The weekly sun., 1862-02-22
CHAPTER III.
THE CAVE.

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ton and his faithful dog entered.
CHAPTER III.
THE CAVE.
Snow " ATT. "a sCOn she had Oblitert'si
the warning Of the hunter, Harrington AID
satisfied herself that he bad hast med TO his
cabin, from whence, shs gas ,onf is,t MS ,t,il
would leBd ~ tho " Grove beio no tsef to
| the ssu1s pain std her a;tiyo e. had 70 clsd
! II hsNne be eudd My bust toto ths as ~ ith
bic hliru INK rows. Secur,ly hid in tha t,iuk.
e's tba surrounded t-e spring che hat hoard
u.o votds OF Martha Wolton ana her bta-drr,
ard whom the later bent over the sp,rkl I 2 va.
tsrs she softly laid her hand upon hi- shod der
aud Viii pc ed lo~ ly in bis ear tho words,
NV Brother
"Yol hero Snow Flake .' replied ths a,lr,..
msn.
"The paths Of the forest are as opc1 and
! known 70 tho daughter OF the red mau A. toe
paved on's OF the town are to tho pale f,c, .
Trud, but What brings you here? NJ mat
| tor. come home with me row YOU are here p.
The moccasin Of the Indian e,f ooots fsa.
away from tho slncks Of the viii man. fte =
| Why Ro2 You know yOu are vel ,ome
| Comt--my sister longs o sec you-Se wsro b -
| to~ talk ng about You.
You have ever been kind TO the red skinned
| eirl and she iorgeis Il not. Bot she must mo-
| be seen beneath tho shadow Of his wiggam
nos
- Kind Oh, Snow Flake have you not seen
that =
! " Hist Z" interrupted the girl and she III h."
ear 10 the ground ssi' listening, with tho hapltu
| cutioLsuess Of her race, altnough II was IA fe-
| alitv hut ruse TO stop the l,w Of his word.
that sh9- cared would lead him TO say what sac
car.d ~ 10 hear.
! Little, it ia true bad boon said--onlv com mon
! place worcs and yot there was revealed TO the
Indian girl the fsarful secrt that the Viii
! man loved her Sometimes parchasca in lille
2 alo t,nifghg hawo - thas Ia,
! moro kind 90 her than To ntbors-'h hu hs sought
ho- ., cip', u,in tho hunting trail, or 10 paddle
ths Ii bt CsnDo when fro nshing--but tha' he
s.riou " loved bor -ever entered her Mid TO-
an instant, and Tow, convinced more by the
/ tore Of his voice than the actusl ok preston IL
arhec tightening like through her frame sud.
den. unexpected, unnervirg.
For n loug time she kept her reclmhent po-
al iur--k p it un Il all Of emotion had ptsAs1
away, ard tho pulsele-s marble vas not NOR,
untrem ling. Y't the struggle had been =
fieTc, ore with tue savage nature a. L. rove Al Hd
10 her more iully than shs had ever dared own
before how much sha loved tue yI1ng al stat
worth hunter Harrington. Lltile, ho Seger
did her companion imagine that a strug-l -le n
such a tature was going os in her h-arr, ard
ceenisd nut that he- keen cars had heard Sounds
that we're naudiole TO his o-n. ana h,s ps-sinu
merged f. r time, and lost in tho new excite
men;. caused him ~ question her consuming lt.
~ k,ow not was the cautions reply,
rerchsnce IL might have ben the swift foo,
Of tn. deer or prov ing volt. But come, You
asked the IIdisn pid hut nov to 20 20 your fa-
thof's wigwam--nOw she asks you to go TO
hat'z'
Well the cunning girl knew that hs would no
refuse this invitation, for 40 eau iouslv hsU sh.
ever guarded her own abode It'd 20 t,o' =
ever entered-guarded 1t un'il more tnty cut
osiy had been excited, aud her companion had
bsen oue Of the most ea.er tO gam "A clue 20 ths
secret It WAS supposed TO con ain- A mOmen's
thOught only, given 10 the parents and sister
q moment TO the strange time the girl had enc
sen for her requesi--tho first 70 Oe set at res,
by ths confidence of their safe Y aud that the y
would not rs rnublsd by his all 'dnco--ths 80
cord hist Indian character was ever puzzle
lac cOnstnted.
"Let the foot of my brother he soft as
The tiny, festhety thi & after which ths rts|
warrior usmed hls daughter and Lot hs tongue
lie ~ silent a. tho shadows. None must kuo y
OF his cCmiug-uOus that his moccasIn htS ever
entered the vigwam Of Snow Flake. Are III,
ears Of nv broher open aud has he harkonod
unto n V words
" lee-go on
"With the foot we 10, but not with tn,
tongue, and ing into ths forest Wa spoI
threading Ito CATk path, as rapidly aud conh
? deI,ily ~ II thev bad been sun-ilunsi, III ~
unACI u ton cd, unfOrest trained eyes would hivl
r been completely ut fault Tor even the vsstigo 0
: trull
Wrhout a single word and scarcely a sound
, they Il US pps,d miles, and at length pau'e
near whore the ~igSams OF the red mao wer
clustered around.
n LET nv brother rest here until am agai
n with him." whispered The girl and disappesred
: Not u sound betrayed there WAS ought l,vlr
near him. The ires of evening, # any ht
20 been lighted were extinguishsd-not a sn,sl
}. spark remained. No voice of chl1rsn--n
% souId of labor-no whine or bark OF dOg-n
song or dalce--no pounding of maize or bra''
ing Of basket Ali was ~ sllsnt as II II wei
% truly an tBcampment Of the dead. Rsfectln
upon Lis strangs position Luke Welton s.
un II the momsnts appeared to ne spun out mi
hours and stuough used 70 watch with pitienc
,s began restlessy u change his position and wol
n der as 10 tho cause Of the delay, when, even
a he ruse TO his feet the hand Ut the girl WI
10 laid upon Lis arm and his name ~hisPer'
"a in Dis ear. So soft had boon her coming, IN
20 even watching as he Was, he had not near
"a her.
a You are well named Snow Flake, s,ii h
m Follow me- ard lot your going be IS silent
40 my oomirg,' wa the reply, and the girl, al
throwing u blanket about his he't1 and shou'
d, srs 10 ~ 10 conceal both bis head and form, Il
~ For q time sho skir'od tho encampment aI
afrpi of icing seen, and then, as II changing n
IL plan she marched directly through tue cen
nd OF the lodges, and in a tew momsnts entered h
own which stool on the very opposite sd
Why che had not continued On tbs outside " Il
ct che could thus have reached her . yn uusss
sy was the question Luke asked hipSott, but Val
DO ~ {, AZ answer.
Iot " ithin the wigwam, all was darkness. Ev
nv the feeule moon rays he carefully shat Cut
she lowered tho skin door, attaT entsrlng a
secured il with more than usual caution N'
ont nnuse she took The band Of her coDpaol'
In. ard W tn the simple wo d " come y procood'
ExD4cGng to emergs from the wgwam AZ on
he followed as she lea, aid was more than NJ
ant pris.d vhaB, irstoAd Of Ruiny into tho tfe'h
nix tlt that IL Was close ami camp as oi cAVa
and knew that the path he plrsned Was doN
for ward one. Not siJhstsndirg his perfect coI
be dence in his guide, YET his feelings were 'trtr
lv AT yari.nce with ease, and rec'sl 4 ,u-
Md indian treachery ard murders lmmittad,
Ter the name If sacrifice, thtOnged 'hick uI
and him. But what could he do p UnTarned,
darkness, in AN uuknown place hs could o
,rv ods the end, be II what it mlght, and neIv
himself he still followed rs be was led, NJ
gns apparently along a winding and sill dsscend
,ch path. Oacs hs was conntsnt he heard
.p ash Of wateI-then sharp angle WAS tur
end and the patti becaHe more rugged and up"
eut upward Vpiil at length ho was commsn
Ices 10 stop-if Coo maDds were ever urored
such a low and sweet voice. For mumeut
hat stood slore He could hear the russ ol
nd. dress Of the glIl at short dis Ance, and 70
~ the sparks tle " from tho flint with which
thu Sas epdeayoring TO strike u got, see her to