Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-04-16

fell upon a clay bank. cleaning a gel
lowieh white, reached II on hands
and knees. %streaking my face with
moist clay. until Il must have been
ghassly. and plasterlng even mora on
my hair In horrible representation or
the scalped victim.
stu unsatisned, yet knowing OF
nothing else I could add. and warned
by the shouts that | must act without
delay, stole forward TO tho edge OF
the wood, pausing there n to
muster my courage. and take one last
glance at the scene revealed by the
lrellght. All the center OF the open
Ing seemed alive with Indians crowd.
Ing forward about the prisoner. who
stood bound TO a stump. facing me.
Other savages were running swiftly
back and forth bearing armsful OF
dried wood. which were cast down at
Brady's feet, the mass already rising
above his knees. Excitement was evil
denced In shouts. and wild cries, In
frenzied leaplng, dancing, and mad
ges%ticulation. The Shawnee chief
stood silent, with folded arms, but
burning eyes. while Lappin grasped
mademoiselle's shoulder, holding her
TO place In the front rank OF those rad
demons, his voice shouting forth ~.
ders, or haunting the motionless hunt.
err, who made no reply. Rene was upon
her knees. her face hidden, but I
could soc the white CLEAN Of the cru.
cifix as she held II forth In the glow
OF light. Brady's face was not toward
me, nor revealed cS,arly by the fire.
yet he held his head erect. his eyes
rowing over the devilish faces. The
wounded Jaw was bound about with
a "trip OF bloody rag. without speak.
Ing, II yet seemed to me he Knocked
them. Once he twisted In his bonds.
and gazed at her as II he would utter
some word, but changed his mind, and,
for the first time, a look OF pain swept
into his face. Lappln saw the effort.
called out some foul insult, and a war
rior sprang forward. striking the do
fenseless man across the lips. and
driving his head back against the
stump.
The Vicious act drove me mad. and
! stepped forth into the open. llnglng
my gun down in the underbrush. No
eye In all that swarm was turned my
way. In silence | moved forward I'M
I'll ! was within n few yards OF the
struggling mass. Then | stopped, full
In the red glare OF dire. my arms up-
lifted, and gave ~utterance TO a deep.
sepulchral groan. God alone knows
how awful was the apparition. To
them, In startled horror, I wal the
dead man, standing there with CHASTITY
face. and arms outstretched, my APP
pearance rendered more terrible by
the htful CLEAN OF FIRE, revealing fea-
lures and form, glowing on torn red
jacket. and head slashed by scalplng
knife. behind me the night and the
black woods. No doubt II was n sight
to bring fear to any heart, but to these
%murderers, their minds poisoned by SUI
perstition, II brought pamela terror
too terrible to resist. They knew me
in the instant; ! was tho spirit OF the
dead; | had come back for vengeance;
with clammy hands | was clutchlng for
them; with sightless eyes | was seek
Ing them out. There was n yell.
breathing forth the terror OF their
souls; | saw eyes. wild with horror.
staring at me-; ! saw men run and
fall. scramble TO their feet, and run
again; ! saw leaping bodies fight like
iends In an effort to get free. Sls-e-
te.wah. struck by the rush, shrleked
like n woman, stared toward me from
where he lay On the ground, found his
feet and ran. ! caught glimpse OF
Rene's face uplifted, the cross stlll
before her eyes; OF Lappin. hurled
ove by the rush, trampled into the
earth by flying feet, finally regain his
knees. his face white as death. as
he stared back toward me with pro
trudlng eyes.
Again | groaned. the unearthly
sound rising even above the din, seem.
lngly echoed by the great forest and
flung back to earth again by the black
curtain overhead. Ayl Il was an Gerry
soundl It ever made my own flesh
creep. Crazed by the terror OF II,
panic.strlcken by the fears OF others,
the fur trader leaped to his feet, flung
forward his rifle and nreo. The ball
sang past my ear. and | walked
straight toward him, my CHASTITY face
exposed to the fire. my hands reach
Ing out In blind clutchlng. With one
yell. piercing. the yelp OF a frightened
wolf, he turned and dashed for the
woods, staring back over his shoulder
even MS he crashed headlong into the
u%nderbrush. For fear they might
pause when once under cover-the
first spasm OF terror gone-I ran for.