The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-08-07
he did not know the lady.

| "'Speak, Towah, said the count eThis
is my sister
'Towah, who was holding himself stiff and
straight, looked with interest at the yout.s
girl He took her by the hand, but said nc
thing.
"'Haye you nothing said the costnt, to
say to me? Is Lille with your
'sTowah lowered his eyes, and heavy
sigh escaped from his breast.
""Towah has wife no more ? he pronoun-
ccd in a low voice.
s'Then he added, Strengthening up again
suddenly, and in a tone of fierce grief;
"'It was Towah who killed herr
"'Ths man has assassinated his wife = cried
Donna Carmel, Mortified La
"Towah is not like the people whom you
know, senorav said the count. .Why did
you kill your wife, Towah2'
"Bccause she betrayed the secret of NV
MASTER replied the Indian
"The count asked no further question:
Donna Carmel regarded with frightened
air, the curiously tattooed face Of the Paw
| nee.
"After a short silence he extended his
| hand before him, and in low voice resumed.
''Lile betrayed also Towah her husband
Towah wishes to tell all to his master A
pale-facc came to the camp with his servant.
He was from France Lille and myself call
ed him Golden Tongue, because he knew how
to persuade and please while speaking. The
Golden Daggers called his valet the Mohican.
The Golden Tongue remained some time
among us. 1t was he who prevented the SER
geant from attempting an expedition to de-
liver you. His valet talked with the young
people, and from them he learned that Lille
and myself knew where there was treasure
"'Woman cannot keep secret. Were
these young people sorcerers to have discoy-
cred the secret Of Lile?' r4 f
"'And was it because of that you killed
interrupted the count.
" No. answered Towah Golden Tongue
came one evening into the cabin where was
with Lille. He put down bottle OF rum up
on the shelf, and said, will you drink 2 We
drank-both Lille and myself Golden Ton
que, in turn, put the neck of the bottle liz
his mouth, but l do not know that he drank
When the bottle was empty, Lille commenced
singing and dancing. She was drunk.
"'The Golden Tongue said:
g '"lf my brother Towah wishes it, he can
have hundred fagons of liquor equal to this"
''' ''Iowah wishes ii" | answered.
"'"Then Towah must speak to me with
freedom"
"."Ask me-" Towah answered
"'"A At what place has the mayor concealed
his gold 2"
est was not Towah who was drunk with
half fagon of rum. He said to Golden
Tongue, Ego away" And he took down his
tomahawk, which hung behind the door Of
the wigwam.
"'Golden Tongue retired.
"'Thc nextday Towah went to see if there
was anything new between the Soldiers Rock
and the dam. When he returned. Lille was
singing and dancing. Lille was drunk
"'Towah struck his wife in the face, be-
cause wife has not the right to get drunk
unless her husband does the same. For sew
eral days Towah saw Mohican, the valet, PROV
ling around the wigwam.
"sOne morning search was made in vain
in the village for Golden Tongue and his val
ct Mohican. They waited for them all day,
but they did not return. Lille did not leave
the wigwam. She wept and beat herself upon
the breast. Towah asked her, why do YOU
weepT
"sShe answered, wringing her hands, Lille
wishes to die 3s9F
"'Towah understood. Women speak of
dying when they have betrayed the faith Of
their husbands. Towah knew that woman is
weaker than man. He let Lille live.
"sBut suspicion directed him toward the
old hut of his master, where already the high
grass had grown over the ashes.
"'He traced two lines with cord. One
extended from the hut to the centre of the
dam-the other extended from the Soldiers
rock toward the north.
SAT the place where these two lines cross
ed, there was large and deep hole The
treasure Of the mayer had disappeared.
"Towah re-entered the wigwam, and
clcaved the head Of Lille with one blow of
his tomahawk.
"sWhen she was inferred, Towah left, in
search of Golden Tongue and Mohican. To-
wah swote that he would march with naked
feet until he had the scalp Of Mohican to his
belt
THE Count Albert stopped down and
touched the feet Of Towah, who had no shoes.
''Towah is not yet avenged, said he, bend=
ing his head.
GAN hope Of ransom was meantime, lost to
Albert de Rosen.
ssThe Frenchman whom the Indian called
Golden Tongue, and whose true name AL
bert afterwards learned, carried off mere than
million of francs.
"'What direction did the two hen take ?
asked Albert
"Towah followed them across Mexico up
to the port of Acapucha, where they embark
ed upon a ship which was going first to sail
south, and then to the north. Towah knows
the maine Of the bay where the ship will an
Choir. It is Chesapeake Bayv,
"'Baltimore 7 murmured Albert dc Hosen,
while Donna Carmel turned her head and
sighed.
"'You are going there 7 he resumed.
"In place Of answering, Towah advanced
to him, pressed his hands Upon his temples,
and looked attentively in his eyes.
a'Towah can not goP replied be; his mas
ter has need Of him. Tewah knows the med
ical qualities Of plants. He will restore his
sight to the mayorP
"The heart of Count Albert bounded at
these words. Perhaps, ladies, you have not
much confidence in the medical skill Of the
savages. Rosen had the contrary opinion
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