Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-10-22
Eastern Montana Encouragement of all 4ndustri


Imy power.
The words wsll1pkcn II the mo.s :,
fect English. snt thers w,s Z bstterneas
them which svss sstpeespd their imno,
"nen the Indian 4pt heard them.
vas 30 overcome with emotion th.t
va scarcely able to move, But he ~
recovered himself, and the fires of de.,
y nate aud vengeance which burned
ms neart gave him the Aerceness Of !
ger. - he leaped to his fsst and snr.u
upon h's fos. 10 sudden was the attac]
that the stranger was hurled upon b
back, aud the Indian was astride hir
heIdi"g : gftte1ing knife At his thros
! even before he had time TO use his o.
~sapens g TO make the slightest reeh
snc A{'ses xsSe ,utterance to Z ,hr)e
which made tho forest echo again. An
snen he hissed these words through b
teeth, =
10 hilburn, I've got you-sh, I've Il
|you now
'WelEwell.' growlsd the man, 70
have got me; and what then p
What then" shriekcd Moss. his eve
Ig'ar'ng down upon his foe. and his han
moving as if he longed to finish his work
|oot becoming more calm, be continued
10 M'iburn, It VAS just such a night a
this, fifteen years ago, that you came t
my cabin. The red blood ran like water
and the red fame crackled until / becam
homeless. You were the leader of ,ha
hendish band who did that fcsrfu
work
You deserved il. for you were rene
ade, g'owled Milburn.
You speak falsely, for l was no rene
gade. Once l was the chief of my tribe
snd they obeyed me. The pale face cam,
among us. yourself with the others.
coon found that my people we're becoming
d'scontented. They thirsted FIR tn,
white mans blood. You set them on.
could zee no reason Why my white broth,
ers should die, and 50 I prevented u gen
era' slaughter. The settlers were grateful,
and one of them gave me his child a. my
bride. She was blue-eycd. tender be
ing OF 10, and ! loved her with all my In
DIAN heart and soul. 1t was ON vaccoun,
LOT this marriage, and my desire to settle
down into civilized life, that you cali me
ia renegade
The act made you co.
But it did. not make you the leader of
my band, or give you the right to murder
my loved ones and destroy my home.'
I have not murdered your wife,
so l learned by the words overheard
you utter just now. I have always
thought you did, and for fifteen years
have mougned b. r as lost. During tha,
time, too, have sought for you, but un
Ill this moment l have never been able 70
ilnd you. Now you throw yourself in
my way, and your doom is sealed. Blu
first. tell me where ! shall find my wife
my Wild FlowerY
Alive! alive! take him alive = shrieke'i
Milburn, snd then fiehdish laugh burst
from his lips
This was caused from the fact tha'
half . dozen savages had cautiously ap-I
and their kniyes were raised
,yes the head of Moses. a. if about to bt
plunged into his body. The words Of
he white renegade were about to b
,beyed, and tl,eii former chief was
'sized, and, in spite Of his strugghs.
and firmly bound.
Milburn begar to rave in his triumph.
He brandished his weapons in the face Of
his former captain, ard even inflicted up
N him 4 stycrs cnt. He also gave HI,
,nemy several kicks and blows. tr''atins
lin in . most brutal manner, Ill of which
he Indian bore without even = groan. al
nough his eyes flashed DIRE aud his bre eas'
'esved with the intensity of his ptnt-up
ceilings. But it was not the purpose OF
ailburn to kill his enemy then and there.
or he had other plans in view. In .
hort time the bear he'd been dressed, AZ
Ire made, and some steaks broiled. Mil
urn and bis followers making hearty
nexl, of which poor Moses remained on.
: . spectator. After the repsst was
YER, the party started of toward the|
Iudson. dragging their victim after
hem. They did not observe that deeper
q the forest there vas single hunanl /
gure, snd pair Of dark eyes watching ,
hem. III
All night the march vss continued. and !
nth intervals OF rest, until the following Is
iyht. By this time tie river Was reach ,
4. and out into the middle of the Hud |
on The captive was tsksn over the solid
-. He could not divine the intention oil
is captors; for in the middle Of thet.
tre.m they halted, and rilburn gavsIl
ome ordssssto his- men. who at once set
. work to obey them. With their hascn Ie
q hole bat little larger than . man e
odv vas cut through the Ice. and the"le
loses was plunged into It. his head, how
YER. still reaaininx above the sorfa9e
Iere he was secured In such . manne'tt
h.t he could not sink. neither could hell
ac.pe from his horrible position. H"I,
o.ld e.se around and see al that wsel,
.saine but bic eyes must soon loss the'rl q
.,-er :. the wates was chilling himIr
, tho very heart. X