The Washington herald., 1912-04-28

L ed TINS dltercdtlOn with no feelingS OF
ease and comfort, as can well be imag-
ined
The cowd now dispersed, and, as
they did so, Logan stalked up to the
PROSTATE captive and cut the thongs
/ which bound his hands behind his back.
arise" he said, ''and come with me
to my own tent, for have always seen
that yos were a good youth and ! wish
to make Shawnee warrior of YOU.
That can never happen" interrupted
Jack, with much feeling, "for | could
never leave my own people"
The Indian laughed good humored-
ly. Softly, softly, little strong mar" !"
he said you will love us after a
while and will be like one of us-a
mighty hunter and trapper. See-here
are my traps and dead-fslls; with
these supply myself with furs for
trading at the forts, and with these !
penetrate far into the hunting grounds
where live the beaver and the bison
You shall go with me to the Great
Kanawha and southwark TO the coun-
try of the blue grass, and there you
will learn the craft and cunning of the
animals of the forest and how to cap
ture them"
But these other braves" said Jack,
looking back over his shoulder toward
| the camp. They will never let me
live if you should leave me for mo-
ment."
Again the chief burst into laughter.
DO not fear" he said Il will see
to it that you are not harmed Here,
feast upon this pemmican, while | call
my squaw to make a FIRE for your
morning meal, as you must be hungry
after your long trip through the noun
| tains." And, as Jack seated himself
upon a deerhide lying on the floor of
the wigwam, the Shawnee went outside
and walked some distance away. As
he did so, a number of Indians passed
by and looked at the white boy as he
sat quietly upon the floor of the chiefs
lodge, and Jack could see. with half
, glance, that their Soowls betokened no
good intent. IF | should for a mo-
ment steal beyond the arm of Logan"
he thought, 1t will be but a few mo-
ments before these fellows have me
again in their clutches and there will
be little chance, indeed, for my life |
must be wary and watch nv opportu-
nifty to get away, for to perish alone in
the mountains and from starvation is
better than to be tortured to death by
these internal savages"
Just then the chief returned accom-
panied by an evil-looking woman, who,
from her appearance, must have been
much older than her liege and master.
''Leaping Antelope" said Logan, see
to it that Soan-ge-taha has all that he
wishes to eat, for we are to break camp
at noon, and l would that he was plen-
tifully fed before we move off to our
own territory"
Where go WEI" asked his squaw. as
she began her preparation for making
a fire
The Shawnee pointed with his hand
toward the west I'VE go toward the
Ohio, to the country of the Great
Kanawha. There we will hunt the
beaver and the bison until the winters
snow, and there we will remain, for
the palefaces grow as thick as locusts
in this, our old hunting ground, and
we must travel to the country which
knows them not and where we can be
alone and undisturbed"
1T is well, replied the woman And,
as her lord and master again went out,
she whispered to Jack, Guard your
self every moment, for Waw-be-wawa
has sworn that he will take you before
the sun has set, and that your scalp
will hang in his own wigwam. Do not
leave Logan for a second"
Jack saw the crowd of Indians out
side still gazing with evil looks at the
tent in which he sat, and shivered as
he answered:
That you may be sure of l shall
not pay attention to any one and shall
stay closely by you" And, he he spoke,
he thought, Yet, when the opportunity
presents itself, l shall be the very one
to get away from this murderous band"
Logan was not long absent, and, when
he returned, requested his squaw to
aid him in packing up his belongings,
for, he said, 1t was hN intention to
make long trip through the mountains
in the direction of the falls of the
Ohio, where he knew there would be
an opportunity of sighting herd of
buffalo. So, with a speed that was
surprising, the goods and hunting i'm
plements of the chief were bundled
into a mass and bound to the back of
a calico-colored pony, while he himself
mounted an animal of some grace and
beauty, gave Jack another to ride, and,
before noon, the little party had sep
arated from the rest of the Indians
and were on their way toward the now
rapidly descending sun. They travelled
slowly and quietly along, while Jack
busted himself with reflections upon
the manner in which he was to escape,
and upon the probable fate of Col
Washington, of Sambo, and of Tommy
Wallace, who, he felt sure, had jour
neyed to the vicinity of Greenway
Court, where, even at the present mo-
ment, they must be resting in the en-
ioyment of Lord Fairfax's hospitality.
Thus he was gloomily rejecting when
sudden cry from the Shawnee chief
made him look hastily upward.
'Ho! Seel Here are the tracks of
big herd, and it must be that they
are not far distant" cried Logan, as
he pointed to numerous footprints in
the mud of a stream bottom, which
looked as if a hundred or more cattle
had gone by.
"Elk?" asked Jack.
"No! Buffalo," calculated the In
dian. "And / think that we shall see
them when we arrive upon yonder
hill" And, digging his moccasined
heels into his horses sides, he was soon
galloping to the summit of a little |
mound. "Pezhekee Pezhekeel" he
called, as he reached the summit. "A |
monster herd, indeed"
Jack hurried to the eminence, and, |
as he gazed across the valley upon the |
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