Show P Perils PI I 0 of f a ii n- n Pioneer loneer IK HAYS OP OF I Or i the SeouL J. J j. j n. n iii Continued FrO From Yesterday Morning Why are you so 80 near ou our r I village Inquired Star Light Light Str-Light for tor It was sheA sueA she sue A young oung maiden ha has d from the tho at on the Kentucky Kentucky ri rib 11 or or oro r rejoined our hero resolving ti to trust her with wih the object of or his mla mla- don uloa Is ls Is that all allT 11 asked SUr Str Star S HIs Is not that enough returned Al 1 0 lan Such things tings often oten happen but wb why do you seek her in this direction 1 Do Dc you ou lay this new sin at the te door of ot the thc Ch Cherokee rol eo Is I the red face face rec-face always alway at RI fault Did Dd the Great Spirit make thema them thom thoma a H nation naton of ot thI thieves vee I I said not riot eo so but we ve seek that which Is lost In all an places plaes thore there la Is I a a possibility o of Its Ig being found IsI Is Isit it I not so exclaimed c d Star LIght energetically I Know 7 now that the he WhiteCloud WhiteCloud White White- Cloud Is safe sate she will 1 return a again to before the tho next nest moon Go back and anti tell tel her friends frends so eo What strange thing thine IB is this you say sy cried cred Allan Anan Am I speaking to tho the winds that you ou do not understand Are Arc my wor words s so 80 idle that the they do to not Interest you I 1 said salt that the white whit ft maiden was safe r rejoined Star Wore Whore Is she Bhe Let Iet me mo soe see her let her let me mo HP oak to her cried crio Allan la What is White Cloud Cloud to you ou asked askel Allan nan Star Light Star coldly Io looking ea 8 t at Oh Oh she Is much I 1 think of ot her bel and dream ream of ot her herr exclaimed Norwood And nd docs does she dream of or you r re resumed re- re coined Str LI Star Light ht l in the tue same tone Alas Aias no She Shi does not even I know now In inc an exclamation of on con con- tempt The pale face ha has hAt be been heun n drink drink- 5 j ti e live Lit from death r replied pHed And was not hot Otter Lifter Oter worthy o othe of the confidence of ot Star Light and WhiteCloud WhiteCloud White White- Cloud replied d the chief In a tone tODe o of ot mild mit reproach Otter Lifter Oler of or the red race of ot th the Cherokees is humane but captive was not tAi taken en by by a war party party of or his and and- he might Have Hae oared feared fored to attend arrend the the warriors who brought hot her away from answered ered Star Was speak of or t fear ar When was Otter Lifter Oler afraid When did he lie fail all to raise l his is vol voice e against cruelty Who can say that he ever tortured a prisoner or made malc war Wa on on women omen and 0 children Not a a person living l said the chief with wIh dignity Then why does toes such a heart gentle heart ed d leader stand still sun wimmie his help is needed Docs Does ho not see ECO this trembling trem I bling girl suffering the terrors of or death Ha Has he not a n hand to use as aswell aswell well wel as a tongue to talk exclaimed Star Str The speech of or Star Light IM Is I blUer biLler she wounds the to heart of or the tIme chieftain who is ready to die He in her service returned Otter Lifter mournfully lI My fair young oung cousin means moans not to wrong rong her friend the bold Otter Oter She speaks thus because the danger is 18 pressing said The Cherokee chief gave ga a searching glance while hUe she sIre was speakIng speak speak- ing Fanny Harrod recovered reco her consciousness consciousness con con- an and stood clinging to StarLight StarLight StarLight Star- Star Light and ant our heroine awaiting with r feelings which cannot be describe the decision of ot a her fate fate Hope and fear struggled b by turns In her boom and held heM her In the chains of ot suspense too dreadful to imagine When Ko- Ko To- To I What cried with Ith quiverIng quiver quiver- I Ing lip Up and trembling voice Lifter Lifer But nut she shall live lve added Otte Otter Otter- It I 11 is well wal answered Star Light Str I loftily She aall 11 1 lh live lonta d t tie the e chief I even if it the um sum of or h her 11 r be bethe the thc life of Otter Yes Yoe he v will 1 perish before a 0 single hair of ot her er head shall be bt scathed b by the devouring lire fire fre The Te chieftain pause paused nr and turning Uz more fully funy toward tovar Stor-Ll Stor Star Light ht asked Is it enough It I is enough replied the time Indian girl girl This way way continued r Ot Otter Lifts The latter moved on on and the three thir maidens n followed him without a q- ques ques- lon Ion Leaving Laving tho the little village e. e I ho Ted the way to the tho deep and ant dark dark tom for forest for j est eat through the time umbrage of or which tl the pale palo moonlight with difficulty crep crept He stopped at length a n few rew hundred yards from the tue enc encampment mp nt Stay here hore he said till tl I J return and nd immediately left them was now about to rove reveal le ea herself to Miss Harrod but Star Light sternly ba bade e her list be silent siet If It I you would save h her r. r be Le silent she said Thou Though h this was a restraint which she hie could not bear without much effort eort she felt Cel tho the necessity of obedience Fanny Harrod was an Intimate and valued valued val val- friend and she longed to throw herself hersel Into her arms and tell tel her allbut all aU but that could coul not be thought of under under un un- der the circumstances in which sh shwas she was placed lace Miss Iss Harrod who now began to fec feel somewhat assured of escape felt relt a strong desire to know who the tho delicate Indian girl was who had embraced embrace her nn and called cled her by name Time The time tinie of or Otter Litters Oter absence seemed long Indeed to the expectant expectant captive e A thousand fears Tears and wild wil wid conjectures had birth In her mind l Per Perhaps Perhaps cr- cr haps the tho chief had been detected Ii in his purpose and the plan had tal It I was possible that he had not sufficient suf suf- Influence among the other chiefs chief and in warriors to save her an and Innumerable Innumerable able ble other fancies of or this kind passe passed In n quick quid succession through her mind mini to Lo revive her terrors terrors Star Light appeared to fathom lie her ller thought and nl said He Ho will wil not fall fail faU ho he never breaks hI hIV his word ord V rd These brief sentences cheered tb the heart o of Miss Haro Harrod After the lapse of half hal an hour steps xv were mere re heard approaching Fanny an and Rosalthe simultaneously uttered a cr cry cr crof of f surprise an and alarm for Instead oi of seeing lag Otter Lifter Otter the they beheld a dozer dozen warriors upon mounted upon horses Star Star- LIht remained calm and undisturbed Peace Pence peace cace foolish maidens Ott Ot Ot- t l' l Lifter is with them sh she sho cx cx- da Imel looked again at the advancing ing ng Indians and beheld the tile chief In Ia the thc midst of or them leading a horse She kissed Miss Iss Harrods Harrod's Harrot's pale ale cheeks and wept for jO Joy Without speaking Otter the animal ani Lifter ilter placed Miss Harrod upon mal aI which had been provided for that purpose ui Tho The chief chile then turned to the voting oung men Conduct this n to Harrods Harrods- s- s In voice voice voice-of ot command command- burgh burSh he lie said a Otter Lifter has pledged his word old that at she shall live and return to her i lends friends Go and remember that your our I hers if Jt harm lives es shall answer for befall nail her Como e. here eie Star said Fanny In n n a subdued voice rUe rile proud Indian girl ri stepped to her side Hille and Iss liar liar- rod 1 bending bending- forward imprinted ted a l kiss Iriss roc It Ita sa anil a nil I Ia Ian Ican upon on ln her hor r kuty oty forehead l a s- s s can an a give Iv you she added l. l SU r Star Light ht smiled sm ed faintly and seemed mel melto the girl to look lovingly ly at young For r a moment her haughty beauty was Into a mildness almost anlie an- an n- n nHe she did with the theIA pi lie lie- He Standing as at dil dun IA rn rays e of the moon shining on her upturned face she sho caused o thoughts ought to wander to that unknown hb far tar back In forgotten years ears of of or God saw lh the e past when the sonis of that they were men er me 1 daughters air L I r. r It Is well el that that you have been called caled tar Light I for I behold reflected from your our ur starry eyes st t rays of or mercy mercyd ild d t l-futh l uth I said Miss Iss Harrod a ally gazed more fixedly at al Fanny anny and ana her expression became more benignly soft sor Otter Lifter gazed at hor with a n kind kindi of i f Oter mute idolatry discernible In his eloquent elo elo- do- do qu quent nt eyes and then turned turne abruptly afraid to trust rom om tho the scene as QS if himself I longer I Star Light moved slowly away and ond took toot Miss Harrods Harrod's hand When the tho l latter stooped to kiss her forehead she half formed the tho resolution ion tion to whisper her name nome but a single single sin sin- ton ed and genUs gentle gle ble glance at lt the chan changed expression of Star Light mado macRi her reject re reo the idea arid and in an Instant Fanny and md her he escort scort were moving mo mo towar to ar f Tomorrow t said Star ht fire water Ine Str-LI Str If know mare l to I I I am impatient moe nm truly tuly lead me to really you OU renly speak spek f d. d l a added ced Norwood orwood Wa Wa Va I 1 should lead you to your death a You would nevor return to the great fort to say that the palo plo maiden 1 lives livos returned Star Light Str cally cly Rosalthe is a am among ng your to can she ails bo safe h people people how how then thon be man asked the tho young asked That IE jg known to mo mc and not to r tell leil t no flO more said you I will WUI wU you yell r. r Star 0 Star cried Norwood Norwood Nor Nor- You shall thal by Ly heavens r. r wood starting to his hla bi feet wool The daughter ot of the the proud Cherokee fears nothing She is willing to make make I ears the friends noting of ot th the White Cloud Cloud glad glo is safe kate af sending them word that she he t r by torture her with tireL tire fire but should you more replied StarLight Star Star- she would tell no Str- Str L tel Light drawing up her person cally cly Cl Tho dignified anti and assured air 11 of at the Cherokee maiden malden conjoined to her form torm arrested feature and beauty euty of ot Ho stood before Allan In his Ills purpose stool her bel lan J irresolute and embarrassed Before he be had bad recovered his from the lodge had glided Star Light and nd Str disappeared in the t forest XIV Indian Villum t Scene nt at the thC to She clasped ped return W We looked hooked imploringly gly at t her ller ban hands s and inthe in inthe stood motionless Otter Lifter who the path and nor hOI Star-Light Star anI would 1 cousin What What of or the W WyandoL do ael asked the thet r chief coldly coldly- the they t Cloud While and the te malc maiden D nc Star Light do not like cruelty call C cop cop- jc heZ t Q i gave ave ave thiS t ue had first seen her hor in tho tue lodge she bad hac d herself with wih thi-i thi which calmness of despair to the doom appeared inevitable but since a a ray of or hope bad ro reached her tho the love lova of or Ufe had ha returned with wih all ni its Is legitimate leglU- leglU mate power Miss Harrod was by no means a weak irresolute character but her position po- po position po po- it will vIll wi be perceived was one oneto oneto oneLo to Lo try the strongest n nerves curves for tor there were but two sides aides to the momentous question The Tho dark dad side was C unrelieved queston by a single gleam gloam of ot sunshine It H was to return ani and meet death by bya bya bya i from which the most a process organized a mind might shrink with O-Ih O a shiver of ot inexpressible horror barol the other other other oth oth- er side of or the subject was was life Ute aud all al alis its is sweet w at enjoyments She fixed her hor burning eyes eye eye on tho the placid ih-cid faco face of Otter Lifter Otter Lifer in silent agony gony of spirit for tor s she ste e felt and trul truly that it was he who was to decide her ber tate fate There was a short period in which no words word word were spoken The rue cap cap- cp- cp emotions of pity in tho the tivo read no features of the chief He gave back bach her appealing look oo with wih one apparently as impassive as hers had bal been earnest ernest A faint smile at length played over 1 his fant lips Ups hu he spoke end arid Fanny Harrod nii bent forward to catch his Ms words with wih breathless attention This white maiden is is he ho said slowly slow slow- IsIs IsIs is isIs Is white maiden ly ly Ill this exclaimed Rosalthe no Is Is what longer able to control her ber Intense anxiety death added the I to 13 t chief li In In the same name tone ton my senses mUT mure murmured mur mur- e ry muTed ev to herself rl m Pale Lily has been condemned condemned con conS Yes YM th the Pale Pale-Liy b the ordeal or ot to death by by t fre |