Cheyenne record., 1917-04-26
Assyes "a & j, y,osuIseifs / III Il m4ufmnred faint

.AsaveU y yosulself.s sdei d im1urmnred faint
~, s.tAere7ar Ipdianss epmings''
He kneeled and cut the thongs that
bound her ankles and then those Of her
wrists... As,,,shs tried to- stand, she
'swayed weakly and ,fainted. There
was no time to lose he lifted her limp
form upon his ishopl ders and ran stag
geringiy In the direction Of. the troops.
He could Never oveftake' theIff-the
marching column and thseslow-moving
wagons must, sbe, mile away by now.
He stumbled on with desperate exer-
tbn.F He eRfsached- the winding creek
again, laid down Shis eaneonseiopss bur,
den and dashed the icy water In Toi
inette'sf ifacs.s Tier ,great' bluei eyes,
|.shadowed BY dark, circles NJ .e1haus-
ton, opened slowly, looked at him,
blankly. "Father, help me r she cried.
!. Hs shook her by the shoulders.
Stand lup!- HryI", The Light of cen-
seriousness came, back Into her eyes;
she rose tremblfngly and tried to walk.
They found place. where the: water
gurgled over a stony bar, ankle deep;
crossed 1t andastruggled up the bank
on the farther side: ,Aa they reached
the top there came to their ears the
dreadful exultant yells Of the Indians
three hundred yards behind. David put
his arms around the girls shoulders
and they ran on with palsied limbs.
They seemed to be, struggling on i'm
that nightmare where the. feet are
leaden and the pursuers fleet. Nearer
and nearer came the fierce yelping.
At last David and Toinettes stood
stiTl and looked at each other. David
drew his knife. a She nodded, silently
praying him to deliver her with that
swift death from the tortures of the
savages. rOh. God, not yet r. he cried !;
and drew her on In blind haste. Twice
he shouted, with all the strength of
his gasping lungs" Was It an echo,
or an answering shout that, came
back? And, then there came q burst
Of the sweetest music In the world ::
the cheers Of a score Of Harrison's
men, crashing through the woods a
hundred yards away. -, -..s.E
The chase was suddenly reversed. At
tho first shout of the Ebackwoodsmen,;
the bafled Indians turned and fled.
The rescuing party pursued them but
a little way, firing vainly at the fleeing
forms lodging among the tree trunks.
Young George Croghan, Harrison's
aid, was in command of the little
squad. = They had heard Girty's shot,
fred at David, and little later, Da-
vid's shot; and had come back from
the troops with all Speed. Toinette
had sunk to the ground, laughing and
sobbing; they gathered around her
with wild hurrahs, a torrent Of eager
They bore her on their shoulders
back to the marching men. How the
cheering ran along the line as the men
caught sight Of her! General Harrison
and his staff galloped up one by one
and shouted like boys. Old "Wash"
Johnstt n leaned over and kissed her
face. stained with happy tears. TIN
old enough. my dear" he said.
And the men cheered again.
A dozen times she was obliged to
tell the story Of her captivity; a dozen
times the men lifted David on their
shoulders and cheered him to the echo.
But through all the rejoicing and the
Thanksgiving, David's heart remained
heavy for the breach still seemed i'm
possible to bridge. She, too, suffered !;
tormented by n debt of gratitude due
one whose treason to his country must
forever bar him from her love. =.
Treason? Why whs its then. that Da.
vid seemed such hero to all his COM
rades among the militiamena. Why
had all of them received him into their
hearts like a brgthsfa Tofneste strug-
gled all through the day with the
secret which she, thought so horrible.
Little by little, she came to the con.
clusfon Hthats' David HAD TnanaEed I'd
somssiWaysro ,wiu; q, ,pardons from Cow
ernor Harrison, before the trip: to the
Prophets camp had been begun. /. /,
She Went" back over the clrcuuffni.. lin.
stances of that tragic meeting in Cory
don. when she and Ike had confronted
DAVID altd' found the PROOFS of-treaefil
cry hI,on him. .-SNhat had ghapperfetl
afternshe-h -hdd lett that scene?r PER-
hnps Ike had:prtwRiled, ,oa David to-rs.
nounce his allegiance to England. Per-
haps, then, he had ipterceded with
Governor Harrison In his fflshGsr be.
half. She. pictured the Stern young
governor as saytngf that SDhvid's fife
must depend Oh his faithful service to
the territory iE the future. Ike Ind
never spoken one word to her about
David from that day ohs Little by lit
tie, as she wett'over each polut In her
heart. a sense that she had been
tricked out Of her love grew on her. a
sense that somehow she had cheated
herself. In the sleepless hours of the
night tint followed. She felt her eyes
smarting with tears. What could She
do? What could she, dot. The whole
world seemed ,aguinst hers ar.rls-ss'