Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-04-02

| iN'Tc - SidTiISHt All upo'e yOu,
replied the Indian girl, carelessy.
| But not the Starlight that is more
pleasant to OtterLifter than the bright
ness Of day" returned the Indian.
| THE bold chief OF the Cherokees will
make me sad" said Starlight.
lie would not willingly darken the
rays of joy that should continually
stream up from your heart. and beam
| from your eyes" rejoined Otter-Lifter.
You have not noticed our sister; she
comes from our cousins. the Wyandots.
| She is called White Cloud
| 'The daughters of the Wyandots are
comey." returned OtterLifter, giving
Rosalthe searching glance. white
| Cloud is welcome: she looks like the sis
ter of Stnr-I.ight."
! "Otter-Liftpr has sharp eyes" retort-
cd Starlight. coldly.
| May no cloud larger than that ever
come between Otter-Lfter and Star
Light" replied the chief, pointing to
RosaIthe.
The Cherokee chief Is making love to
my cousin exclaimed the Indian girl,
| with warmth.
| Otter LITTER turned away with smile.
and the maidens passed on to the lodge
| 'Vhi Tue Ntutti VI Tue NlllsiES. i ne lOuXe
was large one. divided into two COM
| partments by buffalo skins suspended
from the top. and secured at the bottom
by sticks driven into the earth. In one
place a skin was left to serve the pur-
pose of door, and through which Star
Light conducted her captive
| This is my fathers lodge" said the
Indian girl. "He is one of the Chiefs
nd 10 Jn1 tt.,l,n
because his shout is so terrible in battle
Being noted man. his lodge is double
as you see, and this part belongs to mo
and Monon. Monon is my sister,"
| The person last mentioned was sea ted
on a mat near the fire: and when Star
Light mentioned her name. she arose
and regarded Rosalthe with az much
curiosity as was in keeping with Indian
stocism, and possibly, a little more.
| Its WhiteCloud," said Starlight
| Rosalthe seated herself on a mat, and
examined Monon more particularly. She
was younger than her sister, and bore
a striking resemblance to her. She was
fair. but her beauty was Of gentler
| cast than Star-Lights; and our heroine
| took courage from the fact. and hoped
| she would be able to win her friendship.
| lie tnTee ululIeuS Deiuk SeHteu DeIOre
| the ire. did little else. for a time, than
to throw furtive glances at each other.
| Presently Starlight and her sister
began to converse in the Indian tongue,
and being somewhat familiar with the
language, Rosathe soon perceived that
| they were talking about a white captive
| that one of their war parties of young
| men had taken at Harrodsburg This
l -. H.. H. sokn
| with breathless interest to all that was
| said Her sympathes were more COM
| pletely enlisted in the subject when she
heard the prisoner was young girl,
and already condemned to death.
| Rosalthe could control her feelings no
| longer She asked why Otter LITTER, be-
| ing a humane chief, permitted such cru
elites, to which Starlight replied that
he had nothing to do with the matter,
! the captive having been taken by
! party of young braves. and to retaliate
| on the settlers at Harrodsburg for the
loss of ono Of their number.
| "But has not OtterLifter or your
father power to save the poor gr?" in
| Quired Rosalthe.
Starlight made no answer. but look
! ed steadily at the fire.
| did not the Great Spirit intend that
| the pale and red faces should be perpet
| ualIy enemies" asked Monon.
"No: it is His will that all men should
he brethren and dwell together in friend
| ship" replied Kosalthe.
THAT would be best. it seems to me:
| but if it had been the will Of the Great
| Spirit 1t would have been 80: for his
| power is greater than MANS" answered
| Monon.
| 1.-The fate of that unhappy young
| woman makes me miserable" exclaimed
our heroine. and lying down upon the
| couch of buffalo skins that had been
| spread for her, she vainly endeavored to
| rest. The imperfect slumbers that Wis
| tied her at periods were disturbed by
| dreamy vagaries. 1t was about mid
| night when she felt touch upon her
arm. She opened her eyes with a start
and hehpld Starlight beside her.
| "If YOU would see the white captive
arise and follow me" said the Indian
girl.
| Rosalthe lost no time in obeyng she
arose and followed her from the lodge
! while Monon remained sitting by the
| fire. Without word being uttered by
| either party. they approached the spot
| where the unfortunate captive was wait
| ing the execution of the sentence which
| had been pronounced upon her by her
judges.
Two warriors lay extended upon the
| ground near the door of the lodge, who
appeared to be sleeping soundly. Star
Light paused, evidently somewhat sur
| prised at what she beheld.
The Great Spirit favors us, she said
| IN lov vofo "'rho wo rriOrS gro full
of tirewater--they are drunken"
Start Light passed on. stepping lightly
! within n few inches of the unconscious
| Watchers.
Making gesture for Rosalthe to i'm
itate her example, she glided into the
lodge. The prisoner was sitting near a
smolderiug fire. her hands and feet tight
ly bound with thongs of deer skin. She
looked up with an exclamation of aston
ishment. The instant that Rosalthe
caught glimpse Of the sorrowful face
that was turned toward her, she sprang
forward and embraced the doomed maid
en-. excaiming. Fanny Harold"
The captive uttered no words Of rec
ignition. but gazed at Rosalthe in mute
surprise.
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