, 1880-06-10

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not sIay him orsu'g. Vel be kusw
that Iota, Flowcr would then De- irst 70
him forever - BE- employed s'nta-
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"Yy,s .-, he ral. iarr d.r" aI u.
! sar SLAYER Young Nol merlin looked
INTO the lace Of the chief tm and r-so-
lutc as ever
"Great Bear oNes bis iiic Co this
maiden, his daughter. Her hand turned
aside the hall as il sped The pale
faced friend Of Grcat Bear hai forgot
ten his friendship for the chief shea the
chief stood with hatehet raised against
him. Docs the chief forget Does he
not remember the pale-faee son who all
these years has been his friendl7
"But does not the white hunter de-
serve death when he creeps like snake
in the bushes and turns away from her
father his red childP
The stern face Of the chief grew
sterner as be looked upon the young
hunters face.
"My wigwam on the hillside is DESC
late, and Lotus Flower would share it
with me- Would the chief slay the man
who loves the red maidenP
"Does my white brother wish Lotus
Flower to dwell in his lodgel Does he
ask her to be his squaw and dwell
among the red menl"
she does. He has learned to love the
red maiden and would make her his
squaw."
"That's we'll, and the young man shall
not die. He does not speak with a
double. tongue, and his words are truth.
The chief did not know that his pale
faced son could live with his red brethren.
But Lotus Flower should never 60 from
among her people. My young friend is
| good, but his pale-face friends are false
and bad. They teach the red man to
lie and cheat and steal. They give him
FIRE water, and then take away his furs,
his rifle and his horses. They do not
obey the Great Manitou, and his breath
is black against them. Sooner than lose
my child, young pale-face should die" .
The knife of the chief severed the
bonds of the captive. c.
Let Lotus Flower walk with my
pale brother to the lodge of her father"
he said. N sU~ea 3g. oslE
Ned Merlin said nothing, but led the
maiden away. The most of the war
riors who were of the chiefs own guard,
look pleased; but a hard look settled
over the stolid face, and fierce light
burned in the blazing black eyes, as
Tiger Slayer's hand closed and shut up
on the handle Of his knive convulsively.
Dark rolled the clouds across the face
of heaven. The winds sighed a mourn
full requiem among the lofty trees on
the hillside, as though SO ne lost spirits
breath was borne on their unerring
wings Now and then, as the hurrying
clouds drifted asunder, pale moon
flooded the open glades of the forest
below with her pale, energetic light,
only to leave them darker and more
drear for the sudden change. A wild,
terrible night, untitled for any to be
abroad, save those spirits who might be
intent on wickedness and crime.
And yet two dark figures entered this
solitary glen together. A bright flash
Of moonlight revealed their faces for
moment as their eyes sought each other.
Lotus Flower and the heroic young
hunter, who, for her sake, was perillipg
that which to every man is SO dear, his
life. Ae7 af1 rf'-'tt 'A@s-
2 When the sun rises above the east
ern hills You will be far away my darl-
ing" breathed Ned Merlin, in a voice
scarcely distinguishable above the roar
Of the tempest, which swayed the pines
of the lofty valley.
Z" The Manitou, whom Lotus Flower
loves, will save US, from that man.
Lotus Flower is alone now. The Great
Bear is slain. The hand Of Tiger Slayer
sought his life. The Flower will leave
her people and 60 with her pale-face
lover to his home. The faces of the
Utahs are no longer open. Their eyes
are blinded by hate, and Tiger Slayer
will rule the people. The young braves
now follow him upon the trail"
The whole of the late terrible tragedy
was told in these brief words. The at
tempt of Great Bear and his guards to