Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03
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81 am the Spirit of the Mountain
was the reply.
CHAPTER XVIII.

will be remembered were on foots but
if they bad the best horses at their com
mand, j: would have been impossible to
have ridden across the country which
they traversed that night. Having q
long detour to make, it was sunrise be
fore they saw Bellevue from the hills
to the south.
AS they had fortunately taken a course
the opposite to that followed by the swift
runners whom Sitting Bull had sent after
them, they met with no opposition. From
the heights they saw the Indians swarm
ing down about the fort, and the wag-
ons, whose white covers looked in the dis
lance like a circle of tents. Horsemen
were galloping in every direction but
that from which the four young men were
watching their movements.
They were too far off to see distinctly
without glass, but they had no difficulty
in distinguishing the white men from the
Indians. They heard a far-away cheer,
and they could see two tall white men
descending to the valley, surrounded by
| forest of cleaning lances, and preced-
ed by a cloud of reckless horsemen.
"What does that mean?" asked Mike
Costello.
at a venture.
Guide Whitman and Bertram Leroy ex-
changed meaning glances, but neither OF
them dared to give utterance to the dread
full suspicion that flashed through his
mind They had not been watching long
when they were startled by hearing The
rapid fall of fiinty hoofs on the rocks. A
painting steed was thrown on his
launches in their midst, and Halpah
sprang to the ground.
what news?' asked Bertram, running
forward and taking the faithful fellows
hand.
bad news"
bad news!' echoed all.
aye Col. Leroy and Gen. Greyson
have fallen into Red Clouds hands"
| "How know you?' demanded Guide
| Whitman.
Il saw them.'
"And how came it that you escapedv'
while it was yet dark, l went down
to the valley to learn what men had built
| fires there | discovered Richmond and
his men, with Whirlwind and many OF
the Unca-pah-pahs, lying about the fire,
stupid. Three men could have slain all.
1 threw thirty rifles into the fire, united
all the horses but the one on which l
have hither, and then Went back to find
my friends"
And you found them prisoners"
mo Bertram Leroy. [ did not think
there were any Sioux on the hills. l be-
| lieved all those within reach were in the
valley. But as 1 led my horse up, l
stopped for minute to take bearings.
Then [ heard the Sioux talking all about
me, and they must have thought | was
of their own number, for the spoke
aloud"
What did they sayT
''They said that St. Armand and Mon
nah, the adopted daughter Of the chief,
had fed with the two girls"
Filed, whither?" asked Guide Whit
man.
ITO the west, 1 understood, for they
said that pursuit would be made to the
boiling springs in the morning.
THAT is by daylight"
eyes"
''But how do you know that my father
and Gen. Greyson are prisoners?' asked
the distracted Bertram.
II was about to say that l urged on
my horse to give them the alarm. The
| SIOUX discovered NE, anu LI1eu " vi az
| me- from the saddle. [ fired my pistol,
and shouted: The Sioux! The. Sioux!
Then [ heard them rushing in, and high
over all the noise heard my master cry,
L am the Spirit Of the Mountain!
"And that was all!'
II could not help them. To have gone
| to their rescue would have been immedi-
ate death to me. l knew about where
YOU would be if you came through in safe
| ty, so I FASTENED hither to give you the
news. l do not, however, fear that they
will kill my master, or his friend, at this
time" said Halpah.
"What reason have you for that be-
lief?' asked Guide Whitman.
Because they are much afraid of Col
Leroy
but how can they fear man who is
poweress prisoner in their hands"
THE Sioux do not believe he is man.
What thenw
"a spirit Ever since he appeared in
these hills they have called him The
| Spirit of the Mountain" and they have
! kept away for fear
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