Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-24

again, and Red Cloud, with compressed
lips and knitted brow, looked scornfully
down On her, whom he had once called by
the endearlns nkne of daughter. She
was aware of his presence She did not
look to be afraid, but sat with her little
red hands clasped on her lap and her
eyes on the ground
Mon-nah-Mon-nah, child of the Nez
Perces, though once my own, look up and
behold him whom you have so betrayed"
She raised her form till she stood be-
fore him, looking into his face with calm,
resolute expression. The people fell back
the better to see, and hush came over
them as Mon-nah began to speak, with
out tremOr in her rich voice.
You tell me to look on the man have
betrayed?' she asked. you are free to
apply names to me, woman, for l am
only Nez Perez to you now; but | new
er expected to see Red Cloud make war
on women. He saved me from the slaugh-
ter in which my father fell because I
was child and helpless; but then the
chiefs heart was tender, and he only
made war on men. Now, for the sake of
the allies who would betray him tonight
for their own gain, he makes himself the
guard Of white-faced girls, who would
thousand times rather die than touch the
hand Of Richmond, the despised Of his
own race and the controller Of ours"
stop, girl! No man, red or white, con-
trolls Red Cloud"
That was once my belief; but when
you send all your warriors on the trail
of two girls, whom induced st. Armand
to aid me in freeing the night the Great
Spirit interfered with the storm, then in
deed l have reason to fear for the Sioux"
Fear for yourself, girl"' exclaimed the
chief.
II have no fear for myself. You have
charged me with being a Nez Perez, as
the representative of a tribe that you
| could not conquer. l tell you again I
have no fear for myself and no regrets
for my conduct. But | do fear for the
| Sioux, who give their time to hunting
down two pale-faced girls to please a
| renegade, and when they succeed, cheer
as if they had achieved a great victory.
| Do you not know that these hills will!
soon TEEN with the blue-clad warriors Of
the great father? Their horses, ere many
| suns have set will water in these val
| legs. and the flashing of their guns will be
| like lightning in the night Can you face
them with any hope of success, when
your braves cheer because they have cap
tured again two gentle girls?'
That's just the way to put it," said
| st. Armand.
II tell you again, Red Cloud" said
Mon nah, shat I am speaking for your
| good And should I die tonight, the old
love 1 bore you when | thought you as
| brave as you were kind to me will come
back, and with my last breath | will beg
you to beware Of the renegade whites
who come to your lodges to escape the
vengeance of their own people"
| make an exception in my case" inter
| posed st. Armand. Il came to Red
Cloud and Joined his tribe before Rich
mond and his pack of worthless brag-
| CARTS put in an appearance"
Richmond came up in time to overhear
this, and pressing his way through the
| crowd, with a pistol in his right hand,
he said in a loud voice:
II claim ST. Armand as my prisoner
HE was taken by the Sioux" replied
Mon nah, fixing him with her wonderful
eyes and taking a step, so as to come be-
tween him and st. Armand.
HE killed Utah, the bravest of my
men, and in their name I claim him that
he may suffer at their hands for the act
sit was question which should die, "
said ST. Armand, calmly, though had he
been closely watched it would have been
seen that every muscle was braced as If
for a spring, and that his dark eyes had
in them that dangerous, laughing glitter.
''If he killed Utah, l will let you take
him." said Red Cloud; otherwise I
should not, for he is by adoption a
Sioux"
But he did not kill Utah." said Mon
nah, still holding her ground and keep
ing her right hand fixed in the folds OF
her tunic, where it clutched the hilt Of a
knife.
"And do you know who killed him?''
/ asked Richmond.
II did" she replied. And now her
voice rang out like d trumpet blast. She
turned for an instant to the chief: by
the laws Of the tribe demand that you
save the life of ST. Armand, who is d
| Sioux by adoption, and whom | induced
to aid me in this matter. Surrender me,
and l will take the responsibility"
| (To be continuedJ