The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-04-29
CHAPTER 7.
THE SCOUT AND THE SAVAGE.

The afternoon vas fne-lhe Great Plain
10 ;ul! verdure.
Aad Kit Carson, in tue midst Of this
beantoons solitude, wass rs happy as tie buds
arouud bm.
He was riding eastward, on the Santa Fe
ton.e. just east of Fort LaIned, in Kansas.
At ieugth be drew reign.
lie had rrecItd an ail.ucDt of the Ar
kansas river, and found himself in the edse
OF cODsldera Ole growth of timber ~ which
he h.nss OF this aiilueut were lined
Locking tnroush The openings 10 the veidure
before h!m, he saw, halt a mile away, to
the eastward, single hors Jm.n approach.
lag ut an easy pace.
"Wnat!' he 'jaculatcd. "Thst fellow
must be a red.skii.--tnure or less red.skin,
any how. Aud ye! 10 has white wo nan
on tie Eorse before him. What is still more
singular, that wlite woman stems 10 be
sl"eying. WHAT eau this mean?"
Continuing to advance. the strange horse.
'nGn was soon near enough t. he seen With
considerable Gisi'ncincss nv the watcher.
''Taere's mnkrry here" mu;tercd Kit.
nGceg BIS breath, nis eyes iiahtingups e n
ly. That woman isn't taking tois Tide
INTO the Ted-slLn country Of her own free
viii"
IN minute more the stranger reached
the c;ech. IN whlcN lie proceeded 10 water
b : ba.sr, an lIdfn pony
II bnow bim nuw, sid Kit 10 himself.
"lt is iHat internal Fleet Foot, tue hall
qlcri."
1nr sarare TINS designated was one Of
the most V !ainous locking fellows toe scout
AGd ever encountered.
His hong, iaGs'sd hair, his hideous
features, his wrecked cart. bis dirty com
r:eXIon. his black biUodsaot eyes, ali gaze
lin = most rrihIls.ve aspect. His urms-
.'r lie carried hunting Soiie. revovrI.
and rifle. 10 plain slg!l,--E,rr 20 his ugly
exterior .sro,!iy Ilat was acsual.y starts
ing.
The recognition of the savage having b 9
thus completed, Kit turned his glances
upon tue o!j"ct ;he savage was holding
upon the pony ID ont oi him.
This Object, "a Kit had said, was white
woman, or Father white Girl. Her long.
fair hair was d'shevelied. lying wildly about
her shoulders ard bali hiding her face. but
1t could be seen that her features were deaih
L. pa'e, and scratched ant bleeding in pl.
ces, Us II she LAD been siray1l;ug terriuiy
with Ter csvtor. That sh" aeas captive.
Kit lus aniy knew by the tact that be,
saw tha. ga w.s not siprp!ns. as iie bad nj
,fsi su pcs d-nOr C2ai, gs lie had Tor an
Instant sul pusrd---0Ui tlut ste wss in a
dyath.line s"uDu!
lgnIau. o. tle : ~ bent upon lin, the
hai!-u:resi. wauso arm stili ruci...d ine
s.g ght iiguy' nnoarI away tie 0isht V He'd
hGir from thr gailiu features, thai Au might
look u uU them.
l.,,p .f,f l.,.e II f,ao
the view ul be pale, fair cour teuauce, SO
rarely beautiful, even in its Gca tA.iikr rig.
idiiy. and then he bent bis heau uBd kissed
re halt-partei lips, not once merely, bus
again and aFain.
~ his ti"rs me 0at,' said Kit 10 himself
Il must change my position q little ius;
enough to get the girl's head out OF hue--
and then"
AT this instant, and just ms the scout be-
gan moving into the desired range, the half
breed happened 10 look beyond Tie laco ui
his captive 70 thc ground, when his eyes en-
tho trpcks lrit by Kits horse.
10 another Instant he had detected Car.
sons presence.
''ii 5 you, Ell, Mr.. Fleet Foot?" called the
scont.
The savage was silent.
Il see it is yon, added the scout. "Whc
is that With yon~
My new squaw," was the answer
"lloid on a inmate, Mr. Flee, Foot" said
the scout.
"What mora was the response.
Il know that this young lady Is not going
. the country CT Fleet Foot" con
.innsd the scout witt calm energy. Il know
iNa' she has been stolen, and it i5 in vain
for Feet Foot 10 say that sic is his sguaw."
"Wel, what then?" YES all the sarGge
lpicncd to Rusysr