Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-07

er Instinct entered the woods deep enough
10 screen himself from any canoe prowlet
on the river, but near enough 10 catch the
Skinner Of the stnrllt stream 10 serve as
his guide 10 the sell known SPOT. eau.
ti0usiy advancing. now creeping where the
trees were thiuly set. now stepping quickly
FROM tree TO tree and now p1usinf To- catch
the least sound. All was still as death.
But ut point near 10 his h-ven OF love,
aud while creeping cautiously over star.
lit space. His ears were silutcd with the
fiightful yells of the war dhucc. appalling
Ia ears far more accustomed 10 the demon.
ism than those Of Dorr
Coming In the midst Of profound ~.
lcncc, startled and terrified, Dorr arosc aud
uttered an involuntary exclamation. In.
stantly realizing hla error. he dropped to
the ground agniu aud attempted TO reach
the dark shade Of the underar1wth. II
was too late Two staiwart Sioux scouts
Rlidcd forward. thruw themselves upon
hin, and IN q moment he was piuiouril
prit0ner. There was but httls STRUGGLE.
but 80 cinsc % the trysuug place dill tic
SCENE occrr that the cry reached White
Fawn's quick cars, aud know Inr from the
sounds " tho struggle that hcr lover wa.
captured she vanished ~ the camp.
The war diucc was interrupted by the
entrance n the prisoner aud h.s oaptnri,
aud Dorr was led into the circle Of tic Grr
before the chief Gray otter looked up
quietly VI Dofr and then glanced innuif,
ingly at one oi his capton The latter with
some natural savage csnrgerati0n related
the facts u DORIS capture. The uthc,
scout corrohonted The statement.
twas evident that here was spy caught
IN the act Of crawling Ia upon tho cam
with no explanation 20 make. Tor Durr Ind
hung bis head when the chief. with the Iu,
tee that always characterized bis drtlIn4,
with the whites, asked hcqu,stIon. "Whal
were you doing thrrci" Gmnts u sltia
faction went tie rapid round VI the paint
ud warriors ~ they rctrlti in Imagination
over the prospect Of a Zoe roasted by aiow
ilrc aud tortured with savage inr,uuii,
before they took tho couqucung war pnth
IL was an omun cent by the Mnniion. Hal
the cud was not yet. White lawn listened
In the shadow unable to control her terror
until the chlcfs question was asked. an
seeing DORIS head bowed to biz oWn ileati
sentence, learvd Into the circle OF lipht am
confronted her father Love had tfl
umphcd.
With an unnovcl iacc Gray Otter hear
his question 10 Dorr ANSWERED BY hl
daughter, who looked unhinchingly Int.
bis face. IN the Sioux tongue She aaid, &"
asked him 10 COME II wa. loves alcf.
Gee, for White iawn had pleaded guilty
The old chief glanced kccnly into the fsus
u bis WARRIOR o.. lis hand sought thl
huckhurn handle " the heavy Knife AZ IA
side. bat the faces showed no tnccl 1t
tnrrr. only an expression ~ wundcrmsui
Then his EYES sought bis daughters mo
and settled on Il with dc,thly look. N
rusc with bis hand hilll ou the buckhou
handle and tool stop towanl hcr. aud No
did not stir but before the chief roull
take another step Dor spfang heforu th
chlrf with plnioucil arms aud yrllc,ii 9Th
girl lies. came hcr a. a spy"
Gray otter paused. irrrsolutc. NJ with
purpose unlulhllci, aud hi, face change
~ DO said slowly after the pause. "Unb.ul
him and sge him safu 10 the settlement"
Quick ns the curds were cut. Dnrr WI
quicker IN biz leap 10 tho side of Whit
lHwn. Selling her hand he turned 10 tli
chief aud wondering warriors aud said
THIS i my wife. 1 will stay With he
| people,
II wts n simple ceremony. but valid 4
the tubc, aud Gray otter extended III
/ haud.-J, W. W. In prtrult NrNs.