Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

His sickness called out great inter-
est, and the people Of the town and the
officers OF the Sea Hawk would have
paid him every attention had he per-
mltted II.
Dinah'b visit was soon noised abroad,
and created no little comment; but, as
many OF the humber people, and some
of the well-to-do also, he'd great faith
In her curative skill, 1t was generally
believed that Colonel Graham had sum-
moned her to examine his case.
Unlike the majority Of his race,
Othello was retlcent, and though he
was pretty we'll subjected to the pump
ing process, he kept his own and his
masters secrets; the latter had sud
denly become very heavy, but, being
naturally shrewd, he bore tho burden
with dim notion that it would turn out
sooner or later to his advantage.
His relationship to Dinah was not
known outside themselves. The old
woman called every man, white, black
or red, son, and she was usually called
granny"
Col. Graham could not afford to re-
main pent up in his room. 1t was es-
sential that ne should be off, yet evil
dent to the doctor and even himself
that he would not be able to make the
Journey overland to New York, for at
least two weeks.
II am very anxions, he said to Dr.
Hedges, the day after Dinah' visit, TO
utilize my forced stay here by learning
something of the aboriglnes, l have
seen, here in your streets, Uncas, the
Montauk chief, and his rarely beautiful
sister, Untilla; If they be fair speci-
meas of the natives, they are people
to be envied.
They are hardly fair specimens, }"
said the doctor, who was an authority
ON Indian matters. "They belong to the
royal race, and are descended from the
great Wyandauch, with whom our first
settlers-my father was one of them
made treaty for the lands now held
by the whites. A trip into the land OF
the Montauks would do you good; and
If you desire to make it, will see that
they give you due care and proper es-
cort.
"They are hospitable, then?"
yes, sir; as &ll brave people are, no
matter where you find them.
Il thank you for your offer, and will
start at once, said Graham.
He was emphatically. man of ection,
and 80 well did he exert himself, that
by the early afternoon of that day, he
was sitting ON horse, while his SER
want, mounted on another, led an ami
NAL laden with their luggage.
The youngohief, Unoas, being in town
that day, was asked by Doctor Hedges
to take charge Of the colonel and his
servant, and he did so with readiness
and grace that would have done credit
to an accomplished courtier.
Uncas on foot, and, with his long rife
thrown over his shoulder, strobe ahead,
and he would have kept on, without a
halt, had not Colonel Graham stopped
in frOntof Squire Condit's house.
The Colonel was not anxious to meet
the Squire again, but on this occasion
he could not avoid it, for that gentleman
was standing in the road in front Of his
own house, and looked as II he wanted
to be addressed.
Approaching the Colonel, and laying
his hand on the horse's name, the Squire
said:
when you,spoke to me last, you said
there was something you wanted to get
| Ralph Denham to do, when you would
| answer question Iiasked.
Il am aware Of that" said the
ColoNel, haughtily.
well, I,amTeady."
%Bat is Capt Denham here?"
You knowlhe is not.
Then tits impossible for you to full
| Gil ne tho condition n with
your permission we shall wait till he
returns from New York.
But you may not be here then.
How do you know"
Il know but little about your past or
present, unfortun ately, and that little,
l guess, is not in your favor. You do
not wish to speak now. Go on, we shall
meet again before you leave, depend on
that.
Squire Condit, with flushed face,
turned toward his house, and the
Colonel. followed by Othello, and pre-
ceded by the Montauk chief, rode on.
why, Goodwill, said Mrs. Condt,
who, with her daughter Ellen. Lea
Hedges, Valentine Dayton and the old
Lieutenant, was looking over the
flower garden, now in a most charming
bloom, you look TO be excited. Has
anything wrong been done to your"
Mrs. Condit had never seen Colonel
Graham until his recent visit, and her
husband, not caring to trouble her, or it
may be with the belief that one can
Keep secret better than two, HAD never
lold her his suspicious and dislike OF
his man. nor limited that he had ever
received money freM him for Ralph 8
care.
Squire Condit had a religious and also
, manly hatred Of falsehood. but being
something of a lawyer he was inclined
10 caution and diplomacy, and had the
skill to parry direct question without
throwing much light on it,
i have no sympathy with people
whose curiosity takes them in among
peaceful enough people IL they are let
alone. Some day one of these rich En-
| glishmen will see the land Of the Mon
bauks-as did the spies OF Joshua in the
Olden time-and they will conclude that
1t would make fine estate and game
preserve, and then they will send agents
over here, and under some trumped- up
Treaty they will get the lands away
from our red neighbors, said the
Squire.
Wasn't that the way grandfather
did?" asked Ellen, laughingly.
mo, 1t wasn't. The treaty with the
EPlRt Wyandauch was fair, and has not