Nebraska advertiser., 1864-07-02

iaining his grasp with 50 firm and strong
a hold that the fingers were pressed deep
ly--almost buried in the soft flesh Of the
girl.
"Let him strike If he dare One cry
from the lips Of FREELY. and hundred
warriors would spring as from the ground
for her defence and her revenge" she
f-~s.,'-.--s, ,serins sl,e. hAp sa-~s~- e-.>---y
quail d at her words and hoping shereby
to obtain her freedom.
"Will Fire Fly lock within her heart
what has now passed ia the forest, and
ever keep her lips from uttering it7'' he
asked. undecided how 70 act, for his cum
ming mind told him that he dare no, stain
his hands in her blood. Passion had had
time to cool, and sober reason was busy
at work attempting to devise some means
of escape from the snare his headlong
violence had enirapped him in.
go ask the Medicine" ("
''The lips Of FREELY alone must an
swer"
"He viii tell you," she continued, IN.
midfuI Of his words; "he who has learned
from the spirits of the air, that one from
whose lips a promise is forced is freed
therefrom bv the laws of the Oiibwavs
and the mandates of the Great Manitou.
A.puk-wa knows this.
"Your promise or dea,h!7 Numbered
the brawny warrior, knowing that his
fate hung between the ,wo-that in the
cold grave she would perforce be silent
and that with her word once pledged she
would be equally sos
death sooner than that my lips should
be blistered with lies!'' was the brave
response as, drawing her lirhe form 10 It's
utmost helghlh, she looked him unhinch-
ingly in the eye, and flashed back def
ance.
"Then 80 ], shall be!''
Brave 10 he last she bowed her beau.
tifu head as if to welcome the coming
stroke. The strong ann was rai>ed-,he
hatche. whirled ringing round-strengih h
was gathered for the blow, and then. even
as The weapon was descending on its fatal
errand. clubbed rife descendfd upon
the unprotected head of the woul1-be
murderer, and be fell senseless to the
ground.
Murder er gal. would yer, in cold
blood, yer catamountr' exclaimed a gruff
voice, and the SPEAKER stepped from be-
/ bins the screening bushes, dressed and
armed. and bearing unmistakabIe sigues
of his vocatioH as trapper. "Waal, "
ha continued. seeing thar the Indian re-.
manned inspnsihle. i've hparn 'el! Of In
dian dvvilty erfore. hut twas all tanter.
mount ter noihIr' compared 10 this! A
war painted brave er goin' ter bu'cher or
squaw, and er pretty one too. Pretty7
I've seen that air face erfore. Jest as sure
as shoo'in'. It's FREELY, as I'm sin
ner - and he stoop' d and raised the girl
tenderly in his strong arms, aud contin-
ued: "And she's gone and tainted.
too !" Hark Paddles and or death chant
A prisoner er goin' ter iher torture. BY
heavens bnt It may be my sworn cOmpan-
ion, lie Sueur; I've tried ter find him.
bnt cannot. No sign. no trace; he never
left me so erfore By - but he
strangled the oath before it escaped his
lips, and listened earnestly.
The low. solemn death-song Of the
Oiibways came stealing to his ears ike a
wall of lost spirits. and his not unhand-
some face became dark as night.
Yes, it must be lie Sueur Thar is
no other white ,rapper excep, me no
,her lake, and the redskins for er won
der are not er 6ghtin' with ther scslpin'
bro,herin'. But ef it should be and they
so much as harm har ef his head, I'll
make sech howlin' in ,her camp as will
make them think rher hull Of creation is
er breakin' up"
With The words bis resolve was taken.
his plan Of action formed and wi,h one
glance-to satisfy himself that he pros
tra,e Indian had not sufficiently recovered
his conscience to be aware Of his presence
he hastily but silently wended his way to
the shore, and deposited the form Of
FREELY in a cannoe he had hidden
there. A moment after. me bark of the
Indians who had captured lie Sueur pas
spd. and from his concealment he saw
that it was indeed his friend--anos her,
and he was cautiously padding through
one of the most hidden and intricate
mouths of the Kamanis;ique. Soon he
reached the open waters of the lake, and
turning sou,hward. sped ike an arrow
toward the head Of Thunder Bay.
If The red man had prisoner, 50 now
he white man, and upon the fate of one
hung that ofihe other.
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