The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-08
A TALE OF THE WEST.


carefully that his life was saved Thon
he went on TO the Golden Hill settlement.
One morning soon after, while riding
through one the streets, he drew rein TO
speak to group of friends. While thus
engaged there came q sudden interruption
TO the conversation In the shape OF horse
man riding up the street at full speed and
waving his hat to attract attention. The
news he brought was appalling. Sandy
Guloh had lately been the scene of an In
dian massacre. Few had escaped.
Delaney pushed his way to the side of
the messenger and piled him with ques-
lions In regard to the fate Of Amy Max
we'll. He learned that she was n prisoner
In the hands Of the savsges.
A moment the young man remained
awestruok. Then, with flaming eyes, he
shouted: "To horse, boysi That girl saved
my Life. will resous her or diel"
az, I, Ip' yelled his friends In chorus.
Soon all was hustle and confusion In the
little mining town of Gold Hill.
Delaney and his companions first visited
the scene Of the slaughter, and from the
blackened ruins Of the huts of Sandy Guloh
took up the we'll defined trial Of the ma
rauders.
They had little difficulty in keeping on
the track Of the savages until they reached
o mountainous part OF the country.
A few hours hard travel through rocky
defiles and dense thickets led them to
spot where the band had divided. Delaney
was loath to split up his company, but as
| he was anxious to effect the girls rescue
as soon rs possible there seemed no alter
native. Calling his men about him, he
proceeded to announce to them his plans.
l.. A.l L<xk a-~. k.v nj Jo
party, who had been accommodating along
one Of the trails, returned In haste, an
nouncing the find Of q small white hand
kerchief with the initial letters "a. NJ"
In one corner. This settled at once the
mooted question, for Delaney knew the
| delicately embroidered article to be the
property of the captive girl.
Late In the afternoon they reached very
| Wild and uneven ground, and the oondi-
| ton OF the trail cautioned them to extreme
carefulness, since IL was beyond doubt
| that their enemies were not far In advance
| Finally bidding his men to halt, Delaney
assembled a commanding eminenoe with
! two or three comrades.
"A slight curl OF smoke was disoernible
arising from small open space about q
| mile distant.
To the north of them could be seen q
mass of towering rocks, with perpendicu-
l lar ascent on the west q considerable
| stream of water coursed placidly by, while
the two remaining points Of the compass
| allowed an approach to their retreat
| through dense thicket.
Delaney returned to his companions
| Plans Of attack were discussed, and all
| were found to DO In favor of attacking at
once, while there was just light enough to
| guide their movements.
As soon as the decision was reached the
| band was divided, and orders were given
| for simultaneous attack from the south
| and east.
When a sufficient time had elapsed to
| warrant Delaney In the belief that both
bands were ready for the attack, the word
| was passed for a quick charge. Delaney 8
| band approached from the south and was
| the first to break cover The savages, sur
| prised and panic stricken, sought to escape
| in what appeared the only safe direction
| remaining.
After the first onslaught the fight had
| resolved itself into combat with knives.
| Delaney had already singled out the reno
| gade chieftain and was fighting hand to
hand. Dupont, however, "a giant In strength
| and thoroughly familiar with such bloody
conflicts, was proving too much for the
| young miner and would no doubt have
soon overcome the impetuous youth had
not two Of his men, seeing his danger,
| sprung to his assistance
The renegade, seeing his disadvantage,
turned to fee. In the course of his fight,
| which was toward the river. he reached a
| rudely constructed wigwam. A moment
| he disappeared within. There was q cry OF
| alarm, and he reappeared bearing In his
arms the slender form Of the captive girl.
az will escape you YETI he shouted to
| Delaney as with . laugh of triumph he
| sprang with his burden from the over.
hanging bank to the stream below. There
was splash as the outlaw and his captive
| struck the water, which was followed i'm
mediately by second as Delaney initiated
| his example.
| Delaney was the better swimmer and
had q decided advantage In being unin.
| numbered. He was fast nearing the rene
| gade, who, seeing be could not escape,
| raised his knife and shouted defantly
''She shall die. Jack Dupont never yet
met defeat ct the hands of an enemyi"
The knife seemed about to descend into
| the heart of his captive. A moment 1t
remained poised. The murderous steel
| quivered In that powerful arm, but II was
destined never to descend upon Its intend
| cd victim. A sharp twang of q bowstring
from the opposite bank. the swift flight
of an arrow, and Jack Dupont, shot
through the heart, had given up his pris'
oner forever.
Delaney caught the maiden from the
relaxing hold Of the dying man and swan
with her 20 the bank. As he stepped from
the water with bis now unconscious bur.
den he was met by Wauneeta, the Indian
girl. She II was who had thus rendered
such timely aid and thereby paid the debt
of gratitude she showed her white deliv
| erer.
The unequal combat was soon over.
On the return Delaney learned from
Amy that her parents had both BEEN slain
BY the attack on Sandy 0uloh and that
now she was entirely alone In the world.
With characteristic kindness the young
| man secured for her a temporary home
with the family Of one of tho Gold Hill
| miners and persuaded Wauneeta to remain
in the settlement as her companion.
Before the flowers Of the next springtime
had faded from the woodland slopes the
whole village was ringing with the merri
ment Of happy voices. II was the occasion
of the marriage festivities OF our two
young friends whose acquaintance, formed
amid suoA exciting events, had ripened
into love. -Raltimore World.
Survival Of . French WORD In Scotland.
While speaking TO = respectable house
wife near Dunfermline. some 80 years
ago, a. to the merits Of clergyman IN
the neighborhood. she informed me that