The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-11-12

man with an arrow piercing his bosom.
The settlers anxiety was not materially
decreased by the knowledge that his foe
man was one of these distinguished
braves. He knew he Lad to deal with
one of the most crafty and relentless
savages of that region, and he knew
enough of the Indians character to
know that he would rot swerve from his
revengeful plan until he mad performed
the deed or had fallen in the conflict.
"What shall we do? What shall we
dol" cried Mrs. Stanton, as she shielded
Anne in her arms. eve may be sur
rounded by enemies at this moment"
"That is not probable" said her hus-
band. " Kalarna is too much Of o brave
to suffer that. I have slain his brother
and he alone will seek revenge. He has
given me fair warning, and now he will
hang around my path till he accom-
plishes his fell purpose, unless [ can con-
tinue to circumvent him. He thinks he
has put me upon the rack, and his next
step will be to put a rife ball through
my heart. But he will work in the
dark"
Gould not go to the settlement and
inform them of your danger?" asked the
heroic wife, brave now that she knew
what the danger was that was to be met
Stanton shook his head obviously.
"You would not be permitted to do
that" he answered. Besides, Iwould
not have you undergo such risk. f"
The situation was truly perplexing
one. The stout settler was imprisoned
in his own cabin as surely as though he
had been within the walls of dungeon.
The avenger was already on his track
and might be, even then, hidden in the
greenwood He felt confident that should
he step one foot out of doors his body
would be the mark for a bullet.
In the middle Of the afternoon Mrs
Stanton opened the door and went out
to get q pail of water. The spring was
situated few rods from the cabin, near
a thicket of trees and bushes. AS she
stopped to dip the water she saw the
painted visage of an Indian glaring at
her through some wildwood bushes.
Though trembling with fear she did not
betray by sign that she had observed
him and bore her burden with seeming
carelessness into the house. Once within
she sat down pale and trembling.
"I have seen an Indian" said she. in
reply to her husbands questioning.
8" He is hid in the clump of white woods
by the spring. Oh, you will be killed
Mark, you will be killed."
Stanton stepped to one of the small
loopholes between the logs and looked
sharply out. The bushes in question
were not over ten rods from the door.
He could see no Indian there, but he
knew it was place where an Indian
could hide, and he did not doubt his
wife's eyesight. Kalarna was probably
there waiting for his appearance.
The settlers craft did not desert him.
He felt easier to know that his enemy
a00S near him, for he could make his
plans accordingly He knew his enemy's
position, and that knowledge placed him.
as it 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, In an agony of pain and suspense
"The moment you step foot outside
the door you will be shot. I"
"Of course if [ go out I am sure to be
killed; but suppose something should go
out that only looked like me, what then?"
he asked.
"What do you mean, Mark?" and
Mrs Stanton gazed into her husband s
face as if to comprehend his meaning.
81 mean that we will send out man
of straw to draw the enemy's fire. After
that it will be my turn with ths rife.
Now do you understand"
The wife said she thought she did.
"Then let us go to work as quickly as
possible, before the Indian changes his
lurking place. !"
Stanton's plan was clear now, and they
proceeded to speedily carry it into execu-
ton. The settler dotted his clothes,
which they stuffed well with bedding.
A proper looking head was fashioned
from small pillow, to one side of which
was tackled piece of bearskin to repre-
sent hair Upon this was placed hat
and when all was completed it formed as
respectable looking efigy as could be
easily gotten up; indeed, so well was it
proportional and so excellent was the
likeness that the good wife declared
that, had she seen it for the first time in
the woods, she should not have known it
from her husband.
In order to perfectly carry out the set
tiers plan a broom handle was fixed to
the ettigy, under the right arm, so that
1t could be held in 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 tool
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, he
gave the signal to his wife.
She opened the door very slowly, and
carefully lifted the image out over the
threshold upon the stone, holding ii
there steadily. At the same moment
Stanton saw human head Lifted eau
tiously above the white wood bushes.
The eagle features and the'painted coun-
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. A
loud death yell told the result of the set
tiers shot, and Stanton saw his red foe
man leap into the air and fail to the
ground. The Indians aim had been no
less certain, for on examining the efigy
they found bullot-hole just where the
heart would have lain in a human
| bosom.
After while Mark Stanton went out
to the white wood bushes. de found
the vengeful 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 a distance
and removed as well as he could all
traces of the conflict, and then for two
or three days kept careful watch. But
he was not molested. The attempt upon
his life had been planned by Kalarna
alone, and the death Of the redoubtable
warrior was never tracAd TO his hands