The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07

flash OF b horsemnn; Red Scar was hurled
. backward to tho earth; there was a Shout
Of triumph. and Tsllta was swept from
the ground bs circling arm-and they
s"zlp-koh-ctnl' shouted hundred voices
ns the daring rider wliirled away. On
and on across noWcr-deckod prairie and
| grass-grown rise, through wooded streams
| they sped.
Night, came me, and they wore alone u
refreshed them. The tired horse cropped
/ the tender grass; the stars kept watch;
mon ,,a,. sleep and j.. then zp.koa-ctn VIII
they sat with his oic robe around both
Their bodies. He must go back and prove
n 20 ail ,y he men , that he has a right 10
Tho day was yet young when man
! and woman on a single horsc halted BE-
fore the lodge of Sntanta, chief of the
by the. Law. Of the Kiosas, Iip-k g j.,
Seal ,a, said the man, Nh ~. ~
broken, answered the great chief; There
was the beating of the council! drum;
The. warriors quickly assembled. Ihe agsu
law OF the JSowas touching the cage OF
Red Scar and Zip.koh-eta:
Should a worrior steal anothcrs wife
and remain away one sleep and then l re-, Q,
q worrlor--the right to fight to the death
with the offended husband Put should .,.,ie
he be caught, or should he XII one VINO
pursued INN, or should he not return,
In any such case he snail be considered
an outlaw. and therefore worthy OF death,
and must suffer AS a criIninal. Iip.kS on,
the aggrieved Red Scar. who. must night
or cease TO be q member OF the tribe. or,
They must fight to the death AT the
pleasure of the victor.
Now said Satanta. when the niedi..
cine man had finished. '.let the men meet
in fight
That fight fingers yet In the memo
r!es OF the Kiowas. and the proves OF
the camp fires and at the feasts.
The men faced each other. stripped to
the skim save for a bit OF buckskin about
their loins. The people stood In n great
circle about the combatants.
"A knife was handed to each one at
the same time. Red Scar took his with
akyhse gran a, and the ra Enf b wdn at S
jus s gu out OF o, reach OF the others knife,
which described a oirciing sweep, Not
cleaning gaze from the face OF the youth,
end with great self-restraint waiied 10
n favorable opportunity for one good
thrust.
laughed the youth tauntinsy. as he
straIhtcncd up out OF reach. He has
sh sss ,s place. s,o Which no his sep blood shall
'He crept out into the darkness and
stuck his. knife into the back OF, his best
friend. He u coyote. who dares not
the grim warrior. The supple youth
lurched back Just In time to avoid vic
ious stab az Red Scar took one auick!
insulting epithet that could possibly, be
applied to Il Klowa worrior.i Hip-koh-cta
thrust out his face. while a snecr.ng smile
played over II. Red Scar is n womafi-
, he did not finish the sentence. He, of
the married visage bounded forward. there
was a swish of his knife which the other
r.st.H-r mad .astt h.l
recover. the fingers OF ZIp-koh-eta closed
upon his throat-a grapevine twist of the
leg. a thud on the ground. and Red Scar
lay upon his back with eyes staring from
their sockets as he gasped for breath.
The knife. was poised for the home thrust:
hung for sas IKE live she Sw ss
voice OF the victor. The reply came gut
,ural and Arm: Red Scar is a man.
Zip-koh-eta lifted away his foot. ad-
mlratlon mingled with his smile OF til
Ra s ~ IIgss aTny td hs b sifs the he
hand and drew her. to he center OF the
circle. Then turning defiantly to the
assembled ass warriors var, he said; Men Men ,e OF
her w!fehood. She is II true woman.
For three Minsrs have hoped that sas
Jealous ta and XII killed his bes, friend IN the
darKness, thinking IL was VINO WAS
proving about his lodge. | have kept
the law of the kiowas. have spoken
no word TO her that a Kiowa warrior
need be ashamed of. love her. Dare
any one of you say that she shall not
be my wife? If SO, let him step out and
meet me now and here with the knife
He paused for the answer A shout OF
applause burst from the men, He strobe
toward his lodge. Tsiita with light step
following. The black hair floating behInd
like stream of glory. at the
door she turned In time to see Red
Scar leap upon horse and dash madly
across the prairie. never to return.
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