Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-04-17

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Indians were too vigilant, an ! she
was not permitted TO obtain much
| of start.
The Sioux treated her with great
kindness, 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, Kelley's cap
ture made a vehement speech. in
which he counseled his friends to
use deceit in their dealings with
the whites, since the latter had
always employed 1t toward them.
An alarming programme was
then arranged.
1t was agreed TO collect all the
hostile Indians possible, and then
send overtures to the command
ant at Fort sully for the restora-
ton of the white squaw, a large
number of warriors appearing, on
a certain day, at the fort, as her
escort. Then, upon a preconcert-
ed signal, a rush was to be made
upon the garrison, all of whom
were to be massacred.
Mrs. Kelly was accordingly sent
TO the Blackfeet Indians, in order
that they might unite in dealing
the blow.
While she was there, Man
Afraid of. his Horses rode into the
camp of the Blackfeet, superbly
mounted and caparisoned. He
shook hands with Mrs. Kelly, ex-
pressed himself very kindly to-
ward her, and then galloped off
again.
The very steel and equipment
with which the old scoundrel was
making such a spread were given
him by Mr.. Kelly, on condition
dition that Man-Afraid-of-his-
Horses should ascertain whether
the captive white woman was the
missing wife, He went back 10
Mr.. Kelly with the report that
there was no white woman at all
among the Ogalalias, which just
then happened to be q fact, as she
was with the Blackfeet.
The scheme became known to
Mrs. Kelly, who determined 10
save the garrison at Fort Sully, all
though, for a 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
expressed the greatest eagerness
to do anything in the world for
her.
She represented that she had be-
come very fond of Indian life, and
believed she would remain with
the red man the rest of her days;
but she desired to send a last mes
sage to her friends, in the shape
of a letter to Fort Sully.
Jumping Bear was precisely
that kind of a fellow. but he was
afraid he would be forced to run
too much risk form his brother
warriors, who would suspect some
doubledealing. .r
Mrs. Kelly explained that he
could go and return. before the
braves got back from their hunt
ing expedition. Then the lady,with
the tact natural to he sex, added
that, if her husband was there, he
would not hesitate to do her such
a slight favor, but she would new
er find such a friend again.
That settled the business with
Jumping Bear. He started off in
such a hurry that he came near
jamming his head through the
side of the lodge. Ii Fort Sully
had been located in Alaska, he
would have reached there in no
time. Ir...
The letter was promptly deliv-
cred, and, before the return of
Jumping Bear, two thousand
treacherous Indians appeared be-
fore the fort, protesting friendship,
but ready for murder.
The garrison, only one-tenth as
numerous, stood behind shotted
guns, and the commandant re-
quested a dozen of the warriors to
escort the lady within the stock
AIDE.
The instant they entered the
walls, the gates were closed, the
guns run out, and garrison stood
to arms. The Indians were foiled,
and the captive was free!
A few weeks later Mr.. Kelly
arrived. and husband and wife
were united at last, thankful, hap
Ply and loving as when they con-
fessed their mutual affection in
those halcyon days of the long ago.
Some years after, Mr.. Kelly
died, and his widow removed to
Washington, where the Govern