New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09

Bainbridge, big, pleasant fellow from Omaha, who
was delighted TO see white again and yet hon
estlv sorry TO find another in the same plight
4 score Of carefully laid plans for escape came to
nothing: for, though they allowed to roam at vii;
about camp the confines vgilanty guarded Their
immediate troubles were aggravated when the priest
considering them too fat for acceptable vove offerings
ordered their rations cut Oft.
Hunger made them ingenious. AT each dav the
men OF the village withdrew to glade to offer PRAYERS
to the hunting god while the women cooked the midday
meal. Aladdened by the smell OF Stewng deer meat
Won Te,ber and Banbrdge entered one Of the hus at
the noon hour and alarmed the mistress Of the cstab
lishment that she fled in panic, whereupon the fam
ished men partook Of hasty repast. They expected
punishment; but as came they repeated this per-
Torrance every day. Why their forages were never
checked remains a mystery TO Won Teuber
The sun feast was only two days of, and they had
despaired of seeing civilization again when an Indian
decked in the full panopy OF San Bias warrior
head dress Of vivid parrot feathers and scarlet tunic
spangcd with silver and gold ornaments Of rare work
manshp,-visited the camp from another village and
asked to be shown the captives
"Hc was a stately chap, more than SIX feet tall Won
Tcubcr said as he told the story. "lie carried battle
club Of twenty notces indicative Of the number Of hos
tile braves who had fallen before him in battle and the
chiefs treated him with great respect Smiling pleas
antly he shook hands with us, and IN perfectly good
United States asked after our health Laughing 40
amazcment, he inquired:
Slows Broadway and the lsland:'
1--WE assured him both were in such good repair when
we left that would give inuCh Wdinpum 70 De back.
of YOU know New York you're pals Of mine he
declared and III have to help you out Of this mess
welcome bit Of information which fortunately unn-
elligble to his hosts That night Awanno $50 he was
nancdD came TO our hut and told how two years be-
fore he had vcntured down to the coast where the Cap
tain Of tramp steamer shipped him as sailor landing
him in New York There a Snowman hired him 20 pose
in the San Bias panoply he had brought along the
Wild Man Of South America at Coney Island side
show Our Indian friend liked the big city, long as
summer lasted but with the first breath Of winter he
hacked back 70 his native mountains.
"Whcn Awanno left he Sauntercd out 70 tho guards
and gradually attracted them away from our hat. We
put out our light, make them think we had retired
4 pebble ratified against door That was our signal
10 run On our way passed the prayer glade In
its center illuminated by shaft Of moonlight, the
hunting god an oddly carved wooden mankin Ierched
on a hvc-foot pole The thought flashed over ne that
there could be more appropriate souvenir % my cap
tivi,v; 50 | Snatched il as | ran.
All night we travelled hard stumbling over roots and
barking our shins against rocks along the trail Awanno
had indicated. At noon, we threw oursclyes down
utterly tagged in clump Of bushes. who should come
walking toward Us but Awanno looking as fresh YOU
please He gave last instructions for proceeding
quickly the lowlands and babe use the greatest
caution: for scouting parties already our trail
Remember me TO Broadway he called over his
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