The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-17
A RICH INDIAN GIRL.
Has a Million Dollars Left Her by
a Cattleman.
Saved from Assassination by the
Maiden seven Years Ago-Ro-
mantle story Taken from
Real Life.


owa girl about IA years old, daughter
of Black Wolf, noted chief of his
tribe, is sole heiress to an entire for
tune Of $l,000.00O and more left by
John Dillon, rich cattleman who
about seven years ago was saved from
death at the hands of half-breed
assassin by this little girl, says the
Denver Times.
Dillon was born and raised in Ire
land, and when he came to America
he went to Texas and worked on a
ranch in that state as a 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 TO 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
rioqs 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 ont to pasture about
ten miles from Chickasha, 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 a buggy and go
with him. The road to the pasture
passed through small Indian VII
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 his
friend, Black Wolf "We are going
to have 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
pulling at his arms, and
when he opened hiseyes he found that
a little Indian girl was trying to
vaken him. As soon as the child saw
that his eyes were open she whispered:
Dillon, now you go putty quick.
Hawk heap bad man. Putty soon he
'ome. He got big lSnife-lxill white man
take hoss-take heap money. Me
rear him talk. Him heap drunk. You
70 now"
The child ran away and Dillon
Tipped from nnder his blankets and
oiled them together. After placing
lis hat at one end of the roll and his
'oots at the other he crawled away
short distance and lay down under a
rec to watch for future developments.
lie did not wait long before he saw a
ian cautiously approach the pile of
lankets. The drunken assassin was
eceiyed by the hat and boots He
bought his victim was at his mercy,
nd he drew big knife from his belt
nd drove it into the roll of blankets
ith all his strength The next in
ant Hawk sprang into the air with
wild yell and fell dead across the =
anlets with a bullet in his heart.
illion had killed him.
The old Texan never afterward was
lie same man. He continued to at
nd TO his business and make money,
It il was easy to see that there was
cloud on his mind. He became de-
'tcdly attached to the Indian girl
no had saved his life, and be finally
It The chiefs consent to let him edu-
te her and make her his heir. She
as to be given to him when she be-
me IA years old. but he died a short
ne ago, and now the girls future
d fortune are in the hands of impor-
MT persons.
john Rogers, of Preside, who was
the milionaire's employ for nearly a
arter Of a century, is the executor
his will, and he says that the In
IN girl will inherit a fortune OF
100000 in cash that is with a safe de-
at company in New York, and be- {
es this, when she is of legal age or
en- she marries she will come into
session of fine ranch on the Rio
lnde that is stocked with cattle, and
OF the prettiest haciendas in old
xico.
he bishop Of Monterey viii be the
Is guardian. and he will superintend L
education. He has selected an ac- /
lplished young woman Of San Anto-
TO be the girls companion. She viii
E her benpfactor's name. He gave