The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-01-02

trnted hate and contempt. Then he
tore the scalp from his belt and lung
It with great force straight TOW "a the
captive governors face. IL fcii short.
but the look that went with II did not.
and Hamilton recoiled.
At that moment Alice arrived Her
coming was just In time 10 interrupt
Clark. who had tu~aeC to the waiting
platoon with the oder OF death ON his
lips. She made no oise, save the fiut-
tering OF her skirts and her loud and
rapid painting on nc count OF her long
hard run. She spi ing before Long
Hair and faced the pia;ocn.
you cannot, you snan not kill this
man" she cried In voice loaded with
excitement. Put away those gunsr
Woman never looked more thrillingly
beautiful to man than she did just
then to all those rough, stern back
had fallen down. and II glimmered like
soft sunlight around her face. Some
thing compelling flashed out OF her
eyes. an expression between n trium-
plant smile and n ray OF irresistible
beseechment. II took Colonel Clark's
breath when he turned and saw her
standing there and heard her words.
This man saved Lieutenant Bever-
ley's life." she presently added, getting
better control OF her voice and sending
into It thrilling timbre. "You shall
not harm him; you must not do itP'
Beverley was astounded when he
saw her, the thing was 80 unexpected,
so daring and done with such high. i'm
perious force. Still il was but real
ization OF what he had imagined she
would be upon occasion. He stood gaz-
ing at her. as did all the rest, while she
faced Clark and the platoon OF rifle
men. To hear his own name pass her
quivering lips in that tone and In that
connection seemed to him q consecra-
ton.
Would you be more savage than
your Indian prisoner she went on;
"less grateful than he for life savedf
l did him a small-a very small-serv-
ice once, and in memory OF that he
saved Lieutenant Beverley's life, be-
cause-because''-s faltered for sin
gle breath, then added clearly and with
magnetic sweetness-"because Lieuten-
ant Beverley loved me and because
loved him. This Indian Long Hair
showed a gratitude that could over
come his strongest passion. You white
men should be ashamed to fall below
his standard"
Her words went home. II was as II
the beauty OF her face, the magnetism
OF her lissome and symmetrical form.
the sweet fire of her eyes and the pas
sionate appeal OF her voice gave what
she said new and irresistible force OF
truth. When she spoke Of Beverley's
love for her and declared her love for
him there was not n manly heart In all
the garrison that did not suddenly beat
s,.-n,cker and feel strange, sweet watt
80 tonda Se>>2ess. A mother somewhere, a
wife ! daughter sister, sweetheart,
called through that0ss, " "0so'u''
womanhood. .,
Beverley, what can do>s. 10 &c :.
Clark, his bronze face as pash.
could possibly become.
Dor Numbered Beverley. "Doi You
cannot murder that man. Hamilton is
the man you should shoot! He offered
large rewards, he infamed the passions
and fed the love Of rum and the cupidi-
~ of the poor wild men like the one
standing yonder. Yet you take him
prisoner and treat him with distin-
guished consideration. Hamilton offer
ed large sum for me taken alive,
smaller one for my scalp. Long Hair
saved me. You let Hamilton stand
yonder in perfect safety while you
shoot the Indian. Shame on you. Colo
mel Clark! Shame on you II you do It."
Alice stood looking at the stalwart
commander while Beverley was pour
ing forth his torrent OF scathing refer
ence to Hamilton, and she quickly saw
that Clark was moved. The moment
was ripe for the finishing stroke. They
say II Is genius that avails itself OF OPP
portunity. Beverley knew the fight
was won when he saw what followed.
Alice suddenly left Long Hair and ran
to Colonel Clark, who felt her warm,
strong arms loop around him for sin
gle point OF time never to be effaced
from his memory; then he saw her
kneellng at his feet, her hands up
stretched. her face glorious prayer,
while she pleaded the Indians cause
and won II.
Doubtless, while we all rather feel
that Clark was weak TO be thus sway
cd by a girl, we cannot quite blame
him. Alice's flag was over him. He
had heard her history from Beverleys
cunning lips He actually believed that
Hamilton was the real culprit. and be.
sides he felt not little nauseated with
executing Indians. A good excuse TO
have an end OF 1t all did not go beg
ging.
But Long Hair was barely gone over
the horizon from the fort, as free and
as villainous n savage as ever trod the
earth, when discovery made by Oncle
Jazon caused Clark to hate himself for
what he had done.
The old scout Dicked mn the ecaln