The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

and struck the sword with his war
club so that it few away to distant
corner, aud at the same time the bad
man recognized his brother, fell on his
knees, and knew that he was praying
for his life. looked at Spai.yu; he
was smiling like little child, which
was his way when very angry. All the
rest of the men in the lodge had now
been killed by our companions, who
came crowding around us. j had
killed two myself; from one of whom
I took this lance--it had good staff
then-and from the other l got fine
gun.
"rhe brother on his knees continued
to talk in frightened and piteous
tone, and finally Spai-yu turned to me
and said
Brother, just look at him; see
what coward he is; what shall L do
with him?'
Kill him, of course we all
shouted
"Spai-yu put his hand to his chin
and stood long time silent, while still
the brother begged.
NO, he said at last, Il will not
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be all over, and would have no great
pleasure in it. / wish it to last long,
long time. want to see him suffer.
Tie him strongly; We will take him
back with us.
"When we had done so our leader
bnde us take everything we could find
that we cared for, and others he sent
up the valley to drive in the great
herds of horses. We got great plum
der from the stone lodge aud from the
dwellings of the workers. There were
many fine things, so that all had
share; guns, powder and ball, rich
cloths and clothing, cups, and many
strange articles. Only few of the
Indians were killed, for Spai-yu had
ordered us TO spare them IL they
yielded; but all of the bad brothers
friends lay dead and scalped. There
were also many beautiful women there,
clothed in thin, white dresses. Spai-yu
talked very loudly to them as they
stood frightened and crying in COR
ner and presently, when the horses
came laundering down the valley,
trampling the fields of growing things
fiat to the ground, he ordered them
out, bade us put the wicked one on q
horse, and then set fire to the great
lodge; the walls could not burn, but
everything inside made fine big
blaze. Then we all caught fresh
horses and started back on the long
journey homeward, driving the great
herds before us, many of them packed
with rich plunder. And when we
came to n place where friend of the
bad brother lived, we attacked it and
got still more plumber and more
horses. After little we had more
animals than we could drive and had
to let some go. SO we travelled on, ON,
to the north over the trail we had
came, never stopping even to bother
the people of the mud lodges, for we
lad everything we wanted and were
nurrying to get home.
Every night about the camp fire
Spai-yu had his brother sit before him,
and ho talked bad words to him, laugh
ing pleasantly ali the time. And the
bad one said nothing in reply. He
got very thin and would eat but little,
and we saw 10y his face that he suffered
in his heart.
SAT last we came to the Yellow
stone. 1t wao now winter, and we had
passed there on our way south early in
the spring. The river was frozen over,
and we were crossing on the ice, hav-
ing made dirt trail over it from bank
to bank. Nearly all had crossed, when
all at once the ice gave way, and men
and horses were plunged into the cold
water, among them the bad brother,
who was tied to his animal. We
rushed to the place, but ere we reached
it the swift current drew them under,
/, and we never saw them again. Our
people, though, easily swan to the
edge of the hole and were pulled ont.
% 1t is better so, said Spai.yu.
After nll could not forget that the
same mother bore us both, and could
not have killed him. Indeed, had
concluded to let him go when spring
comes, giving him chance to make
: his way back to the southern land.
''In few more days we came tc
the camp of our people on the Mis-
souri,, aud there was great rejoicing
8 over our return. What became o
Spai-yu? He lived with us many q
: year, and then came the traders build
I ing forts along the river; his wife dice
4 nbout that time, aud he went to liv'
, with them. One day the Sioux Mt
a tackled fort where he was stopping
Q and he was killed in the fight. New
. York sun.