Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-23

ner, he must have been tipped out Of the
canoe and drowned"
Miss Greene gasped. Have you forgot
ten that you were to be married this after
noon? And do you remember the penalty
for selling whisky to the Indians? The
marshal is going to take Mr.. Stanton to
Duluth tonight to stand trial"
But we were going to take the western
train. The steamer sails on the 9th" Her
lip quivered. where is Captain Brown %
He hasn't como back from the island"
Miss Greene paced up and down excitedIy.
How could Mr.. Stanton be so careless ?'
ut wasn't his fault (quickly). He did
not know" A light flashed through her
mind. Where is Henry?"
"He is the Indian who accused Mr.. Stan
ton. You won't get any help from him.
Miss Bates did not stay to argue. She
had long been convinced hat A~lessandro
and C~hingachgook were not normal Indians.
Pete had just brought the agency launch
to the lock and was preparing to tie up for
the night when Miss Bates called to him.
He shook his head at her request to be
taken to the village. When she explained
that her lover had been u~niustly accused
womanlike. she never questioned his inno-
cence-he nodded the other wav.
Jump in" he said briefly. "I hain't
a-goin' to let a lynn Injun spoil your we'd
din There's the captain; better take him
along. He'll give Official standing"
Captain Brown Joined them at once, and
his good-natured face was drawn into q
puzzled frown when he heard Miss Bates
story. He did not doubt its truth. He
knew the Indians. He had had several
experiences with the marshal and did not
court another. He was very silent as the
launch cut the waves and its shrill whistle
announced to the unhappy prisoner that
friends were coming.
The marshal was as pompous as a mar
shall could be. His late experience mado
him turn his back on Miss Bates when
she begged to see his prisoner. In vain
the captain stormed and threatened. The
marshal accused him Of interfering with
justice and used language 90 emphatic that
the captain drew Miss Bates from the
room. He was furiously angry and his
eyes had q glitter that was full OF promise
for the marshal.
AS they went down the hall they saw
Henry standing stifiy before a door. Miss
Bates wiped her tear-stainsd eyes and tried
to curve her lips into a diplomatic smile.
The effort was pitiful and caused Henry's
pride In his undertaking to shrink. He
hung his head. and when she softly asked
II she might see Mr.. Stanton, he would
have opened the door II the marshal had
not appeared like a very ~disagrseable Jack
!n-the-box. He requested her to go on and
sent Henry to the once with a message.
Henry waited for her at the foot of the
stairs. He had not thought that she would
suner II he sent Stanton to prison. He
wanted Stanton to suffer. But the sight Of
her sorrowful face told him a story that
made him open his mouth. and he stood
before her ashamed to lift his eyes.
Il didn't think you cared" he STAN
mered.
She looked at him and he felt her glance
to his heels. She had all Of a woman's
horror OF arrest and her fear broke through
her natural reserve.
Care" she said. and the passionate
voice cut through his s~elhshness like a
knife. IF l could only show how much l
care! Henry. you arrested him Cant
you free himf He must catch that
steamer IN San Francisco. On, is there no
way OF escape. ne mas done no wrong.
You know thAtl"
Henry had spent six years at Carlisle. J
There would always be times when the In
dian would predominant. but there would
be other times when the influences Of those
six years would overcome nature. He.