The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17

hugely intereeting-for he was q bright
conversatonalist and seldom used any
thing but the purest English, which
and denoted that he had not BEEN
brought up in the devil-may- care life
he had adopted. When he left I
find out who his lady friend was.
Three hundred yards off. or less,
from the office, jenkins was again
Joined by his companion. From
my station could now plainly see, in
the clear moonlight. what sort Of a per-
son jenkins partner was. Well. sir,
old man, you can kill me for a horse
thief If it wasn't squaw. Yes, sir,
real live squaw, and the thing had
taken for a. long cloak was blanket.
"'Of course, there are any number
OF squaWmen up in that country, and
everywhere else, 1 suppose, where there
are Indians; but squawmen are in
variably rough, uncouth men-at least
those have met are, and entirely of
different character from that Of Jen-
kins. I determined to take Jenkins
him outright what all this secrecy was
about. did SO. At first he was re-
tlcent and would say nothing. The
subject was plainly distasteful to him.
At length, however, after much urging,
he unbosomed himself with tears in his
emotion he told me the story of his
strange and mysterious companion.
First Of all I want to say" said
he. that l am a man of the highest
family connections. MY father is a
well-to-do merchant in an eastern city
and the family stands with the high
est In every way, social and other
wise. I received an excellent educa-
ton at Yale, and, without desiring
to boast in the least, am nat
urally bright and clever in some
things. All went well. A career was
mapped out for me. which, had I fol-
lowed 1t, would doubtless be to-day a
shining member of society. instead of
bounded dog. My father was a man
sense, and he applied practical meth
DDS to all his movements. He saw,
upon my return from college, that I
was inclined to be bit wild, and, be-
hevlng that few years Of real life
would knock the deviltry out of me
and fit me for the walk which he had
outlined for me. SO. with little OF no
money to encourage my weakness,
he sent me to Texas, where,
cast upon my own resources, I man.
aged to get along first rate. I soon lost
my inclination for frolic, as 1 faced the
down to business. From Texas I drfted |
to the Indian Territory. + had been
there but short time when I fell very
III Of the malarial fever down there.
don't remember how It came about,
as I lost consciousness after a day or |
two, but it seems I was picked UP by |
rowing band of Indians and cared for |
through the entire month or more that |
I was out of my head. I recall that |
when I awoke young Indian girl was |
sitting by my side She was pretty for |
an Indian, and rather attractive. She |
manifested the greatest delight when |
she saw the CLEAN of returning sense |
In my eyes, and from that time until I |
was we'll enough to ride horse she was |
constantly with me, filing every want
and anticipating my desires before I
could express them"
Here Jenkins seemed to sink into
a reverie and I did not disturb him. In
the course of five minutes he resumed:
AT length l announced my intention to
leave the camp where l had been so
kindly treated. 1 distributed a sum of
money amongst the Indians and offered
the girl two bright $50 gold pieces. She
struck the money from my hand in
scorn. You go way" she asked. Yes.
am going this afternoon Me go too
me be your squaw.' In vain I pro-
tegted. She insisted. I threatened,