Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-18
r,.prER XvIII-Continued.

Oh . W. worthy sachem, before you
,o few questions more: but first
l,s down said Graham, motioning him
10 the bench.
obeyed him. ,r.h,no obor+ .ho,.
rantain Denham?'
HE did," said Uncas, cautiously.
4What?"
q cannot recall! all that he said. but
Ezrl tell you something "onoeflul 'ha1
know ,.,
captain Ralph Denham Is now sleep
inc with the dead.
You are sure Of this?"
As sure as that see you sitting up
IN that bed before me-" replied Uncas.
Colonel Graham .coughed to keep
hack the shout OF Joy that trembled on
his Inns, and then he pressed his long,
White fingers to his eyes, and SO re-
NAMED for several moments.
.The news pains you" said the chief.
1T surprises me. 1t is SO sudden.
Denham was SO young" gasped Ora
ham.
sDeath loves the young. Is that all
NO; there was one question more.
but. perhaps. as you are weary, and it
ia 80 late, had better defer it,"
Il am not weary; early and late is all
the same to me. Ask me the question
now.
1T Is about your sister"
what Of herr"
She is very beautiful.
so have heard white men say be.
fore. But what's the question you
would ask?" said the chief, turning his
strong black eyes on Graham's agitated
face.
do you know Of any man that she is
going to marry?" asked the colonel, with
. slight tremOr in his voice.
y do not Why do you ask?"
Il am single, and in my own lands I
have great wealth and large estates. l
have seen none of my own country
women that l would care to marry, nor
have seen any other woman in any
land, though it has been my fortune to
see most lands under the sun. l shall
leave your beautiful country as soon as
my mission here is ended, and if your
sister would go with me-"
Stop, Colonel Graham interrupted
the chief You were about to say you
would make Untilla OF the Montaulls
your wife if she would promise to go
with your"
Il was"
you should ask her"
oh, of course, shall do that"
But" continued Uncas. Il would
atvise you not to speak to Untilla Of
love or marriage"
Why should not? am gray, but
am still man in my prime. My
troubles are over, and l can give my
time to the happiness of wife"
Uncas was about to reply but before
the first syllable passed his lips, shrill.
croaking voice called through the chinks
In the logs.
"Ha, ha, ha! de troubles hez only
begun! you keer fob a wife? how did
you keer for de brudder dat loved en-
trusted ye: you kilt him! kilt him. kilt
MIN! trubble never leaves de MUIR
d'rer"
Curse the hag!" cried Graham, his
eyes protruding from his head, and his
sharp face asny with fear.
oncas was even more excited. The
lamp fell from his hand, and was ex-
tinguished on the floor, SO hiding his
timidity.
A, Il Will go. l shall see you again"
tnis was all he could say. And the tall,
e.rong man now as frightened as q child
~ an imagined bugaboo, dashed out OF
the house.
IN the meantime Captain Fox drew
.ne precious boxes up close to the fire,
anu arranging them into something like
eoucn, he lit cigar, and stretched
himself out on top of them.
uoh SAT down near by, with a weary
!ooI on his shrewd Scotch face, and his
uouuied up hands under his chin.
to- iIeo, DOM" asked the Captain, anx-
t ouo W lax to some one rather than
io,n any interest he had in the Door
lads condition. O rO0'
- am, SIR" replied Don.
been with me?"
stui year next August, SIR" said Don,
QUIZ looking at the tire, but with harder
oppression upon his young face.
s,fa a. ION, l lear you will never be
vom grateful to me for saving
sS;n ., lou We're the only one on that
en.p mat did not perish.
ishau lu l sometimes wish I had per-
t.ueu at the same time" said the lad.
VIII! In, bitter ring in his voice.
lboy, eh3" O nave hao no caoln
elave." NY ''A0 ~ make me your
ri,, Ieome' come. my lad. some day you
ill., ill., ee captain in command of a ship
axe Inc Wanderer; the ocean will be
fribute." '"nu WALL pay you
tenii. ! over command ship like yours,
va p., 's;, Inc boy, Il hope some man-o,-
WI VIII catch me and my crew and
f ra;SS US all up to the yardarm. I'm
Eou ai Iau .nat will be my fate if rstay with
o1 instead of being angry at this re-
captain Fox blew out a long puff
.IEmoSe, and laughed long and loud.
sr xead. Don. you are very hard on me,
M NJ! hard, indeed; l have no doubt
rev re- you 70 would hang ne and all my
ssv IN the morning if you had your
|oE;. Now, tell me the truth, wouldn't
Elunty. ~ 'ep'ieo inc ooy'
n. oad, l do like boyish candor. Twas
hs a BOY, just like you, but I had not
same hatred Of pirates; indeed, I |
Shenm much trouble to decide whether,