The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-06-09
WAUPEE /; OR, TREACHERY PUN.
ISHED.

John Martin killed ?" questioned
one trapper of another. as he heard the
story of the finding of the body of the
young man. Then he makes the
third that has been mysteriously muir
dered this fall ~
And every one of them has bin er
lover of Their great chiefs darter."
Jest as true as yer live | didn't
think on it before, but it am surely
ther case. Do yer believe Their girl had
anything ter do with it, Mark Des-
mond p
don't know, but some of ther red
skinned varmints has. Yer know
they've bin jealous fer some time erbout
our hunUin' and trappin' on what they
call Their grounds; and, though they
haven't dared ter attack us openly, yet
it seems they haven't hesertated ter
shoot down any one they could catch
erlone."
a. don't think that has anything Their
do with ther shootin' of poor John Mar
tin. 1t war far more likely ter be jeal-
ousy on ther part of some of Their young
braves, for Their baint one on them that
don't want ther gal. But whar was the
body found ?'
In the holler between here and the
river
One Of the most lonely places in the
hull world wonder what could have
induced John ter 90 thar. He sartainly
knew better than ter think of findin'
game"
" 1t wasn't ther kind of game you're
thinkin' Of that he was arter," was the
I,
falls in love, thars no tellin' whar he
won't 90 or what he wont do. If yer re-
member, both of Their others war found
III out of the way places, jest such as er
man would be likely ter choose eff he
wanted ter talk ter er a gal without
bein' seen or heard. | shouldn't Won
der if she were only used as er bait
ter git feller inter a trap for some
of ther develish redskins ter shoot
down.
1T is strange that none of them were
scalped."
Not as ! look at it. No doubt Their
Iniuns would have liked ter have had
them. but they are cunnin' as we'll as
treacherous. Poor John was shot with
er bullet like the rest ind nothin' dis
turbed. That comes of lettin them
have rifles and powder and lead. Yes
see, eff Their har had been lifted, every
body would have cried out, Injuns =
and they know it."
" Did yer say" asked another Of the
party, breaking silence for the first
time. although he had been most
attentive listener, " that ther boy had
bin maxim love ter thar chiefs dar-
ter p
Yes, Waupee, the White Hawk.
He'd bin hangin Ground her for some
time, though ! kept tellin' him no good
would come of it. Did you know poor
John MARTINI he asked, for the man
was a stranger who had only come
among them that day.
" Yes. well. A more brave and open
hearted boy never lived y And the
workings Of his face showed that sorrow
was busy with his heart.
4" Any relation Of yours, stranger ?"
NY name am Paul Armstrong"
" But you and Their dead man have
hunted together"
Gotten. | have knowed him foi
many years, and | came here on pur
pose ter see him. Whar am the
body p and another shadow of pain or
his face.
He was informed of the spot to which
it had been taken and prepared fol
burial after the kindly though rude
fashion went TO see it; made the mos
minute inquiries with regard to the
finding, and all the particulars connect
ed with it. Then he withdrew to the
camp fire, and sat with bowed head anc
sealed lips until summoned to the fun
eral, permitting those who had befor,
given little attention to his persona
appearance to fully satisfy their curl
osity.
Paul Armstrong was scarcely NOR
than five and twenty; and even in tina
locality. where thews and sinews rathe
than intellect 90 to make the man
would have been noticed in any crowd
He was tall, with broad shoulders an,
uncommonly muscular limbs. His hal
was black and curled about a face c
marked beauty. Never were eyes NOR
intensely midnight or keen. Both tn
slightly Roman nose and mouth betC
kened strength of purpose and daring
indomitable courage and passions tina
if left unchecked, would have run ma
riot But he had learned the rare al
of entire self-control, and no one coul
tell what was passing in his mind. III
was man at once to be respected an
feared, one who could be tender as
woman and yet fierce as wolf, tru
friend and the most bitter of enemies
But there appeared to be somethin
more than common in the affection n
bore for the murdered trapper. 1t