Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-25

the line of march again. 1t was foul
DAYS before they reached their destina
ton. The sqraws gathered around
| Myrta and looked at her blue eyes, fan
skin and golden curles with evident ad'
miration.
The chiefs daughter claimed her.
named her "kelona," which in then
language means "my own" and bore
her away to her wigwam. Jack also
had q new name given him, "Brenoka"
or "Great Courage" and he determined
to be worthy of the anne So he hid
his terrible SORROW in his own heart and
went to work to make himself proficient
in all the Indian games and to gain the
confidence of the old chief. He had
never ceased to think of escaping with
Myrta. and not a day passed without
his studying over some means by which
he hoped to accomplish it.
! And, fortunately for him, among the
Indians was a white man, who had been
taken prisoner by them a long time be!
fore and who had an Indian wife. With
this man Jack struck up a great friend
ship and he hoped, through his aid,
some day to find the longed-for free
dom.
Well, after being in captivity for four
years, Jack made up his mind that he
would go to the white people. How
and where to go he did not know, but
he was going.
And so he told the white MAINLY
ing Arrow-so named because he could
run so fast. Flying Arrow thought q
moment. "We will try it," at length
he said.
"We," repeated Jack.
Eyes, we, for l am heartily tired of
this life and I will go with you. In q
short time there is to be a great hunt
ing party in which three or four tribes
are to take part. | shall pretend to
hurt myself very badly the day before
so that 1 can stay at home and then
Well make our attempt"
When the day for the hunting party
arrived Flying Arrow "to his great re-
greet" was obliged to stay behind and he
asked that Jack be allowed to stay with
him. At first the chief refused, for he
wanted the boy to display some of his
accomplishments in the way of riding
and use of arms to the other tribes.
But, finally, he consented, and renoka
remained at home with Flying Arrow,
two old men. Kelona and the squaws.
Soon after the others had ridden away
Jack and Flying Arrow went quite a
distance from the encampment-the
boy pretending to help his friend along
-ostensibly to look after some wild
horses that had been captured a few
days before, and Kelona accompanied
them. They all returned several times
within the next few hours for the pur-
pose of allaying any suspicion in regard
to their intentions which might have
arisen.
But when the sun was setting, and
they knew the night would cover their
they started and ran--and here
their Indian lessons on endurance stood
them in good stead-until they were
miles away.
Flying Arrow, who had often secured
the country rourd-though always be-
fore now with watchful eyes upon him
was sure he could go straight to a
fort. For three days and two nights
they fastened on, finding nothing to
eat but berries and roots, and not dar-
ing to stop and rest, though foot-sore
and weary, more than an hour at long
intervals. Late in the afternoon of the
third day they reached a Government
fort. Here they were warmly welcomed
and we'll cared for. In a few days they
were sent to st. Louis, where Flying
Arrow was helped bv some kind people
to start in business. Jack worked for
him and little Myrta kept. house for
them. They never found their father,
though they made all the search they
could for him. Now they are both past
middle age, and Flying Arrow is an old
man. Jack is a prominent and prosper
Gus citizen, and Myrta is a happy wife
and mother, and her children are never
tired Of hearing about the time she
lived with the lndians.-Dehot Free
Press.