The evening world., 1889-10-25
ALTAMAHA'S REWARD.

him.
The captive was a beautiful young girl bound
with green thongs. and az she gazed upon
these her lips curlcd in very scorn. aud she
gave utterance to words indicative of impa-
do you fancy you will ever tame Inc %
Then you hope in vain. ] never can tolerate
you OF your barbarouH customs
You will feel differently after n time. You
will ind many charms in our Wild free life;
Your WIFE shrieked tue girl, something
like II shudder passing over her frame.
Yes, my wlte. You must forget this Capt.
sworn that you shall be mine.
1oGn Chici spoke hercely, and, turning from
When the morning dawned a savage yell
aroused the camp ana the, chief sprang to his
tive had disappeared. Darling from ,lls lodge
he ton4d oHg Of nit guard lying Geld H. death
Al the rear Of tie lodge. the second guard.
Al first, the chief thought that he. too, had been
SLAIN; but the con lsion aroused the savage,
Inn. He knew the penalty OF his negligence,
and and he h, tr EN- Rod When he 10 GGoPtemplGted his
command Of Tomo Chici, he was instantly seized
and firmly bound.
with difficulty, and he stated that he had been
aud the sounds Of footsteps. He lett nj.
lodge only to receive a knife in his breast, and
ltll NtllNtlth~s i It uNtlgtI WOEtd HChTltl CONl,
and Helen Prescott. the captive, was in hs com.
pany. A. search was made around the camp, and
halt n mile distant there were the marks where
three horses had been tied to trees. They had
evidently come from savannah and had taken
their departure in that direction. The chief
knew that. pursuit was useless, and he returned
to his lodge, toaming with rage. and bent
in a plot for the capture Of Helen Prescott; for
he had seen her IN savannah; and becoming
m aidSm and MAXI her his queen. All his plans
had lai,ed, however, but at length his son, q
the city in the Disguise of u 81 fish officer, and
spccseded in 9ringinG the maiden away ]eaptiye.
when she made her G cape. -,
AS soon a. Iomo CHICO returned to his camp
and brnahwood was heaped around him pre-;
Paratory to burning. The savage had recovered
had always stood high in the estimation of his
leader.
deserve death for sleeping: but. if my chief
will spare me, l viii bring back the captive
For a g,omentt. the chief remained silent, and
then rsplied: r,Ion shall do more; Bring me
Henry Waller, is dead. Bring me-, as an evil
dence of the fact. IBIS seal? and lIs scarlet coat.
Altama4a promised that it should be done. and
he wa released. He started immcd atelv IN the
direction OF Savannah.
There was great eYcitemcnt in Savannah when
it was known that Miss Prescott had so my,teri-
feeling more ,stron-ly than did die Young Eng
Iish Captaip, Henry Waller, her hetrothed hus;
DHub. ne ittltNtl nc HuNuBtN were connected
with the matter. and he at 9ace communicated
his suspicious to Gen. Oglethorpe, the Governor
and commander Of the post. The General could
not think as dld the lover, and he hesituted when
asked for troops. should they advance, upon
the Indian settlement, the treaty would thus be
broken, and a bloody warfare might be the re-
suit.
many men as you require. and approach within
five miles of the Indian camp, There you must
that your suspicious are correct. In that case,
you haye discretionary power; but act with pru-
AT the heqd of fifty Dragons, Waller advanced.
Reaching the de.ignated spot he halteG his me
leading q third horge. Approaching within half
mile of the camp he dismo99nted and advanced
and crept to the one most prominent among the
number, believing il to be occupied by the chief.
uttered in sleep. His heart beat wildly, for he
recognized the voice of hMs idol.
appeared hat asleep. 1t was an easy matter to
despatch hIm, and then the CAPTAIN crawIed
they passed along. and Were only interrupted
by a singIEs snyage, who shared the fate of the
Joined the min body, and rapidly rode for
iouns Red Plume had been abroad that night,
still wearing his disguise. Suddenly he came in
sight OF the dragons where they were waiting.
rescued, and as the cavalcade rode by, he Joined
them. The darkness ana his disguise was his
protection, and he determined to recapture
After a time the light-hePrted girl bantered
ItI tOIllDuIlbnHl LOT u race. uhu NllnOuI hWHlIlnR
q reply, darted forward at a furious rate. The
inaia4 foli2Ted her, and soon the two hGd far
them altogether IRON view. The horse on which
Helen was riding stHImbied and fell and she
opportunity, and Red Plume was not slow to
t9&e advantage of it. He caught the maiden in
the roadway, lea ling both horses after him. In
few nome t. ne heard the Dragons pass, not
one of them entertaining the least suspicion that
harm had beta len the maiden. The savage
langhed in ,tendish glee.
Iiacng Helen upon = messy bank he watched
laslin. her TO one of the horses, he began his
return towards the camp; II was evident that
proceeding a Few miles she tainted.
ReI Plume rode into an undGrgrrowth SO dense
by n silver spring which had been reached by a
narroW. winding pathway; Lifting the captive
from the animal upon which she had been bound
he tool! her in his arms. seated himself by the
fountain and began to battle her brow with the
In the near time, Altamahp had reached that
point or hls way to Saya1nah: he turned also
And the ma den, The Disguise Deceived him.
There was the erimsTn Goat and he believed the
ward, he plunged his tomahawk into his brain:
and cut Il the scalp from Hea Plume head. With
tLne maiden and his trophies he rode proudly
the coat at his feet Will tho CORY scalp.
The chief looked at it, started, and, turning
tones choking with passion, while the warrior
"Whitehearted dog and fool! You have
wretch -
He drew his tomalawk from his belt and
buried it forward with great force. 1t buried
Itself deep into the brains of Altamaha, and he
The grief Of Tome. Chief was very great. He
lea his CAPTIVE into his lodge and then seated
groan burst from his lips. and his powerful
breast heayed violently. Hours passed on and
ssn no orders mad been given for a night guard.