The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-02-05
A RICH INDIAN GIRL.
Has a Million Dollars Left Her by
a Cattleman.
saved from AssaSsination by the
Maiden seven Years AEo-Ro-
mantle story Taken from
Real Life.

} tribe, is sole heiress to an entire for
tune Of Sl,OOO,O00 and more left by
John Dillon, rich cattleman who
about seven years ago was saved from
death at the hands OF n half-breed
assassin by this little girl, says the
Denver Times.
; Dillon was born and raised in Ire
land, and when he came 10 America
he went TO Texas and worked on a
ranch in that state as laborer and
cowboy. BY careful management he
became rich. From his cattle ranch
on the Rio Grande he shipped every
year large herds OF cattle 10 the In
dian Territory to fatten upon the fine
pasture lands of that favored region
during the spring and summer He
had been in this business so long that
he was pretty well acquainted with
nearly all of the Kiowa chiefs and va
rious members Of the nation. and from
the fact that he had always dealt
fairly with his red brothers he was
popular. He leased vast acres of pas
ture lands every year, and he was al
ways prompt in the payment of the
rents.
Seven years ago the old Texan had
in his employ a half-breed Cherokee,
Bill Hawk The Texan one day had
decided to go out 10 a pasture about
ten miles from chiekasha, where he
had a fine herd of cattle that were
being looked after by some of his IA
vorite Texan cowboys, and he asked
Hawk TO hitch up buggy and &c
with him. The road to the pasture
passed through a small Indian wi.
lage. where Dillon had many ac.
quaintances. When the old man
reached this place several Indians and
half-breeds gathered about the buggy
and begged him to stay over night.
"You are Just in time" said h;s 4
friend, Black Wolf. 1--WE are going
to have a dance tonight" This in
formation pleased the rich Texan, and /
he at once got out of his buggy.
Late in the night the old Texan felt
something pulling at his arms, and
when he opened his eyes he found that
a little Indian girl was trying TO
waken him. As soon as the child saw
that his eyes were open she whispered:
'Dillion, now you go putty quick.
Hawk heap bad man. Putty soon he
come. He got big knife-ldll white man
take hoss-take heap money. Me
hear him talk. Him heap drunk. You
go now"
The child ran away and Dillon
slipped from under his blankets and
rolled them together. After placing
his hat at one end of the roll and his
boots at the other he crawled away
a short distance and lay down under a
Tree to watch for future developments.
He did not wait long before he saw
man cautiously approach the pile of
blankets. The drunken assassin was
deceived by the hat and boots. He
thought his victim was at his mercy,
and he drew big knife from his belt
and drove it into the roll of blankets
with all his strength The next in
stant Hawk sprang into the air with
a wild yell and fell dead across the
blankets with a bullet in his heart.
Dillon had killed him.
The old Texan never afterward was
the same man. He continued to at
tend TO his business and make money,
but it was easy to see that there was
a cloud on his mind He became de-
votedly attached to the Indian girl
who had saved his life. and he finally
got the chiefs consent to let him edu-
cate her and make her his heir She
was 10 be given to him when she be-
came IA years old. but he died short
time ago. and now the girls future
and fortune are in the hands Of impor-
tant persons.
John Rogers, of Preside. who was
IN the mihonaire's employ for nearly >
quarter Of century. is the executor
IF his viii. and he says that the In
dian girl will inherit a fortune of
81. 100000 in cash that is with a safede !
Dosit company in New York, and be-
sides this, when she is Of legal age or
when she marries she viii come into !
possession Of a fine ranch on the Rio
irande that is stocked with cattle. and
me Of the prettiest haciendas in old j
dexico.
The bishop OF Monterey viii be the
yirls guardian. and he win superintend :
Ter education. He has selected an ac- Z
omplished young woman Of San Anto- 9
10 to be the girls companion. She viii :
axe her benrfactor's name. He gave |
o her the additional name Of True {
cart. which seems 10 please her and L
er parents. -