Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-08-02

don't love you"
"Mingo. he loves you. That is plen-
ty. l tell you come"
ooh, you sneaking coyotei If my
husband were here you would run like
the coward. You would never come
to the white mans wikiup."
He is not your husband, mahala.
Do you say to Mingo, the white chief
here is your husband?"
She faltered, staggered and CROPPED a
little backward.
You say it not" he quickly con-
tinued. ct is lying. No. the mahala
is not the wife at his side. She has
/ broken the Indians law; she has bro
/ ken the law Of the white man. Mahala,
you belong to MingO. | tell you come. "
He moved toward her; she recoiled
in dread. Her searching hand came
down On the table fell on the handle
of a knife. and she grasped it sudden
ly.
Stand lar away" she cried, display
ing the blade you sneaking coyote,
! You come when women are alone-you.
the great hunter. Keep away, Co.
Let in the light! Tale your bad coy
ote face to the sage brush, you cow
ard"
The savage blood Of her nature was
afame. The Washoe hinched not al
all, neither did be come. He was cum
ming, more than brave. The dull,
banked fires were aglow in his eyes.
his body was bent in a menacing atti-
tude, his head thrown Indignantly for
ward. Muttsring threats of vengeance
he giided backward, and she slammed
and bolted the door. Then down o..
the floor she sank. to lie there breath
ing like wounded animal.
On the hill, in the sunshine, Henley
was gazing at the deep blue sky. that
showed in patch through a window
in the shed above the mine. Along
the path, down below. at his back, the
squat, little barrel-shaped miner la
bored wheezingly upward.
Letter for Henley" he called at the
door. and threw in the missive and
trudged along the hill.
Not an answering sound did Henley
make. "a letter" he unused, not start
ing at all from his resting position.
| Comes trifie late. reckon. Life
preserver TO a coTDse-so far as the
world beyond is at all concerned" He
/ gazed another hour at the Sky. while
| the light moved slowly athwart the
earthen floor and lay at length. a bril-
liant finger. across the face of the up
turned envelope.
Turning, he saw the white and placid
invitation. His eyes began dissecting
its features. Presently the writing.
round and straight. made him move By
stages involuntarily toward the light.
Hers" he whispered
His jaw grew square and firmly set
his eyes grew hard and glinted like
| flint. Yet he took up the letter and
broke it open sullenly.
and my illness increased to
| such ar extent that the doctor said |
would have 10 go to the warm Der.
mudas Every one about was quite
alarmed-they neglected you, my dear
est heart-and for many week l lay
like shadow on the pillow.
l enclose a notice, the fun
NEST thing. that was printed in the
/ Star.
Married by the Rev Richard Wa;
/ son, Feb. 20. Miss Agnes Coles to Fred
erick Law"
Isn't IL odd?-the oldest thing, o.
/ course it ought to be KOlles; but sue n
a laugh they have had on me, and on
Agnes too. But bless her heart, she
doesn't mind; she's got her Fred at
last, and they are very happy"
His senses were swimming Grail.
the world was whirring wildly in spa
he tottered in his walk
Out he went, clutching his letter-oat
to the light-out and away up the hill.
striding like an engine breasting IT,
breeze. fronting the steep ascent, pant
| ing and straining to reach that upper
isolation.
Frank, oh. Frank" cried Susi
when he came. "Mingo. the Indian.
Be brushed her by. He looked al.
her blankly; his ears failed to focu
the sounds of her voice; he mere.y
comprehended that something was ~
tered.
mo, no." he answered. mo, not now
I'm dizZy-rattled"
She stood with eyes wide open and
startled-dumbly appealing But
Mingo" she said, "Mingo, the Indian.
he came to-day-and he-threatened-
threatened us
"Mingo-Mingo, He's a coward-Im
tired-never mind him, SUSIE
He stretched forth his hand. She
leaped to place it on her neck, aua
kissed it wildly. He stood there truly.
but himself was far away.
Pacing and pacing. he wore away the
hours in the cabin. All through =
night she watched his face with star
tied eyes, pain, doubt and yearning in
her dumb, trusting look.
In the morning he bolted to the hi'l
again; and She like a d
not anything but one who is master
followed him timidly far behind fol
lowed till he threw himself down III
the sage brush. She sank where gha
was, to wait there in patience.
IN the grass-broken sand he lay and
sat and lay again, thinking rapidly, iE-
/ oherentlv the same things over and
over. Under it all ran a current on
echoes Saved my life-she saved ny
life-she saved my life"