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

rose u WnH or giant trees.
ugh. not unders.andy1 the savage
presently demanded IN his broken Eng
fish.
Eyes. yes said Beverley. II under
stand"
as the white man friendly nowi"
Long Hair then repeated in his own
tongue with a certain inslstence Of
manner and voice,
"Yes. friendly"
Long Hair fumbled I'm his pouch and
took out Alices locket. which he hand
ed TO Beverley. white man love little
girlS" he inquired in tone that bor-
dered upon tenderness. again speaking
I'm Indian.
Beverley clutched the disk as soon as
he saw II CLEAN in the starlight
white man going TO have little girl
for HIS squaw. eh?'
Yes yes" cried Beverley without
hearing HIS own voice. lie was trying
to oren the locket. hut his hands were
numb and trembling. When at last he
did open Il he could not see the child
face within. for now even the starlight
was shut Off by scuddlng black cloud.
Little girl saved Long Hairs life.
Long Hair save white warrior for little
girl"
A dignity which was almost noble ac-
companied these simple sentences.
Long Hair stood proudly erect like a
colossal statue in the dimness.
The great truth dawned upon Bever-
ley that here was Il characteristic act.
He knew that an Indian rarely failed
TO repay kindness or an injury stroke
for stroke. when opportunity offered.
"Wait here a little while" Long Hair
oaid. and, without lingering for reply,
turned away and disappeared IN the
wood. Beverley was free TO run II he
wished 70, and the thought did surge
across bis mind, but restraining
something like a hand laid upon him
would not LEI his limbs move. Down
deep In his heart calm voice seemed
to be repeating Long Hairs Indian SEN
tence, walt here little while"
A few minutes later Long Hair re-
turned bearing two guns, Beverley's
and his own, the latter n superb weap-
on given him by Hamilton. He after
ward explained that he had brought
these, with their bullet pouches and
powder horns, TO place of conceal
ment near by before he awokc Bever-
ley.
Delay could not be thought of. Long
Hair explained briefly that he thought
Beverley must 20 10 Kaskaskia. He
had come across the stream In the di-
rection of Vincennes I'm order 10 set his
warriors at fault. The stream must
be recrosscd, he said. farther down,
and he would help Beverley a certain
distance on his way, then leave him 10
Shift for himself He had n meaEer
amount of parchcd corn and buffalo
meat in his pouch which would stay
hunger until they could Kill some game.
Now they must go.
They dung miles behind them before
day dawn. Long Hair leading, Bever.
ley pressing close at his heels. Most OF
the way led over Hat prairies covered
with water, and they therefore left no
track 10y which they could he followed.
Late I'm the forenoon Long Hair killed
deer at the edge OF a wood. Here
they made n Gre and cooked a supply
which would last them for n day or
two, and then on they went again. But
we cannot follow them step by step.
When Long Hair at last took leave of
Beverley the occasion had no cercmo-
ny. It was an abrupt, Unconditional
parting. The stalwart Indian simply
said in his own dialect, pointing west
ward:
go that way two days. You will find
your friends"
Then without another look or word
he turned about and stalked eastward
ut marvelously rapid gait. In his
mind he had n good tale to tell his war
r1or companions when he should find
them again--how: Beverley escaped
that night and how he followed him a
long. long chase only to- lose him at
last under the very guns OF the fort ut
Kaskaskia. But before he reached his
band an incident OF some Importance
changed his story TO a considerable de-
gree. IL CHANGED that he came upon
Lieutenant Barlow, who In pursuit OF
game had lost his bearings and. far
from his companions, was beating
around quite bewildered in n watery
solitude. Long Hair promptly muir
dcred the poor fellow and scalped him
with MS little conjunction as he would
have skinned rabbit, for he had a
clever scheme I'm his head, very auda-
clous and outrageous scheme, by which
he purposed TO recoup 20 some extent
the damages sustained by letting Bev
erley 20.
Therefore when he rcioincd his some
what dishcartcncd and demoralized
band he showed them the scalp and
gave them an eloquent account OF how
hc tore II from Bcvcrley's head after
long chase and bloody hand TO hand
fight They listened, believed and were
satisfied.