Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-01-22
ALICE OF OLD vINCENNES.

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 dimncsS
The great truth dawned upon Bever-
ley that here was characteristic act.
He knew that an Indian rarely failed
to repay kindness or an injury, stroke
for stroke, when opportunity offered.
"Wait here Il little while" Long Hair
said, and without lingering for reply,
turned away and disappeared in the
wood. Beverley was free to run if he
wished to, and the thought did surge
across his mind, but restraining
something like Il hand laid upon him
would not let his limbs move. Down
deep in his heart a calm voice seemed
to be repeating Long Hairs Indian sen
tence, "Wat here a little while"
A few minutes later Long Hair re-
turned bearing two guns. Bnvcrley's
and his OWL the latter superb weap-
on given him by Hamilton. He after
ward explained that he had brought
these, with their bullet pouches and
. powder horns, TO Il place of conceal
ment near by before he awoke Bever-
ley.
Delay could not be thought of. Long
Hair explained briefly that he thought
Beverley must go to Kaskaskia. He
had come across the stream i'm the di,
rection of Nincennes in order to set his
warriors at fault. The stream must
be recrossed. he said, farther down
and he would help Beverley a certain
distance on his way, then leave him to
shift for himself. He had Il meager
amount of parched corn and buffalo
meat in his pouch which would stay
hunger until they could Kill some game.
! Now they must go.
They flung miles behind them before
| day dawn. Long Hair leading. Bever-
| ley pressing close at his heels. Most of
the way led over fiat prairieS covered
with water, and they therefore left no
track by which they could be followed.
| Late in the forenoon Long Hair killed
deer at the edge of a wood. Here
they made Sire and cooked n supply
which would last them for a day OF
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 ceremO-
ny. 1t 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
at a marvelously rapid gait. In his
mind he had good tale to tell his war
rior 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 o.,
last under the very guns of the fort at
Kaskaska. But before he reached his
band an incident of some Importance
changed bis story to Il considerable de
gree. 1t 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 bewlldered in watery
solitude. Long Hair promptly muir
dered the poor fellow and scalped hin
with as little conjunction as he would
have skinned rabbit, for he had q
clever scheme in his head, very auda
cious and outrageous scheme, by which
he purpOsed to recoup to some extent
the damages sustained by letting Bev
erley 80.
Therefore when he rejoined his some
what disheartened and demoralized
band he showed them the scalp and
gave them an eloquent account of how
he tore it from Beverley's head after d
long chase and a bloody hand to hand
fight. They listened believed and were
satisfied.
To be Contlnued.)