The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-10
CHASED BY FIRE.
How Two Dakota Young People
,As. Became Engaged.


going out of the tide Everything was
brown and withered, and the 500
houses scattered at wide intervals
fitted well in the somber picture. There
were patches of bare ground here and
there, with piles of dead ''tumbling
weeds, broken from their main stem
and clinging together, rolling over
miles of space, the playthings of the
wind, and increasing in size as they
rolled
A young girl stood in the doorway Of
a small dug out, and looked at these
with troubled countenance.
1T would be a terrible day for a fire, .
she said to the lad who was twisting
the hay for their night fuel few yards
away. Everything isso dry, and those
weeds are collecting in,such quantities
that they would be moving wall of
flame if lighted"
well, said the boy hopefully, ''it's
getting late in the season for fires, and
Jack Williams plowed half dozen ex-
ira burrows around our house for a
safety line. If the wind keeps on tear
ing like this, wen get rain or snow
soon, and that will put an end to all
anxiety. Ughl what's that9"
There was an echo of horses hoofs
from the rear of the house, and an In
dian came round the corner, mounted
on white-faced pony, with a blanket
dragging loosely from his shoulders
The girl stepped back, and the boy
dropped his hay and came near her, as
if to offer her some protection.
White Bear comes!" said the red
man, with pompous air, laying his
hand upon his chest as he spoke big
Sioux-mueh big-wants flour, meal,
salt porkIn
For moment Alice Maxon was
frightened, but a glance at her brother
Elmer seemed to give her strength, and
she answered, firmly: 1--WE have no
food for you, White Bear The year
has been a hard one for us. See our
little farm, our one COW and horse, and
our poor clothes. We are only chill
dren. am eighteen, and my brother
is twelve. Our father and mother are
dead, long, cold winter lies before US,
and we have not mouthful to spare.
The Indian frowned,
White Bear must have flour and |
meat from all the settlers Of Ridge
prairiel Does the one cow give milk?
White bear must have butter Has the
maiden chickens? White Bear must
lsve eggs. have said It'll"
You viii get nothing here, said FL
ner MaSon, angrily. IF you want
.hese things. do as we have done; work
or them, like a good citizen Of the
United States!n
Does the maiden say this, too?n
Il do not like to turn you away
'mpty-hanaed, Alice returned in a gen
lie voice, but cannot give you from
nr store of provisions a great war
Tor viii not be cruel, and if | offer to
freak bread with you, will not White
Scar eat one slice and go in peace?"
MOI growled the savage. White
scar viii have what he asks for or
othing! And if get nothing, the bad
hildren will be sorry; they viii know
That it is to be hungry and cold before
pringl"
Alice turned away, unable TO meet
he stare Of his revengeful eyes; but
liner answered, dauntlessly: We are
OF afraid of you, and don't believe
gu are even a big Sioux. Brave chiefs
o not beg, or try to scare boys and !
iris, eitherF'
I'VE shall see!p said White Bear, in a )
uttural voice
He struck his pony with piece of a
Jingle that he held in his left hand, !,
ad rode away without looking back;
ut Alice and Elmer watched him out !
sight with some uneasiness. !.
81 am sorry, said the girl, 'but in !,
ed / cannot help it. To give to one
Idian is to open the door through y
hich twenty more will file into your T
stle. And we cannot spare anything
ON our winters allowance without y
ltting ourselves in danger of starva- 4
IN"
Are you afraid of White Bear9' the o
y asked ~
Il am little troubled by his d
reats, said his sister. "
well, believe 1 had better go up -
Jack Williams cabin and tell him y
out it, and see what he thinks we ~
OuId 60 10 project ourselves q,
Alice blushed prettily n,
We are always appealing to Jack II
lliams for help" she said deprecat- =
Fly. II am afraid he thinks we are 6,
y troublesome" We
No, he doesn't, Alice! Only yester- s.
Y he told me if anything happened ~
you to let him know, and he is al
lys Offering to help us, as if it was wi
G plcasantest and most natural thing an
the world"
.'EIo is very kind, and Alice Maxon's ma
&c grew still more rosy. Perhaps it
,uld be wen to consult him; and you
ould lose no time in going, Elmer, "
: YOU must be back before dark. is
elmer did not wait for a second bid to
lg, but mounted the only horse they W
ssessed and rode away towards the Fl