St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-22

shrieks arose. and Young Man With the
Tongue entered and drove my guests
away. uttering his high-hown threats il
English that | might understand them
They find you too beautiful, TOO terri.
BILE rival" he said. after we were
alone. "She who is adored by all men
all women hate in consequence" Ther
he departed.
CHAPTER XIII.
Ten minutes later band of youths
dashed into the hut and dragged me
into a lrt of court before it. And now
had arrived the most terrible moment oil
all my life, for this is what my eyes be-
held:
In the center of the courtyard stood q
thick post about twelve feet high
painted and decorated in the most
gaudy fashion. At the top was fastened
IL hoop, from which hung many scalps
the long hair floating like fringe. In
dian hair. usually, but in two cases the
soft, fair hair of white women. Some
wild music was going on. and throng
of Indians stood or Squatted about
wrapped in their blankets, while wOmeI
and children lowered about the outer
edge of the circle.
At first the crowd about the post was
great that could only see its uppe!
half above the great, blanketed forms OF
Indians, muoh taller than most of theil
race. But as this human screen fell
away my Mortified gaze riveted Itself
upon figure, bound hand and foot, and
fastened to the post. A sight to curd!e
the blood in the veins OF one who knew
these savages. terrible beyond all de-
scriptiou as [ recognized my soldier
They had taken from him his coat and
waistcoat. He was in his shirt sleeves
and bare-headed. He could only turn
his beautiful eyes toward me as j
uttered his name.
arthur! Arthur! Oh, my love! On
"My Nanuie!" he answered, 1.-THE enc
has come; courage, my darling, cOur
age"
II have courage" answered. "Youl
last gift shall save me from the worst.r
"Amen," he cried. "Shut your eyos
You cannot bear what they will force
YOU to see. 1t will drive you mad"
l heard the voice of Scream of the
Eagle uttering more words.
The young men then lifted me to a
great stone and stood about me, ano
now the interpreter stepped forward
and addressed me. sc
""he anger of the great warrior
Scream of the Eagle. is aroused."' rhe
said. "He bids me to say that he would
have bestowed gifts AMI delights upon
the beautiful white squaw ii she haG
been obedient, but now she shall see his
power. The white soldier shall die by
inches before her eyes.
1.-The young men shall torture hin
with the knife, but he himself will cut
out the heart that dares to beat for the
wife that Scream of the Eagle has
chosen"
Even at the moment [ felt sure that
this fine speech was by no means lit
eral translation of Screams gutturals
But that it was a true state ment of hi:
intentions 1 knew, and naturally | was
nearly mad with terror.
Perched on the rock where they hat
placed me l watched what followed
saw the tall, slender Indian youths
each with q knife of strange fashion
range themselves in line; saw Scream
OF the Eagle. hideOuSly painted, ad
vance toward his prisoner and address:
him in words which the interpreter re
peated "a TRADE OF abuse, even as soft
ened by his silvery tongue. Then
strange, wild music began, the beatin.
of a sort of drum. the ShriekS of som,
wooden instrument l had never see;
before. [ have always wondered how
it was that under such circumstances
could observe all that went on. But
did, and | know that, shaking Off the
hauds of the young men who held me,
stood upright with folded arms and my
head proudly uplifted.
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stolen into the little case at my side
tol, which no one but Arthur knew
had i'll my possession. The folds of
scarf | wore about my neck concealed
it, but my finger was on the trigger
| only waited.
And now at given signal the frs
Young man in the line advanced, fun!
his knife and pinned the sleeve of Ar
thurs shirt to the post without attempt
ing to wound him. The second did til,
same thing, only the knife went close
to the arm. / remembered hearing O
this thing before. The first knives ar
flung to alarm the victim, the mex
wound him slightly. the last severely
so he is slain by inches.
AS the third youth left the ranks
Scream of The Eag lie turned and looked
at me as Jealous deainon might. IL
made gestures which said: Nov you Sc
what will move you from your pre-
tended calmness." and at the same NC
ment advanced toward me. Il
As he did so, l raised my pistol. a
he now stood, his eyes were daZzled b,
the setting sun. | believe he had n
idea what | was about, and fancied tn
giittering weapon some woman's orna
nI S.,,I al,
he was bullet.proof. At all events, h
tween his eyes and to fire deliberately
AS l did so, he uttered wild SHREK
staggered and fell forward on his face
Tell the people," cried to thein
terpreter, that no man was able to ska
Scream of the Eagle because woina
was appointed to do 1t. | am she.
Then, amidst cries. bowls. the hght1o
terror-Stricken men, the lamentations q
women, l leaped from the rock on whic
l stood, seized the knife at had faIIeI
from Screams hand, rushed to Arthur
side and cut the thongs that bound him
He was free.
MY brave darling" he cried. clasp
ing me to his bosom. ''Once more
hold you in my arms, and l will fight TO
you to the last, but l fear that all we ca
hope for is to die together. This PAM
over, the people will avenge their chief.
But still we were unmolested. Thel
superstition was our friend. They ha
believed that their chief was invulner
able. They fancied he was immoral
and the words which Young Man Witt
Tongue had repeated to them mad
them believe me endowed with magi
powers. Moreover, Scream had mad
himself sunrame Surrounding l,f,r
self by those who were willing to offe
abject obedience, there was no one t
step into his place.
Their decentralization for the time wa
complete. They expected, they kne,
moi what tA fnlln,v tha daaI of- xn....