Buck ran along the line and ordered the firing to cease and caused to be raised an answering flag of truce.

A full minute passed and then the door slowly opened and a leg protruded, more slowly followed by the rest of the man, and Cheyenne Charley strode out to the bank of the river and sat down.

His example was followed by several others and then an unexpected event occurred.

Those in the cabins who preferred to die fighting, angered at this desertion, opened fire on their former comrades, who barely escaped by rolling down the slightly inclined bank into the river.

Red fired again and laughed to himself.
Then the fugitives swam down the river and landed under the guns of the last squad.