, 1862-02-13

seemed TO be satisfied with their investigations;
both met again before the tent, and communicated
with one another by gestures, which expressed
their conviction that the victim was asleep by
his fire inside. In another moment they drew
their bows.rings, placing themelves so that their
double fire Of arrows should meet at right angles
in the tent.
The man whose life they were seeking never
felt that life was % dear to him as at the moment
when he saw them shoot FIVE arrows into the
place where he slept. Still be watched and
waited, for bis existence now depended on his
cunning and patience-on his not miscalenlating,
by an instant, the time to FIRE. He saw the saw
ages pause and listen before they yentured into
the tent. One Of them then dropped his bow,
grasped his tomahawk, and knelt to creep under
| the curtaincd opening; while the other stood
over him with his arrow in the string, ready to
shoot. 10 this position the skull Of the kneeling
Indian was brought within the white mans line
Of sight and be cooked his rife. Faint as the
click was, he saw that II had caught their ears,
Tor they both started and turned round OBJ
serving that this movement made the kneeling
man less likely to escape bis eye in the tent, be
shifted his aim and fred at the naked breast
Of the man with the bow. The sharp eye Of
the savage discovered bis hidden enemy at the
same instant and he sprang aside. But Il was
too late; he was hit; and he fell with scream
| that went through every nerve Of Mr. Mollhau.
sens body. The other savage jumped to bis
feet, but the white mans weapon was quicker
Of the two, and discharge Of buck shot bit him
full 10 the face and neck. He dropped dead on
the spot by the side Of the other man, who was
still groaning.
Although he knew that he bad justifably
shot, in selEdsienee, two savagesi whose mnr,
derous design on his own life had been betrayed
before his eyes-although he vas absolutely GER
tain that Il either one Of the Pawnees had been
permitted to escape, the whole tribe would have
| been At the tent BY the next day-the brave
| travellers nerve deserted him when be saw bis
two enemies on the ground, and when he thought
| Of the terrible after.necesaity Of hiding what
had been done. With aieeling Of unutterable
despair he mechanically reloaded bis ride and
approached the place. The groans Of the Indian
who had been shot In the breast moved his pity
m strongly that they seemed to recall him to
himself First turning the dead Indian ace
downwards, to escape the horFilying sight bf the
mangled features, he approached his wounded
enemy and made signs that be would forgive
him, help him, cover him with buffalo skins
take him into the tent, and there do ell that was
in the power Of man TO gain bis good VIII ~
preserving his life. IA. 7, ,ts.-, ~. ..ss,, l....
The savage lay writing and bleeding, with
his teeth cenched with bis eyes glaring In deadly
hatred through the long black hair that almost
covered his face But, aiteF while, the merci.
fol white man saw that bis gestures were IN;
derstood. A sense Of relief even Of Joy, over
flowed his heart Al the prospect of saving the
Indian and securing companion 10 his fearful
soljtnde The wounded man signed 10 him to
| come noarer. and pointed with his lefl hand to
| his rioht hand and arm. which lay twisted under
| him. Without the slightest suspicion Mr.. ,MOh-
hausen knelt over him 70 place bis arm 10 an
essi.r position. Al the same moment the
wreteb's right hand flashed out from beneath
him, armed with knife, and struck twice at the
unprotected breast Of the man who was trying
70 save him. Mr.. Mollhausen parried the blows
| with his right arm. drew his own knife with bis
isi hand ana inAicted on the yindictve savage the
desth he mad twice deserved. The rattle sounded
| N the throat and the muscles Of the naked figure
s,re,ched themselyes In the last cohVulson. The
Iost traveller was alone in the frozen wilderness
| With Inc bodies Of the dead men,
~. :, L..A N. r;oht rama-.
tne n.sn. - = e-I",.". r"v.. n s,,v mortal
n'sns ~ "s'.a !. =. - Sssor;b"J Nown with he gath.
'ansuss O.. w ~ cs,rs ~ o,,berjnr wolves and
sIs al ..,.,,S ~ t~a cornses In front Of the
| ~. 49,. .;.,,iod M hcwled An through that
s -, ~ io"t nan lse listening 10 tkeuI IN
,na r,irS daskness--Oow cooling bis woundad
arm with snow. now firing his pistol 10 scare the
WOlveg from their human prey.
| with the first CLEAN Of daylight be rose To
I'D h;nseIf of ne horrible companionship Of the
houa. nd of an flat BETRAYED their fate, before
,h rs,, 'sOasrinS ~ indians came near he spot
tnS neSs -s" ~ Sc Uttered sgain with the
darLUsSs daJ ness Hunger drove him TO begin BY TAX
1s'."e a.;s;cr of dr;ed bnlfaIo meat from
ng "'em ~ Ss.J n,srSs isathern girdeS He then
,S"a M ,Ss;r rrmains Win whatever lay about
,S"',. ~ ,hs;r buiIalo robes; tied them round,
ar".S ns, ,hsm Zone after the Other) to The hole
~ sHs ;cs wheEe he rot his water, and pdshed
,h.,r ,hrouch il, 70 81 carried away BY the cur.
them tnIcvsn ~ " "