The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-28
THE cAcIouE's BOY.

Black Kettles maxauding Cheyennes way back the
eos might been wearing feathers paint and
drawing Uncle Sans annuities since If it hadn't
bee Nor that famous and bloody ambuscade of Clusters
in the bend CT the washita- 1t old in the
that little Efingham cried to be left with the rem
nant OF the tribe which survived that nsnt pu. ne was
rescued in spite OF himself and is glad of it now He
has been hunter. Indian schoo.teacher. miner
cowboy and theatrical since then, and
though he's getting rich trading In the territory
he'd rather than woolens. His story
of The kidnapping OF little Patricio the of Pueblo
CaciGue. goes thus
was teaching scnooi at Tombstone when Melissa
Dunbar's opera troupe along and picked me up
sort of press-agent manager and advance man. ali
in Miss Dunbar a Frisco woman. widow,
believe. but good locker rstrate singer and pretty
weo-do She owned the show and bcssed 1t as nobody
but l took the job she offered
because broke and anxious work way toward
the She the most whimsical, self wilied
Eighty L saw, but she dint seem to care
much whether made expenses not and if couldn't
the show ahead she lost her temper. For
awhile I tnan two days ahead of the
outfit and it one-night stands with guarantee OF
bills for the weeks before
she got sick of it and called me in
That Santa Fe. We played there two nights
money and she said she'd rest for week
That suited all right and for want OF something bet
to do l suggested ride visit the neigh
horing puebos. Well. sir. she took the burro like
native. She the only of our party who could
any speed of those deliberate critters and she
stuck the quaint quiet, days in the val
leys and that she extended the vacation TO two
weeks. There a singer in the company. fell
low named Twyneham who forever dancing attend
Miss Dunbar 1 didn't like him because he as
of authority the others that was to
the least, premature. He forever bringing her
presents of pes-parrots Chhauhau dogs the Lord
knows what.
The very first trip we made to an Indian pueblo
Dunbar wild the 'papooses. She worried the
life of with hints nnuendoes, and finally posi-
order of the babies 1 told her that
pueblo would rather than part with
of their but she flew into tantrum and said
she didn't know such tenderfoot. After that
she didn't invite join her excursions. and ram
bied about the country alone. One day when knew
Miss Dunbar and most of her people having
the old pictures in the cathedral rode TO
Tusuque long before when came round
the of the quadranguiar little village of adobe
1 caught a glimpse of Twyneham in linen buster
talking Indian women, who were sitting on the
roof of adobe
OF | thought about Miss Dunbars whm to have
Indian baby for So tied outside near
corral and sneaked into fallen angle of the
wall where could both and hear Twyreham without
being perceived myself His back was toward me. but
L that he handing candy TO one Of the
children. 1 could hear his baby talk as he tried to
caoIe suspicious little Indian could hear what
the like all Indians their words
low and in hestating English But after awhile
Twyneham away. His burro at the opposite
angle village and l watched him head for town
before 1 of my hiding place.
s 1 edgng into the square met Indian walk
ing with children. l asked if they his and he
replied in English that they his sisters He
.AhnOnjo, C2clque
his wife dead much three year. He seemed
proud little charges. showed me how fat they
were tickled that l might them smile.
He said he also had child own, a boy invited
his house adding in the polite Mexican way: 1T
IS your house, Come; I like show you Patricio
he led into the house where had seen
Twpneham talking women They brought down
little Patrico talking in their own tongue 10 the father
who began 10 eye me mistrustfuly. When the
gone Cacque told that during his absence
a stranger had tried to buy his baby eyes flashed
D,tabo chi drerr'
him that better that his boy beautiful and
strong and that nobody but fool would ask him to
sell flesh and blood left him in pretty good
fondling little Patrco-a rare sight even among
Pueblos and an unheard of performance among the
nomadc Indians. kiss fonde their sweet
hearts wives.
great excitement had suddenly determined 10 re-
sumo ard ordered me rather premptoriy,
thought the first train and try to get her
at Albuquerque. Las Vegas and Trinidad Every
bdy was packing UP expecting next day.
and but little time swallowed my
dinner hurry and before dark was on the road TO
Lamy | succeeded fixing night for Albuquerque
Vegas and then went to Trinidad, where fell
down. saying is and came back to Las Vegas
set got there before they ala ana went
their train
1 nearly tainted when Miss Dunbars maid got on the
train carrying baby spruced up in the most
fantastic unbecoming and dioc style you ever saw II
was the Caciques boy and knew IT the minute saw
it I anything until we were located at the
old and told her that Trinidad had no open
date for q week Then started in about the baby She
got into towering rage and said that Twyneham had
bought the that she meant TO be mother TO 1t
and that it my business anyhow! explained
that would all kinds OF trouble that Pueblo
Indians we're fools savages that kidnapping
was penitentiary and that the Law didn't recog
rize the purchase OF beings She stamped cried
and called Twyneham.
I sat up late that night. 1t must have been midnight
when 1 heard clatter OF hoofs coming around the
corner OF the scanpeTing the rocky street
mast the hospital towards the foothills y few minutes
later heard excited then Miss Dunbar stuck
her head out window and began scream Poiice
Police ran the hotel and up the steps three
Ar a lump. baby gone. OF course suspected
that from the yell police But the prowler had also
carried of Miss Dunbars and watch told them
tia. doubtless boys father had all the from
Tusioe his and that the best TO Go
vas 10 let in peace. In my heart vas so glad
that didn't rap about Miss Dunbar OF her vaia-
shes bu- she set UP awful howl accused Of rejoic
ing in her loss 'spitefu old thing q was
cny 4 them Up by declaring that shOucn
have a cent Of pay unless did something That put
the matter a different aspect and down stairs.
woke Up livery stable keeper. borrowed hts rife and in
fifteen minutes racing the night road after
the gsaoping Calique rode all nigh; his trail and
tsvanss ! caught sight OF him ski-ting the hills
about miles ahead OF crossed the ridge
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