Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-23
Red Knife and

'tWhat talk IS this cried Dnne,
agitated in spite of his efforts at self
control. cred Knife was killed yes
terday--"
"He was only wounded" interrupt
ed Thompson. HE is coming to take
vengeance on us settlers. He has di-
vded his band into two. They were
up at the Deer Fork this morning, and
are now coming this way. The points
to be struck are your horse and NINE. :"
"My God !" CALCULATED Dane, as his
informant paused in his excited, breath
less narration
"a horse horse p cried Thomp.
son, Keeling with fatigue. II can go
no further on foot. Ny wife, my chill
dren-God pity and save them "
He looked from the hunter to his
daughter in agonized and mute suppli
Dane snatched the glass from Mir
Jams hands and placed it to his eyes.
He looked to the northward-saw his
pretty cottage, his wife busy at her
needle under the trees-and glanced at
the dim line of the horizon stretching
away eastward and westward from his
home.
Suddenly the glass dropped from his
. MT
hands-his face blanched to the hue of
snow From the west, seeming to
emerge from the clouds of scarlet and
gold. he had bebeld band of mounted
Indians riding boldly towards that I'M
protected home, to wards that uncon-
scious and helpless woman.
With frenzied cry, he put spurs to
his horse, and dashed away like mad
man, shouting to his daughter to fol-
low him; at the same instant Thomp-
son staggered forward and fell in the
maiden's path, holding up his hands in
anguish. .a&huo sSH
"My wife my children !" he groan.
ed.colaE y9o2 7aaE3 aue ea
There was no hesitation in the soul
of the brave Miriam.
milne is but single life; he has
seven depending on him." she said
aloud rfrartrI..
AS she spoke, she leaped from her
saddle, and, with O gesture, command
ed him to take her place. ~.
"But your danger y faltered
Thompson. "The Indians"
Miriam again pointed to the saddle.
600" she commanded. "Think
only of your family and be gone"
Sti Thompson hesitated, sweeping
the horizon with eager glances, to as
sure himself that do immediate danger
threatened A change came over his
face as he looked, and he uttered a
wild cry, catching up the glass Mr..
Dane had let fall, and looking through
it. ......... 80
The sight he beheld convulsed him
with terror.
Not mile away, to the west, he saw
coming over ridge in the plain, and
approaching rapidly, a considerable
body of mounted savages.
They're coming-a band of red
skins-directly towards us p he grasp
ed. Elm lost fly, Miriam, while you
have the time p ...
The maiden took the glass and gazed
through it in an instant at the approach
ing foe. A strange light appeared in
her eyes-a light possessed only by
those upon whom God has bestowed a
of his grett pr election
the light of a heroism which death it.
se'f clnnot master
"Sure enough" she murmured.
" They are coming The leader is
Red Knife. Go, neighbor Thompson
ON the instant p'
"We can ride together !" cried Thorn
son.
"Nol The horse is tired. We should
be overtaken before we had gone two
miles -
"Then we'll die together y
"No! You must mount p
With agrasp sosudden and firm that it
startled him, the maiden pushed himI
towards the horse. and in another in
slant he found himself, more by instinct
than by thought, seated in the saddle.
"Away, Selim p cried Miriam to her
steed, with an imperative gesture. I"