The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-03-26


"Y0u have named him appropriately MI
riam," said the hunter. "Ha had iendsh
hatred Of the white race, and his victims
have been many"
Mr.. Dane held ont bis hand for the glaes,
and Miriam was in the act Of restoring 1t,
when . strange, gasping, painting sound
quickly startled them both, and sent them
quickly 10 their saddles.
The hunter whepled his horse and looked
down upon the river-bank. from which di.
rection the sound had come, his manner
selfpossessed, but bis countenance indicx.
tive of alarm. The maiden followed bis ex-
ample.
Her eyes were the first 10 discover the
cause of the sound that had startled them,
detecting q mans figure Creeping along
through the underground Of bushes lining
the shore.
At tho same moment, their presence in
turn was detected, for the man. dropped sud.
aenIy among the protecting bushes, a. If be
had been shot.
"An Indian" whispered Miriam, draw
ing from her bosom revolver.
The hunter shook bis head. continuing 10
watch the spot at which the man had fallen
his hand on his rifle, his manner that Of enc
ready for action.
Suddenly, AZ the man showsd haggard
face peeriRg cautiously from his cOncaal-
ment, Mr.. Danes anxious countenancs broke
into smile. and he cried ont:
'Hallo! IL that YOU, Thompson: Do you
take rs Tor Indians, that You skulk there in
'nS a.. u.''nss .N,:-,, ,, it,,
c.u nna ,oa,v'oua' aadrtssea was s"en1
.un Minn'e' sremeu, from s"ter
amazement; then ne sPrang out IRON his
nluius' placs win cry o. isnei' sna az
ts. asea s"nHy 'o"u''S 'ns 's'us' s"u osusn'
y. - ,.;aa,. a.. ~ Il. ..,,.
,.r, tvns oS hackwond.mer strnrr and
hroyn & yp .nd .t.lvsr.. sr IT.. rnd.. % ro,,aS tvne
th,t ..sm. - h.Inn. n ,ha h,r,lar III.
s.na "as si ~.. hs,,.rH "Sd w,;,s sI,hou"h car.
.rsd wi,h nsr.n,r.tio. III, hreath came
throurh liz nart,d iins IN ouick nneven
c.sn. uo h.d nm far and svir,Iv and
ioot.a a. II .hou. IN dron trom f,ti.us
..Whot b.nn.nsd, Tbompson, - ssk.d
| Dans vith k.en onYietv. the mans aincu.
lar snnear.noe giving hin a sudden shock
Of alarm.
s.Ths Indi.nsI" u..ped Thompson. scarce.
~ .blo tn command his voice. .They are
coming, Rod knife and his bapd-,livided
Nmv wifs--mv chillrsni Helm maj Helm
m.i|
,,wh.t 4. th;. >" crjed Danc. aUitatsd In
snits of his efforts at eelf.controI, "Red
Kn;fs was killed Yesterday"
uHs waa oniy woundsd.n interrupted
Thomu,on. uHe IA coming IL take bis ven.
osa ncs an ua settlers. He has divided bis
hand into two. They we're ND At tbs Deer
Fork this morning, and are now coming this
wav. The noints to be struck are YOUR
hoH.s ond nina,
INV Godl' calculated Dane, as bis inior.
m.nt nsnssi in his excited breathless nara.
,i"n p-
"a bor.e, . bor.ew cried Thomp,ou.
reelinv with fatione. II can 90 no further
and an 'v save thsm," I' " p'
He looked from the hunter TO his dauph.
,or in agnnizad and ,nnte sunnli.ation.
n,na .n.tchsd Tho rI,s. from Mir;.m's
h,nd. n nd niacsd II to his ava,
Wc looked IN the northward-4sav his pret.
~ co,t.sc hi. vito hnsv at her needle. nm.
a. ,ho tr.o.snd ol.nced Al tho dim line
nf ,ha borizon .trstching av,v eastward and
w.s,vsrd from hi. name.
SndSsn,v Tho Ola. dronned from his bands
his face bIanehed 10 tie hue of SNOW
From the the west seeming to advance from tho
clouds of scarlet and geld be had beh~ld q
hand Of ,nonn,ed Indians riding towards