Daily globe., 1880-06-06

than once, but providentially she escaped
and her captors gradually formed liking
for her.
She sang and instructed them, and soor
the Sioux came to treat her with great def
erence and respect. Many an entire even.
ing was spent by her in talking to them Of
religion and in singing, while they sal
around her, apparently enthralled with hel
words and performances.
A stalwart warrior known as Jumping
Bear finally fell head-over-ears in love with
the handsome white captive, and began
playing the simpleton around her.
When he came to the point Mrs. Kelly
kindly explained to him that her religion
permitted but one husband and one wife,
and, as she was already married, she
could not offend the Great Spirit by marry
ing him.
Jumping Bear comprehended the situa-
ton, heaved prodigious sigh, and couldn't
see any way to help himself.
1t should be stated, at this point, that on
the night of the massacre of the little emf
grant party, on the Laramie Trail, Mr.. Kelly
escaped the fate that overlook most of his
companions. He was short distance from
camp, on his horse, and was thus warned in
! time
Learning that his wife and niece were
carried off, the husband did everything in
his power for their recovery. He organized
private rescuing parties, and the army gave
assistance. He frequently paid different In
dians hundreds Of dollars, under a pledge
that they would bring Mrs. Kelly back, but
| they were never seen again.
| He continued his efforts in every possible
way that could suggest itself, and yet never
so much as obtained the slightest real clue
as to her Whereabouts.
Finally, he despaired, and concluded that
she was dead. This belief was strengthened
by the discovery of the dead body of little
Mary, whose fate he feared was the same as
that of his wife.
and attempts to secure the captive was a
general conviction among the Sioux that the
time was at hand when they could no longer
hold her.
Mrs. Kelly herself made several attempts
to get away, but the Indians were too yigi-
liant, and she was not permitted to obtain
much of start.
The Sioux treated her with great kind
ness, and were SO fearful of losing her that
council was held to consider the matter.
The chief who led the warriors at the
time of Mrs. Kelly's capture made a vehe-
ment speech, in which he counseled his
friends to use deceit in their dealings with
the whites, since the latter had always en-
ployed it toward them.
An alarming programme was then ar
ranged.
1t was agreed to collect all the hostile In
dams possible, and then send overtures to
the commandant at Fort Sully for the restor-
alton of the white squaw, large number
of warriors appearing, on certain day, at
the fort, as her escort. Then, upon pre-
concerted signal, rush was to be made up
on the garrison, all of whom were to be
nassacred
Mrs Kelly was accordingly sent to the
Blacldeet Indians, in order that they might
unite in dealing the blow.
While she was there Man-Afraid- his
Horses rode into the camp of the Blacheet,
superbly mounted and caparisoned. He
shook hands with Mrs. Kelly, expressed
himself very kindly toward her, and then
gaIoped off again.
The very steed and equipment with which
the old scoundrel was making such spread
were given him by Mr.. Kelly, on condition
that Afraid of his Horses should ascer-
tain whether the captive white woman was
the missing wife. He went back to Mr..
Kelly with the report that there was no
white woman at all among the Ogalallas,
which just then happened to be fact, as she
was with the Blackfeet.
The scheme became known to Mrs. Kelly,
who determined to save the garrison at Fort
Sully, although, for q time, it was hard for
her to decide upon the plan by which it could
be done. 1t did not take long, however, for
her to understand that Jumping Bear, her
admirer, offered the very means. He was
willing to break his neck for smile
from her, and she required far less than
that
When appealed to for favor, he ex-
pressed the greatest eagerness to do anything
in the world for her.
She represented that she had become
very fond of Indian life, and believed she
would remain with the red men the rest OF
her days; but she desired to send last mes
sage to her friends, in the shape of letter
to Fort Sully.
Jumping Bear was precisely that kind of
fellow, but he was afraid he would be
forced to run too much risk from his brother
warriors, who would suspect some double
dealing.
Mrs. Kelly explained that he could go and
return, before the braves got back from
their hunting expedition. Then the lady,