Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-09-18

attacked the Shanty ana Killed the
mother and child while the father was
absent; or may be we'll find his bones
outside; and the wolves have made
meal of them, seer and he held up
bone on which the marks of teeth were
plainly visible. Marden turned away
with shudder.
''We will bury them out Of sight,
Jabe," he said.
By the aid of knife and Ratchet shall
low grave was dug in corner OF the
room, for there was no floor but the
mother earth, to whose bosom the poor
remains were consigned, while the
grave-diggers, each according to his
light, hallowed the spot with a silent
prayer. JADE then prepared supper,
after which he seated himself on
block of wood which had evidently been
used by the former occupants for that
purpose, lit his pipe with frontiers
man appreciation of present comfort, no
matter how far short it might come of
the genuine article.
Marden followed his example and
tried to Danish from his mind tho gloomy
thoughts incident to the situation.
sits strange" said JADE, thought fully,
| show things happen acciden tal-like that
bring to mind some other thing that
may be you haven't thought of for years
and as good as forgotten" He paused
| for moment, and then in answer to
Marden's inquiring look he went on:
| ''Youf see, Captain, I was thinking
about what happened here where we are
| sitting, and made a sort of picture of
it in my mind, with that poor woman
and her child. May be there was others,
carried off to Canada to be slaves to
| their redskin masters; and the figure
! that came into my mind to represent
this woman was the perfect picture of
another that I saw years ago, and
haven't othought of since, although 1
have been hunting for her in my MEM
DRY for months past"
"Why were you seeking for thing
forgotten?" asked Marden.
THAT Is the queer part OF 1t, sir;
| was trying to think how this poor
mother looked when she was alive, and
when her child was killed before her
! eyes, and another, may be, dragged away
| by the red devils, before they sunk che
| tomahawk in her head-when up comes
before my eyes, as plain as day, that
other mother, grievlng for her children
that was lost in like manner, and there
they stand, all three of them, as like as
ears of corn"
.sAll three?" repeated Marden, "who
is the third?"
''I'll tell you, Captain. It is twelve
years ago, and l was working on faith
er's farm near Deerfeld, Mass. The
Indians were friendly and went about
the streets selling their bead-work and
baskets-that is, the women did. One
of them was the daughter of chief
Old Red Blanket, they called him. be-
cause the Governor made him present
of piece of red cloth, the same that the
English soldiers coats are made of. And
the old fellow was so pleased that he
wore it for blanket.
''He had a beautiful daughter and
an English officer fell in love with
her and they were married. Her hus-
band hired teachers of all kinds for
) her, and she soon learned all that they
knew. Then her husband took her to
Boston and she must have been gone a
long time, for when she came back to
see her father she had two children,
twins, about four years old.
''Then the news came that the Canadian
Indians were on the war-path and kill
ing the frontier settlers, and we had
barely time to get ready when band OF
them struck Deerfie1d. Well, we man,
aged to repulse them but they killed
Old Red Blanket and carried off his
family, and although we pursued them
and rescued the daughter, the children
were never heard Of again. And now
remember her just as she looked then
How beautiful she was, with her tall
straight figure and long black hair, and
dark eyes that were full Of despair anG
agony"
sAnd yet this poor woman could no
have resembled her. said Marden
''for the reason that one belonged t.
the native race and the other to ours
But who is the third?''
. ''That explains it all!' exclaimed
: Jabe, with the air of one wht
has solved difficult problem
''See, Captain. what wonderful
,, thing the human mind is! Their mis-
fortune brought them together in m,
thought, and caused me to recall the
woman I had forgotten and place he
beside the one 1 never saw, while thu
one l told you 1 was hunting m,
memory for comes out of the fog. melt
again into the chiefs daughter, anl
stands beside Ariel like a picture O
himself
s'Ariel!" exclaimed Marden, "do yo,
mean to say that the chiefs daughte
lis"
81 don't know what she is to. him
Captain, but they are like as mothe
and son."
So saying, JADE wrapped his blanke
around him and fell asleep as soon a
his head touched the earth.
AS the rangers approached the poin
designated in MERGERS order, thei
progress became slower and dangers &C
cumulated. Montcalm was cutting
>, road through the forest to facilitate tn
march Of his troops to Oswego, and thu
laborers were protected by numerous
s parties of regulars and militia, whil
bands of Indians roamed the woods D
scouts and purveyors of game; for tn
commissariat department. of the French
Z army was often scanty enough, for tn
reason that the male population of Can
. ada was taken from the plow to fill u1
regiments decimated by disease and war
: Having gained all the Information
u possible, Marden decided to return
: and having made an agreement witt
Jabe that ii one was killed o