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Mark Heber's Luck,
AN INDIAN STORY.

anu AShaHothS prompt sOiutibA. -
His home had been, from his earliest
remembrance, upon stony, WORKOUT
farm of fifty acres. situated upon the
Seneca Lake, in Western New York.
His father had become so heavily in
volved in debt, that two weeks before
his death the farm mad been sold by
foreclosure of mortgage.
And now what was Mark to do:
He was a lad Of nineteen, slight and
boylsh in frame, but with the strength
Of man in his sinewy arms. lie had
had the usual advantages Of education
afforded to farmers sons.
He returned home from his father
grave to the small, implanted story ami
a half house, and after him came his
father only brother, well-to-do farm
er, who resided in the neichborhood
This uncle, Mr. William Ilchcr. was
man of sixty, pompous and seif-im-
portant. His soul was of the smallest
pattern, and be had never been known
to do a generous deed, while he had
done many mean ones.
-, 80 n S+4iN MS uncle Nt
sent my folks on home. 50 that ] can
have good talk with you. Morgan
tells NE he wants the farm. lie has
held on two weeks while George was
dying. but he wants to move in next
week. " hat are YOU going 10 do
i don't know, uncle am irving to
think. What can dor
i have thought the matter over. sand
Mr.. Ieher, 'and have thought upon a
plan. am willing to take Won. Marx.
and treat YOU as my own son. lou
shall have home at my house. ami a
scat at my table. What do Won SAY !:
You forget, uncle. that have som,
one toprovide for besides myself. sad
Mark. Suppose were to accept this
oder OF yours. what will YOU do fol
cav
The girl is no relation Of your,
Marx
The hoy sighed.
Poor little Cav he said: hers is :
hard lot. DO Won remember how Ia,
child came BY her name: Its thirteoI
wears this spring since lady stoppc,
a our door and asked leave to remain
over night. She staii on dav ate
uaY. growing weaker and weaker. /
did not take long To discover that 81,
was insane. She called the child. Cav
and sometimes Gabrielle. winch j
Gay : true name. But she did not tel
her surname. nor anvthiu. couccruiu.
herself. Late that summer She dicl
No one ever came TO enquire after hc
or the child
Her mother was a crazy tramp. ar.
nothing more. No wonder George ), ri
behindhand. when his wife adopted tn
child Of tramp and brought hcr up
lady said his Uncle.
Mark colored.
i cannot hear vorl against mi
mother. SIR hc said 4 shall prote-
Gay while live. and she shall not i,
separated from me
Then wash my hands Of Won. e.,
claimed Mr.. llchcr augrI,v. You CA
20 Your own way. and get vour oN
living
Very well, sir said Mark quietly
that is settled then
In one week Mark had sold pair 4
colts which he had raised himself. ia
1--we hundred dollars. the househol
furniture for nearly as much more. an
was on his way, with little GAY. 10 iii
lar West. to seek their fortune.
The Young travellers arrived q
Leavenworth after a long and fatiru,
ing journey.
Here Mark, while looking Tor Wa
on and woke Of oxen with which /,
cross the prairies. fell in with IN oil
farmer named Whitman. who had bee
hNlng IN Western Kansas. but did no
Ike II, and was now on his way To Ne
hraska. Mark concluded to Join hin
AM Mr.. Whitman assisted him in pn.
chasing 4 suitable outfit. anl that sam
night Mark and Cav were Suualv en-
~conced IN their huge travelling wagon
outside OF the city, on the edge of tn
prairie, where Mr. Whitman. with hi
vile and seven children. had cneampe.l
DIX other families were with then-th,
seven wagons being parked in lin
form OF circle-that j.. the pole ID
one wagon resting upon tn. rear Of an
other-and the oxen. mules. horse,
cows dogs and pigs being gathered in
TO the circle thus protected.
Outside the circle Of wagons q orea
ire was burning. and as Marks wagol
drove up. the conductor Of the train
Mr. Landlord, came forward and wei
coined the newcomers.
1t seemed to GAY and to Mark tba
they had entered new and wondrou
world.
Both lay long awake that nigh, j,
their wagon. close up under the can
vas roof, and they talked in whisper
81 their great future, and wondere,
what it had in store for them.
The next morning at dayhreak ,b,
camp was astir. BY sunrise the WACO,
tram was on its way toward the north
west
AT night they halted beside a small
stream and parked the wagons. an,
had supper, and talked and sang song,
and told stories. like one great ioyon,
family.
At daybreak, again they we're on til,
way.
In the course Of ten DAYS. havin.
travelled rapidly for OK teams. the,
reached the Little Blue river. brancl
Of the Big Blue. The women bull
fires and began the preparation Of sup
per. The men proceeded to park til,
wagons.
The last train took over this rout,
was attacked by Indians Just here.
said Conductor Landlord. They wer,
unusually bold, and we had a tougl
fght-Good Heavens, What is that /.
He beheld. by the last RAYS of the
sunset, mounted band of Indians.
their weapons glittering in the yellow
light, their plumes nodding in the wind.
IS they came on ike whirlwind.
Indians yelled the conductor. in a
voice that made every woman's face
turn white. 'Pawnees or Sioux. can't