The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-12-29
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ries him. and fearing he may attempt | to chastlse an impudcnt servant with bodily Injury to himself. locks him in a closet.
 Years ago ] joined a party of tourists at Denver starting to visit the parks In the mountains. Among them were Harold ngraham and Irene Berkeley pair of mcipiCt lovers. That is, they were mcipient when they left Denver. but before they had been out four days were incorrigiDle Young Ingraham had read Coopers novels all youngsters read Coopers works in those days, especially stories about the noble Indion-and seemed quite anX- ious to take a few scalps home with him to hang up in his smoking room. For my part l have found the imagina- ton very unsafe faculty to go with brave deeds
 There were plenty of Indians in Colo rado in those days, and many of them were not as tame as they might have been. We pitched a camp on a plain l through which ran a stream inclosed by peaks. One afternoon ! saw lngra- ham take rifle and sauuter away from the camp Not far distant were the tents of some Utes, in which were few bucks mostly disabled and a number of squ0ws and papooses.
 Ingrabam directed his steps toward this camp. went to ad eminence and watched him An Indian was sitting on the bank of the stream fishing and meraham went up and began to t0lk to him. After awhile ] saw Iugraham take something out of his pocket and hand it Go Che man. who held it t0 his lips bottom upward The performance was repeated two or three times Then I saw evidences that the Indian was making demands on Incraham and was not slow in reasoning that he had got enough fire water" to want what was left in the flask Ingraham turned and walked away To my horror saw tho Indian take a knife from his belt and throw it at the rctreatiug fig ure. He missed. which was doubtless because hc was drunk lugruham hearing something WhIz by his ear. turned and saw the Indian staggering for him.
 In twinkliug the youngsters com- mon sense rose above bis romance He had a rifle and could have shot the rcd man. If he did he might get the whole party murdered lu retaliation. Resides if he fired and missed the Indian would surely kin him. There is great deal of contempt expressed for those who run. In my opinion there is at times more sense in taking to ones legs than standing and fighting Tor instance, 1t is better to run away than spend one night in jail At any rate lugroham ran. ] ran. too, but toward tle young fellow. who ] feared might need aid- He could easily have d.s,auccd tLe drunken Indian had he not caught his foot ln the root of a vine which sent him sprawliug. As ! ran at the mo- ment of his fal a clump of trees inter vened. l expected when ] emerged from them to see tLe Indian cutting a scalp lock. ] came upon lugrauam try ing to get up and on with a sprainod ankle. the Indian numbering mp Co him. brandislm- his knife.
 This is the critical point in my story. What did l dot was mJmed. Should ! pick mp a piece of dead wood and brain the savagef No. This would have made a pretty s.or. but ] WIS not out for making stories. This is what ] did, Planting myself before the pros.rate lugruhHm J waved my arms at the Indian as one would do to stop go runaway horse at the same tim' pointing ;o our camp and shouting.
 "uo. Fire water, Much hre water. Plenty fire vatgr"
 The Indian stopped partly soher7d by my sudden apucarIncc looked me over and lrmtod:
 "NIc go eit fire water"
 That ended the fray. ] took the rcd man to camp gave him one drink ta redeem my promise, then sent him to his wigwam under am escort.
 l resolntely refused to discuss the affair with tho party until the man had gone This gave me time for con slderation. ] knew ln-ramm woulG be sensitive about the matter and a true version inst at that iu1clure might spoil a happy married li-c might make one more cru>r bachelor. one more crochety old maid When the time came to speak ! gave my own account while muaham looked at me with mouth and eyes wide open
 "I saw Mfr Ingr1h9m." ] said "ioin the Indian and give him drink from his flask. then turn to leave him The ungrateful savage threw a knife at him when his back was turned because he would not give him more fire water whereupon Inlraham advanced tC seize him. Catching his foot in a TOO, and falling he became disabled. It is fortunate ! came up in time, because Ingraham. maddcued by pain and Che mans ingratiuIe might have killed him and jeopardized our whole party"
 saw Miss Berkeley clasp her hands and look upward as though giyine thanks that her lover had been spared having blood on his hands. shortly aft CT she put her arm through his and they strolled away
 Ten years later l dined with Ingra ham and his wife in the east
 "I owe you a grudge.' 20 said the bus band at coffee and cigars since your version as to how l was saved having a savage's blood on my hands my wife won't let me go out alone after dark ] a-- = m -. U. .I... :. ....-...I