Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-30
Ds BvrrALo BrIn.

hunter vas hurrying throug1
PTS, IN th > direction Of smnI
smen' on the banks OF
i'm that mingled its water
these of the Mississippi
age might have been tbirt,
p. His companion was
dog.
the settlement he was kno wi
be title Of Guy Greenman.
, and his young wife dwell
le apart from the settlement
! half q mile from their near
eighborss
kny hid thought that they
considerable iisk from saw
but this idea they did not
tain. The savagss had been
pace with the whites for a
time. and they felt they had
ng to fear from them. They
hed to this spot to escape
ersecutions OF a white man,
hey felt that the redskins
be no worse than he.
lillian bad once sued for the
Of the young wife and had
rejected; be swore ven
e. and thev had fed to this
retreat. For a year they
sS heafing naught from
bld e1 smy.
10! . ! return and follow the
!. no. With his dog, was
Ing kone~ard.
slI. Swiftfoot. we shall be
shortly" Raid the hunter.
vou think that your mistress
GLAD to- see US to nighty
dog looked up into the face
master. giving an answer
affirmative as plainly as
could havs done. Sudden
ht as an opening in the trees
cad. was discerned. the dog.
kAs in advance. paused, with
sd raised aloft. and seemed
sniM,g the air.
hat is it, S xiftfoot'" said
1nter.
dog turned toward him
Uttered a low no vi The
seemsiI turned to ice Ia tbs
of thu hunter. SireIv that
was the forerunner OF dan
the one hs loved 40 dearly.
bs more the animal gave
moe to that same dismal
and then darted forward
inter following him Il
lat short time. and be was
edge OF the clea,ing. Hi.
looked as he had left it; but
was no smoke curling from
Kinney. indicating that the
vile was preparing the
hg meal.
b bis oppressed heart ne
ID forward. The dog was
before him, bounding in
. open door, but he was
gain the next minute, giving
y groNI.
1lfoot. where is your mis-
\iShonied tbs hunter. "a q
kved him tho empty
n q gave no answer. but
3fnd, with hin nose to tho
"a. A minute later. and he
4 o bark; the hunter hurried
spot. There we're the 10 H.
] Of savage fost with those OF
ho be loved. There was also
er-that OF q white man
rail led away to thu forest
bid enemy hal discovered
and, With the savages. had
d away his wife into cap
a moment he stood ne IL
. to move. Then he rai.ed
light hand an.l exclaimed
worl is MT large enough
Ds both. Ralph Stanford
dier'
th these words he hastened
I'd, following the dog, who
the trail. Thus they sped
I'd again into the heart Of
n. Should he be too late to
hi, wife from the villaia who
her in his power? He coul !
strain every nerve to the ut.
5e darkness gathered thicker
! the two pursue,s kept on
1 track. It was midnight Al
Not once had the dog
sd Suddenly the hunter
ii . light flintl5 glirnmefirg
igh the trees before him.
heart gave a great bound
foot cams b,ck aud turned
ives up to his masters face.
huoter gently pstted him on
cad, an I then intimated ,h II
should now g, behind him.
At once obeyed. and the,
ID onward.
loser and closer they drew to
spes from whence the light
h. and at last two figures wer'
aIsl by the light Of the fr4,
be sight Of one This wife) biz
10 gave a great throb OF de
n: but IL thrilled with rag,
n be bel,sld the other i
sRalph Stanford about then
| stretched the sbree savages
I'm Stanford had hired to helT
carrying out his infanoul
bme. The hunter was so nea
b that the voice OF the villail
)s to bis ears, so that he di'
Hose o word Of the converse
You are mine Alice Greer