Sunday morning globe., 1901-08-18
TRAGIC DEATH sss-sa.55s ss..:@5ss
OF the White Lover of An Indian
Maiden.

homa, where Van Der Vanter, Richards
g. Co. distinguished themselves i'm the
recent land lottery. If some Indian
maiden gets n strangle hold on Rich
ards nobody at this end will shed many
tears Here is the story:
Flirting with an Indian girl IS a
dangerous pastime, II one may Judge
from results in Oklahoma. Because he
thoughtlessly amused himself with the
affections of a half-breed maiden near
Darlington a cowboy named Willis
Andale has met fate most terrible.
Young Andale was tortured to death
by an Indian girl who fancied that she
had been Tilted by him. 81 am going
to marry a girl of my own race he
said to his companion one day when
he was out on a horseback ride with
her and the Indian girl had broached
the subject Of marriage with herself
as the bride Andale was testing when
he made the statement, but he sealed
his fate with the carelessly uttered
words. You will not marry me-? qes-
toned his companion, with a CLEAN I'm
her black eyes that might have warned
the young man had he seen it; but he
was not watching just then for danger
signals of any kind. why, of course
not was the laughing reioinder. The
law doesn't allow a man to have two
wives, you know Again the Indian
girls eyes flashed like heat lightning.
but Andale did not know that a storm
was gathering about him, and that
every word he uttered was as a nail
driven into his coffin 1t was not true
that he intended to marry white girl.
He thought that to say so was the
easiest way to rid himself Of the In
dian girls attentions. he merely meant
to show her the uselessness Of hoping
or expecting that he would ever be-
come her husband.
"Andale was a cowboy working on
the Big X ranch I'm the KiOwa and
Comanche Indian reservation. He and
the other cowboys were i'm the habit
Of going to the camps Of Indian fam
ilies and taking the girls of the tepees
out riding on their ponies. Time out
Of working hours hangs heavily on the
hands Of men who have so little diver
sion as these cowboys of the reserva-
ton; but according to the testimony of
Andale's friends, none of them had any
intention of inspiring an infatuation
in a tepee dweller's breast. They did
not realize that one Of their number
was playing with fire. nor did he him.
self realize It.
Annie Killdeer is the name of the
girl who fixed her savage affections
upon Andale.
"One night a few days following the
coW-puncher's confession. made so
lightly and listened to so seriously.
Annie Killdeer asked the young man
to take her riding as usual He n
quiesced without a presenment Of
evil, not for an instant suspecting that
he had looked his last upon the faces
OF ms cowboy friends and that the goal
of the journey would be death I'm a
dreadful form.
They started about dusk. the girl
seated behind the horseman. as is the
custom in Oklahoma. With all Of an
Indians cunning and the instinct of
tiend she persuaded him to take a
much longer ride than ever before
Everything favored her plan. The even
Ing was cool and delightful. The moon
rose, enveloping them i'm its soft sill.
very light. The girl seemed never in
such gay spirits. She used every art
known in her untutored but intuitive
nature to keep Andale interested, for
each mile put between them and the
reservation made the success of her
plan more certain.
They We're crossing a creek when.
10 the cowboys amazement. his hands
were suddenly and neatly pinioned bv
lassO in the grasp Of the girl behind
him. Andale struggled for freedom
luL was poWerless. In a moment he
was securely bound by a rope which
ne girl had concealed beneath her
clothing. They rode on for several hun
ired yards, the man trying to fathom
he meaning Of this strange conduct
)n the part Of his captor, the girl
teeping mysterious silence. Reaching
bare spot In the open prairie. She
compelled him at the point Of a pistol
% dismount. Then came a desperate
struggle between the disabled cowboy
md the savage creature whose purpose
n Turing him away that night was now
)nly too plain to her victim. It was
not long before he was flung to the
ground and tied there face upward. TO
stakes that had been driven into the
'arth by his tormentor on "A previous
isit there alone.
You thought I was a fool she
aid. When ] asked you if you were
song to marry me- you laughed. Well
'ou can laugh loud enough out here
'our white sweetheart will not hear
'ou, your cowboy friends can not hear
'ou Laugh all you want
What are you going to do? asked
Andale.
Z am going to XIII YOU coolly re.
Dlied the half-breed girl
Again the black eyes flashed like
leat lightning And Andale saw those
Ianger signals at last alas. too late.
'Andale was tied TO the ground with.
n sight and sound Of the Washita
tiyer Thirst threatened to consume
lin; but not a drop of water would
MS cruel captOr allow him. Hunger
possessed him, yet no morsel OF food
vas given him. The girl sat upon the
.rass beside him and taunted him. 1t
vas a strange, strange vigil, that tryst,
pom the territorys lonely prairie. An.
.ale cried aloud for food. for drink.
or mercy. All were denied him. The
irl meanwhile subsisted upon food
hat she had concealed I'M the vicinity.
md water from the creek whose rip.
ling came to Andale's ears and mad. |
Iened him to a frenzy. Annie spoke
,nly to deride him. He cursed her and
troye vainly to break his bonds. He
,rew weak and weaker. The hot sum
ner sun beat upon his unprotected
ace On the fourth day he sank into
stupor and never regained conscious
less.
Satisfied that Andale was dead, the
,irl returned to Darlington and boast
ID of her crime. She was at once ar
ested by Deputy Marshal Speed and
nat into jail there.
CAS- soon as the details Of the affair
ecame known, crowd Of Andale's