him since his wife died, slept in the next room; his son slept downstairs with his boots on;; his dog slept in the woodshed...
...wife took turns walking up and down the floor with a sick baby. They heard automobiles stop in front of the house. Mr. Wilson got down his gun. Eight masked men came into the bedroom where the baby was wailing and Mr. Wilson was standing in the dark. They threw flashlight beams into his face and fired twice, killing...
...peace and quiet in large doses, but one of our camels commenced to gargle in a particularly painful manner. To me is was nothing but an unpleasant noise, but the way that "Ham and" and Eddie dove for that pile of rifles was a caution! It was now dark and the cook fire was burning brightly; so Eddie stopped just long enough to kick dirt on the flames before running to his prearranged post. There we lay, one on each side of the hollow, with our pets singing like nightingales suffering from acute indigestion. Presently we heard a camel gurgle...
...Dismount and advance one of your number," I suggested; for plenty of natives speak perfect French and it was also much too dark to see the man's face...