The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-11-28

AT about the midhour OF the night
Long Hair gently awoke his prisoner
by drawing hand across his face,
then whispered in his ear:
stills
Beverley tried 10 rise, uttcring
sleepy ejaculation under his breath.
mo talk" Kissed Long Hair. "StIllw
There was something in his voice
that not only swept the last film OF
sleep out OF Beverlcy's brain. but made
IL perfectly clear TO him that very
important bit OF craftiness was being
performed. Just what Its nature was,
however he could not surmise. One
thing was obvious. Long Hair did not
wish the other Indians TO know of the
move he was making. DEITY he
slipped the blankets from around Bev.
erley and cut the thongs AZ his ankles.
"StillI' he whispered. Come long"
Under such circumstances n compe-
tent mind acts with lightning celebrity.
Beverley now understood that Long
Hair was stealing him away from the
other sayages and that the big villain
meant to cheat them out Of their part
cry came n fresh CLEAN OF hope. Ii
would be far easier TO escape from one
Indian than from nearly a score. Al
ready he was planning or trying to
plan some way by which he could Kill
Long Hair when they should reach
safe distance from the sleeping camp.
But how could the thing be done? A
man with his hands tied, though they
are In front of him, Is I'm no excellent
condition TO cope with a free and stall
wart savage armed To the teeth. Still
Beverley's spirits rose with every rod
Of distance that was added to their
slow progress.
Their course was nearly parallel with
that of the stream, but slightly con
verging with IL, and after they had
gone about furlong they reached the
bank. Here Long Hair stopped and,
without a word. cut the thongs from
Beyerley's wrists. This was astound-
ing The young man could scarcely re
alize IL, nor was he ready 70 act
swim water" Long Hair said i'm
cultural murmur barely audible.
swim"
again II was necessary for Beyer-
lcy's mind TO act swiftly and with pru-
dcnce. The camp was yet within hail
ing distance. A false move now would
bring the whole pack bowling TO the
rescue Something told him TO do as
Long Hair ordered, so with scarcely n
pcrceptible hesitation he scrambled
down the busly bank and slipped into
the water. followed By Long Hair,
who seized him by one arm when he
began 10 swim and struck out with him
into the boiling and tumbllng current.
Beverley had always thought himself
master swimmer. but Long Hair
showed him hfs mistake. II was n
long. cold struggle. and when at last
they touched the sloping, low bank on
the other side Long Hair had fairly TO
lift his chilled and exhausted prisoner
10 the top. ~
ugh. coldr he grunted. beginning to
pound ana rub Beycrley's arms. legs
and body. make warm heapw
All this he did with his right hand.
holding the tomahawk in his left.
II was d strange, bewildering expe-
rience out of which the young man
could not see in any direction far
enough TO give him a hint upon which
TO act In few minutes Long Hair
jerked him TO his feet and said:
go"
1t was Just light enough TO sec that
the order had tomahawk TO enforce
it withnl. Long Hair indicated the di-
ut.,l -
fast as he could
"Try run way, klll!' he kept repeat.
ing, while with his left hand on the
young mans shoulder he guided him
from behind dcxterously through tie
wood for some distance
They had just emerged from thick
ct into an open space where the ground
was comparatively dry overhead the
stars were shining In great clusters Of
silver and gold against Il dark, cavern
Gus looking sky here and there over
run with careering black clouds. Bev-
crley shivered, not so much with cold
as on account OF the stress OF excite
ment which amounted TO nervous rigor.
Long Hair faced him and leaned to
ward him until his breathing was au-
dlblc and his massive features were
dmly outlined. 4 dragon OF the dark
est age could not have been more re-
pulsivc
ugh. fficnd.r
Beverley started when those words
wore followed by Il sentence Ga nn liz
diam dialect somewhat familiar 10 him.
n dialect IN which he had tried TO Talk
with Lrng Hair during the days
march The sentence. literally trans
lated. was:
Long Hair Is friendly now. VIII
white man be frendiyT
Beverley hoard, but the speech seem
cd TO come out OF vastness and hollow
distance Tie could not realize II fairly
] He felt as II in n dream. far or some