The sun., 1862-03-24
CHAPTER NIX.
TORTURE AHrrv,L OF ruK HUNTERS.

turs the former combined completely bevilder
ell the Indians and they failed to think ct iuow-
Ing the latter until 1t was too late. Then they
hai no horses r., " aul were forced 70 content
themselves with th, ore prisoner they now hal
In ;heif II aanl, To many this cx,l,ng,
was pleasing for they wished Luke sell out Of
their power, and hal orcn lou-ci to have Wall
Wilbur In it. Very much also, it relieved the
shief and the Medicine M,n Of their embtrass-
msnt, for though determined TIA, the younl
man should not lie, vet they were puzzled how
TO free him, anil at the same time keep their re-
putation for justice AMI impartialty uuimpaach
oil. But now they a,h some Tangible rcasol
for torture, All their hclrts wore not inierc.tr,
for the huuter who had ever been an enemy @
their tribe twas therefore, with feeling. a
great relief that they saw the exchange mtlr
without their being in the least implicated an.
especially as Il gave them an opportunity {,
throw the blame upon the Heart of Wolf, ia,
prisoner had been given in.o his charge.
II needed no assembling Of council 70 en-
quirc into the a.i.u. og the fcIrlc-s hunter
Wash Wilbur, Tor in the eyes If the ,u''f" 'ril,
he hHI tfctl I",g Iu, Nut uur fate ,uul hy any
possibility O, J.. AMI tlJt SO. tu him.yil -uiler
the sam. puui- Nmyu that bad he IA uyyrryd t.
be born hy tho other. Bat they darrl NOT
leave him Tor q moment unbound lie was mad,
OF lar liH rtut 'uH from the hoy who hal Ice
fore him been PLACED g., o.. stake, and, althuu.su
completely IN ti,.T puv,r, Sc, thcy feared him
more thus. than they lad the other even when at
liberty.
The pale facel warrior ncel not bc told,
began a.. cnIci in; wilbur, W 80 ha hal
been firmly bouul upright, 90 thc torture io,t,
'what his fate will be-. lie ha, been too iUus uu
The war path TO hc ignorant of the law, of the
rel man Like tine wolf that IS taken iu the
trap SO will perish, let him sing bis death
song and prepare for the dark Journey.
"Prcpirei you heavy headed old sinner,
replied Wilbur eff | wasn't better prepared
than you are, III not have time now. Go ou
with your deyiltrics You can't more than Nl
me Mind " hat | tell you, iur every drop ot
my blood YOU shed an Indian ,h,!l lie! Harry
Harrington and hi. braves are close on my trail
and will De among you before YOU know it, like
whIlwlnd.'
"Tbe tongue Of the p,le face was ever given
10 lying unl false ilc-. -ail 81. Heart OF Wolf
" Wa ity you iui rnl, g. ueruu., diAh"i
iCIl, copper headed .uaky You'll uuu uut -uul
enough. ju only with my hands were irn
that m.-LI cram ,bo lie down your ugly, blIct
throat llcdo ] ? Luck, stock aul barred
that should ever have te take that from II re-
skin"
The pale man iH brave "h'n the "'n1'r d
aiar When lu- 'ioeh H. "'i' nt ana "S h'"}' "N'
bling IKE lI' pr"lle P'lh'' ~. W''." WI
chm-r-'N Nanf' from Nr Ip" "l 'He l'"" 10 Va
wal IT the -iok p,pp".c.'
VIII % u" on wan your torture anu 'e"r
now Witl" man r"h "'
u II weH r''nrl lhe ll'art o. Non a'
ne suddenly lnrle' 100. '"hth""N l"'l 't Tue neg
Of lhe bound man, i''um p'r,"nce tha'
might hy some unknown q m'hn- 10, lI''l'
- near hl III, Keen hNNe hWlN' !" u" "'
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al tho re,kI, 4 l.rt,r. a.. I.tJ .Hnll ,
be A musk r.u inatrlp hcul,ycl Win Ly
skin bows"
" j. ne lei 4o u ..Hs "a the part Of any
prey to at once make uh Of their skill q
strive to win a name that should speed their
trance into the my ic rl.c' and ceremonies
TIE council loNSr' NJ therefore, dl 'cir 10
and the arrows AMI kUiyc, whi1Aed hrou.t,
wide OF the marx, Tor TO Int II were shame,
though now and then one rehoundcd from
body oi NIbur the majority touched him I
But now came severer triil for his ncr
and habits OF SCI; command. His head that
before been bound was ireed--he could moN e
at will and consequently would almost invol
tarily finch from the swiftly whiglcd woapo
IL was no childs play now Every knife n
hatchet was shhrnoned and any moment mig
be the one OF death. In the order of rank t
warrior e'S'ycd their riiil and the post to viii
ne was confined COON g,ristIod WIN ,1oaGiy n.u
Two or thr'G only haN 0Ea"" "'''H AM no ie
2TyInu had been inflicted when the Heart
uoh HullphE OH ms blanket and barring
si.s"v arm stepped forward. Various were {
tents hc made to confuse W hbur who kept
eyes steadily fixed upon him, though his tong
was u'SV taunting him with cowardicc, a ~.
Of GIIl five minutes passed, during which the
dtan was continually changing his position a
tLen sulde, Ms light itself the slender, 10
bladed knife /. Ashed lhtouEi ,ne %l. E''hei
had stranpaIy m 'scalculated the distance or
sun had IIindcJ h, n Tor a momenLfor the WEI
on fell far short of IN prisoner; go
WThat's the wv. TaVe throws shout
Wilbur. "Thnts The ST, eHSih OF ms arm
Nl Why, a white Lnl,y co Hl 40 better ..
for the squaws, II this Is a " Nliu, , - ~ ~
Heart OF Wolf go put on petit, 'S'S ai,L nu
papOoses !" and he laughed loud A, l'oNlosa
Stung To the very quick hy his fai. AZ INV u',
again took his place, and this time with less
tentatiOn but far more care finn, the kniCe . VI
viously, his aim had been at the head int A. '
he was doOmoI to disappointment for ii reached q.
higher than the elbow-strking deeply throup