Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-03-19

told me that the II dians we're CO ths
Tlckfah trail. and ] could think OF no
place from whence they could have
brought young white maiden captive
10 thnt direction save fram the estate Of
our father. say our father, for surely
he has been a father 10 me. The more
thought OF the matter, the more con
Grmed my fears became. A French ship
lay In the river, aud | easily hired some
OF her men 10 come with me. o. Louise,
do you realize how great Is the blessing
thus fallen upon your What must have
been your fate had not found you as !
did9p
Bat the maiden. did not reply. Bhe
was thinking how himsy and Improbable
was the story her companion had told,
aud she wondered II he thought her such
n slmpleton as 10 believe all be said.
FDo you realize what fate must have
been yonrsT" Simon urged. "A death
Of torture, or a life OF misery"
II know the Indians are sometimes re-
yengcful, but | do rot think they would
have murdered defenseiess girl" said
I.enise.
"Ah. You do not know them. You do
not know these .Chickasaws. They are
monsters Of crueltyw
And yet they have been very kind 10
me-"
kind, LouIse7 Then why are you so
pale and wan7-and why so feebler
Because l am not well. | am sick.
Last night had a severe fever, but my
captors prepared some medicine from
roots that they found In the earth, and Il
relieved me ut once"
"Ah. that was but to hold you up on
your journey. But you are sick, even
now Let me fix a place for repose."
Simon spread a blanket upon the boats
bottom IN the stern sheets, and fixed Il
so that Louise could lay her head upon
one of the thwarts. and when this was
fixed, she availed herself OF the oppor-
tunity for rest thus afforded. for she
was In truth sick and faint, and her head
ached. II was not all the result Of mere
fatigue or fright, but disease had abso-
lutely fastened upon hes-a slight cold,
perhaps, at first but now yerging to q
fever.
Yet Louise slept, aud when she awoSe,
she found the sun shining down full up
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southern shore. She was assisted 70
land, but she could not walk. However,
horses were at hand, and when she was
seated In the saddle, the party started
across the land towards New Orleans
which they reached before noon. The
place contained not more than hundred
dwellings, aud those were humble and
primitive In fom. The territory OF the
towa had been laid out Into squares
sixty-six in number, Of three hundred
feet each. These squares were eleven II
number upon the river, and six in depth
so that with all the obstacles OF the nat
ural state Of the land, its geographical
position had marked It out In the minC
OF its founder as the nucleus Of mighty
city. His quick and comprehensive mine
understood the advantages of the positicl
In commercial point Of view, for he saw
that here was the natural point betweei
ocean and inland navigation.
To a low, wooden house on Bourhoi
, street was Louise conducted, and at he
own request she was az once shown 70
bed. and a physician sent for. An OF
negro woman, named Loppa, came {
wait upon her. aud In little while In
physician came. He was an old man
and well skilled In drugs. He examines
the patients pulse, her tongue, and ask
: cd numerous questions, and then an
! ! nounced that with care she might be we
: In very. few days.
During the rest OF that day and tn
following night, Louise saw no more o
Simon Lobos. Her head ached much
; but finally the old Doctors potions quie'
ed the nervous action. and late in tn
!. evening she sank into gentle slumbel
, On the following morning she felt niue
better, so that the doctor smiled whe
he came. In three days from that tim
she was fairly recovered from her dii
ease, though she was very weak, partl
from the severe shock she had received
md partly from the effects Of the med
= cines she had taken. At all events, tn
physician deemed 1t not necessary to ca
again, and only ordered now that his pi
: tents diet should be strictly attended I,
As Louise thus began to regain h'
: strength. she wondered when Simon l.,
bois would take her home. She had asl
ed him once, but had gained no direct al
y sweE.
d (To be continuedl