The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-20

mysterious world OF giants. An
avalanche of sliding snow thun.
dered down into a nearby canon
and White Otter sprang to his feet
in alarm. A few moments after.
ward an owl hooted, and he won
dered If he had heard the voice OF
the Thunder Bird. The wierd tales
of old Yellow Horse. the medicine.
man. ran through his mind. and
each new sound added fuel to his
imagination. Then he heard wild
scream ring through the night, and.
as he was unfamiliar with the hunt
ing cry of the mountain lion. the
young Sioux feared that some evil
spirit of the mountains had dis.
covered his fire. He fitted an arrow
to his bow and sat staring wide
eyed into the dark. However. as
the time passed and nothing came
to disturb him, he finally laughed
away his fears and lay down beside
his fire.
The Sioux was sleeping soundly
when the great sinewy cat that had
startled him with her scream walk
ed from her lair high up. In a
granite ledge and shifted the keen
night wind which crept up the
mountain. 1t carried the blood
scent, and the lioness growled deep
In her throat like an angry dog,
She heard the hungry cries OF her
kittens, and her eyes softened at
the sound. Then the wind again
brought its message, and she bound.
ed away into the night and stole
stealthily down into the foot hills
in search of the kill.
White Otter was awakened By
the frightened snorting OF his pony.
Selling his weapons, he jumped to
his feet and hurried toward the
piebald. 1t was trembling with
panic, and the lad knew that danger
OF some sert threatened him. AS
he listened he heard something
moving near the carcass OF the
deer. Then he heard a snarl. and,
looking toward the sound, he saw
q pair OF fiery eyes glaring at him
from the dark. They shone with
a wierd greenish luster which sent
a shudder through him. Then. as
he recovered from the shock and
aimed his arrow, they vanished, and
the excited lad had doubts OF their
reality. He wondered if he was
confronted by some kindred spirit
OF the Thunder Bird. Al moment
later he heard something attempt.
ing to drag away the buck. His
Tear Instantly left him as he asked
himself II 1t were the part OF a.
Sioux warrior to stand weakly by
while another robbed him Of his
spoils. Enraged by the thought. he
crept forward with every muscle
set for action, with every sense
keenly alert, ready to battle for his
life.
Asthe lad moved slowly across
the park he saw something crouch
ng beside the carcass of the deer.
Then he again saw the flash of
hose terrifying eyes. This time.
however, they did not vanish, and
he Sioux hesitated, for he read q j
in their angry CLEAN.
Was he confronted by the great
'ear Of the mountains?. His heart
pounded at the thought. Unable
o resist the tantalizing target, he
'ploaSed hia q r.pou
The twang of the bowstring was
ollowed by an enraged snarl, and
hen a long, black shape leaped
through the dark. White Otter
prang aside and the lioness missed |
Inn and disappeared into the night.
IN instant later he saw the CLINT
# her eyes and he freed another
rrow; 1t hummed Its way into the
lark. and the Sioux knew he had
allied. Then, except for the ner-
Gus snorting of his pony, all was
till. White Otter peered anxious
into the blackness; he wondered
the strange beast had slunk
way. He looked In vain for the
warming flash of its eyes, he strain
d his ears to catch the sound of
stealthy football. Was the savage
intruder creeping toward him? Was
preparing for another spring.
he possibility filed him with
larm. As White Otter was unable
0 guess from which direction the