New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-28

upon the brush, and covered him with h robe
Drawing the sleds nearer TO the hre, he rched
their loads and found the silver fox skin I'm heuIts
ciunnage bag. The sight increased his thirst Tor re-
venqe gust of wind blew the Goals into feeble
life again and reminded him that the fire dying
He rose and chopped wood enough to az. IT. the
night through. Then he sat down to ~ and
reflect upon the course he should pursue The
growing dogs, still bristling, skunk away curl
themselves up again their frosty he The
breeze departing, left the trees motlou All
was still save the ever Pickering light of tic Dance
Of the Dead Men far overhead. But Stard.-- Wolf
did not look toward the sky, for his mind on
the unconscious figure before him. Shout Kill
him now1 Drawing his knife he rose 10 ~ the
deed; but a burning log rolled from the IRE and.
Shcat hing his knife again. he thrust the -..E
place. Then, squatting IN the warmth at the --e he
fell TO thinking Hour after hour the night -ed
through: pipe after pipe was smoked; unt. sc
he began 70 browse
For sometime he slept When startled the
sound of movement, he awOke, he found IL -tlf-
breed slaring at him Neither sPoae Again
Standing Wolf added fuel to the Goals .1 he
squatted beside the tre, with his gun across his
knees, and watched his prisoner. Present. The
thief BEGAN struggling 10 free his hands and md
ins that the knots were too well tied cursed rng
Wolf viIcIv. Us the Indian needed him The
halfbreed grew tired of his profanity, and ing %
q sitting posture, snaTled.
Well what do YOU intend doing with
Dog | would not have your blood u-. my
knife; So l VIII give YOU TO the Redcoats, adug
Wolf replied
C;ibcauIt, growing defiant, scoffed at the i.a Of
being taken to the police by Standing Vol
morning retorted the Indian
For sometime the halfbreed stared vac--
the FIRE though raCkIng his brains for some means
Of escape lie became dlshcartened ~ last - rped
hack upon his couch, and fell asleep Boz. men
lid travelled hard and fast and We're III .el III
rest. Soon Standing Wolf was attacked ~
powerIng III OF drowsIness, and succumae-
It Was only for a brief time that he ~-,-- YET,
while he slept, he dreamed that he was cling
upon the Spirit trail to JOIN his departed ---
the Dance ct the Dead Men AWakjnG VIZ. START,
he caught sight of the brilliant, 1hckerir- OF
the northern lights above the trectouS.
dercd how he should JON in the dance e Here.
The thought depressed him, and he tried l,ss
ii from his mind. So he rose and paced 70 -- .ro
before the FIRE. Then thinking chat the ao -lt
be drawing near, he decided To mount the or-
ing hill and view the trail where it crossed III Ike.
Quietly slipping his feet into his suoWshoc cIs,
he began the ascent. ON gaining the he
stood looking at the lake below; but there no
sign OF his sons
Soon dawn began 10 break The hills and ~.-rs
and lakes took shape. Still he fingered ta~ tn
the coming of light, he thought of his youth. he
time when he was young as the day, and nd
his people were prosperous and happy, bco- III
that vast region belonged 70 them. The
branCe kindlcd IN his heart resentment again he
white men AS he meditated upon the
which they had wrOrged his people, how the sl
broken an endless trail of destruction across s
country, and had left disease and starvation in er
wake. he grew indignant toward them. Alor- n
this feeling emotion of compassion .c
thief, who, he remembered, was, after all
brother of his own people. Should he deliver
one of his own blood 10 the hated whites N.
should he not take his own revenge'
lust then ne the bows coming out of HE t.-,-
the distant shore of the lake. 50 he hurried
down the HILL harueSscd the dogs TO SpeuccrS S'cl
and, quietly cutting the bonds that held the sleep
ing thief lett him 10 his Slumber and 70 his freedom
When his sons met him on the lake beyond the,
quest ioncd him the fate of the thief, but Stand
ing Wolf eVasiVely replied,
:" Last night he saw the Dance OF the Dead Men