Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-08-16

or clearing entirely free from pines,
and covered with short, smooth turf.
The moon sailed overhead, an owl cast
a slanting shadow on the grass as it
swept up into the light. In the center
of the glade was another camp fire, and
around this were sitting four Indian
braves Paint, scalp locks, weapons
all were there. A little to one side OF
the fire was post sunk in the ground.
1t was Clipped and SCARED and stained
with dark strealks. Could they be blood?
Barney turned to fee, but he felt
that he was covered. 81 didn't count
on this cre picnic, gents, he said, with
reckless effrontery. "Mebbe you're
rcckonin' on war dance? I'm not
the one to spoil fun. Go ahead"
They went ahead in most UNI
pleasant manner. Barney was dragged
to the post, and tied to it with deer
skin thongs in a sitting posture. The
Indians resumed their seats around
the fire. Barney took out his pipe,
and began to smoke. A grunt of APP
proval went up from the grisly forms
by the fire.
81 kin wait if you kin, gentlemen"
said Barney, his blue eyes dancing
with fun. "Mcbbe you'll make up
your minds what you're goin' to do
with me-"
The squaw appeared with little
birch basket, and each Indian cast a
| black bean into it.
Say him prayer to Manitou," said
Injun Joe, "him come heap soon" He
touched the handle of his tomahawll
in sufficiently grim manner to be UNI
pleasant.
1t suddenly occurred to Barney that
it wasn't joke, and cold SILVER ran
down his spine.
Iniun Joe watched him kcenly.
"Wherc French Lefebre?" he said.
SCOT him scalp" He produced hand
full of black hair, clothed with blood.
1t was incrediblel Barney remem-
bered that French Lefebrc had sud
denly disappeared some months ago,
but as everyone supposed he had gone
into the lumber camps no one but his
creditors took any interest in the mat
ter, or associated his departure with
the half dozen or so of miserable In
dams who fingered out their lives in
holes and corners of the Ottawa val
ley. Barney had often bought bas-
lSets from the squaw, and once when
the boys tried to stone her, he had COW
cred her body with his own. There
was still scar on his check from the
blow of stone which one young ras-
cal had flung at him. French Lefebre
had once struck this very woman, who
was still young and good-looxing
Was it possible that these remnants oil
their race had met to avenge their
wrongs? No one would even dream Of
such thing. They would doff theil
paint and go slouching about in theii
usual noiseless manner, and eDsnarC
fresh victims And there was the
) judges daughter, too!
'Got to say, say him quick" said In
) jun Joe, lingering his knife with al
artistic precision which was not nic'
: to witness.
81 reckon if you've made up you
minds, gentlemen" said Barney, sit
no use my spoilin' this yere funeral"
Injun Joe sprang at him with tn
knife, and Barney thought of tn
: Judges daughter and said littl
, , prayer. If he had to go under to aveng
= the wrongs of this last remnant o
their race it was no use attempting t
argue the matter when they held al
= the cards.
y Injun Joe made slight cash in Ban
= ney's arm and drew back. The othe
= four Indians did the same. Then tn
= woman came forward, bound up hi
> arm and cut him loose.
= Barney continued smoking with III
: disturbed gravity. 1t had all flashe
upon him in a second This was tn
= Indian method of showing apprecis
ton of the way in which he had save
:, the squaw. He had become blooC
: brother Of the last of the Iroquois. ii
) wondered if they would expect him
y sell Indian toys in Moose valley or
;, shoot at Che was sure to miss then
five cent pieces with arrows
n "Him heap brave" said Injun Jo'
e with painful disregard of Fenimor
h Cooper's studied and grammatic'
: phrases. Him heap brave. Hi
J. white man."
h rA:' the show is over2" asked Ba
d ney, stretching himself The Other
n had disappeared. Only Indian Joe an
p the souaw remained. They fell int
!, Indian file and marched down to I'll
r. beach, through the long somber ranl
!, of the pines. Then they entered int
the little canoe and padded up to tt
le Point.
~ Barney met Injun Joe in the villaG
n. next day. That worthy was loaiir
L round with string of fish. Barnt
If thought he must have been dreamir
and that it would be better to avo
Davis pain killer as stimulant in
NJ ture. 1t was little too powerful
10 its after effects. But as he sat on ii
n veranda that evening with the judge
y. daughter, she gave little shrek al
lie turned white.
O. "Seen a mouse?" asked Barney, tr
ing to reassure her.
:" "Your sleeve is slashed, and there
~ blood on it," she said, "Barne
Barney, you have been quarrelir
n again"
IL 81 sorter remember fallin' off {
re woodpile," said Barney, with unblus
of ing mendacity, 'Ireckon it shook I
up, an I'll go carly tonight"
y, Curious folk, wimmen are" mus
,e, Barney, us he wendell his way in t
e. direction of the Point "She'd new
tn believe I'm an Iroquois brave ii
er talked for month. She'd say 1t W
e. all that Painkiller."
,e. Iniun Joe was sitting by his fiji
he making nets. why does my r
re, brother toll for the paleface?' So
Barney, calling up recollections
rlk Deerslayer, etc. "He is squaw-
sss catfish ITrhw