The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-24
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/ my wife--my children Help me Help
me-
"What talk is this ?" cried Dane agitated
10 spite Of his efforts at selfcontrol. "Red
Knife was killed yesterday"
He was only wounded interrupted
Thompson. HE is coming to take his
vengeance on US settlers. He has divided
his band into two. They were up at tn,
Deer Fork this morning, and are now com
ing this way. The points to be struck ar,
yolr house aud mine
"My God ~ calculated Dane, as biz info,
mant paused 10 his excited, brcathess mar
| ration,
~ horse! horse" cried Thompson, reel.
! ing with fatigue. 81 can 20 no further oi
foot. My wife, my children-God f'' ""'
save them T. ~,
He looked from the hunter to his
daughter in agonilod and lau'e SuPp''cA'
ton. H.. At-.--,.
hands and placed % to ms eyes
H. looked toibc Horhwarl saw his pref
p, c,,,agr. hi. wife busy At her needle under
| NE fr.,.-aui glanced at the dim line Of
the bor. on stretching away eastward aud
we. frari from his home.
suddenly the glass dropped from his
hands his face blanched TO the hue Of snow.
From the vest, seeming to emerge from the
clouds Of scarlet and gold, he had behed q
band Of mounted Indians riding boldly
towards that unprotected home, towards
that unconscious and hclUes- woman.
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horse, aud dashed away Ike madman,
shouting TO bis daughter to follow him; at
the same instant Thomson staggered for,
ward and ici. ia the malden's path, holding
up bis hands in anguish.
"Ny wife my children he groaued.
There was no hesitation in the soul Of the
brave Miriam.
Mine is buta single life; he has seven
depending on him, she sad, aloud.
As she spoke, she Ieaped from her saddle,
aud, with a gesture, commanded him to take
her place.
'Bu.-your Danger ialtercd Thomp.
son. The Indians
Miriam again pointed to the saddle.
100" she commanded. "Ihink only Of
your family, and be gone I"
Still Thompson hesitated. sweeping the
horizon with eager glauces, to assure him.
self that 10 immediate daugerthreatened. 4
change came over bis face as he looked, aud
he uttered a wild cry, catching up the glass
Mr.. Dane bad .et fall and looked through
it,
Tie sigh, he behvii conyulsed him with
terror.
No'a mile away t, the west, he saw com.
ing over d ridge ia the plain aud approach.
ing rapidly, q considerable body Of mounted
sayeEes.
They're coming band Of red skins
directly towards u.s." he Rasped. "l'm
lost Fly, Miriam, while yon have the
time
Tie maiden took tae glass aud gazed
through it an instant at the approaching foe.
A strange light appeared in her eyes-4a
light possessed only by those upon whom
God has bestowed a consciousness Of His
great pro'ccliou--the light Of hcroi-m
which death itself cannot master.
True enough she murmured. "Ihcy
are coming The leader "a Red Knife. 60,
neigEb0r IhOmpsOu-on the Instant
I've can ride together cried Ihomp.
son.
40! The horse is tired. We have
been 10 Willow Island. We should BE- over.
taken before We had gone two miles"
Then wen die together
40, no! you must mount
With a grasp so sudden aud firm tina, 1t
startled hun, the maiden pushed him to
| wards the horse, aud in another instant lac
| found himself, more by instinct than by