Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-21

era weeks elapsed aud the peopls allowed
thensalves 20 Ignore the precautions
which they had begun 20 actively. Mean
time DORIS infatuation drew him back
upon his frequent visits, though he kne"
the agitation among the whites had put
the Indians upon the alert, and That scout
ing parties were out. Indeed, his last vislt
was upon the night when Gray Otters
band held their remarkable war dance
after which began those scenes OF horror
and devastation In the outlying settle
ments with which all who are familiar
with the coubtrys history will well re
member. but with which It Is not the in
tention In this brief sketch 10 deal with,
save thus 10 mention.
Dorr on the night in question had LETT
his canoe half "a mile above. screened by
overhanging bushes, and with true hunt
er's instinct entered the woods deep enough
10 screen himself from any canoe pro"ler
an the river. but near enough 10 catch the
sbimmer Of the starlt stream 70 serve as
his guide 70 the well known spot. eau
tiously advancing, now creeping where the
trees were thinly set, now stepping quickly
from tree 10 tree and now pausing 70 catch
the least sound All WAS still as death
put at "A poiut near 70 bis haven OF love,
and while creeping cautiously over star
lii suace. his ears were saluted with the
f1gbtful wells Of the war dance, appalling
70 ears far more accustomed 10 the demon
q ism than those Of Dorr.
Coming in the midst o. profound ~.
, lepce. startled and terrified, Dorr arose and
uttered an involuntary exclamation. IN
stAntIy realizing bis error, he dropped 70
[" the ground again and attempted 70 reach
,be dark shade Of the underground. IL
yyas 100 late Two stalwart Sioux scouts
yIided forward, threw themselves upon
p rim and In a moment be was a pinioned
D. r,risoper. There was but little struggle,
~ but 80 close 70 the trysting place did the
~ s,ene o.ecur that the cry reached W hit
Fawu's quick ear, and knowing from The
sound. of the struggle that her lover wa
CAPTURED she vanished 10 the camp
The war dance was Interrupted by IN
i1 entrance Of the prisoner and his captor-
y and Dorr was Jed into the circle Of the mr.
before the chief Gray otter looked al
> quietly al DJrr and then glanced inqulr
indy Id one ~ biz captOrs. The latter witt
some natural -avage eYaggeratlOn relate
the fact of DORIS capture. The Othe
- scout cJrrybOratsd the statement.
N' Itwas evident that here wac a spy caugh
a. ia the art Of crawling iu upon the cam
with 10 explanation ~ make, for DOrr ia
- hung biz bead when the chief. with the Jul
tloe that always characterized his dealing
~ with the white tsked the question, '" hi
were you doing tneref' Grunts Of hAtI
faction went the rapid round Of the pain
In. I'D WARRIOR a. they rgyelsd 10 imaginatio
~. over the prospect u d Zoe roasted by 30
FIRE and tortured with savage ingsnuii
D 81 Htr.FT HHsl4w rat
II VIZ an omen ssut b. the MauitOu. 81
~ ,bs end VA Dot set White Pawn listen'
pa l1 the shadow unable " control her terri
until he chisTs question VIA asled, Al
.. saeIuy Dyrrs bead bJNed ~ biz own dea
sentsnos .saysd into tne circle ~ light a.
~ soDfrouLd Der father 1--we had Z
,I. uuphsd
Witb az gumoysd facs Gray Otter bsa
tIs question " UDrr answered Dy
daughter. who lygked uuh nchingly DO
HIs faes Or ths 1lyuI tongue shs aid
asksd him ~ cJfne u Nas loves ~
0os. for White FAwu had pleaded gull
TIE Old chisf glauced sesnly into the IA
If bic WARRIOR ~ biz band sought
~ bu,Ehofn handle ~ the heavy knife al
aide but TO- faoss showed no tracss "
sussr. 0nIy au expression ~ wondsrme
..-r Then his ryes sought BIZ daughter q
. 4.. and sptfled ~ % WITH "a drathly lvDG.
...4 r,as with biz band stIll on the Duckb
~. haudls and tyok q strp toward her. and
- did not siir Bot DHi0fs the chief cD
az, take auVthsf strp Dyrf spfanR before
w., chlef With piuipuod afrns md yelled. ~
yirl leo ] came here as spy.'
80. Gray otter paused ifrrsDlutr. NJ Wit
.4., yurp1ss uuiu.GIlrd. aud his face chan
.... 81 b. saId slowly after tbs pauss. 90 tnb
NH tiu aud sa, HIfu safe to thr settlement.
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