The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-24


still dangling at his side, grimly faced
his eXecutioners, who were eager 10
fire He appeared to be proud OF the
fact that he was going TO be killed
: One thing l can say of him. Helm
remarked TO Beverley; he's the grand
est specimen of the animal might
say the brute-man that 1 ever saw,
red. white or black. Just look at his
4 body and limbsi Those muscles are
perfectly marvellous
I He saved my life, and / must stand
! here and see him murdered the young
man replied. with intense bitterness. IL
! was all that he could think. all that he
( could say. He felt inefficient and de-
/ jected. almost desperate.
/ Clark himself not willing to cast re-
/ sponsibility upon a subordinate, made
ready to give the fatal order. Turning
| to Long Hair first. he demanded OF
him as we'll as he could in the Indian
dialect of which he had smattering,
! what he had to say at his last moment
The Indian Strengthened his already
upright form, and. by a strong buiging
of his muscles. snapped the thongs that
I bound him. Evidently he had not tried
| thus to free himself: il was rather
| spasmodic expression of savage dignity
and pride. One arm and both less still
were partially confined by the bonds,
! but his right hand he lifted, with
gesture OF immense dissatisfaction,
and pointed at Hamilton.
J Indian brave; white man coward"
| ne said. scoWling scornfully. Long
| Hair tell truth; white man lie, damn"
/ Hamilton's countenance did not
| change it's calm, cold expression. long
Hair gazed at him fixedly for a long
| moment, his eyes flashing most concen-
/ trated hate and contempt Then he
| tore the scalp from his belt and flung
! it with great force straight toward the
! captive governors face 1t fell short,
| but the look that went with it did not,
! and Hamilton recoiled.
! At that moment Alice arrived. Her
! coming was just in time TO interrupt
| Clark, who had turned to the waiting
platoo with the order of death on his
! lips. She made no noise. save the fiut-
| tering of her skirts, and her loud and
rapid painting on account Of her long,
! hard run She sprang before Long-Hair
and faced the platoon.
| You cannot, you shall not kill this
| mani" she cried, in a voice loaded with
| excitement Put away those gunsl'
| Woman never looked more thrillingly
beautiful to man than she did just then
| TO all those rough, stern backwoods-
men, During her fight her hair had
fallen down, and il gIimmered like soft
sunlight around her face. Something
| compelling flashed out of her eyes, an
| expression between a triumphant smile
| and a ray of irresistible beSeechment.
| 1t took Colonel Clark's breath when ne
turned and saw her standing there, and
| heard her words.
This man saved Lieutenant Bever-
| ley's life" she presently added, getting
| better control of her voice, and send
! ing into it a thrilling timbre; you
shall not harm him-you must not do
/ it,"
Beverley was astounded when he saw
I
| daring, and done with such high, i'm
| perious force; still it was but a real
! izatiOn of what he had imagined she
! would be upon occasion. He stood gaz-
/ ing at her, as did all the rest while
| she faced Clark and the platoon of
riflemen. To hear his own name pass
her quivering lips, in that tone and
in that connection, seemed to him a
| conservation
Would you be more savage than
your Indian prisoner she went on.
less grateful than he for a life saved?
L did him small. very small, service
| once, and in memory of that he saved
Lieutenant Beverley's life. because
| because she faltered for a single
breath, then added clearly and with
magnetic because Lieuten-
| ant Beverley loved me, and because I
| loved him. This Indian Long-Hair
showed a gratitude that could over
J L
men should be ashamed to fall below
! his standard
Her words went home It was as if
the beauty of her face, the magnetism
| Of her lissome and symmetrical form
/ the sweet fire of her eyes and the pas
! sionate appeal of her voice gave what
| she said d new and irresistible force
of truth. When she spoke of Bever-
/ ley's love for her, and declared her
1 love for him. there was not manly
heart in ali the garrison that did not
suddenly beat quicker and feel a
! strange, sweet watt OF tenderness. A
mother, somewhere, a wife, a daugh-
/ ter, sister, a sweetheart, called
| through that voice of absolute woman
hood
| Beverley. what can 1 do?" muttered
/ Clark, his bronze, face as pale as it
could possibly become.
/ Dol" Numbered Beverley. do, You
cannot murder that man. Hamilton is
the man you should shoot He of
/ fered large rewards he infiamed the
passions and fed the love Of rum and
/ the cupidity Of poor wild men like the
| one standing yonder. Yet you take
I him prisoner and treat him with dis
! tinguished consideration Hamilton Of
| fered large sum for me taken alive,
a smaller one for my scalp. Long
/ Hair saved me- You let Hamilton
you shoot the Indian Shame on you
| Colonel Clark shame on you, if you
do it,
Alice stood looking at the staIwart
commander while Beverley was pour
! ing forth his torrent of scathing refer
ence TO Hamilton, and she quickly saw
! that Clark was moved. The moment
was ripe for the finishing stroke They
say it is genius that avails itself CT
! opportunity Beverley knew the fight
was won when he saw what followed.
Alice suddenly left Long Hair and ran
( 10 Colonel Clark, who felt her warm,
strong arms loop round him for sin
gle point of time never to be afaced
1 from his memory; then he saw Ter
! kneeling at his feet, her hands up
stretched, her face a glorious raye-
| while she pleaded the Indians cause
and won it,
Doubtless, while we all rather feel
that Clark was weak 10 be thus sxayed
by girl, we cannot quite blame him.
! Alice's flag was over him; he heard her
history from Beverley's cunning lips;
| he actually believed that Hamilton y as
the real culprit, and besides he felt not
| q little nauseated with executing In
| dians- A good excuse to have an end
of il all did not go begging.
| But Long Hair was barely gone over
the horizon from the fort. as free and
| as viilainous a savage as ever trOd the
earth. when a discovery made by Oncie
| JaZOn caused Clark TO hate himself fer
hat h ,.,.rY :.