The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-11-19


fcation OF his doom.
~ me hack is head Oncle Jazon
plea ded. 81 jes bankers to chop
hole inter IT, An, besides, | want Is
scelp 10 hang up wi mine an that N
o. the Injun what scelped me. He |
kicked me In the ribs. the varmint."
Beverley pleaded eloquently and well. |
but even the genial Major Helm laugh |
ed at his sentiment OF gra utude to a |
savage who at best but relented at the |
last moment for Alice's sake and con |
cluIied not to sell him TO Hamilton. 1t |
In due to the British commander to |
record here that he most positively and |
with what appeared To he high SINGER |
ity denied the charge of having offered
rewards for the taking of human
scalps. He declared that his purposes
and practices were humane, and that,
while he did use the Indians as militia
ry allies, his orders to them were that
they must forego cruel modes of war
fare and refrain from savage outrage
upon prisoners. Certainly the weight
Of contemporary testimony seems over
whelmngly against him. but we enter
his denial. Long Hair himself how
ever, tainted him with accusations of
unfaithfulness in carrying ont some
very inhuman contracts, and, to add a
terrible sting, volunteered the state
ment that poor Barlows scalp had
served In his turn in the place of Bev
~erleys.
With conditions so hideous to con-
, | - hal
no possible means Of succoring the con
demned savage.
! Him a-kickin' yer ribs clean inter
ye, an a-makin' We run the gauntlet, an
. here We air a-tryin' to save is life"'
whined Oncle Jazon. wy man, l
} thought We he'd some senterments! Dast
is InJin liver, l kin feel them kicks
what he guy me till yit Ventrebleu.
Que diable voulez-vous"
: Clark simply pushed Beverley's
pleadings aside "a not worth mo-
ment's consideration. He easily felt
= the fine bit OF gratitude at the bottom
t Of Il all, but there was too much In
= the other side Of the balance. Justice,
the discipline and confidence Of his lit
I tie army and the claim OF the women
I and children on the frontier demanded
4 firmness in dealing with a case like
q Long Hairs.
K NO, no." he said to Beverley, 81
would do anything in the world for
2 you. FitZ. except to swerve an inch
from duty to my country and the de-
fenseess people down yonder in Ken
D lucky. ! cant do it, There's no use to
press the matter further. The die Is
; cast. That ute's got TO be killed and
= killed dead. Look at him-look at that
T scalp! Id have him killed II dropped
r dead for 1t the next instant"
I Beverley shuddcred. The argument
r was horribly convincing, and yet, some
i how, the desire to save Long Hair
oyerbore everything else in his mind.
He could not cease his efforts. 1t seem
ed to him as il he We're pleading for
Alice herself. Captain Farnsworth.
strange to say, was the only man in the
fort who leaned to Beverley's side, but
he was reticent, doubtless feeling that
his position as a British prisoner gave
him no right to speak, especially when
every lip around him was muttering
something about infamous scalp buy
ers and Indian partisans," with whom
he was prominently counted by the
speakers.
As Clark had said, the die was cast
Long Hair, bound to a stake, the scalp
still dangling at his side grimly faced
his executioners, who were eager to
fire. He appeared to be proud of the
fact that he was gstsg TO be killed.
zone thing | can say OF him. Helm
rema rked to Beverley-"he's the grand.
est specimen OF the animal might
say the brute-man that | ever saw,
\ red. white or black. Just look at his
I body and limbs, Those muscles are
| perfectly marvellous
J "He saved my life, and | must stand
here and see him murdered" the young
man replied with intense bitterness.
= 1t was all nat he could think, all that
!" he could say. He felt inefficient and
detected, almost desperate.
Clark himself, not willing to cast re-
sponslbillty upon subordinate, made
~ ready to give the fatal order. Turning
20 to Long Hair first, he dema nded of
~ him as well as he could in the Indian
!! dialect, of which he had a smattering
what ne had to say at his last moment
y The Indian Strengthened his already
upright form and by strong bullying
40 OF his muscles snapped the thongs that
.o bound him, Evidently he had not tried
thus to free himself. II was rather a
~ ~ spasmodic expression OF savage digni
= ty and pride One arm and both his
=, |, legs still We're partially confined by the
ie bonds, but his right hand he lifted
" with gesture Of immense self salts
~ faction, and pointed at Hamilton.
Indian brave; white man coward,
l' he said, scowling scornfully Long
~ Hair tell truth; white man lie"
" Hamilton's countenance did no
-, change its calm, cold expression. Lonl
W Hair gazed at him fxedly for loni
moment, his eyes flashing most concen
~. ! traLnd Lain ND nnnIeLnnI Than d.