The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-18

form of berry Hunter" as she crawled
upon the shore at a little distance and
darted along the homeward trail, al
most rs swift and nOiseless as the wind.
She had listened to every word knew
that she was to be made i wife and then
deserted-knew that all the promises of
her white lover were lies, All! ii there
ever wa a hell raging in a human
bosom-cver a brow blacker than 4
thunder-cioud it was hers, as she
rushed toward her xigwam with her
fingers playing convulsively with her
long knife.
But the next day, when she met Esta-
leZ, she WAS as cam Is a summer morn
iEg. She yielded to his embraces--she
returned them with intereSt-She showed
her love so warmly that if he had n
doubt he wa more than satisfied now.
Come" he sa d, tell me when you
will be my wife,
.'Let the pale-face be at yonder rock"
she replied, pointing TO a distant one,
'before the SUI has drank up the dew.
There let him remain until the Berry
Hunter comes. She will not be long.
Then she VII answer"
And so it was decided, and the gray
of morning found the white man at the
trusting pace. But the hours crept
along. and he was yet alone.
The sun rose and began beating all
around him. Something must have de-
tanned the Indian girl. he fanciei, and
determined to wait Yet longer. Sud
denly. however, lie was aroused by q
startling hiss. He turned. and saw a
hinge rattlesnake crawling up the side
OF the rock The was Inarmed, and there
was not even 4 stick for defense near.)
He would have descended. but vas me
by another. For a moment he stood,
overpCwered with fear. Thea he saw
the scaly monsters crawling UP toward
him in every direction-knew that the
hot Sun-rays had lured them from their
holes-knew that he was stand ne owe
their den. and thousands upon thousands
were surrounding him!
..Oh. nv God. what shall / do?:"
burst from his lips in the terrible agony
of the moment.
A wild. ringing. almost fiendish laugh
rang upon his ears. as ii in reply, and.
looking up, he saw Berry Hunter
standing upon a rock high above him.
Berry Hunter. Berry Hunter. For
Heaven S sake. save ne he shouted.
and the answer came back, borie by
the winds. 10 his ears:
9TH" paleface'S tsngue is as fa.se rs
the serpent's. He would have made
her his wife and then desertc | her. The
very night that she promised to be his.
she crawled to his w;gwam and heard
all. She told him to come here here
to the very center of the serpent 5 den
for his answer. The poisoned teeth
and fiery tongues will give it to hiil.
See,''
The pen is powerless to describe tho
scene that followed. The Indian girl,
from her lofty look out. saw all-Saw 4
human form fight nc with countless ser
penis. whose fangs were driven deep
into the quivering flesh. She saw him
fight with all the desperation of despair.
She heard his PRAYER for mercy. and
answered with horrid, mocking laugh
ter. She saw the maldened wretch, |
completely covered with a network of
scaly coils, leap headiong from the rock
knew that she wa terribly revenged.
and calmly sought old Pedro and told
him that his master wanted him. All.
how the old ma shuddered when he
found the distigured corpse. and read
at Il glance the tru history of the mat
ter. His eyes could not be deceived.
no matter what anuther's might be. He
made a coffin of bark. and was prepar-
ing &c bury the remains when he saw
Berry Hunter" standing at 4 little
distance. laughing and making ges-
lures. This action eXaspera:ed Pedro,
and he determined upon revenge.
God forgive me-" he muitered DO
tween his teeth. lit may be wrong to
take a human lie. but"
The ringing of his rife cut the scn-
trnce short. and at the same time al
arrow from the unerring bow of Der
~ Hunter" who saw Pe;iro's intention,
pierced the old mans heart. while SIM
~ultaneousiv 4 bullet from Pedro's RTE
crashed through the brain of the M
fort rate Indian girl. Thus closed q
tragedy, SlO.t nut terrible IT. its ending.
-Ctactnnai ERqu'rsr.