Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09

Cambridge big, pleasant fellow from Omaha, who
was delighted to white again, and yet hon.
estly sorry to find another in the same plight.
score of carefully laid plans for escape came to
nothing; for, though they allowed to at will
immediate troubles aggravated when the priest,
considering them too fat for acceptable votve offerings
ordered their rations cut off
Hunger made them ingenious At noon each day the
men of the village withdrew to glade offer prayers
to the hunting god while the women cooked the midday
meal Maddened by the smell of stewing deer meat,
Won Teuber and cambridge entered of the hutS at
the noon hour and SO alarmed the mistress of the esab
lishment that she fled in panic, whereupon the fam
ished men partook of hasty repast. They expected
punishment; but as none came they repeated this per-
Torrance every day. Why their forages
checked remains mystery to Won Teuber.
The feast only two days off, and they had
despaired of seeing civilization again. when Indian,
decked out in the full panoply of San Bias warrior,
head dress of vivid parrot feathers, and scarlet tunc
spangled with silver and gold ornaments of work
mansp, visited the camp from another village and
asked to be shown the captives.
"He stately chap more than six feet tall, Won
Teuber said as he told the story He carried battle
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 at
amazement, he inquired:
"How's Broadway and the lsland?
ave assured him both in such good repair when
left that we would give much wampum to be back.
"'If you know New York your re pals of mine he
declared, and II have to help you out of this mess,
welcome bit of information which fortunately was unn
elligble to his hosts. That night Awanno $50 he
named to our hut and told us how two years be-
fore he had ventured down to the coast where the Cap
tain of tramp steamer shipped him as sailor, landing
him in New York. There Snowman hired him to pose
in the San Bias panopy he had brought along the
Wild Man of South America at Coney Island side
show Our Indian friend liked the big city, as long
lasted but with the first breath of winter he
packed back to his native mountains
3When Awanno left he sauntered out to the guards
and gradually attracted them away from hut. We
put out light, to make them think had retired
pebble ratified against door. That was signal
to run. On Our way we passed the prayer glade In
its center Illuminated by shaft of moonlight, was the
hunting god oddly carved wooden manikin perched
fVe-foot pole. The thought flashed over me that
there could be appropriate souvenir OF my cap
tivity SO l snatched it as l
@Al night travelled hard, stumbling roots and
barking shins against rocks, along the trail Awanno
had indicated. At noon threw ourselves down
utterly tagged in clump of bushes who should
walking toward but Awanno, looking fresh you
please. He gave last instructions for proceeding
quickly to the lowlands and babe use the greatest
caution; for scouting parties were already trail.
3'Remember to Broadway he called over his
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