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

The captive was a beautiful young girl bound
with green thongs. and as she gHzed upon
these her lips curled in very scorn, and she
gave utterance to words indicative OF impa-
ticnee.
DO you fancy Won will ever tamO met"
Then yop hope in vain. meyer can tolerate
yo.g 81 your bsrbarous customs.
will find many charms in our wild, free lie;
and when You become my wifo"-
Your wifeg, rhrieksd the girl, something
ike q shudder PASSING over her frame.
Henry Waller; for, by the Great Spirit, have
him, the captive became silent,
aroused the camp ana the chief spranS to Ills
feet A glance BETRAYED We fact that his cap
i ius? Found mnI d" one 81 Eis guard DIFi'P Iyin iTS cold ms IN d aS%tS
before 1t. 1t was the dircovory Of the body
which had RAISED The alarm. 80,
whose name was AltamAha, was soundly sleeping.
At first. the chief thoughtthat he. too, had been
and, Sprlinglng tohis feet, he razed wildly around
INN. He knew the penalty of his negligence,
position. He had reason. to do 70, for at the
COMMAND Of Iomo Chici, he was instantly seized
4 savage was found without the circle If
i o Z \ 81 in y, 2 dying Sonditl"p. He could SPsal;
and the sounds Of ffootsteps.' He lett ii;
ioige only to receive q knife in his breast, and
and Helen Prescott. the captive, was in his COM
pany. A search was made around the camp, and
three horses had been tied to trees. They had
evidently come from Savannah and had taken
their departure IN that directiCn; The Chief
to his lodge, foaminR with rage. and bent
on vsngesnos , For F a year II, h Ga had been engaged
oneipored 9t her had re.olyod to pbduct the
had failed, .however;, but at length his son, q
Young chief, called Red Plume. had penetrated
succeeded in bringing the maiden away captive.
She had been but two days among the Indians
when she made her escape.
he ordered Altemaha to be bound to o stake.
and bruyhwood was heaped around him pre-;
his self possession.. He was a brave fellow, and
had always stood high in the estimation of his
Turning to his chief, he said;. IT know that
| deserve death for sleeping; but. il my chief
will spare me, will bring back the captive
h For r 3 moment th a chief hit, remained n silent, and
Henry Waller, is dead. Bring me. as an evil
ddencc. Of the fact bis scalp and his scarlet coat.
Altamaha promised that It should be done. and
he wa! released. He started immediately in the
There was great excitement in Savannah when
it was known that Miss Prescott had so mysteri-
ouely DISAPPEARED. End none PSrtook Of this
lish Captain. Henry Waller, her betrothed hns-
band. lie believed the sayages were connected
and eommander Of the post. .ffkt, General could
asked for troops. Should they advance upon
| the Indian settlement, the treaty would thus be
broken, and q bloody warfare might be the re-
Ho said to the Captain, however. Take az
many men as you require. and approach within
| n va TnilnI 0F tho Indian rnmn Thara fnnat
halt until you Yourself have advanced sndfonnd
that, your snspicions are %currect. In that case,
you have discretionary power; but act with pru-
At The head of fifty dragons, Waller advanced.
and then rode forward With a single orderly
leading a third horse. Approaching within half
Sal%oniete. q si Hes = asT he e eat aiS%0 the clr sRa ~ fdlS o "a
number. believing It to be occupied by the chief.
uttered in sleep. His heart beat wildly, for he
recognized the voice of his idol.
despEtGh. him tPa, and and then thp Contain H, erHwled
they passed along. and we're only interrupted
by a single savage, who shared the fate OF the
Joined the main body, and rapidly rode for
Young lied Plume had been abroad that night,
still wearing his disguise. Suddenly he came in
sight OF the dragons where they we're waiting.
Soon he discovered that the maiden had been
| TthCucut hIll NJ Llc CNNhlCuub OlC Dys lie lOlnCu
than. The darkness and his disguise was his
protection, and he determined to recapture
After a Time the iight-6earted girl bantered
her companions for arace,a and without awaiting
2 reply, darted forward at a furious rate. The
ontstripped the others. 4 bemd in the road shut
them aitogether from view. The horse on WHICH
was rendered insensible., Now was the golden
opportunity. aud Red Plume was not slow 70
his arms and carried her into the woods aanGing
the roadway, Leading both horses after him. In
a cI feH =, T nome ne Gsi pa i ne i arsfSon si psss' 4. R OF
harm had befallen the maiden. The savage
laughed in .fcndish Rlee.
beside her until She had recovered, and then.
lashing her to one of the horses. he began his
she had been considerably injured. for after
proceeding a Few miles she tainted.
that 1t almost shut out the daylight He paused
by q silver spring which had been reached by a
RF rnp, NJ W Sn,mni up poth WbiSb a List Ing b bse 'SS pn ! &
he took her in his arms. seated himself By the
fountain and began to battle her brow with the
In the mean time, Altamahr had reached that
point on hI e; wsy to SSTaTnSh; ne t ,hs also
and the maiden, The disguise deceived him.
weSrer TO be Henry Waller. III. heart thrCblbed
ward. he plunged his tomahawk into his brain.
III Ih zen ed tore ting u 9r6 sGST Re- S3In IRON Eo, ms 3WG rtyy
the maiden and his trophies he rode proudly
back. and advancing towards Tome. Chico laid
the coat at his feet with the CORY scalp.
The chef looked at it, started, and, turning
his flashing. eyes upon Altamal!a a, exclaimed in
tones choking with passion, while the warrior
Quivtred with dread:
-" Whitehearted dog and fool! You have
brought, me the coat of my son. Die, cursed
wretch!'
He drew his tomahawk from his belt and
hurled it forward with great force. II buried
itselt deep into the brains of Aitamaha, and he
then fell lifeless to tho ground.
The grief of TOmo Chief was very great. He
led his captive into his lodge and then seated
himself. He did not speak, but ali occasional
groan burst from his lips, ard his powerful!
still no ordershad been given for a night guard.