Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-03-04
sent forth shrek that rang like . clarion
through the island.

sent f0rth shrek that raoS Ike CLARION
through the island.
course ye! ye yelled ike catamouut! |!
Take that an stop your noise, said Pierce.
dealing her blow that completely stunned
her. He then caught Her 10 his arms and
turned to fee, just az the garrison, headed
by Captain Stuart and Perkins came up
and demanded his surrender,
Never r. said the william but I've
got yer gal, an ye can have her, but this
is the way III surrender her tn ye" and
he drove his knife to the shaft Id the DO.
som Of Lucy Morgan.
With yell Of agony and rage the scout
caught Pierce by the throat and wreuched
the knife from his grasp, drew back his
hatd to plunge it to the murderer's heart,
when his foot slipped and he fell, and the
knife few from his hand.
Pierce sptahg into rdu; bit he had
made but one Of two leaps, before dosen
strong hands were laid upon him, and he
was held as if III vice.
Perkins, on rising to his feet, heard bis
name called 10 wee voice by the wounded
maiden. With such groau as God iu his
mercy suffers not twice to escape the same
breast, he turned to the maiden whose
bonds had been severed, and endeavored
to staunch the blood that flowed from het
breast She looked up with sweet smile
and said:
"It's of no avail Tom I am going to
join my mother and friends in that home
beyond the sky"
"No, mop cried Perkins, "you must !!
you shall live! See, I have stopped the
blood!"
Don't deceive yourself Tom," said
Lucy, "thc wound is bleeding internally,
and in a few moments / shall have done
with the things of time; but lam thankful
that have been the means Of saving many
lives" She then unfoldcd the whole devlish
plot of Pierce, to murder the sentinels aud
fire the fort; adding" God has made me
the instrument for the saving Of the lives
of many, and am happy. Don't grieve,
Tom, Kiss me. Good bye"
The fair hands relaxed their hold, and
with look of unutterable love, her soul
winged its fight toward heaven.
Teuderly those rough men lifted the
corpse of Lucy Morgan, and sadly they
bore her TO the block house. Tom follow
ed like one in dream, aud left her not
until the weeping women, with gentle force,
parted them to compose that lovely form
for its last resting place.
Mechanically the bereavcd young man
moved out of the block. house, when he
saw Pierce standing sullenly between two
of his captors. The sight called back his
wandering senses aud with look Of the
most intense hate he leaped forward, shout
ing:
:" Mine mine must be the hand that
puuishes him Give him to me J"
"Of course" said Pierce, "you can
murder me if you want to. for you're among
your friends and ye know yer safe but ye
darcn't fight me. Just put a knife into
nv hand. and in FIVE minutes King George
will have one the less enemies and the
devil one more recruit"
The sneering tone in which this speech
was uttered, stung the scout to the last de.
gree of madness.
"Liar!' he cried. Then turning to
his comrades, he said:
"Give him knife, and I'll prove him
what say" .
A knife was slipped into the hands Of
each. and they stood face to face, glaring
at each other like wild beasts. Neither
spoke; but one mightsee the determination
to kill each other or fall beneath the knife.
simultaneously they spraug forward, and
their knives clashed. The blows fell thick
and fast. Here and there, advancing and
retreatius, with foot to foot, and eye glar-
ing into eye, they fought. Both were
masters Of that favorite weapon Of the early
settlers, the hunting knife, and for q time
neither seemed to have the advantage. At
last the weapon of Perkins was seen to
have lost its sheen, the blood dripped from
it as ID swifter circles it swept over his
head. Still the fight ragged on, until the
scout drove his knife through the forearm
Of Pierce, rendering him powerless. Quick
as lightning flashed the weapon Of Perkins,
as it descended, and buried itself deep in
the heart Of the murderer, who fell without
groan.
STOPPING quickly, the aveuger caught
the scalp-lock Of his fallen foe, and with
one motion Of the blade, severed the scalp
from the crown, aud shaking the CORY
trophy aloft, shouted" oNEV .
The next days sun shoue bright aud
clear, as mournful procession issued from
the block. house, conducting the body OF
the murdered girl to its last resting place.
II.v;cc orr;voi a. the new. made grave, the
sim ple rites we're performed, the corpse
lowered, and many q brave mans eye was
wet with tears, IS they turned away from
the grave Of her they.
"Loyed In life 80 much"
One Of the women approached. and laid ::
braid of dark brown hair in the hand OF
the scout, which he pressed to his lips and
then raising it aloft With one hand and
pointing with the other to his ooon:sk'u
cap, in the crown Of which was sewed the
scalp of Pierce. he said: