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Show Skeletons of Jawtowahoo and His Lover Found CHICAGO. One of the strangest of the love legends of the North Shore may have been proved true the other day. The legendary tomb of Lucy FalstafC, daughter of one of the earliest white settlers, and Chief Jawtowahoo, her voune Indian sweetheart, each of whom died for the other's love, has been found, if James R. Skinner, student stu-dent of Indian lore, Is not mistaken. The discovery was made on the es-tate es-tate of D. S. Boynton, known as "Tan-glewood "Tan-glewood Villa" at Highland Park. Laborers La-borers had been put to work in the snow to raze a "tower" which has long stood a crumbling relic. Suddenly as the wenthered stones rolled away a crevice was opened. As the opening became larger a sort of ..,, C ----- 1 cave was disclosed. Then, to the amazement of the workers, two human skeletons were revealed by a shaft of light. They lay upon the floor of the cave, as though they might have died in embrace. A little to one side stood an old earthen Jar. It was partly filled with something which might have been tobacco. The police came and examined the place and after a conference sent for Mr. Skinner, who has made a study of early Illinois life. Mr. Skinner declared de-clared his belief that at last the legendary tomb of Lucy Falstaff and Jawtowahoo Jaw-towahoo had been found. Then he retold the old story, which has been banded down from the dnys of the Indians. Lucy Falstaff, the legend goes, was the beautiful daughter of one of the earliest settlers on the western rim of Lake Michigan. Jowtowahoo, pursuing game, came to the cabin of the FalstalTs and fell In love with the pale face maiden, winning her. One day, hand In hand, the Indian and the girl set off to Join ,1a wtowahoo's tribe. But the nqimw were Jealous and ostracised her. The young lovers were called before a t.-Ibal court. The color line was drawn and the decision of the high chiefs was that the two, Lucy and Jawlowahoo, were to be sealed up In B cavern and left to die. Legend says that this sentence was carried out. As further evidence that the discovery might prove this undent romance, a rudely fashioned club was formed Inside the sealed cavern. Apparently It In an Indian club. Certainly, those who examined It Buy, It was not mudo b white man. |