The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-03-03

"IiOW do 2" yrcctcd The ne,ccOmer.
'rhorpe's kl less than half the time and
was OFT hunting before the sun was an
hour high. He was armed with an
pld fashioned smooth bore muzzle load
or. and Thorpe was astonlshed after
he had become better acquainted with
his new companions method to find
that he hunted deer with fine bird shot.
The Indian never expected to kill or
,vcn mortaly wound his game, but he
would follow for miles the blood drops
caused by his little wounds until the
animals In sheer exhaustion allowed
him to approach close enough for a
dispntching blow. At o'clock he re-
turned with n small buck, tied scientif-
ically together for totng, with the
waste parts cut away. but every ounce
of utility retained.
~ show" said the Indian, and he did.
Thorpe learned the Indian tan.
The Indian appeared to intend max
ing the birch knoll his permanent head
quarters. Thorpe was at first little
suspicious of his new companion, but
the man appeared scrupulously honest,
was never intrusive and even seemed
genuinely dcsrOus of teaching the
white little tricks of the woods brought
10 their perfection by the Indian alone.
He ended by liking him. The two rare
ly spoke. They merely sat near each
other and smoked. One evening the In.
dian suddenly remarkcd:
You look 'rm treeY'
whats thAtI" cried Thorpe, star
tied.
You no hunter, no trapper. You look
'um tree for make 'um lumher."
"What makes you think that, Char
ley?" he asked.
you good man in woods" replied
Injun Charley scntentiously. Il tel
by way you look at him pine"
Thorpe ruminated.
"Charicy.'' said he. "why are yOL
staying here with mey"
big frien'," replied the Indian
promptly,
"Why are you my friend? What have
l ever done for youy"
You got 'um chiefs eye" replied his
companion, with simplicity.
Thorpe looked ut the indian again
There seemed to he only one course.
"Yes. I'm II lumbermah," he confess
ed, "and I'm looking for pine. But
Charley the men up the river must not
know what I'm after"
"They get 'um pine" interjected the
Indian like u fash.
Exactly" replied Thorpe, surprised
afresh at the others perspicaclty.
Good" exclaimed lnjun Charley and
fell silent.
! With this, the longest conversation
| the two had attempted in their peculiar
acquaintance. Thorpe was forced to be
content
Three days u;cr he was intensely
thankful the conversation had takeI
pace.
After the noon meal he lay OH his
blanket under the helnlock shelter
smoking and azily watching lnlur
Charley busy ever the making OF a
birch bark canoe.
SO idly intent was Thorpe on this
piece of construction that he did not
notice the approach Of TWO men from
the down stream side. They were
short. alert men, plodding along with
the klpe-beut pcr,.stcucy of the wood
walker dressed In broad hats. flannel
shirts. coarse trousers tucked in high
laced cruisers and carrying each u
bulging meal sack loOped by II cord
across the shoulders ana chest. Both
were armed with long slender scnlers'
rules. Tho first intlmnt ton Thorpe re-
cclved Of tie presence these two men
was the sound Of their voices.
Hello, Charley said one Of them
"What you doing here! Amt seen yOr
since the Sturgeon district"
MAX um canoe replied Charley
Father obviously.
80 see. But wha, do you expect tC
get In this God iolsaken cOuntryY
Beaver. nluslirat. mink. otter
'"Trapping. ehY' the man gazed keen
ly at Th0rpe's Iecumbent figure. who's
the other fellowY'
Thorpe held his breath. then exhaled
1t In a long sigh OF relief.
Him white man." Injun Charley
was replying. Him hunt too. He
max 'um buckskin."
The land locker arose laxily and
sauntered toward the group.
"HOwdyT he drawled. "Got any
smokin'Y
How are your replied one Of thu
scalers, eying him sharply and tender