Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-11-09
A BREAK FOR LIFE.

asleep. It may be thought curious thai,
a person could sleep soundly under such
circumstances, but as a matter OF sa:t
/ did not open my eyes until long afttr
DAYLIGHT There was considerable bustle
in the camp. and in few minutes rny
breakfast was brought ia. Arms and
legs were now united. and ore OF She
three bucks who came into the tent IN
formed me that preparations were being
r.lade to torture the doctor. 1t was an
hour later. before / was sent for. Then
anv arms We're left free and my legs
were hobbled just below the knees
While | could walk 1T was only rith
short steps, and the idea OF my trying to
escape from such a crowd WAS too abb
surd to be entertained. / found tie in
habtants Of the village drawn Zip III.
two long lines extending out OF tag
plains. Even children 5 or yea s Cid
were in line, each one armed with stick
or switch.
| was lead to the head of the lsne to-
tween two warriors, and in four IL FIVE
minutes the doctor was brought out.
Red Moon had arranged this as a mental
torture to both ofsus. He sigG 'tiaa to
us that we might speak, end ut once
informed the doctor of my erriNnd and
its failure. He expressed his pleasure
that his friends thought so we'll OF him,
| and his sorrow that bad brought mis-
fortune upon myself. and he seemed to
have made up his MIND to d = like a
man. | knew the Indians thoroughly.
and told him what the proSr: N would
| be. After running the gauntlet, he
would be tied to q post and 7ubmittes.
! to the powder torture, which 'sopasts u
/ shooting charges Of powder ihto tt y
| flesh, with the muzzlo IF the gun on =
| foot or two away. After tlat VOID
come cutting and mutilatlr>g, and ne
would not be tied to the fire take ut.il
pretty thoroughly exhausted Iadvited
] him to do as intended to GGe-leap Jp-
| on some warrior as he ret down .he
lines. grab his knife or tG'1ahawS, if
possible, and then fight until lney
would have to kill pim then and taere
He calmly replied that he >S,ould / ilopt
then all was ready.
Law of the village. It vas o.aly ;
quarter of a mile back to the Lroker
] ground, and not ovsr a hall mile to the
foothills. / had made VI my Grind tx
make II break for liberty, md | .,ad my
| plans all laid before the dfctor started
| Red Moon commanded me to tell hin
that he was to run straie It dawn TIN
lane and back, and that j. he made (;
good run he would not br much hurt
/ gave him the infcrmaticA ania advised
him to make his br.ak alb ut ,%o-third
of the way down, rs he CT ne 10 the las
Of the warriors. When : ste pped bacl
my elbows touched a 81 ,ro on eithe
side and | saw that the1 w.sre deepl.
interested in the scene betore them
When | dropped n,y left 1aad down j
was close to the silt of a. warrior
knife. and then was 81 ready as
could be- The doctor w. a powerfu
big fellow and WIS entiffas' naked. II
. was to start at tlas repo. : IF Il rifle fire
in the air, and when IT, signal cam
he bounded away lik, a deer. TIL
lines closed up and evel. one tried I
strike at him, but tbs climax cam
when he made his bolt. With Il leap t
one side he seized Il tomahawk, and d
, that moment / got hold Of the knit
without Icing detected. A great CT