Wichita eagle., 1889-04-10

IL was too late TO 90 any thing that day,
but early the next morning we had their
! hut searched, with the result that fragments
| of the broken bank were found, but no
money. They were bountifully supplied
with provisions, however; an inquiry at
one Of the stores elected the fact that a
! large bill of goods such as we-had found had
! been purchased there the evening before
/ by old Julia and her spouse. The woman
was accordingly arrested, and, after being
convicted, was sent to the county Jail in the
/ adjoining town for term of three months
Many predicted that this would not be the
end of the affair, as the woman's husband
was dangerous character, and might seek
TO avenge his wife's Imprisonment; but
/ neither my husband nor myself shared
| their fears, and the matter was forgotten,
after day or two.
! One day, about fortnight after Julia's
conviction, / was assisting the dining-room
/ girls to prepare the table for luncheon,
} when suddenly the sound of a low, gutteral,
threatening voice at the window drew my
attention. Looking up. startled and fright
ened, beheid a savage, hideous-looking
Indian glaring in at me. 1t was Indian
JACK, old Juha's husband.
Seeing my frightened look, he advanced
still closer, put his swarthy face in at the
open window, and, shaking his fist at me,
grunted out: ''You no give me back my
Julia, me kill you pretty soon!"
/ had him driven OFF at once, and as
watched hlm slowly making his way back
to the rancherie on the river bank half
mile to the rear of our house, and saw his
| threatening, angry gestures, | confess |
was badly frightened. This feeling soon
wore of, however, and as my husband was
I inclined to think it no more than a game of
bluff, his visit was quite forgotten by the
time luncheon was over.
That afternoon the table-girls went out in
the woods for ferns; the cook also was out.
and as my hus band was seldom about the
house except at meals, was for the time
beng alone. To while away the time l
picked up paper. and was just becoming
interested in some article, when / was
startled by LOUD, frightened scream from
my little boy, who was playing in the back
yard. Springing up | ran to the window,
just in time to see Indian Jack snatch up
my child in his arms, and hasten away in
the chaparral. A terrible, frightful thought
instantly flashed through my mind. He
was gong to avenge the incarceration of
his wife by taking the life of my poor, in.
nocent boyl
There was no help at hand; if he was
saved, l alone must save him, and with
desperate hope spurring me on, l bounded
out OF the door in frantic, determined pur-
suit.
Believing his movements had been unob-
served, the Indian had not made as hurried
flight as he might have done, and before
half the distance to the rancherle had been
Travelled, l was close behind him.
Bring back my boyr' cried I, in frantic
tones. Kill me, if you will, but spare my
Child"
An angry grunt was his only reply upon
finding me in pursuit, and, placing his hand
over the baby's mouth TO still his piteous
cries, he quickened his pace so as to keep
out of my way.
Still | ran on, begging in sobbing tones
for my child, but, if it had any effect at all
upon the iendish brute, 1t was to encourage
him in his horrid purpose, for now and then
he would pause, look back with an exultant,
devilish expression upon his hideous face
and then swagger off again with low,
gloatln chuckle that pierced my heart like
a dagger.
In this manner the race was kept I'D until
his hut was reached, when he bounded in
side, closed the door with bang and then
loChSu II pOuEhGO pom lHt uoOE,
begged, wept and pleaded: the brute was
as immovable as rock, and I could hear
my poor baby pleading IN plaintlve, wailIns
accents for mamma, mamma, mammal"
The sound of my lamentations attracted
the attention of score Of half-naked,
sleepy-looking Indians, who rushed pell-
nell from their cabins to learn the cause
of the unusual commotion, and to them ]
renewed nv pleading. mo sabel' was all
l could get out of them. aud l returned e
the door again. knowing that Jack could al
least understand me.
He gave me no answer, however. content
ing himself with holding an animated con-
fab in his own dialect with his comrades on
the outside. What they were talking
about, CT course, could not tell, but was
not to be kept long in ignorance: for was
suddenly seized. dragged to an adjoining /
hut and rudely thrust inside With the |
sound of the KEY turning In the lock as ] l
was made prisoner and the feeble wall Of /
nv child ringing in my ears, l fainted-the 4
intensity Of my mental anguish was more 4
than could endure.
How long lay thus do not know, but |
when l awoke to consciousness all was
silent listened, Ns could not hear my
chllo's plaintIve cry in the adjoining hut. 4
- horrible thought flashed into my mind: 1
had the dem on Jack killed hint
Ny distracted mind had not vet found the /
answer when the sound of NV door being