Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-04

vanquishod the bird Of III omen anl
rang up tho vault,d river. Irccollcct
the strain well; It was a favorito voy.
nscur's ditty, sung To tho dash Of the
oar.
Suddenly tho song lullcd, aud again
shudlercd as | heard the reverbernting
tap, tap Of the omiulus bird aloft on Il
spectral fir. Ny companions had ceased
rowing, too, aud called my attention u
a canoo which was floating down mo
river fcw yards ahead Of ~. They
thought II was u hrrakioo1e. and stood
by 90 strike boathoo.i into st, with tho
prospect OF u reward from the owner uu
at the village. II soon dropped down Ia
us, and came, Ike the note OF tho ghost.
ly woodpcckcr, tapping against ON scow.
There was u stiilrd cry Of horror from
tho scttlor at the bow, aud us We crowd
ed forward 20 SEQ what was tho matter,
another cried out tho awful tale Of
blood, "llore, young follow, rec your
brothor-stalked by Olicr, rs suru's
there's death Ia riil1 bullet"
IL was an awful end! MypOor brother
lay bcnt over his idlo paddle IN the
canoe. woltcring In his hearts blood.
An aycnging bullet had passed through
his heart. stalked by Olier! Ficndish
Indian, that was thy work, aud my
brothers blood rested ON thy hcadl /
shall not now detail the agonios Of that
Indian summer. Through all my grief
ran the thought Of au discriminating
vengeance. Nengcance;-nay, scant iu..
ticc. / sought what has been law since
tho world bcgan-blool for blood. Il
was vain In those early times of u iu-
dicinl system IN Canada 10 seek for u
rigorous pursuit from tho dispensers OF
legal Justice. Tho criminal executive
might be willing, hut thor arm was
weak. Rotribution, Ia the truckloss wild
Of wood and water where dwclt, could
proceed only from my own steady pun
pose and solitary cndolyor,
l could depend for but small aid on
the settlers. Some Of them, indeed.
cursed tho foul murder Ia no sHntcd
speech, but others again imputed little
crimo TO the blood stained redSkin. and
even went 30 far ~ 10 Justify his sneak
ing code Of vengeance. Olicr had left
tho district, but a certain instinct told
mo he would ere long come back agnn.
Likely enough, ho would suppose /
could not long romain In place to
which such hateful memories chung, aud
that he might then safely venture back.
waited my time. safo he was IN Tho
tnnglcd thickct, but 90 tho end know
that no covert under heaven would pro-
serve him harmless from my wrath.
Winter Bet in, hard and white and
cold. Tho river Scugog was Lowell
road Of Zee; tho trees were chokod M
with snow aud on each side Of the Ice.
houul river tho forests lowered like
massive cliffs Of chalky rock. No path
could now bo forced into the reccsscs OF
the forest below our village. Scarcely
had winter settled down for his undi5.
turbed reign when ( heard whisporings
that tho villain half breed was again
lowering on the outskirts Of tho settle.
mont, It WIS told me that ho was Nv.
ing In kind OF wigwam above tho vii.
lage, AMI also that be- had moro than
once come to tho very dwellings of tho
settlers by night, 10 yi,ithii friends aud
obtain various articles for his camp.
] know il would BIO vain to attempt 20
track him TO his wigwam or, at all
events, 10 aurpri = him; his wood craft
was MUCH t0o deep " admit ei snnh