Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-02-04

ssyollen Ike a pua-han kffer q con
saltadon, u was decided that / should
feiiin to camp. and the men would
push on by compass and cover certain
ares. and como in toward night. he
iore had covered the edistance TO camp
was near screaming out with the pain.
ana my arm was putting up with the
poison.
There was a remedy in the medicine
chest, but it was = full hour before the
pain WIS relieved. Then l beqan 10
ieel sleepy, and / bunked down and
was soon fast asleep. At about noon.
after nap Of two hours. was awak-
ened by the sound Of a human voice.
Say, your
opened my eyes to find a white
renegade standing over me, holding
one OF my revolvers in his hand.
Git upr'
sat up. All our goods in csmp had
been packed up and taken away. The
man who confronted me was the wick
edestlooking fellow we had yet met in
the swamps. His hair and whiskers
were so long and unkempt that little of
hlS lace except his ugly BLACK eyes and
yellow teeth could be seen. His cloth
ing was pSrt cloth and part skins, and
Il was plain that he had avoided civ
iIzation for years.
Git up and come" he .rowled.
''Who "ro you and what do Won
wentr' demanded as | reached INV
feet
Walk" he commanded, pointing
70 the west
At that moment third actor ap-
peared. II IVES woman-tall. gaunt. |
icroclous and dressed in .he same nom |
uescript costume AS the man. She |
came out OF the Jungle to the west and
az soon AS mar enough 10 make her
words understood she said:
III he won't move down him and tie
his hands and feet We can tote two
sich as him.
Shc had the other revolver in her
hand. and ! noticed that both had
hunling-kniyes. | was unarmed, still |
weak from the effects of the poisonous
sting and entirely III their power. The
woman struck into the jungle, | fol-
rear
After walk Of about quarter Of a
mile we reached the bank of the lake.
Tied 10 tree by rawhide rope was
floating cabin. The foundation as a
rough-mnde seow, and the upper
works, rs they may be termed. con
sisted OF long, narrow and stOutly-
made hat Of logs There was a cbini-
ney OF mud and sticks, from which
smoke Issued, and two persons were on
me bank 70 receive us. One was a hoy
Di twelve on thirteen, and the other q
girl two or three years older Thev L
ookod more like wild animals than ,
human beings, and talked in a Ian
ynage 50 strange that / could not un- (
lcrsiand "A word
go ahead - said the man, as halt
Il on the bank; aud ! followed the
Woman aboard OF the scow and into the d
'abln. II was house in which there u
vas but ono room. with the hides Of q
attle thrown over the wild Southern "
uossf for beds. There WAS no stove, but q
0rt of fireplace made Of stones, with I,
'fO or three irln kettles on the hearth
3 Kitchen furniture. g
All our camp Cquipage had been re- Ii
aoycd to the cabin, aud my Winches- {,
er r.lle stood IN the corner As this n
- then new arm ] did not believe el
lcy know how 20 use Il, but my re- cl
divers were Colts old pattern and n
'adcd with powder and used percus- u
on caps. Id
''Sot thar said the woman, as she Al
olnied TO q corner. "
went over and sat down on the bed. III
wqf not the corner In which my rifle "
oo'l, but tn weapon was not more a
an'icn feet away Tho woman then "A
ID something 10 the children IN their h,
Nn mongrol dial,ct aud both OF them IN
= down facing me and only three or bu
uf feet away Then man and wife M,
"a On The rope, seized l0ng poles, and ca
'osonily ihe boat slowly moved down un
q lake 10 tho north TIE lake ~. ~.
nfoa n hn about three mi|cs lNido ~ ih'