The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-14
gads.. 0acce,1 was the nhid of my tribe,

sotl: VT waS ION account of this narEiage,
ana my desire to settle down into civilized
life, that you call me renegade"
The -eos madkyou so.''.
But It did not make you the leader oil
my band, or give you the right to murder
my loved ones and destroy my house."
81 have not murdered your wife"
S1s6q / learned by the swprds L overheard
you utter just How. Ihave always thought
you did, and for fifteen years I have
mourned her as lost. During that time,
too, have constantly sought for you, but
until this moment I have never been able
to find you. Now you throw yourself in
my way, and your doom is sealed. But
frs first tsl] ne s, where ] shall find my wife
"Alive! alive! take him alive!" shrieked
Milburn, and then a tiendisl laugh burst
from his lips. -
This was caused from the fact that halt
dozen savages had cautiously ap-
provoked, and their knives were raised
overthe head of Moses, rs if about to be
plunged into his body. The words of the
white renegade were obeyed, and the
former chief was seized and, in spite of
his struggles, disarmed and firmly bound.
Milburn began to rave in his triumph.
!. He brandished his weapons in the face of
his fermer captain, and even inflicted up
on him severe cut. He also gave his
enemy several kicks and blows, treating
him in q most brutal manner, all ofwhich
the Indian bore without even a groan, al
though his eyes flashed fire and his breast
heaved wfthssthe Intensity OF his pent-up
feelings. But it was not the purpose Of
Milburn to kill his victim then and there,
for he had other plans in view. In a
short time the bear had been dressed, a
fire made and some steaks brOiled, Mil
burn and his followers making hearty
meal, of which poor Moses remained only
spectator. After the repast was over
the party started off toward the Hudson,
dragging their victim after them. They
dfd not observe that deeper in the forest
there was single human figure and a
pair of dark eyes watching them.
All night the march was Continued, and
with intervals of rest until the following
night. By this time the river was reached,
and out into the middle of the Hudson
the captive was taken over the solid ice.
He could not divine the intention of his
captoH; for u; the middle of the stream
he halted, and then gave some orders to
his men, who at once set to work to obey
them. With their hatchets hole but
little larger than a mans body was cut
through the ice, and then Moses was
plunged into it, his head, however, still
remaining above the surface. Here he
was secured in such manner that he
could not sink, neither could he escape
from his horrible position He could
gaze around and see all that was passing,
but his eyes must soon lose their power,
as the water was chilling him to the very
heart.
1t was not long before circle of fires
had been lighted, and the glare of these
rendered the surroundings as brilliant as
the MONDAY sun could have done. The
great mountains glowed like FURNISHED
silver in the reflection, and clad in their
robes of ice the prospect was an enchant-
ing one. Even the doomed man gazed
upon it and wondered if in the spiritland
he could find anything more truly mag
niticent.
But another sight now presented itself,
and one that sent thrill of fire even
through his chilled bosom. Some twenty
savages appeared suddenly and began a
wild Canoe, while their yells rang out
fearfully. And among the number was 8
woman. The wretch Milburn held her by
the hand, whlrling her round and round
she evidently being an unwilling partici
pant in the revels.
While Moses was watching these pro
ceedings he felt a hand grasp him and he
was drawn from his watery bed He al
once recognized friend from the settle.
ment. The savages had become so excited
that they did not notice this movement
Then the friend cut the cord which bound
the captive and away they crept, taking up
a position near one of the fires, but outside
the circle.
In a short time after Milburn came with
in few feet of them, and as the eyes Of
Moses fell upon the face of the female q
suppressed cry escaped him; but it at
tracted no attention, for the yells of the
savages drowned the sound.
What is the matter?" asked the friend
Of Moses.
my wife-my wife!' he gasped, as he
pointed toward the female
The friend gazed upon her a moment,
and then replied: No, Moses, that is moi
your wife. 1t is fifteen years since you
lost her, and that young creature canno,
yet be so many years of age"
At that instant the dancing ceased and
the yells died out. Milburn had approached
the hole in the ice where he had placed
his captive and as he did so he cried out
"Look here, my brave Chief Whirlwind
this is your daughter. You never saw
her before: for she was born only two
months after burned your cabin. and car
ried off her mother. / bring her now tc
see you die. This will sweeten your
death. or render ii more bitter; I care not
which. And here comes your wife. Her
beauty is gone now and she is but the
mere shadow of her former self. am
tired of keeping her. a chained. captive
and she may die with you. The girl Is
old enough to become my wife, 50 you
may have your own in death"
Poor Moses was agonized. He had
known that he was To- become q father
but that thought had almost passed from
his mind in the grief of losing his wife
Now that child was before him: And
there came another horror. Over the ice
approached an emaciated woman, he1
steps lettering and the chains which she
wore clanking at every movement. Moses
saw the expression of the face, and in that
wild eye he felt that maddened soul was
mirrored. He geaned within himself
and then said 80 Oh, mysfriend, = We are
but two, but we must fight even against
such odds. will save my wife and child
or die by their.side." rss,. g.
"Then fire." returned the friend, as he
placed a rifle in the hands OF Moses, and
at the same time raised his own. Fire,
and, then rush forward with your knife
Two shots rang out. sharp, and two
savage yells followed as two dusky forms
leaped into the air and fell forward upon
their faces; then CAME a yolley from some
unseen source and but six Of the fiends
remained standing, while the howlings OF
those who fell were fearful.
Some. twenty of the avengers now arose
from concealment behind the different
fires and charged toward the center, where
Milburn and his female. captives vert
still standing. As Moses came forward
the villain recognized him, and seemed
thunderstruck- He took q step back.
ward, and down he plunged Though the
very hole which he had prepared as the
I grsye Of hisfe. ,Heneyer came TO the
surface again, and his death was hor
rible one, especially IS it occurred just a.
he supposed himself thoroughly triumph