Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-21

instea1 q being } sailor. - the people
tnouGnt, no was pirate, substituting
his own character with great skill Tor
That OF his victim.
Crime becomes much easier IL tho
criminal can delude himself into the
thought that good is to result to others
from the act he contemplates. so CScas
soon began to look on himself az an in
strument OF justice.
Except Old Somonk, his con and wife.
with the two warriors who helped to
carry Ralph Denham from the boat to
the vault. not one OF the Montauks
kn ew anything about the murderous en-.
terprise in which their chief was en-.
gagged; and even If all knew 1t and de-
preciated it, fidelity to their chief would
prevent an act OF betrayal.
But Cncas had a spy ON his acts,
whom he dreaded with superstitious
fear that is often found associated with
the greatest physical courage.
de wished old Dinah as dead as he
believed Ralph Denham would soon be,
Dut neither he nor any of his tribe
would have dared to raise hand
against her.
From old Dinah's bold statements the
chief had suspected that she knew all,
but his fear OF her interference was
Offset by his faith in the fidelity of the
people who had his secret
Dinah lost no time after Uncas left
with his white visitors and their serv-
ants for Sag Harbor. She sent an In
dian lad to Cntilla, the beautiful .er
OF the chief, asking her to come TO- her
hut.
Dinah at once began preparations for
the work she had set herself. About
her thin neck she strung a number Of
peculiar shell-necklaces. About her
head she wound tightly white turban,
an / bound it into place by snake SO
naturally preserved, that the eyes and
tongue. in the center Of her forehead,
seemed flashing and darting.
About her lank arms she wound other
snakes. and they looked to be held in
place by their own cOntractiOns.
over her shoulders she threw a scar
let mantle, decorated with tinsel stars,
the moon in all its stages, and queer
cabalistic characters. all the more awful
to the ignorant Indians for their repre-
senting nothing in particular.
This done, Dinah took long staff,
not the one she usually carried, but an
other that looked as much like great
serpent as the rods the Egyptians tried
to palm of on Moses, and her toilet was
complete.
She next sat down on high stool in
her cabin door, a sight to alarm the
strongest il she appeared unexpectedly,
and waited for the coming of Untilla.
In a few minutes a light, quick step
was heard approaching, and then q
shadow fell across the threshold.
Untilla stood there, but the old black
woman, without looking up, said in a
voice that seemed to come from some
far"off place:
"Untilla OF de Montauks-"
yes. Dinah."
you en- me hez got to run a race wild
death. We must GIT ahead OF i'm, en-
drive i'm back from de grave"
am ready" said UntilIa, eagerly;
let Us be going"
The old crone seized her staff. took
from the floor near by basket con ain
ing an earthen dish and sundry parcels
of herbs, and then started off.
They bent their course to the west;
the Indian girl walking with the light,
spr.ngy step OF Il tawn, and Dinah with
O vigOr that was wonderful in one Of
her years.
Without an iustant's hesitation or
stop they hurried on, till the hill, with
the vault at its base. rose before them.
They saw Old Somonk and his wife
cooking before a little fire out side. and
Young Somonk and two other Indians
.
air Of lazy contentment.
At sight OF Untilla and Dinah the
men sprang to their feet and Old So
monk and his wife stopped their work
and looked up In surprise.
Without a moments hesitation Dinah
walked up to the fire. removed the pot
boiling thereon and replaced it with her
own.
Into this she put some water and SOW
eral lunches of herbs, muttering to her.
self the while. Then she grasped her
staff as q drum ma or does his baton,
whirling it around her snake-crowned
head, and beyan to dance about the fire,
shouting out wild song Of which tho
terrified listeners could not understand
a word.
Stopping suddenly, she drew Untilla
near to her. and facing the terrified In
dians, she said aloud
DE sperrits of de dead command dat
all leave but de sistah OF de chief en-
Dinah, de sarvint OF de sperrits. GO.
Somonk, Ell yer family: go. We Mon
tauks watchin' n gh: go to do village Of
de Montauks, en- stay dar until We jine
ye."
ITO BE CONTINUED
Not Yet Old.
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