The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-21

..Archlbald Morrlsonl Bavnot,. repilet
the child, with his hands behind him
and then added. .That's a nice doEttsi
II ttyours?. 14
Yes, saidg Judy. with u grimlsmiie a
the only good word her wretched com,
\, panion had ever received. Then, II
spite OF the curling az tho dog lip owe,
Its cleaning teeth, the boy vcntured Y
pat Its head. And somehow Judi
thought OF Dancing Flame, And wher
Archie went on to 3telltoft a dog that h,
owned, she showed so much intersst,tfa
he got qultelcnthusiastic. And she ask,
ed tho llttlc fellow tjscome md see lheJ
again, which he did, and they talked to-
gether, ho With his pretty braggadlcat
OF a boy child and she With rcadythssenl
and quick sympathy.
Finally the doctor pronounced Jiidy
well and the captain Dismissed her with
q few words: II hear that YOU ares IN
honest hard working woman. Judy,,'.'ih
said, 80 I've had the men build 5st3sa
wooden house OF your own that you are
to pay for In work. IN give youi plenty
of time. / only nsk yoti't to keep It clean
and to take care Of iyourselk Now you
may 20"
There Is nc word IN the Wachaplif Tor
THANK you,p but Judy shook hands
eor.""
And after this when Judy, With old
C~omachscn. was fairlya establlshed In
her wooden house. Archie camk often
to visit her md she gave him queer
woodland treasures, things that boys
love, srchfas birds' eggs and the eklns
or small animals, the rattle from % five
button enaEe and strinGso Of wampumsa nd
red Berries. And she made himtutboyy
and arrow In struc Indian style, Withsa
culver OF a martens skin head and tutl
complete, and taughe him all the lore 81
the forest, So that he tnlked knowingly
Of Signs" and knew the notes offmaiy
beasts and birds.
It was Archie who took me, the writer
OF this chronicle, to call on Judy ond
summer when I was the guest Of thid
father. This was twot years after tho
captain had taken charge of Wachapi
and Judy lived In comfort, with vege4
table patch and cows and pigs; all ISL
which she had acquired by her own
thrift and labor under the new order Ok
things.
Often have I seen her and Archie
hand In hand entering the verge Of ths
forest Just back of the captain.s qunrter5
~ shelr way 70 examineIthe traps that
they had Ssettupon the hillside near MD
hume, me cntidsi falr, bright face up
leFnea tome drak, melancholy features
o. me inalahz ias he eagerly pratt
s stle"e OF their ventures
5IV.
oeen at EHachapt about a month
and summer was drawing to a}close. The
seasonshad been unusually hot and dry
and warrant fires started by careless
hunters and sprospectors had spread id
the bush
one night the trees were ablaze along
the edge OF the road a mile beiowsthe
agency and the Crazy river turnedSSan
awful red as It crept by beneath The
shelter Of Its banks. The next morning,
The mountains were hidden behind
blue veil andEout Of this concealment
came. at intervals great, pillows of yellow
smoke, rolling upward In a pale, lurid
glare. Indeed Il seemed at times a.
though the world was all on fire.
The captain and I were standing on
his porch looking at this threatening
display when n of the Indians came In
and reported that a fire had started on
the hills back of the post. I could see
that this made the capta.nsuneasy, al
at~h9nshlsa,as he explained toSSme, the
Clearing 9 the flume, which extendsh
along the side of the hill for{ several
miles, would act as as;safeguardSinss
certain measure. he had Just said this
when Mrs. Baynot appeared'at the 'front.'
door and called out in;that quiet, teuse
tone that preludes tragedy. ".George,sh
can't find Archie!"
Isn't he in the huuse?" asked THE
captain.
mo" replied his wife, her voIceStrems-
bling I've looked everywhere" and She
clasped her hands sottighty that the
knuckles grew white.
Maybe he's with Judy said the cad
tain.
"No, no, no,""protes.ed Mrs, Baynbt.
"He was In the yard a little whlIe.ag9.
He couldn't have crossed the parade
grounds without our SEEING him. sac
must have gone into the; woods" And
at this she burst into tears,
The captain, somewhht alarmed hl1-
rledly gave her a word Of comfort and
passing through the hall went out sindo
the backyard, I following. The woods
were so hazy5with smoke that we could
see but q short distance, and the scdas
OF the frightened birds and small creJ-
lures constantly deceived us and decoy-
ed us hither and thither to no purpose.
Then as we stood for a minute rubbing
breath; for the assen, was steep'e
ripping, tearing noise like water forEf