The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-22

perceptible hesitation he scrambled
down the bushy bank and slipped into
the water, followed by Long Hair.
who seized him by one arm when he
began to swim and struck out with him
into the boiling and tumbing current
Beverley had always thought himself
master swimmer, but Long Hair
showed him his mistake. 1t was a
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
to the top.
Ugh, cold"' he grunted, beginning to-
pound and RIB Bevcrley's arms, legs
and body. Make warm heap"
All this he did with his right hand.
holding the tomahawk in his left.
1t was strange. bewlldering eXpc-
ricnce out of which the young man
could not see in any direction far
enough to give him hint upon which
to act. In Il few minutes Long Hair
jerked him to his feet and said:
go"
1t was just light enough to see that
the order had u tomahawk to enforce
1t withal Long Hair indicated the di.
rectiou and drove Beverley onward as
fast as he could
TRY run way, KILL" he kept repeat
ing, while with his left hand on the
young mans shoulder he guided him
from behind dextcrously through the
wood for some distance
They had just emerged from Il 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 a dark, cavern
Gus looking sky, here and there over.
run with carcering black clouds. Bev-
erlcy shivcrcd, 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-
diblc and his massive features were
dimly outlined. A dragon of the dark
est age could not have been more re
pulsivc.
Ugh, friend.'
Beverley started when these words
"'i' lOilONNu Wy u HfhN'l'' III az Al
dian dialect somewhat familiar to him,
n dialect in which he had tried TO talk
with Long Hair during the days
march. The sentence, literally trans
lated, was:
Long Hair is friendly now. Will
white man be friendlyT'
Beverley heard, but the speech seem
! Cd t, ~ nd hnIlnXy
distance. He could not realize 1t fairly.
He felt as If in dream, far off some
where in loneliness, with n big, shad-
owy form looming before him. He
heard the chill wind in the thickets
roundabout, and beyond Long Hair
rose wall of giant trees
Ugh. not understand" the savage
presently demanded in his broken Eug-
| lish
yes, yes" said Beverley, 81 under
/ stand"
rs the white man friendly now"
Long Hair then repeated in his own
tongue with certain insistence of
manner and voice.
"Ycs, friendly"
isplS nan III pun IL anu
| took out Alice's locket. which ne hand
ed to Beverley. white man love little
girl?" he inquired in tone that Dor
dered upon tenderness. again speaking
in Indian.
| Beverley clutchcd the disk as soon as
he saw 1t CLEAN in the starlight
"White man going to have little girl
for his squaw, eh?"
"Yes, yes" cried Beverley without
hearing his own voice. He was trying
to open the locket. but his hands were
numb and trembling. When at last he
did open 1t 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 &C
companied these simple sentences
Long Hair stood proudly erect like q
colossal statue in the dimncss.
The great truth dawncd upon Bever
ley that here was n characteristic act
ne hutW llul M lnNllhll IuIfls IulltN
to repay Il Kindness or an injury strok,
for stroke, when opportunity offered.
"Wait here little while" Long Hail
said, and, without lingering for reply
turned away and disappeared in tn
wood. Beverley was free TO run If III
wished to, and the thought did surg,
across his mind, but II restraining
something like hand laid upon hin
would not let his limbs move. Dowr
deep in his heart a calm voice seemed
to be repeating Long Hairs Indian sen
tence, wait here little while"
A few minutes later Long Hair re
turned bearing two guns, Beverley
and his own, the latter II superb weap
on given him by Hamilton. He after
ward explained th~ he had brough
these, with their outlet pouches anC
powder horns, to n place OF conceal
mcnt near by before he awoke Bcvcr
ley.