The sun., 1862-03-18
CHAPTER XVI

OF toe IT sei sible VIII gir as ,he lay in that
concealed prison holc anil ap'ut to dcs,snd
upou her brain-clcAv,1g 'Ie T. Ill Al At onco
extnguishing lite, va, isnly sayc' even ~
it luhsl ia mil air, AL a. qI.gly fstdrnoi TO
the vampum belt. The quick ears OF the saw
age hAdhsIi the sound ,' ioon.cp hatily
coming do~u the lcafy path Auo in moment
the Medicine Min stood by lis ,i'c.
Tho council OF iha warrior, are githonng
They val. for .he Hear, OF Wo.t and wonder a.
his Absence, were his wur.s, ami no. a sing'"
mu,ole Of bis face betrayed tho feelings that
were burnns lava-lke 10 ais hnitt for utter |
ance for be had saa both the face q the prl'. |
ousr anl the lto taA.lE tontntSk and, contra
ryto usuA elsion gave warning Of his approach
in orcct TO save tbe girls lite.
itswel'' '' was tho only reply voueh'
safod sni 'osethor they wendo1 tn;ir way back
l. the oneaupmont leaving tao fair gid safely
locked Up again ami TO recover as vol as sho
might
Bus they had hardly disappeared bcioroa
Young squAw stole car.tully ifom among tho
thick bushes which they bad passed, and after
looking Apxiously around and intently listening
dartsd 10 the cavern, uudii .ha lA3teninsi aud
entered. Urged by ) oF Fake wao thruAten-
cd to reveal his part in th" mater OF tho con
cealuisnt of Luko Wsltoa, TIE Moiaino had
brought the gin with him, though At a toTiul
rsk to himself If ds.Jgofod " The li'irt Of
Wolf.
To hasten 80 \ noa. o,o1S sal 1rng water IN
n laslSet q extempor,zad ol lstva, WAS the work
OF but monont lor ,h5as.,.o iudttn gin when
she ssW the condition OF M.I.ha. ThS dashed,
somewhat rudcly, iato tho fdca a"d bosom
of the tainted orc so1n bfOIr1t her lavk 10 con
eciousuess. and becoming satisfied, at lcngth,
that she Was free from hor Lark tormonJof ani
would be murderer, ,sbs became calm and eagerly
listened 10 the news tho S'h had brought and
especially TO that clncarAcs hor btothor, VINO
since ;heir trills had come djuby dear TO her
Excited cry mlct her questlons followed one
another 80 fast that the lulIau -, Dat inPer-
fs,tly uud,rstandins bo. language a.t spa. ca
Ies uuartwering,a aud at long IA coupiot5'y be-
wildered, md sol owluiy Shaking hor bead.
Martha porgoi, .rr this, a,Ior " ale, paused,
though a. mpc q ~ U,.,rh az lvl any 'thor foA
ton.
Tho pLs taco ta,,s La. ,l5 swift Wind
that rushss through tne Tree .ol, lu t1e M IN
that drives tho fist to ,hc 'eop Ta'eTar sad tue
Indian girl, ani. hrhaal up .ar mrm.nt
her DARK ioatures. fse. p. can't Lndgt5sAAl'
"P,o pi--is ha, your ran.c 2
"Iu tho NigVAuls--lm Iug ,uo warriors o;
her tribe she knows ~ o,nsr. Iue young
squaws sometimes cal her mo = III Don Hawk y
and tho children Of IN, p 40 face .no Pigeon.
But Peep, in tho language of my Thits skin
ned sister is the rIgeyn II ll.ck.'
Wen Pso pi--Pr;eon or whatever you
choose 20 bs called, tell ne now IN your OWE
fashion all thugs concerning my brother ald
Snow Hake.'
Ia her broken accent and pSlsing often, for tn
language # the white man was difficult To her
she rslAted al that mad passed., clearly and truth
fully, adding what to Martha was OF deep inter
est that Nah. nah .bo. zee, the mother OF SnoV
Flake would endeavor during the coming nigh
10 inform the hunters Harrington and Wilbur,
and that il she failed she would yet find meant
of warning them and that her brother was per
feotly safe until tho following morning. AnC
still farther she told hsr tha. when the darknes
came the Medicine had diroctsd her either
her own home--the home Of her tather to ID
Aettlem, Mt or II tn SarteI in this TO remove h
from the cave and coDc,d her AZ dstauc
whore the Heart Of Wolf woGd fail to find he
"And you will do this Pigeon? You WI
not leave me again in the power Of the dari
bad, chisf2'
"The wing Of tho Pigeon Hawk ia swift, h
ear Keen ana her eye can zee danger iron aiar.
the Great Mauitol wills that Il shall be 10 IN
white maiden shall soc the wi vans OF her trl ,
and ht beside their smoke botoFe another su
shines .,,
" And the HeSrt Of Wolff"
Like the bSllod hound must hnd the ira
agAin-h he can
UThe Medicine p
"WIl guard the young pale face brave a
Snow Flake for"
"They 10th are innocen. "
HThs voice Of Snow Flake Wh'sDsret so
the esr Of her rel astar, he 6edeysi h'
fer her tongue ia not iofked like tho road /
male face travels and she talk not los
"But have you no fears for her.
"The Manitou will guard hor, and tho CD
of the red man will DO SLOW 10 punish i9r
knows that the tongue OF tho hea1 OF W,
like the spotted toad, spits only venom l
let my pale sister sleep. The tr4u o' nlgn' II
be long one and her foot will tne Lp9n
Let her Is, her head IL tho lap OF her red sls
She cannc.--does not doubt hsr?" Her heaF
white II Lhs sun Of summer and the WIN
blasts have made heT skin ot deeper hue q
hers. Does she not beAeVe LhaI Inc lAu
airl sIesks no Lies p
." Yes-I believe you ard trust you; y
could not DO 80 young and gentle and false.
If Pee.pi knew tho words OF her sister
Woy Id tell her how glad she has made
heart Not all the children OF the forest anu
re are f.lse As there are black sheep amid
herds Of the pale face 80 there are bad men am
her tribe" "
oh how we'll know IT, bat God never g
YOU a heart TO bear treachery or bo guilty
malice. know you never could wrong
Who trusts thus in you"
when the black clouds have disappsa
from ths heart Of my sister, then, let her "
mar of Pee-pi. The warrior praises not
Cont until hs reaches the and Of the trail.
the Pigeon Hawk has promised SNOW Flake Flake
Medicine and the Great Manitou. WIN
own hearts blood wiz she Pa.,. ProteCas nsI; "a,
ii my Gsssr give herself 70 thsSpaI1 o. @''