The weekly sun., 1862-03-01

now Wsh tne vas beloved by the tribe and ho =
ean1ny any trjuiy TO her would be pa nished
} forced n m TO control bis passion. Could ks
have bosn certain OF bis aim and that death
would have followed, he would have ventured
4 al, Tor then be could have concealed the BODY
. from every eye But ~ II waeihe dared not az
y, snd With a bait suppressed exclamation
uatned anger ne uustrung the bow and raising
hh eyes saw within a few feet Of him, with hI
hano res ing upon his rife and his keen eve up
, on him, the hunter, Harry Harrington VIVA,
bis fate would have been had that arrow ever
winged it's rspid flight he knew but too we'll
but again they we're to meet as in the early
morning aud talk with disguised feelings ealmly
with murder boiling in their hearts.
My rcd brother is not wont 10 p,uss In hi.
am, but toe bill side Is steep the bushes thick,
bu tns rabit hides quick behind the huge
; ores, Logan tho hunter, purposely mistakine
his inten'i.n.
The words Of tho pale face are the words Of
Trdom. lie has learned we'll he ways of The
& res. lie will make a good bunter and b;s
name le heard In the wig sams of h,s tribe.
| " Wel-yes-' replied Harrington, his pe-
cnht' pride hattered, am no. quite boy IN
the wOods.'
" The bourdnF buck is not safe within reach
| ~ my orutbers rifle or the bird soaring high
,bOvo bis head" 1e"
| con't often miss such marks that's fact .''
| or an Indian either, quiversd on his tongue
| buTpfoSHeu " and COntiuuod-ftIIaa
| my red brother seen ough. of tbe naIa sLirna5
| Young hunter, whose feat wander from the .ig
wan OF histribe ia the hours of darkness 2"
His eyes have not rested on the print of his
nocoasirs" " '''
Of your tribe Z"
No one has whispered to tho warrior Of his
Tha,s strange But my brother wa, sook
| Ing his trsll z"
The pale face has eyes. lis can SEQ the rcd
man and knows wherefore he is abroad %
| Ine-tfue. Well, too sock hun. Shall
| our pa BIS bo togetheI2'
" II his white brothers are out upon tho trail
Lhe Ted man VII 90 10 his wigwam and rest.
ohould my fail, the warrior will arise in the
"Fht tIine ana take the trail when they leave it,"
g Tbat's good plan, " replied II .rrinyt m a,
hey Separated for ths excuse was a ni,us;hIe
2,e' although he knew 1t TO be entirely f,l.e.
toimnoC, therefore, 10 watch the Indian be
iter time, took and followed his foo .stens'
,l.Heinv MIN until he saw aim safely Edged in
his wigwam. e'u !"
=, Sa,'shed with this and partially believing
that there might be- somo truth in hi, wo,d. bo
etrscod the path he had trodden with swif, fott'
"eps ard sot ght now 10 gain the side of the
suI, tuiiy convinced that she, If auv one could
Liofm hun OF the fate of Luke Welton. But
gas hard task he had undertaken for Soow
Flake Nben she saw hun by the side of the In
Iian ithor had OWNED what his ourpoAe VonId
- or olSe fearful Of being f1lljwed by the ono
.he teHicd, had 20 hidden ths Eht inpress IN
ho moocasined foot, that it required all mis- AZ iii
% race her pa'h. OftoL tpo hs was connie /, y
"a loss, for to hard, Duren rock gave o,et
nn inio'u alton 10 hi. scrutiniZing gazs and IN.
'iny hilows Of ths bro k piashed on aa undia-
'"d u IL loot had never pressed their hninR
yohbl's Bat not MIN he one to be b,nl ,d h9
be 'rckS OF g'rl, Indian though she wac, and
pa'tsn'ly he trbckod tho tortuous Sindiu9s and
'tesnily, though slowly 10 loved.
" II had my dog hsre-had wulE" he mut-
tered when more than usually porplexei; "I
should soon tree this dainty cJon She ought
20 tavs been warrior, that's tact for sbe
shows more cunning ways th,A An red skin |
ever saw. Yes, yes petticoats were never meant
iH h-f and yet she has bright ovss aai iru,
heart | reckon. But we SEQ My CID father
used to tell us aud he knew too, that the nan
"ho PaGdles his cat oo in The rapids Of an Indi.
Al t.ith must look out for hidden rocks. Y,t |
! DO t.lovs II had never seen Ma'-,he beauty |
OF The grove, might have spread my blanket
awigwam Hnd bal a copper collorod wife. |
Who know-2 Heigh ho | wonder IL Mat does |
love me after ali NJ ch as ever, rock IN |
iuf ELI. stall Yes IL find Luke and taxa |
aim ssfsly back, ate will think kindly of me
m whe knoSs hut -Pshaw A pretty hunter
im ], sttndiDg here dreaming OF the sister, when
III broher may be dying in the " ods or what
is worse in sone Internal Indians hands," aud
reused thus to the 'ask he had before him he
eagerly renewed the search.
When the Ieart OF Wolf who had returned 10
ais wigwam on purpose to deceive ii arlington (fOr
ne cunLingly and rightly supposed that the nun.
to- had seen his aim ~ Snow Flake and would
fllow hin TO learn Of his farther purposs) became
arstfed that he was no longer an object of ecru-
tiny, he flung aside the painted robes and waving
plune- he h td dtCked himself with ia the morn
ins and with his IONS only girded with clo,h,
after the fashion OF warriors OF the tribe, issued
Agsin from his wigwam. lt was near the hour
n noon and tbs buTn.dg sun would have besn
sufficient excuse, had ho needed any, for his
appearance, but he met with none TO question,
IS slowly hs wended his way to the abode Of
he Snow Flake ami, whom none appeared 10
notice, crept cautiously within. First he ex-
mined every arti le TO il any white mans
lifts Of affection were there, but found nothing
ave the ordinary articles Of finerv usually be
pnPipg To chief 3 daughter and which she
night readily have purchased. True they were
moro numerous than was commonly tho case, but
OF single thing could he determine upon to
,atisfy his jealousy AID was about exploring
till arther when sound as Of deep breathing
reached his ears and quickly he disappeared
from within and mingled with the group that
we're gathered near at hand. Bnt careless as
he sTove to appear he was deeply interested
nay more, astonished Not that his mind was
sensitive enough to care for the discovery OF
ne btho hCliOn Doou Dut
that, with tho peculiar superstitious notions of
his race, he feared the power Of some evil spirit
tome Matcha Manitou should work him I'LL
some demon whose eyes could blast the light
ming and pour forth his anger like believing
thunder. How mnch then was his mind relieved
when, after an hours watching he saw the Med
icine man OF the tribe slowly emerge, though
wanting his usual ca5ilistiC dress AID implements
OF mummery.
II was indeed as if the pressure Of the neither
milestone bad been taken off his heart, Tor he
cav before him not only the solution of the
mystery but a perfect accomp plishment of nis
dearest wishes. Usually the Medicine Man had
the warrior in his power. In this instance the
case was ersed and tho man OF fate was under
the control, in great measure Of the other
And why this strange circumstance was 50
could readily have been solved by either OF them
Ia former DAYS the ever crafty and suanic,ous
Heart Of Wolf - had detected the Medicine
N acts that were punishable by the laws of the
tribe with desth. These things he had kent TO
himself with the hope one day of turning them
TO count and now he saw cle,rly the coveted
opptrtuni y and was not slow to profit by Il.
TO Lure the Medicine therefore TO his wigwam
was bis plan, for there they could converse un-
molested. This was easy TO be accomplished,
for the one dare not tempt the other TO anger
and consequently risk the chance Of betrayal,
by denial.