Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-12

b>ing purified: and some evidence
alss that W were svsa within Iadisa
Tertiary,
The savsgsu had len tAAr unmis-
tahshle mark for our Audins. 1t was
In the early twilight Of the second day.
the western shy already purple with
the fast fading coaors. the prairie be-
fore Us showing IN patches Of green
and brown. To our left was a thick
wood. even then grown gloomy and
dark In shadows, and slightly In nd
vance OF US Kennedy rode alone. hope
fut OF thus dislodging some wild AMI
NAL. l could see the CLEAN OF the pis-
toll In his hand. held In instant readi-
ness cooked and primed. Suddenly he
drew rein, and then, turning his
horses head sharply, advanced eau.
tiously toward the miniature forest.
leaning forward to gaze intently ut
something unseen from where we were.
lie halted his horse. which paved rest.
lessly, and sat mGiionless, staring
down into a little hollow Immediately
in front Of him; then he turned In the
saddle. and beckonsd me.
Scum over we're. Cap" he called, his
voice sounding strange. mo. not the
gurls you cum alone"
rode forward and Joined him, only
10 stare also. the heart within me al
most censing to beat, as beheld the
grtlesome sight No suddenly revealed.
There within the confines Of that lit
tie hollow. almost ut the edge of the
wood, lay the dead and mutilated
bodies Of eleven men, In every distort-
ed posture imaginable, some stripped
naked. and showing CHASTITY wounds;
others fully clothed; but with the cloth
hacked into rags. II had once been a
camp, the black Goals Of a fire still
visible. with one man lying across
them. his face burnt and unrecogniza-
BILE. With the exception Of one only
a mere boy. who lay few rods away,
! as though brought down In fiight--the
entire group were together. almost
touching each other in death. Beyond
question they had been soldiers
militia vOlunteers--fo while there was
only one uniform among them. they all
wore army belts, and a service insignia
appeared on their hats. Tim vented
his feelings in a smo,hered oath.
Militia, by God" he muttered
gruffiy. mo guard set; the bloody
Injuns Jumped Fem frum out them
woods. Those poor devils never he'd
no chanel. Amt tibet 1t, Cap?'
mo doubt Of 1t; the whole story is
there. None Of them alive?"
II reckon not--cudn't be hacked up
like tibet. an most o. 'em skelped.
Them reds never left d gun be-
hind neither. Why, say, this affair
must took place this yere very
maunin', bout breakfast time"
: He stood up in his stirrrps. and
swept his eyes anxiously about in
every direction.
"Good Lord! maybe we better be
gittin' long out O. yere right smart.
Thar aln't nuthin' ter stay fer; we
can't help them men none, an only the
devil knows whar them InJuns hav'
gone. Yer GIT the gurls away afore
they see whut's yere-1own yonder,
inter the valley"
took one more glance at the sight,
fascinated by Its very horror. then
wheeled my terrified horse, and rode
back. Heartless as his words sounded,
they were nevertheless true. We could
be of no aid to the dead, while upon
US yet rested the duty Of guarding the
living. The young negress lifted her
head, and gazed at me duly. so thor
oughly tired as to be Indifferent as to
what had occurred; but Eloise read in
stantly the message Of my face.
"You have looked upon something
terrible" she cried. "What was 1t, q
dead b0dy2"
Eleven dead bodies" answered
gravely, my lips trembling. "A squad
OF militiamen were surprised by In.
dams over there. and slaughtered to a
man, apparently with no chance to
even defend themselves. I have never
seen a more terrible sight"
Indians. you sayt Here1" her eyes