St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-15


tons and weird singing they were
boiled in that great cauldron in papa's
den.''
She hid her face in her hands as
though to beat out the awful scene.
Their skulls ana bones are in there
yet. Two more whites came here and
we're served the same way. Finally
another came in search of the first three,
and his bones may also be found there.
oh it was. awful, but could do nothing.
The Indians made me take an awful
oath never to be seen by any one. 1
have been constantly in fear of my life,
for poor papa could do nothing to save
me. | tried to save those poor men, but
they threatened to kill me and l hid
away i'll the woods for days at time.
loved you from the day L met you in
yonder opening. l knew what your
fate would be and have obtained several
respites. The one granted last night
was the last, and i hurried to tell you.
better off if he were dead and, oh dear,
| wish he were. 70 have ones own
father murderer is too dreadful, too
awful to think Off
But, my dear girl, he is not account
able for it in his present condition. He
knows not what he is doing. The In
dams are the ones to bring to JUSTICE"
SAID RODert III tender tones.
But you will go away" she persisted.
Yes. inside of six days." he replied.
ut will break my heart, but it must
be-" she moaned, sObbing again.
His only answer was to press her
closer to his heart. Daylight was be-
ginning to break, and they had not no
ticed it, so deeply were they interested
in one another. Now they hastily
parted with the agreement. to meet
again two nights afterwards, same hour
and same spot.
For two days Robert pursued the even
tenor of his way, attending to his traps
as usual and acting as though nothing
had occurred, but he was constantly on
the alert He had obtained from his
fair Cicely the names of the six old men
who were concerned in the several
murders and watched them narrowly.
At shutdown on the second day, he wan
dered beyond the camp in the direction
he had ridden several days before. 1t
| grew dark and still he wandered slowly
on. Suddenly he made noise with his
mouth like the call of a cat bird. 1t
was instantly answered close by, and
Robert called softly:
us that you, Cap?'
Sure: is that you, BOb?''
Yes" and the detective was shaking
hands an instant later with tall, wealth
erbeaten captain of infantry in the regu-
lar army.
81 got your message" he said
Through Jim, the scout, and here l am"
Where were you?''
AT Fort Smelling. We rode like the
wind continually"
How many men have you?"
"Fifty."
"Goodn'
Robert then took command and sur
rounded the camp SO silently that no
one dreamed of danger until Roberts
revolver rang out the signal for the
charge. The surprise was complete,
| and leaving the men on guard, Robert
and the captain moved toward the old
| physicians den. No sound was
heard. Robert cautiously opened the
| door and beheld Cicely kneeling
before the body of her father. A hole
in his forehead and a revolver lying at
his side told the story palmer than
words. A young Indian lad had escaped
and given the old man warning. He
had fired the fatal shot as Cecily en-
tered the room. Robert gently led her
away, and put her in proper hands.
The old den was stripped of everything,
and Robert loaded in one box the bones
| of the intrepid hunters who had fallen
victims to the physicians maniacal de-
sire. The six Indians were hung, and
the rescuers proceeded to Fort Smell
ing: From there Robert went East
with his lovely bride, and both are liy-
ing now.