The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-03-27

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ma he oriel an.
"Hallsl Is hat you. Thompson 10 vox
IKE us fsr Indis.a that va skulk there in De
bushssP ?"
ThAisliy;dpsl sjlPs~slFsssilseta tual nia-
hespraSe out from - hi6ins.place Mn 4 CIV
n reiief ma advsnoed sviftly tovsrda the fath.
= ana d,aahtse. Jon TH'J01 no Tts'W
He vas a man Of uildle aRe. Of the ordinary
tina of ibsckwooaua = strrSx ual lruvn and
uksivsrk Of the rrdA apush ~ thatsseams, 70
belong 70 the border IA iSos ~ IaIrsrard and
.frsnkh game itArouSA "a barsl In IN nuicL
snsyea sps. Ia ~ ~ Ifssd sv III y .nS
looked = II sboat tsldfopli IN fStieas.J q 81
"What hiss happsup& ThonUssnPy ssked
Dane with keen snxiety. - NH angular an
pearance giving him ! sudd en skocE Of alarm. :
tThe fhdiansr CAPPED ,Tkompsen, scarcely
able 10 command hiS. voice. seThny are coming,
Red Knife and his band-diyidS6 ny wife--mv
childrenl Help me r Help hSrsA' N8ONJf
HWhat talk is thisw ctiSa Dame, agitated in
spite AZ his efforts at sslkoontiol.T "Rsd Knife
was killed yesterday .Istw bet sSgllI ?
SON. "He is coming to take I'D. vengeance on ~
settlers He has divided Biz band into twa
Thew were nm at the l)Aet E6rf this morning
aad ans now iEo6fine f6is wSy.' The points to Be-
struck are your hosss and uihhr boz .aE0Ts
"Ny God n calculated Dana, O. his informaat
paussd in his excited, brsakhless nsrratiou.T0,,
with fatigue. II can % 40 fsrther on foot. Ny
wife, my children God pity md sAye them !s,i
Hslsoked from the hunter to iiSd sarhter in
'agonized and mute supplication.. . coo ,7aga9
Dane snatGhed thsiglass from Lifiarn's hands
and placed it to his sysssreu A. .qnlsJ iarA
He looked to the noethwlrd- saw his pretty
cottage, his wife busy q her needle under the
trees-and glanced at the dim line Of horizon
stretching away eastward ard westward from his
home. t s'A e.1'p' ~ ~ 81 -
Suddenly the glass dropped from his hands
his face blanched t6tthe htk of NOV From the
west sssning to emerge alom the clouds Of scar
lot and gold, he had behsld band of mounted
Ihdians riding boldly towards that unprotected
Woman 8tiW .eobngo1 r e.tzaAo "a -eGsf
With frenzisd csy, he put spurs TO his horse.
and dashed away liss : medmsn, shouting to his
daughter t. follow him !; at ths same instant
iIhompson staggered forward and fell in the
madam path, and k0lding II, his hands in an.
guiSh.. 'szFsa a1s1a ~ pT's'sA'll'A ~, ,a ,
"Ny wife my children! r. he groaned. s's -
TAsrsswas no hesitation In The soul Of the brave
Mirix1A. hassisassE ,ussn%,iG 50 anrogd "a
lssNins il but single Me !: heihas seven de-
pending on him." she said aloud. sc so3.giaaiitsl
Al he spoke, she loS6ea from her saddle. and.
~ith,al gesture, loomaianasd him to take her
place, A-es4otsTa SEM Iqf ssaj3idifxr QHGy IN
|, 1But--your danger o. fsltered Thompson.
tThs Indisns--roa5 .5duossgitfa sssush. 80 ia
z iMAxiam again pointed 10 tn saddle as .t
u eco" abe Continued. "Think only Of your fam-
lily, and he gone r. -ss ea3 a. aosss 4 w gs6vol
|Still TAonpsoho hsditass&a sweeping the hori.
zon With eager Rlsncea "a aSsura himself Eat Ia
iImsdists dsnssr tSsestsssd a chs.ee came ~
over his face a. he looked. and he uttered q Wild
cry, catching ND tho glass M. Dsne had let fall.
aud looking .throughsitr gmn..f 80 "a "a
The sight that he beheld conyulsed him with
tsrror. ...,.- ....-. -, -,
Not mile awsv. 70 the west. he saw coming
over ridge in tie plain, and approaching rap.
idly, considerable body Of mounted savages.
n "TAsSrs comingL band Of redskins direct.
~ towards n r. Ae easped assIm lost Flv Mir.
IN, while you have ths tinspr Benny no
h The maiden took the glass and Rased through
e an instant ct tho approaching FEE. u Al arrange
light appeared in her eyes-a light possessed only
by those upon whom, Con has bestowed com
sciousAsss Of His great protection light of q
heroism which death iteelf caanet master.
'sSure enesgb," she mhrmursd ,ssThey are
coming The leader Il Red Knife. 90. NEIGH.
1--WE can ride together r cried Thompson. a
w;ii" ~ mo not W. = uss1 We n.te oeen 70
We had Goas two miles, -
''Then ven die together !"