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

creased where the thongs had sunk.
folded across HIS breast. rush OF
thoughts and feelings had taken tu-
multuous possession OF him. and he
could not move or decide what TO do. A
mad desire 70 escape c-ose In his heart
the moment that he saw Long Hair
take the locket Ii was as II Alice had
cried TO him and hidden him make
dash for liberty.
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The order was accompanied with
push OF such violence from Long Hairs
left elbow that Beverley plunged and
fell. for his limbs. after their long and
painful confinement I'm the rawhide
bonds. were stiff and almost useless.
Long Hair I'm no gentle voice bade him
get up. The shock OF falling seemed 10
awaken his dormant forces: n sudden
resolve leaped into his brain He saw
that the Indians had put aside their
bows and guns. most OF which were
leaning against the boles OF trees here
and y0nder. What II he could knock
Long Hair down and run away? This
might possibly be easy. considering the
indians broken arm. His heart jump
al at the possibility. But the shrewd
savage was alert and saw the thought
come into his face.
You try cit way, Kill deadr he
snarlcd lifting his tomahawk ready
FOR stroke. brains outr
Beverley glanced down the waiting
and eager lines. Swiftly he specialized.
wondering what would be his chance
for escape were he t. break through.
En-; he did not take his own condition
into account.
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Again the elbow OF Long Hairs hurt
arm pushed him toward the expectant
rows Of indians. who Gourished their
cluhs and uttered impatient grunts.
Beverley made Il direct dash for the
narrow lane between the braced and
watchful lines Every warrior lifted
his club Every copper face cleaned
steadily, a mask behind which burned
strangely atrocious spirit The two
savages standing at the end nearest
Beverley struck at him the instant ne
reached them, but they were taken
quite by surprise when he checked him
self between them and, leaping this
way and that, swung ont two powerful
blows left and right, stretching one of
them fiat and sending the other rccling
and staggering half a dozen PAGES
backward with the blood streaming
from his nose.
This done. Beverley turned TO run
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and his strength rapidly going.
Long Hair, who was M his heels,
leaped before him when he had gone
but few steps and once more Hour
shed the tomahawk To struggle was
| useless save TO insist upon being
Drained outright. which just then had
no part I'm Bcvcrlcy's considerations
Long Hair kicked his victim heavily,
uttcring laconic curses meanwhile and
led him back again TO the starting
point.
The young man. who had borne all
no could. now turned upon him furi-
ously and struck straight from the
shoulder, setting the whole weight Of
/ his body into the blow. Long Hair
stepped out Of the way and quick as Il
fash brought the Hat side OF his toma-
hawk with great force against Bevcr-
ley's head This gave the amusement a
sudden and disappointing end. for the
prisoner fell limp and senseless To the
ground. No more running the gantlet
for him that day Indeed It required
protracted application OF the best In
dian skill 10 revive him so that he
could fairly be called n living man.
sion, however. and on the following
morning camp was broken.
Beverley. sore. haggard, foriornly
disheveled, had his arms bound again
and was made 10 march apace with his
nimble enemies, who set out swiftly
eastward. their disappointment NJ hnv-
Ing their sport cut short. although bit
ter enough. not In the least indicated
by any facial expression or spitcful act
Was Il rcallyia strange thing, or; was
II not. that Beverley's mind now busted
itself increasingly with the thought that
Long Hair had Alice's picture In his
pouch? One might find room for dis
cussion of cerebral problem like this,
but our history cannot be delayed with
analyses and spcculatlons. IL must run
its direct course unhindered 10 the end.
Suffice IL TO record that while tramping
at Long Hairs side and growing more
ard more DESTROYS OF seeing the picture
again Beverley began trying TO con-
verse with his tacitmn captor. lie had
considerable smattcring Of several
Indian dialects, which he turned upon
Long Hair TO the best Of his ability.
but apparently without effect Never
thclcss lie babblod at intervals. always
upon the same subject and always on
dcavoring to influence that huge, stol-
ia, heartlcss savage In the direction OF
letting him see again the child face OF
the miniature.
When night came on again the band
camped under some trees beside swOll-