The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-19

( rushing Sprins breeze, signing ioFe-lOrN
IN the waxen leaves Of the bending trces
about him. The moonlight filtered through
the riotously tangled rose-busnes and cast
their fiiigreed shadows upon the soft grass.
greener with the touch Of dew.
She came 70 MIN qrLck.s She wore the
ball dress still The Coz moonlight wh:ten-
ed her round arms and her breast anj nec..,
ard touched her eyes with 1rearn-isht, as
! they melted beneath the fringe of long,
dark lashes.
Running Bull paused, turned and looked
Upon her and touched her fair arms and
neck as wondering child.
She did not prevent him.
60. Running Bull" she SAID softly. go
back to the reservation
Misty Dawn Gomez
mol No,'
misty Dawn not Conner
mo, Running Bull. ! can not 80 with
you
"UgTh,'' he said in inquiry.
| ct am a negress. The Indians would not
| allow me among them il they knew"
Running Bull was emphatic for once in
his life.
Misty Dawn not negro" he grunted saw
agely.
She threw herself upon him and wound
| her arms about his neck.
! A; her touch he swept his great blanket
| about them both and so they stood in the
silver moonlight, Running Bull kissing her
| passiona tely on the neck and arms, unre-
| sisted.
Misty Dawn not negro" he said feroc-
iously.
\ great Joy filed Misty Dawn. She knew
that Running Bull had spoken the truth.
| Why she knew that, she could not tell.
But he had spoken the truth and a great
burden lifted from her heart. She did not
know that she was wound around by his
blanket and that he was kissing her.
F; Misty Dawn spanish-Mexicano." said
Running Bull Listen. Many sleeps ago.
Running Bull small. So! He go away of
reservation with Black Wolf lodge. Very
| far. Broken Tree steal negro baby -"
Yes. yes" cried Misty Dawn drawing
him to her and kissing his swarthy cheek.
Lodge go on. Come to wagon and many
people. MeXicano with heap money. Black
! Wolf attack MeXicano and kill 'em-take
heap scalp and count coup many times
| Running Bull then small. He ride up.
| Beautiful pale face squaw spring from
| wagon. All bucks dead. She reach out
arms. So. Running Bull leap from pony;
draw arrow! So! White squaw tumble
| dead. Running Bull find white papoose in
| wagon. Running Bulls. Black Wolf heap
glad"
! ho.rtnce.
Running Bull fear Agent Sell papoose
| to Yellow Nose. Broken Tree steal negro
| papoose. Thai papoose die
Yes yes. Running Bull" she murmured
placing her arms about him again.
Broken Tree negro papoose die. Bro
| ken Tree buy white Mexicano papoose from
Yellow Nose. Running Bull then buy white
papocse, Mexicano, from Broken Tree"
You have discovered this since you told
me there on the reservation"
"Ugnh. Running Bull thought Misty
Dawn negro then. Running Bull not know
that sixteenth negro papoose die"
Misty Dawn's ewes filled with a strange
light, strange, wild. savage light.
Running Bull" she asked in strained.
hoerse voice. who .yere these people
these Mexicauos?"
Heap rich. Heap much fine dress. Heap
money. Beffel get money and steal Sacred
Bundle and come hack to pale faces
And ] am Spanish?'
"Uenh.'
"And you have proof OF th!s?'
The ,rafty Indian felt among hi. blankets
AMI drew forth a soalp and held IL in the
moonlight, explaining with broad smile:
Misty Dawn's white mother--her scalp"
She lad seen il before.
Her hand was cropping blindly In the folds
OF The ball dress.
Her mother, Her white mother. Her
mothers scalp,
Ard he, her murderer!
Misty Dawn now go?" :
But she had stepped back from him In
terror, her eyes flashing, her arms trembl- |
ing at her SIDE her noble head bent for
ward. her breath coming heavily. quickly.
NO" she said with tragic emphasis, !
Running Bull CO."
He was upon her like tiger and they !
swayed back and forth. wrestling. strug- |
Cling together. They fell and struggled on |
the grass.
The breeze stirred among the trees, watt |
ing the lerfume of the blossoms through |
the e,bor. The moon slipped behind a !
Cloud.
The black shadow spread upon the earth |
The woman struggled, gasped, and s!cken- |
ing with exhaustion, felt a wanton hand |
upon her.
TIE earth was dark. There among the 1
vines and verdure or an early spring rested |
the dark savage and gauze-like, gossamer |
spot upon the black grass, like thunder |
cloud and an intermingling mist
There was a low moan. a gurgle.
The moon slipped out and shed his misty. |
fairy splendor over the earth and glinted |
in the dew drops, bending the young blades /
OF grass.
The sauzy spot took form. struggled TO |
her feet ana stood above a PROSTATE hulk. /
its eyes glazing CLASSY 10 the sky above
Tie fosyy figure bent again before him /
and rummaged n his clothes, and held up /
4 tangie OF long hair: stroked Il, held II TO /
her cheek, Kissed il and wept-
And she bent again before him and work /
ed silently. quickly, awfuliy and arose.
For moment she stood sni then. with /
a motion full Of anger and passion. she /
raises nsT arm and sent something black /
and dripping. soppsng into MS face
AAoths- cloud dr.ftet slowly over The /
moon and she again raised the long hair OF
her murdered. her avenged mother 10 her /
lips and kissed il Engeringiy-
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