Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-03

man In kinder way, Tor, ike all LIS
tribe, he stood In awe OF her, but she
had suddely vanished.
He stopped and called her name, and,
as he listened for reply, the omlnoua
hooting OF an owl came back from q
distant grove
NHah, lot US go on. She is devil,
said the chief,
The men grunted, to indicate that
they had heard him. but made no other
reply. They were not sure that Uncas
was right and the old prlestess wrong.
Though very old in years and worn
in body ,sthe old negress possessed
vitality that, for endurance, would have
tested the superb chief now strlding on
in silence.
This was one reason why the Mon
tauks held her In awe; and then she
never complained OF ache, or showed
sign Of sickness, which was eminently
proper, seeing that she claimed to have
the power to cured, or relieve all human
ills.
At the close OF her weird denuncla-
ton OF the chief, she sprang lightly to
one side, as the hare does when the
hounds are close behind, and there,
hidden by the darkness, she remained
till the Indians had passed.
Dinah chuckled to herself at the sue
cess of her stratagem, and, rising, quick
ly, she followed the three men with
step lighter than their own, and at a
pace that kept them at one distance be-
tween her eyes and the light.
She watched Uncas, till he entered
the house to which Colonel Graham
and his servant had been recently
changed
It was a log structure with open
chlnks, very favorable for one outside
to listen.
The chief went up to the couch on
which Colonel Graham was stretched
Such men find sleep difficult matter.
The Colonel was on the point Of
shouting for his servant, who was Sleep
ing in a little hut adjoining, when, by
the light OF shell lamp, burning on O
bench near by, he saw Uncas approach
ing; ., .,,.,, ..,s cu.,,
rising on his elbow, do you also find 1t
hard to sleep2"
zone should not sleep when there is
great work to do, replied Uncas, as he
sat on the bench, and took the shell
lamp in his hand
THAT is most true; but you look as If
you had been out in the storm"
And SO have.
Il did not know that the Montauks
loved the storm. You would make o
good sailor.
Many Of the Montauks and our
neighbors, the Shinicooks, are sailors;
but should not like 1t. Yet l was up
tonight at the beacon hill looking for
ships.
Looking for ships?" repeated the
Colonel, sitting bolt upright in bed, and
rubbing his eyes.
Looking for the Wanderer," said I'm
cas-, gazing at his guest out of his half
closed eyes, without seeming to do so.
"But what interest can you have in
the Wandererl"
Il know her captain, and want to see
him again.
"You may never see him again.
II shall see him tomorrow.
what" exclaimed Graham, startled
and doubling.
"The Wanderer is at anchor inside the
point.
@Who told you that2"
Il saw her with my own eyes.
"But how could you tell it in the
darkness, chat the ship was the Wan
derer?"
Il couldn't, If the officer, mean Fox,
had not come ashore.
"And you saw Fox Tonight" said the
incredulous Graham,
Il did, and spoke with him.
"And where Is he now2"
ON the beach, waiting for my re-
turn"
"And you told him was hereP"
Il did"
What did he sayF"
He said chat he was going through
our lands to Sag Harbor in the morning,
and that he would see you on the way,
other was agltated.
And did he show any surprise on
learning that was here?"
Il cannot say. Fox looks as II he was
always surprised and determined never
to be surprised again. Like the animal
from which he takes his name, he is
always looking about him, and ready to
attack or run.
HE is brave man, and so never
runs.
"The brave sometimes show their
bravery by running; the man that never
runs is fool But must leave you If
you would sleep tonight; in another
hour 1t will be day."
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