Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-24
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OF Unt1lla and Dinah, and at the sauna
time to learn all that Uncas knew about
the motives and conduct Of Captain Fox
with skill that would have excited
the admiration OF Squire Condit, and
which he would have been certain to
atrioute to his own example, Ralph
Denham Piled his questions and the
| chier answered without hesitation, cor
roporating Untilla and Dinah and prov
ing 10 the Captain, L~yoDd all doubt,
that the commander OF the Wanderer
was inueed The Infamous Captain Kidd.
so Tar all had gone we'll; but it was
not in Ralph Denham's nature to con-
tinue deceit after it had assured the
good purpose for which he had employed
1t.
Confident that In any event he
had the advantage of this man-he little
knew how the terrible ordeal through
which he had just passed had weakened
hlm-he determined to reveal the fact
that he was in the flesh.
Advancing to the side of the wooden
cot on which the chief lay, he said, with
much solemnity:
"Uncas OF the Montauks, you have an
swered me truthfully as know, You
planned for my murder, though never
dld you wrong, but Oh the contrary
have been ever your friend-"
You won Lea Hedges. the woman I
loved" groaned the chief.
my FAULT"
Uncas did not answer.
You have become the partner of a
bad man, the worst man that lives to-
day. and in the world where brave
spirits dwell the soul of your ancestor,
| Pho rninbfv
Tor the misdeeds Of his descendant"
Did he SO tell you?"
This was asked with the utmost So
lemnity; but the sense OF honor was so
strong in Ralph Denham that he was
impressed with the oddity and gro
tesqueness Of the question, to the mo-
mentary forgetfulness OF the many i'm
portant things pressing on his attention.
He laughed, but checked himself so
suddenly as to increase the specter-
like effect of his talk.
Now. Uncas, you can live to a ripe
old age If you promise to do as say
Will you agree?"
After few seconds hesitation. the
chief replied:
Il will"
Good; then you must promise never
to see this Capt. Fox again"
Il so promise.
"Yoa must pledge yourself and the
warriors Of your tribe to help the off,
GERS of the Sea Hawk should they call
on you?"
Il also promise that"
"And lastly you must give up all
thoughts OF Lea Hedges, and wish in
your heart Ralph Denham was alive"
II will never speak to Lea Hedges
! | onoiD. hnf Innb< 18th
thing" said the chief, still consistent
in his hate.
Ralph now felt that the time had come
to discover himself; he imagined that
the chief would be delighted to find that
this was not GHOST, SO he leaned over
the cot and said:
"Open your eyes, Uncas, and look at
me-"
The chief promptly obeyed.
"Do look like a dead mani"
II know you are dead
, 81 am not. To-day your sister and
Dinah rescued me from the vault, and
here am in the flesh"
: Ralph Denham erring on the side OF
! his own generosity made mistake. Sc
: far Uncas was certain that he had been
talking to a specter, but the moment he
felt the hot breath on his cheek; realized
that his hated rival was before him in
the flesh; that his sister and his people
had betrayed him. that all his murder
Gus purposes were known, the
frightened, faintng devil in his heart
leaped into life and heated his blood
like molten lava.
, Kissing out an oath which he haG
learned rom the whites, he bounded
like a tiger from the cot, threw his long
Il ~ y ol, ,r-ho
: unpl er AIRED for the furious onset, was
borne to the floor.
} You came to me dead, and I'll make
you dead" cried the chief, the foam
flying from his lips as if he were a wilC
| animal.
3 Ii Ralph Denham in his usual health
, was matched in strength against the
, Montauk, the contest would be long in
: doubt, but would finally be decided in
favor of the white man, who had the
:, distinguishing race quality of endur'
t ance Both were young, strong, active
, and resolute; the one acted under the
| destroying influence of passion, the
t other under the guidance of that reason
which generally conquers where the
contest is prolonged.
| But this contest did not promise to be
| prolonged. Ralph's weakness alarmed
, himself. By fierce effort and superior
skill. he threw the Indian hack, and
fastening his left hand in the red swol-
len throat he succeeded in getting on
his feet.
{ Expert in the use of his fists about
which the Ind an knew no more than a
woman, Ralph trie- hard TO fell his OPP.
| penent by strong blow, when he would
have time to draw one OF his pistols, and
| to use it if need be.
, But the Indian eluded him, caught
him in his mighty arms and again bore
him to the earthen foor.
| With quick clutch the Indian
, snatched the jewel-hlted dagger from
the belt at his side. and he was in the
act Of raising it above his victim, when
tongue Of name darted from one OF
the chinks between the logs; the crack
of a pistol rang ont, and, from the shat
tered hand, the dagger dropped to the
, floor.
With a cry of rage and pain, such as
, wounded tiger gives when 1t turns to
the Jungle from which the shot came,
: the chief leaped to his feet and glared