Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-09-06

the spilled berries. Fortunately
she was not seriously hurt, aud
after thanking Dan and giving him
u grateful look she went down to
the river and joined her mother.
When Dan came back to where
the men were, he looked angry
and said to Jack, aye blackguard,
ye ought to be ashamed TO do a
thing like thatW
Jack said be had no thought Of
hurting the girl, but just meant to
scare her a little, and to turn 1t of
tried to joke Dan tor the interest
he took in her. Seeing that Jack
was not disposed to have any
quarrel, Dams good humor soon
asserted Itself and the affair en-.
ded without further trouble.
In short time afterward the
men went to work as usual, and in
the excitement of mining lite this
little incident was forgotten by all
but Dan. An several days passed
aud the girl did not come there any
more, he began to wonder If her
absence was due to injuries receiy-
ed by her fall, aud he resolved in
his own mind if such were the case
he would take the first opportunity
to pick a quarrel aud whip Jack
for it. After about a week, how
ever, one morning Jane appeared
again at the camp. Bat how
changed in appearance ! At first
no one recognized her. She WAS
very neatly dressed in every way,
and the gum boots were replaced
10y a nice pail of shoes; her black
bair hung down her back IN two
heavy plalts, the ends being joined
with a bow of pink ribbon. In her
new suit she was quite picturesque
and pleasing, and it was not sur
prising that she was not at first
recognized as 'Gumboots Jane"
But what had wrought the won
drOus change In so short a time
Had that strange magic called loye,
which can suddenly transform the
girl into woman and the woman
into a heroine, ready to do and
dare anything for her lover, touch
ed her heart Perhaps so. AT
anv rate it is certain that Dams
kind actions and words of sym
psthy made deep impression upon
this simple girl. Still, she was
more bashful and shy toward him
than she had been before she was
hurt, for, while she came down to
our camp almost every day, she
hardly ever ventured within speak
ing distance of Dan, though she
would often sit or stand where she
could see him and anxiously watch
him as long as she was unobserved
or time would permit. But after
this had been going on. for a week
or two he was much surprised one
day by her walking straight up to
him, aud without hesitation say
Ing: II like you. Bad Indian want
to kill white man. Look outw Be
fore he recovered from his sur
prise or cou'd say a word, she
turned and walked rapidly away
Dan thought oyer the matter
and tried to reach some conclusion
as to what she meant, without any
|, definite result. But he decided
that unless the girl knew of some
T dang either 10 him or his com
[ panlons she would not have glver
= this warning, and that it would bt
> proper to tell them about 1t. Ths
same day, however, a man callt(
/ Sootty, from Nevada, was, down a
t Bucks station on some business,
aud on his return brought news
that caused considerable excite
ment at the bar and explained
what Jane meant by her warning
! He said there had been trouble
between some Casslar packers anC
J, Indians. Now the natives OF
s Alaska aud the adjacent terrltor.
r have law, ruunlng back as lar a
as their traditions reach, tha
O when a member OF one tribe kills
member of a different tribe th'
> killing must be paid tor will
n blankets or other property, or,
h not, then il must be settled D.
o human blood and life tor life
n demanded. The tribe of the dc
# ceased will then kill one OF th
i other tribe at the first opportunity
!. They do not seek the person VIII
q committed the homicide, but tax
d the life of any member of his t:ib
u that fails into their power.
o When white men came into thl
10 country, the natives applied th'
u sanguinary law to them. aud it wa
we'll understood by all in our CAM
.. We knew that one of our live
% ,n,oht hava IN nav for the natiy