The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24
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when III" -- university S'l"H'i4r
cyr,rditis,i W7S ndt' up II WIS dr--
cit7e.i to unite PRIEST nal "nrk WIN
,'ea sure &Ut,I" Of IT," !'r"'|-%nfH took
their wives SON" their dan-h'rfN. ah'-
ar,nns. sIl, bachelors aNd young ladies'
Vert, one az iWo incipirnt lnN" Afafi~,
For instance. Miss N"ii" AAfFnlhtl>
whust, fltltpr occupied The chair "
ill.,, French l4nsta:-c and Htcr3tI- =
had been a ..;e;o.. 80 yoil'.- Processes
Stewart .rl,raLnr tf j,.' university D. -
sn,:r, Professor :, vIr' VS. so IL
tent ,nun stnne&. borr$ ard LIS ftit
ho l3at no eye FIR The charms of the
vo1t,.. lady. who. by the be. W;t' very
urnttv.
fIavir. reached Il far western Spo,
rich in geological and uth"r specimens,
n. nar;v settled fer the Summer IN
cam, making forays in parties. in
comics or Individually. When they
loft tho cast the Indians on Il not far
distant reservation were as peaceful as
J, litter of Kittens Before the uniycr-
..ity marty Ind been in camp fort
p,e't the rcd mon had broken their linn
it's ara were ready to tomahaWll any
whit, man woman or child they met
c-,o ,,,ornirer , cowboy rode into TIE
cono nrd arr0rnccd the fact TO tie
st,rtIal iuter,ectraIs. What added To-
tho torro. cccasioncd by the news WAS
that t1,cro were several small groups
,t t,a time ont looking for srecincIs.
Amonr those who were out and dill
| not coton in was the curator Miss
<e,]ic Narchard took note of this fact
| hoforc any enc cIsc. Although she
vas IN agony at his danger, she said
nothin~ brit. started out in the direc-
+;op shc had seen the professor go an
bour before to warn him. She walked
, milo rar.rdlcss of her own danger,
IN her effort to warn the man she
,orod whom coming TO n rise in the
,rourd shc saw sight that para.
lvzed hor Barely 900 yards from her
was Professor Stewart cracking a stone
with . hammer. and not a hundred
v,rds from the professor were a dozen
Ir1;,rs on nonios dashinc toward him
with blood in their eyes.
1,ho first th;nr Niss MarchaUd did
was to faint. This was blind luck. for
FILLING she was concealed from view.
NcanwhiIe the red men swoonod
dow, on tho rrceessor. who On hear
;ro =, ,,,ttor locked IN to behold i'm
me1iatc rpdhot death. However. since
no was enc white man against their
dozen they were not in a hurry I1r-
turo or murder might wait. What thy
rcra fret ,,,sor,,cd in was their can.
tiva.s nossass;ons. They knew enou&l
Of civilization TO APPRECIATE the value
Of his watch hammer. loose change
and ncn'1rife. <Thev plunged their
hands in his other nockets and took
ont stones. Every reccptacle was filed
with them-stones. stones. nothing
Int stones. But in his inside veae
pccket were some decayed bones The
INDIANS looked ut one another in won
der
tiny box Law near, Suddenly no.
ticiny It. they made a rush for L.
uoro ut last must he something they
could eych,nce feN Ore water. for pow
der lead blankets. Opening it. their
wonder VS. tenfold. It was full OF
b,,rs
Sr.l'er,r IN eyplanation came to the
lerdar Ne tanned his forehead with
his finger. The others saw his mean
ing and asecnted. The professor was
an inhecilc
One of tho redeeming features of the
Ncr:h american Indian has always
been Kindness for the feebleminded.
ANY injury to such persons they con
slider sure to be visited upon them.
They closr,! the bug box and handed
it to their captive. They picked up
the stones they he'd scattered about
and placed them again in the profess
cr's pockets They restored his watch
and ctLc: useful articles Then. their
) march for 4 definite purpose having
l been interrupted, they mounted their
r ponies and rode hurriedly away. Pro
fessor Stewart turned his face straight
toward the camp and began to triangu
late in that direction.
Miss Marchand recovered conscious