The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-26

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Tas al r.sesl hep, a.ist uonsn,
thea. cslliHs Araold brother, nii. You
sout-.ssi-ys.rmy. camp Florence He
ay,ae-shoo.----
HrtlJ had bis mouth closed sbsn
bin bin sssia. TIE blos tsistsd bic hsst
srsusd shGply Again the saadsp hasl
rso round the lodge
Tasu the dostor drss hinssli back
showed HE hand under biz BLANKET. sut
sa =. Ktle-ko Ts,the-iisb.
sn,wetss. Yes. very mad
he said. Pfhsps you are iookisg Tor I
hfht.
Yes, lo,tisg Tor Hshi. 1 all ~ pu'
my hand in iis ny breast, prsisndiss Ia
reach Tor . pistoi.
30 ws stood glsfios st each other. All
ss s,ilI, 20 one moved. Az lac. three
bu,ks rose. Oae paced oui; shs Others
a, dovo. Again there sss silence; svsry
ous suIiou'ly eIpscisnt
Ere long s,qasv outside bsasn . sina-
soos cry. Now her tones we're low and
mournfnl, Ios and mourniul came the
vail. Now it grew fsstsr. faster and nsfc
or. ever more terrible Revenge, d,Hinos
we're ber theme, Oawsrd, upusrd bur
fied the vsiline.
The bucks moved snsssily. l ssksd
them Why shs cried. l resolved no -
susr. All wsrs silent Then TO . boy
shouted, Why does shs cry' Because
you bit her man. answered he jampia
up,
Al thii,ll tn liliin, sprsns 10 their
feet More indians crowded into the to
pee. They talked and esstursd 6srosly.
The sIoi'smsut was growing. Arnold and
| stood back to back waiting.
Some OF the Indians begsn to novs 10
and out still tslkias. still sssticslatins.
Soon dser's hindgasrtsrs we're brought
10 snd nang at my i.st. then ths hide.
then th fonqusrtsrs, then more meat.
And the smell Of blood was sddsd to the
,tsnch Of closs cir, cooked meat, and Indi
N sweat.
lssii to Arnold, Say .ll, Tall them to
bring it sll Fight for time. Then l ssd
ID. There sre some red bo. irons in the
big fro. We must grsb them. strike right
md left, and break for liberty. We can
Ist away bsiors they rsslix, what ws bsvs
lone.
No. DO, he tyclsimsd. We can't do that.
There are too many. LIT me 6Iit,
The IndisDs had quistsd down some.
vAtching Us. swsitiug our next move. Ar
Iold turned to the Doctor. took the rssssls
lsnd and said. We are brothers. take the
lesr. 1t 10 wicked to hsht.
The Iudisp smiled. and bis bsady eyes
,lssmsd irtaohsrously.
Outsids tbs wsr-sopg had began sgsia.
dors mrst. cooked and rnoooked, WAS
Iurrisd in and thro~n st my iest. The OK
itsmsnt was swiftly growing. The Indi
ns moved sronsd us in 9 circle, oil mot
sring, oil svsyins their arms and legs.
loon The circle began to move. Oae Indi
q inside took up the wsr.song. Others
oined in the vailing chant; the srassoms
Isr. dance Vas on.
We folded ocr arms and locked about.
% yet they we're afraid TO attaok us.
Round and round went the dance, fast
T and ever faster. Fiercsr and fsrosr
rev the song. Sweat began to stream
own onr faces. The cir vas hszy With
noks aud dust. and stencil. 1t vas hell.
Then l thought swiftly and rsnsnbsr
d that l knew Spotted Horss, sse Of the
hisfs Of this camp. Eagerly l looked for
be yosng ehisi. Hs vss not to be sees.
dsspsirsd,
At last young Iudisn came 10. He
,emed TO hsvs ja't arrived at camp. /
,oksd hXsdly q him. ustil be seemed TO
. conssioss Of myself slone. Then 10
awnss l said, 90 tell Spotted Horse 10
pms hers. His white brother wishes to
peak to him. Go. The Indiss immsdIats
raised the a,p Of the hpss snd dissp
cared.
Some Of the dsns re- noticed this. The
speius quietsd down The leaders stsrt
sftsr him.
Then sssin Arueld sid goodbys 10 the
octor ssd ws started to 90. A crowd in
sdistsly slsppsd 10 front Of us. They
ointsd to the meat ssd gestorsd 6srosiy.
W. took our old positions, soling brave.
'oush feeling detected. Soon the leaders
ssd sesin the circle formed
'ildsr sad is,tsr the dssoips grew.
,und and round vent The circle. Nors
ldinns ersvded 10. Asqusv stirred the
70. l, fssrsd snd orsoklsd. sod lonei
,in,sd red A,nss lsspsd into The dark
2, lighting up the erosl issss.
Oas Indian drew bis knife. then ssotbsr
Id sns,hsr Oas left the sursing circle
ID dsncsd tossrd -. singing wildly. snd
.shius the sir excitsdly.
This 10 tsrribls. mu.tsrsd Arnold.
We've 60. to grab those irons. ssid.
70 you rssdyf
Yes.
lis oar only chance.
Lsts risk IT,
Resdyi Oar nus les ssrs tense Tor 90
op. Bat l,st then l nv Spotted Hsrss's
,sd thrsst 10 The tspse. Wsitl ! cried.
Spotted Horse asz,d shout . second IN
bic eye fell 90 as Tssn be buried 10.
seios dsuosrs right snd left. slbosins
. vsy strsisht 10 us.
Wsssch srsspsd cns OF bis hsnds. Hs
yly smiled ., cor sishs Of relief, and sid.
ou-hssp bad sesr.f
Yes. / lsoahsd strsousIy, hssp bad.