Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-22

lives, and all that could do was TO pray.
and the only words tht could think OF
were these:
Help them, oh my Father in heaven,
help them. help them
oh, the terror Of that hour. oh. the
agony. Never shall forget It. And well
l remember how. as clutched my throat
In an ecstacy OF hysterlcal horror which
made mo feel az though ] were choking.
felt the cold, smooth surface OF the beauty
charm and bethonght me that my pretty
face had brought this about.
Alas. alas" moaned. Can Il be that
y is DEVILS beauty after all. l thought Il
blessed when 4 won my soldiers love but
now II may have caused his death, and my
lifelong despair and desolatlon. "oh.
Father In heaven, pity us and save us.
But even as I uttered this cry. the cur
tains OF the wagon we're torn away and
saw the horrible face OF Scream of the
Eagle thrust In at the aperture, as he bent
forward from his horse.
The next moment he had flung Mrs.
March aside and seized me In his arms.
lifting me to the saddle before him. as
though were baby.
He could not DO this II my soldier were
alive | moaned. But as the thought
flashed through me- | saw Arthur, still
mounted. In hand TO hand conflict with two
mounted Indians.
The vision was gone in a moment Our
horse dashed forward with the speed Of the
wind and soon left the scene OF conflict
behind him. Away, away faster and faster
still. Valnly lifted my voice. There was
no one TO hear or aid me- At last ] lay
silent on the hldeous hrutes left arm.
suddenly l heard the sound Of hoofs be-
hind US, and a bullet whizzed past the
ear OF the Indian. With a iendlsh laugh,
he lifted my head on a level with his own.
and / saw that the solitary oiicer who
followed us was Arthur. Now that Scream
had made a shield OF me, he dared not
fire again lest l should be his victim.
On he came. on. and now | saw band
OF Indians on his track Fast as my soldier
rode. they gained upon him. Unless heaven
vouchsafed miracle. all hope was over
| uttered a terrible cry OF despair Scream
laughed hldeouaiy. Turning In his saddle
he uttered shout that seemed TO awaken
the echoes Of the plains, and IN moment
his young men had surrounded Arthur, and
I knew no more.
a little aftor Scream rode down into
deep and wooded dell and we we're. as
u by muglc, In the heart Of a curious In
dian village.
Al Indians do not live In wiewains. A
very few make queer little houses for thon-
selves, sort Of gigantic basket Of cane
or willow, and vegetable fiber, lmperylous
to water and shaped like a bee hive This
village was composed Of such houses, which
were set In groups about a central group,
on tho outskirts Of this village Scream
allghtod and snt me down
Tho long, terrible cramping Of my limbs
had bcnumheG them so that could not
stand upon them. and ] sunk % The
ground lie laughed and called aloud On
mis- two mon aIyaneel. and. making a
Bort ot chair OF their arms seated mo upon
lt and cnrriod mn into the midst Of the
VILLAGE. driving baol, tho gaming crowd OF
women and girls gh1 sgrove 10 follow us.
until al last thcy entered tho largest hut
of tho central rrll1. and placed me upon
a pile OF brautiful fitrs heapsi up at ono
end of The room. which was hua- with
pnrti n0lored bnukgts. nlc plated h5uEets
Oh fruits and flowers Of delicatc perfume
gtood about Tho Ground hlI hen
einooihel until IL rescIuhlci brown u1,terv.
and the whole elect Was beautiful ia the
pxt-oma.
saw nu ibte M IN n dream nq Law
naniing Oh the c11-a M frrl gloe.ly REGAIN.
iur nv uhysirll s.raurtp though horror
ma robbed mo Of aU hone Bnt fear Na1
rono slileo no doilbt nv proDisad husband
| wls already dead. a.t5d nothirr better
th,r io di1 also. f1r I'M heaven fplt sure
tbqs v,e must he reunited put.rncanyhlle
sgero aolemnly that thIa hlleous SAVAGE
.boull never have me f5r his wife. The
WOMAN t,nt Artbur b,d rlyen ms should
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