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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1910-03-18, Page 7els nn "It was either their lives or ours, Nor- ine, he said. "If they had captured us, they would not have given us so merci- ful an ending," As he spoke, he began to descend the tree rapidly. Norine proceeded to follow his exam- ple, but he called back to her to remain where she was for at least a few mo - merits. "Our great danger is by no means over yet,' he declared. "We may have many, foes still to face ere we gain free- dom.» Ere the words had died on his lips, he leaped lightly to the ground, and, bending over the now motionless Paw- nees, he proceeded to take from their punch of rations, canteens of water, and two dark blankets, and all their bows and arrows. Norine watehed him breath- lessly'from above. In less time than it takes to tell it, he had regained her side, and was hold- ing one of the canteens to her lips, begs ging her to drink, long and copiously, all forgetful that he himself had tasted neither food nor drink for almost forty- eight hours. It was not until Norine had eaten would he take food or drink himself, and when he did so, it seemed to put ` new life in him. "You must wrap this dark blanket around you, Norine," he said; "it was your bright coat and hood that came near costing us so dear." "'Can we not move on, Joe?" she plead- ed. "My limbs are so cramped that it is hard work to sit here any longer." "It would not be wise to do so, Nor- ine," he replied, "for the reason that half a dozen scouting parties of redskins, attracted by the sound of the firing, may be hurrying toward this spot at this identical moment. If upward of an hour passes and none approach, it will be well enough to leave this hiding place." Even exhausted as she was from her strained position, Norine said to herself that whatever Joe concluded to do must certainly be wisest and best. Thus it proved to be, for almost as soon as they had appeased their thirst and hunger from the provisions and water of the savages, they heard the Pawnee warwhoon in the distance. The sun had shown itself but for a brief half hone when it had arisen, and now it had entirely disappeared behind a huge ,bank of dark, leaden clouds, and it had begun to snow heavily. Joe was thankful for this for two rea- - sons—firs-4' leacause the heavily falling snow would more, effectually screen them. from view, and secondly, because their footprints in the deep snow below would be obliterated very quickly. "Heaven is merciful to us, and God is with us," he murmured. As. the sound of the approaching In- dians fell upon Norine's ear, a great cry of terror broke from her Iips. "We are lost this time, Joe!" she cried, wildly; "we are lost! lost! lost!" It was all that he could do to assure her that their chances of escaping dis- covery were far better than on the for- mer occasion. "Be brave, and control yourself," he urged, "and. all will yet be well. Keep up, Norine let that be my prayer to you—when they come within earshot. Remember, their hearing is keen—in- tensely keen. You must not betray our presence by the slightest sound." "I will do my best to—to—be brave," answered the girl, catching her breath with a suppressed sob. His eloquent look thanked her more earnestly than any words could have done. Joe realized how exhausted she must be from the enforced position, and to how great e. tension her nerves must be stretched, and he pitied her from the depths of his great, loyal heart. If he could have given every drop of that heart's blood to save her from the agony she was undergoing, ho would gladly have done so. It was the bitterest of torture to him to look on and s.ee her in distress, with no means of alleviating her sorrow. He had wrapped the dark blanket around her, sheltering her from the cold, and made her as comfortable as he counid. He could do no more now than await the oncoming of the savages, hoping from the depths of his soul that there MADE 1N CANADA CHER91ECALLY PURE Canadian Government tests show 'we have the purest, and highest strength goods. Gillett's is used by the best Bakers and Caterors everywhere. Costs no more than the inferior adulterated knds. E. W. GILLETT CO., LTD tf t+S Toronto, Ont. Aj l o ' T ". 'CT would be no more bloodshed for her in - mood; young eyes to behold. Looking through the trees toward the westward, he saw then approaching, running forward, as fleet of foot as the forest buck, and a thousand times more ferocious to the gaze. "Close your eyes, Norine, and you will not see," he whispered; "and if you could but close your ears, you would be spared the hearing of their wild shouts." Norino closed her eyes, and pressed the heavy blanket down close over her ears, as .he had suggested—to shut out, as far as was possible, the horrible sounds. Onward caste the Pawnees; when at last they sighted their three fallen coip- rades lying stiff and stark .under the trees, their rage knew no bounds. Joe knew full well that if they fell into the hands of the savages in that hour, they would show them no pity—no *mercy. He could even decipher that muoh from their wild expressions, as they showed each other the wounds on the deed. He heard thein say: "Catch quick man and girl, and we eat hearts!" Again Joe thanked Heaven that Nor- ine did not understand their language, or realize their diabolical threats, as %hey faced each other in awful rage. Norine did not see or hear, her head was so muffled up within the great, heavy folds of the blanket. Then followed a most exciting expres- sion of their feelings, as they held the customary war -dance around their fall- en comrades, which signified that they should be most speedily avenged. Their wild howls, which deepened into demoniac yells, were horrible to hear, in their blood -curdling shrdillness. Then, as suddenly as they had begun, they became quiet, and one of their cumber seemed to be laying out a course of pro- cedure. Although Joe did his best to hear and understand, this time their language got the better of him; not one word could he comprehend. The snow had been falling so heavily that all footprints had been speedily ob- literated, and then, too, it was begin- ning to drift—a very fortunate occur- rence for them, Joe told himself, thank- fully.. Although they examined the' ground about the fallen braves as carefully as they could, it did not seem to occur to them to look up into the tree. 13y the way they pointed through he trees, Joe surmised that they were discussing the probability of their having fled in that direction. This conviction was deepened when four of their number turned and disap- peared through the underbrush toward the point designated. With bated breath, Joe watched and waited in painful anxiety to see what they intended to do next. How long would the two sentries which they had left behind them remain under the tree? Fire upon them he dare not, for by this time the forest was probably alive with scouting parties. There was another thing that troubled Joe intensely, and that was that neither Norine nor himself would be able to hold. out much longer; exhausted nature would slowly but surely assert itself, and the result would be that they would become too benumbed to maintain their hold upon the branches much longer or their seats upon the limb of the tree, which the oncoming wind stornowas be- ginning to sway forward and backward. If the wind freshened into a gale within the next half hour, all would be over with them; they would fall head- long down—ay, down to the feet of the sentries standing motionless beside their dead at the foot of the tree. Already Joe felt a lassitude creeping over him which he seemed unable to shake of, CITaPTER XXXII. But at the moment when verything seemed darkest, a bright gleam of joy brightened their hearts, for the savages suddenly determined to quit their vigil. Before doing this, however, they took great care to carefully cover their fallen braves with great heaps of snow. Joe's cheeks blanched as he watched them. He knew full well why they had taken that precaution; they realized that the wolves that infested that heav- ily wooded forest would soon put iu an appearance, and their own safety de- manded that they should leave with a little delay as possible. The way in which they packed the snow abort the bodies told Joe that, and the great pains they took to serape away every vestige of the discolored snow and heap clean snow about it. This completed, with a strange, uncanny chant, that sounded horribly weird, they retreated slowly in the way in which they had conte. Norine watched her companion mute- ly, and he knew the question she would ask, and answered it. "Yes, we will leave our perilous hid- ing place, but the danger we may meet svill require all our fortitude, Whether we go or stay, the danger is the same. Are you equal to it, little Norine? It is only for you I fear—only for you." "Whenever you lead I can follow," she answered, with attempted , bravery-. Without another word . of comment he helped her down from the tree in which she had found refuge for so many long hours. For a moment her limbs seemed so benurnber that it was with the utmost difficulty that she could take a single step. .toe noted it, and it wrung his honest heart with the keenest pain; and, weak e CURED D e IN 24 HouRS You can painlessly remove any eon] either hard, soft or bleeding, by applying l'utnam's Corn Extractor. It never burns, leaves no soar, contains no acids • is harmless because composecj only of healing gums and balms: Fifty years in Use. Cure guaranteed. Sold ay all druggists 25o. bottles. Refuse substitutes PALS LESS • CORN EXTRACTOR as he was, he would have ' carried her 'in his arms, if she would have permitted him to do so. Every step they took swas fraught with the gravest danger, but Joe did itis best to let Norine's mind dwell upon this. He saved her from every pang of distress possible. "If we can but reach the main road, all will be well," he whispered to her over and over again. "Four stages cross the mountain daily, you know, and we would not have so long to wait to catch one of them;" Joe dared not follow the main path; the danger of meeting some stray band of Pawnees was too great, so they threaded their 'way through the thick underbrush, with much difficulty, mak- ing very little progress. If he had been alone, he would have pushed onward with much more speed; having Norine to care for, he was obliged to continue the journey. The redskins and the beasts of prey were not the only foes he feared; the mountain -forest was the home of the. deadly moccasin snake, and xnany other venomous species, as well. That they did ,not attack .prey in the winter months— being at that time in a comatose state—had been disproved by full many a traveler who had nearly lost had nearly lost their lives along that mountain road by coming suddenly in contact with a nest of them hidden beneath some shelving rock. For an ]your or,more they made their way onward, Joe cheering h • to con- tinue her efforts by cheery ords. But at length, tired natu asserted itself. "I cannot go any farther, te," she faltered; "I am so tired—so red." He could see that she spok the truth. She was too exhausted to proceed an- other step; there was nothing for it but t0 let her rest. Parting the branches of a great, hea- vy bush, he bade her seat hersel*, mur- muring: "You shall rest here,, my poor little girl, and I will watch e:vei' you." Seating her, he proceeded tc: wrap the blanket about her with as much care as a loving mother might have done. "Close your eyes and try to sleep a little, Norine," he said: "ther is noth- ing like sleep to freshen one ip." "I know it, Joe," she answ ed; "but it seems as though I would never be able to close my eyes again. 'red as I am, they will not shut." "You must shut them Ike this, and keep them el ed, throwing himself at a little dista. ing -his eyes, by Heaven only knew but even while he spo • • he words. trailed slowly to ;' est of the sentence, and ere they . scarce- ly died away on his lips his• <. eted fell gently forward and Norine sats that the poor fellow hp.d dropped in, ' a deep sleep. "Poor, faithful Joe! it is 1 who will watch over you," thought Norine, no - tieing how pale and wan he looked. Exhausted though she we., she did not seem to be able to close her eyes to rest them, despite Joe's earnest ad- vice. As site sat there, her thoughts revert- ed to Clifford Carlisle, and his falsity and desertion of her. She wondered that the blow of find- ing out how little lie really cared for her had not killed her. She seemed to have but a • confused idea of all that had taken pine on that memorable occasion between er false lover and Chowsky, the half -1 eed; she remembered the unexpected countre and that Clifford Carlisle had ignomini- ously fled from her. What else had hap- pened at that time, try as she would, she could not recall. In that hour she had realized that her grandfather's estimate of the hand- some, debonair stranger had been but too true. The kndwledge that he did not love her—could never have truly loved her— had been a death blow to her happiness. "it has broken my heart - I can never love again," moaned Norine, her lips quivering with pitiful emotion. She realized poor Joc's love for her ,now as she had never realized it before; but alas! when one loves another, there is no affection to give elsewhere, deep as her pity might be for him. She looked at Joe's careworn face, and her heart ached for him. As yet she had not had the opportunity to tell hint how cruelly he had been misjudged by his friends and neighbors—that they quite believed he had absconded with the express company's money —never dreaming that he had fullers into the bends of the desn;.i' e Pawnees. And as she followed this thought out, she remembered suddenly the lial°- breed's expressed determination to de- stroy the village of Hadley .and mas- sacre the inhabitants. Oh, God! had tltetr nefarious design been put into execution. They had not a moment to lose; they must push on; she must awaken Joe, and tell him tke awful story. She tried to spring to her feet, but her limbs refused to obey ]ter; nor could she utter the cry on her lips; her every nerve seemed paralyzed. And as the moments passed, the world seemed to slip from her; the deep snow seemed to melt and stretch away into green pastures,- where bright -hued flowers rioted in the sunshine and birds sang the sweeitest of melodies am- ong the green, waving branches. At her feet a purling rivulet lyeaped over its white, pebbly bed, dancing- onward with a whirling rush, pausing not to admire the snowwhite lambkins that cem down to its mossy brink to slake their thirst as they stood knee deep in the sweet, pink clover. Then, slowly, the singing of the little rivulet at her feet seem- ed to cease, the birds' notes were still- ed, and the terrible stillness around and about her seemed to grow oppressive. Something shone like twin scintillating diamonds at her feet, among the wild flowers. The sparkling jewels seemed to wave to and fro — to— and— fro— impelling her almost uncon- sciously to sway to and fro to keep time .,with them. The blood seemed to recede front her heart, leaving her as cold as ice; her hands hung powerless at her side. She could not have moved a =sole, stirred hand or foot, if her very life had depended upon it. Sudden- ly, a whizzing sound. rent the air, and Norine realized no more. When she returned to conseiouemess, a little while after, she found Joe kneel - lug beaide her, vigorously rubbing her face and hands with snow. What was it?" she asked, wondet•4ne• ly. "Did I fall asleep, .Toe? I did nob mean to, but I was so tired—se tired I must have shifted off without know- ing it." He looked at her, striping manfully to repress his deep agitation, as he answer- ed: "You carne near falling asleep never to awaken again. Norine. This is what came near doing the mischief. Sce?" As he spoke, he held up before her startled gaze a huge black snake, fully ten feet long, minus the head, which hard been shot off. "He had charmed you so completely that you were entirely in his venomous power, and he waS just about to strike. Instead of watehiing you, as I had prom- ised to do, 1 full asleep, awakening with a terrible start, a subtle premonition of impending evil, just, in the nick 'of time to save you. Oh, Norine, how can you ever forgive me for so failing in the rust imposed on ire? If anything had opened to you, I Would have shot my- self here at .your. foot; life would have been over for me." - "Do not look et it," he added, noting how she was trembling, and gazing at it still With fascinated oyes. "lt is be- yond the power of anno3 ing you fur- tlhen. It has paid for its; temerity with its life." As he spoke, he caught the hideous reptile up with the end of a Long stick and hurled it from them, far into the underbrush. He did nut tell Norine that there was sure to be another reptile of the same species near about ---that they always traveled in pairs but each instant he expected to be onnfronted by its mate. "Come, Norine," he said. lightly; "we have not rested long, but time is so pre- cious that it is almost a sin to waste one moment in loitering here." He assisted her to her feet, noting with an aehing heart how weak she was growing through the oonstturt strain on her nerves. "Are you. able to go an a little. farth- er, Norine?" he queried, anxiously, "Yes," she answered. "And will you?" he murmured, notic- ing that she niocle no attempt to stir from the spat which had been replete with so much danger to her. "If I may lean on. you, Joe," she re- plied, faintly. It was pitiful to sea the expression that cane into his face ---it was alinostt like a glory. B:e tool: her hand in enema and drew her toward him. 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Capricious love is bound to change, And change is ever linked to loss; So sive may grow so dark and strange That it becomes a leaden cross. ]t weaned to poor .Toe that the pinna- cle of earthly happiness was reached sv+hen Norine, leaned so heatvily against bels heart—thee true, noble, manly heart that beast only for her, He forgot their surroundings in the greet peaceful joy that flooded his soul. All that he had suffered was forgotten in the supreme happiness of that mo- ment. 14ltwry.enother who loved as fondly as Joe did eat kl not heave refrained from bretuhhing his love to her then and there. But Joe Brainard. was too noble for than. Never until after he had placed her in the arise of her good old grandfather and his old wife would he tell the girl how much she was to him, and plead with her to let him rwroteet through the years to come hoer Ii'e, which he hod sans cd not once, but thrice. 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