The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-04-04
ON
TIE DEAD

~ AoMm ne@MaMAM.
The onieers had doas their hest, bat
The shsp was dfomed. Already e vas
listing ID post In = miRuie ssf tea
nsantea a would sink.
ANaut fought btu way like ; mad
man tD ths head os the ataifa aua
caught Lillian IN hls arms
stand back. cried The mate Tbs
toat IL fusi.~une. two~-@
MOI feF nysolf--foF her. shnaind
Arthar
Pass heg Ia. then. sanR the nal&
"No mea 10 eats boat Al ths women
ard ehlidTrn ~ lrat"
Desperately Arthur tried q ilts ne
Esri into The boat just a. Il waA helna
losered
lie w0ala have succeeded hut .
Aveunm man leApeA upun tbs Kunwaie
fpashina heg aside Ia his fronsy ard
seismbeFine ih himssif The siri Ease
y ery ana stretched oat bef hanas iua
hap. eiaehing tAe earr a tAr brat
The yuanE man Was turned eed A.
thar could see his face y vas ivla
with fear Gruat beads - eweat moia
tened the iohx loek ~ eark k1if that
hung ahofe bis foreheed With "A
oath tho coward inrnsA npon the gsFi.
beating her kAnds down. And as she
stlli eiuns he caught ~ "a e3F ead
struck her aerpss the face
Az Arthur tried % support her ID
iian's Eown var toiu aad ake shot
downward tns0 the $50
-CosAri'~ screamed the mats As hs
turned
Hls pissol flashed nnd tAo yoanr
man TIRES ~ hln hands aad loppled
overheard
Arthur air~adf bad tlved after ID
iiAn he dia nps want 10 lita unleas
he fofind her Re swan this vay and
thai andef thc vateF. and feii about
With hla hands Ne could not touch
her.
When ke came a. ths surface fnr .
moments breath be loekei ssuand
wildly LILLIAN wAa aog IL oiEht The
hsst containing The Numrn was res.
ms rapidly away from the ahip TIC
cowafa waa anAslns deaA. wi.a pale
uptuFned face. a fee YArds awAy Il
was sa II the lake refused to take the
ulsrreant 10 beg hasosn
Arthur nlled hls iauEa eith aif ahi
aifcd again
when - aqenad his cfrs b. aaa an
iknd surfupsfet 81 frienas Fur
uomsut fhe apfai scene Vas hidieu
ffum hsm Thcn he rcmemketf5
ialiiam" he asked Tbey sheok
it0lf fcat.
Pos mpnths Afthaf vas ilHe q mad
man lie aas allied with eaasamlar
hatred - thc goath she BAD msf.
tfFes LILLIAN eho has fakea Aff
place In fhc boat aha sAen had heaisn
hsf - ,aia ihe safsf fhe maE vaa
sest AND h 4 asfai ia hate tie dfsa
Arthur fsi ltAi Be- feald PURSUE him
;hfpsfh enfi8 agier wrflA tn reg hls
iast seaEsaaee
Iis Travelled frem piAee ~ pisze -.
snr "a tosaes. And A. lAat lhe dAF cansa
fhsf - f1uad hlnissif II : epftsse -
ne nrosenca og an 90 ceapie tfay
haired Eoasie. ans Yei al Ha
learned he cause Il their saiuess ~
aerident TkriF eaiy Haa kaa seea
lost n ths sreek = tha aanaowes--
he ksa Epns aown IL tAn easnpAnY of
t.llilan sad sas otA~f ~ ifate1 oaes $40
tssrish~a Ia fhai disaster
= was th~fa aaid AFshnr. hsa grief
aad his hnffed eoEnfaa atef Him
sfr~sh
Then he sanmae~ n shs ss"d eszsgle
uefs lfssscd
ksa - thiuk. efied ths Cd msn.
thAt 81 Hany lives e~re lost thAs naald
hsve ho~a eaYea have failosnd the
saa vaa commander q tks Cas-.
Hana tai ! en- ashamed of mF profa1
s4on They wres eaw&niss towards
anf the brave ones Hre dad Cow
ards and aess
~ tog did bis dnis. sAia tha
inofAsr tsasa rolling dosu her cheeks
ile has u0me e. ae - effaus lie
COMES afrf nlahf ! hAse sesa him
nFhHue Is nseaa tar women sd ehii
afru. sisins 1T hia uwH iifa thsi thef
mirhs - afet-
1T ts uy enc cemiufs esia the eia
MAJ. fimplf - kHnv ihzi - alet
ne aeafh = he brave ard The noble
It la ail thar eHablea aa sn live
said the mother go knaa hat OF
tnT vas q hero
She came toward Arthur uiih
trembling steps
IEefe h hls piasoxfarh. 80 mr..
INJURED Perhaps fan have seen him
~ 4 moment AffhuF'a heaft ceased
70 heat He Ines tha faes iaatanu4
The thin iesiafes tbs bright eyrs. a
long cuFl that clustered about the TORE
heaa
iiIs hands elaichsd the rheloesaph
He fslt like irarins u into pleee1 and
flnxlnk the hlss into he ali e9man'a
face she uaz tte eamsn rho had
brought a mnfaernaa coward into ms
world
He handed ne photograph taea 3
hef Ills fnrefa aefe shakine Ills
eyes weFe aramt
fon knes hin sos SAP hIm dlef=
ihe muiha4 ffted zoe knoW ms