Richland beacon., 1880-11-20

reply to her husbands questioning
"He is hid in the clump of white woods
by the spring. Oh, you will be killed
| Mark. You will he killedr
Stanton stepped to one of the small
loopholes between the logs and looked
sharply ont. The bushes in question
were not over ten rods from the door
He could see no Indian there. but he
knew it was n place where an Indian
could hide. and he did not douLt his
wife's cycsight. Kalarna was probably
there waiting for his appearance.
The settlers craft did not desert him.
He felt easier to know that his enemy
was near him. for he could make his
plans accordingly. He knew his encmv's
position, and that knowledge placed him.
as 1t were, on something like an equality
with him.
Mary" said he TO his wife, 81 am
going to kill that Indian"
"What are you going to do?' she
cried, Ill an agony of pain and suspense
1.-The moment you step q foot outside
the door you will he shot"
"Of course if | 90 out | am sure to he
killed; but suppose something should go
ont that only looked like me, what then?"
he asked.
"What do you mean. Mark?" and
Mrs. Stanton gazcd into her husbands
face as if to comprehend his meaning.
mean that we will send out a man
OF straw to draw the enemy's fire. After
that it will be my turn with the rifle.
Now do You understand?'
The wife said she thought she did
"Then let us 60 to work ms quickly MS
possible, before the Indian changes his
lurking place"
Stanton's plan was clear now. and they
proceeded to speedily carry it into cxccu-
tion. The settler dof1ed his clothes.
which they stuffed well with bcd,ling.
A proper looking head was fashioned
from a small pillow, to one side of which
was tackled piece Of bcarskin to repre-
sent hair. Upon this was placed hat,
and when all was completed it formed AS
respectable looking efiigy as could he
easily gotten up; indeed, so we'll was it
proportioned and so excellent was the
likeness that the good wife declared
that, had she seen it fer the first time in
the woods, she should rot have known it
from her husband
In order to perfectly carry ont the set
tiers plan n broom handle was fixed to
the effigy, under the right arm, SO that
it could be held i'll an upright position.
Mrs. Stanton then practised upon it
until she could move it about as if it had
life.
When all was ready the settler took
his station at the loophole which looked
toward the cover of the Indian. He had
already his rifle in readiness, and as soon
as the muzzle of the piece was in its
place, and he was sure of his aim, lie
gave the signal to his wife.
She opened the door very slowly, and
carefully lifted the image ont over the
threshold upon the stone, holding it
there steadily. At the same moment
Stanton saw human head lifted eau
tOusly above the white wood bushes.
The eagle features and the painted conn
tenance told that it was an Indian brave.
The settler instantly covered the right
eye of the red man with the sight of his
rifle.
The redskin discharged his rifle at the
same instant with the white man, so
that both reports were simultaneous. Al
loud death yell told the result of the set
tiers shot, and Stanton saw his red foe
man leap into the air and fall to the
ground. The Indians aim had been no
less certain, for on examining the effigy
they found bullet-holc just where the
heart would have lain in a human
bosom.
After a while Mark Stanton went ont
to the white wood bushes He found
the vengefII Kalarna stone dead. A
bullet had passed into his right eye
through the brain. The red man had
fought his last battle.
He buried the dead body at distance
and removed as well as he could all
traces of the conflict, and then for two
or three days kept a careful watch. But
he was not molcsted. The attempt upon
his life had been planned by kalarna
alone, and the death of the retloubtable
warrior was never traced to his hands.