The Inola Register. (Inola, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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Old Olllla' Girl.
Quitted by the unerring Instinct of
•o old Indian fighter. Olllla, during
that ir«l mad retreat, had discovered
temporary "heller behind one o( the
largnat buwiUn. It waa a trlfla Is
advance of thus* later lulled teto posl
lion by the auMtevs, but waa of a ail*
and abape which should hare afforded
ample protection for two, and doubt-
teaa would have dime ao had It not
been for the firing from the cliff op-
posite. Kven then It waa a deflected
bullet, glancing from off the poUNhcd
surface of the rock, which found lodi-
meut In (he aturdy old fighter's lirain.
The girl bad caught him aa be fell, had
wasted all her (reasurcd more of wa-
ter In a vain effort to cleanse the blood
from hla features, and now aat there,
pillowing his head upon her knee, al-
though the old man was mono dead
with the first touch of tbe ball. That
had occurred fully an hour before, but
ahe continued In tho same posture, a
grave, pathetic figure, her face sobered
and careworn beyond her yearn, her
eyes dry and attiring, one brown hand
grasping uncouscloiiNly the old man's
useless rifle. She would scarcely have
been esteemed attractive even under
much happier circumstances and as-
alated by dress, yet there was some-
thing In the Independent poise of her
head, the steady fixedness of her pos-
ture, which served to interest Hamp-
ton as he now watched her curiously.
"Fighting blood." he muttered ad-
miringly to himself. "Might fall to
develop Into very much of a society
bell, but likely to prove valuable out
bere."
She was rather a slender slip of a
thing, a trifle too tall for her years,
perhaps, yet with no lack of develop-
ment apparent In the slim, rounded
figure. Her coarse home-made dress
of dark calico fitted her sadly, while
her rumpled hair, from which the
broad-brimmed hat had fallen, pos-
sessed a reddish copper tinge where
it was touched by the sun. Mr. Hamp-
ton's survey did not Increase his de-
sire for more intimate acquaintance-
ship, yet he recognized anew her un-
doubted claim upon him.
"Suppose I might just as well drop
out that way as any other," he reflect-
ed, thoughtfully. "It's all in the game."
Lying flat upon his stomach, both
arms extended, he slowly forced him-
self beyond his bowlder into the open.
There was no great distance to be
traversed, and a considerable portion
of the way was somewhat protected
by low bushes. Hampton took few
chances of those spying eyes above,
sever uplifting his head the smallest
fraotlon of an inch, but reaching for-
ward with blindly groping hands,
caught hold upon any projecting root
or stone which enabled him to drag
his body an inch farther. Twice they
fired directly down at him from the
opposite summit, and once a fleck of
sharp rock, chipped by a glancing bul-
let, embedded itself In his cheek, dye-
ing the whole side of his face crimson.
But not once did he pause or glance
aside; nor did the girl look up from
the Imploring face of her dead. As he
crept silently in, sheltering himself
next to the body of the dead man, she
perceived his presence for the first
time, and shrank back as if In dread.
"What are you doing? Why—why
did you come here?" she questioned, a
falter in her voice; and he noticed that
her eyes were dark and large, yielding
a marked impress of beauty to her
face.
"I was unwilling to leave you here
alone," he answered, quietly, "and hope
to discover some means for getting
you safely back beside the others."
"But 1 didn't want you," and there
was a look of positive dislike in her
widely opened eyes.
"Didn't want me?" He echoed these
unexpected words in a tone of com-
plete surprise. "Surely you could not
desire to be left here alone? Why
didn't you want me?"
"Because I know who you are!" Her
Tolce seemed to catch in her throat.
"He told me. You're the man who
abot Jim Eberly."
Mr. Hampton was never of a pro-
nounced emotional nature, nor was he
a person easily disconcerted, yet he
flushed at the sound of these Impul-
sive words, and tbe confident smile de-
serted hla lips. For a moment they
■at thus, the dead body lying between,
and looked at each other. When the
man finally broke the constrained si-
lence a deeper intonation had crept
Into bis voice.
"My girl," he said gravely, and not
without a suspicion of pleading, "this
1s no place for me to attempt any de-
fense of a shooting affray in a gambling
bouse, although I might plead with
some justice that Eberly enjoyed the
of shooting first I was not
aware of your personal feeling In tbe
malter, or I might have permitted
some otic vise in ruiflo bere la my
stead. Now H Is too la(e | have
never spoken to you before, and do so
•I this time merely from sincere de-
al re lo be of some assistance."
There waa that In bis manner of
(rave courtesy which served to steady
lite girl. Probably never before In all
her rough frontier experience had she
been addressed thus formally. Her
closely compressed ll|is (witched ner-
vously, but her questioning eyes re-
mained unlowered.
"Ton may stay." she asserted, so-
Ur!y "Onlr don't touch me."
No ose r ><iVe«f realise how much
(hose eorda hurt bin. K ! until he
had complately conquered bis first un
wise impulse to retort angrily, did he
venlure again to apeak.
1 hope to aid you in getting back
beside tho others, where you will be
less exposed."
"Will you (ake him?"
"He la dead," Hampton aald, sober-
ly, "and 1 can do nothing to aid blm.
Hut thers remains a chance for you
to eacape."
"Then I won't go," she declared,
positively.
Hampton's gray eyes looked for a
long moment fixedly Into her darker
ones, while the two took mental stock
of ench other. He realized tho utter
futility of any further argument, while
she felt Instinctively tho cool, domi-
nating strength of the man. Neither
was composed of that poor fiber which
bends.
"Very well, my young lady." he said,
easily, stretching himself out more
comfortably In the rock shadow. "Then
I will remain hero with you; it makes
small oddB."
Excepting for one hasty, puzzled
lag her o ea again l« hla fbee "I waa i
aa ihimr " Her ten lone, endeavor '
lag lo u. ptdlle enoitKh. contained ao
aula of e**w«Hag*MBBi
'Waa tlliil* >«ur father?' the man
questioned. determined to make (.«.
recugaiat lite presence
"I suppose so, I don't know "
"You doa'l know? Am I to under
slaad y<Mi are aciually ttneertela
• briber (hla men waa your father or
noir*
"Thai te aboul what I said, wasn't
It? Nut thai It te aay of yum bus!
aess. so far as I know, Mr. Itob llarnp
toe. but I answered you all right, lie
brought me up. and 1 called him dad
abuut aa far back as I can remember,
but I don't reckon as ho ever told me
he waa mi father Ho you can under
atand just what you please."
"lite name waa tllilia, wnan't HT
Tbe girl nodded wearily
"IWtrader at Fort ItolhUM?"
Again the rumpled bead ailenily ae-
quieaced.
"What te your name?"
"He always called mo 'hid,'"
admitted unwillingly, "but I reckon If
you have any further occasion for ad-
dressing me, you'd better say 'Miss
Olllls,'"
"Heaven preserve me?" he ex-
claimed good naiuredly. "but you are
certainly laying It on thick, young
lady! However. I believe we might
become good frlenda If we ever have
sufficient luck lo get out from this
hole alive. Darn If 1 don't aort of cot-
ton (o you, little girl—you've got some
For a brief sp'" her truthful, angry
eyas rested scornfully up. s his fare,
her Hps parted as though trembling
with a sharp retort. Then she delib-
erately (timed her back upon blm
without uttering a word.
For what may have been the first
and only occasion In Mr. Hampton's
audacious career, be realised his utter
helplessness. This mere slip of
red-headed girl, tbls little nameless
waif of the frontier, condemned blm
so completely, and without waste of
words, aa (o leave him weaponless.
Mr. Hampton waa a thorough-going
sport, and no quality was quite so apt
to appeal to him as dead sameness.
He glanced surreptitiously aside at
her once more, but there waa no aign
of relenting In the averted face. He
rested lower against the rock, his face
upturned toward the sky, and thought.
It was no spirit of bravado that gave
rise to hla reckless speech of an hour
previous. It was simply a spontaneous
outpouring of his real nature, an un
premeditated expression of that su-
preme carelessness with which he re
seeking ti * prvs« r«. !i f,,nt tail
upon hla ni uor)-;l 4i narrow tedje
mi hla < j ) ie*rh of an M
arm. ihe sharp ouu r*>t>;>ing of r**k
t>(ge> here aad there, (be df*t' gaoh
• Ihotttb tome slant at bud elected
(be •ui|i«, (iu>*r a(urd) eedars growing
s(raigl>( out over (lie tbaxu like the
bowsprila of ahlpa, a bile all along the
• ay, ineauter and ragged, tailed rllt*
not entirely uallke (he i«-j u( a crasy
(alrrase.
The very rnnrepiioa of sueb an e*
plid( i-auM-d hi* trail to creep Hut be
was in* of ibat rte*a of men who fall
back daard before Die face of danaer
HAS WIDE EXPERIENCE
IMPORTANT ROITfi MILO DV
RgAR-ADMIRAt, RROWNION.
Naval ORteor Who Resigned aa Chtef
. a* Bureau a# Navigation Haa
Wan Praia* Rein aa Kssw
live and Fighter,
Washington —Hear Admiral Willard
«■ - m ..i srcrjfjaa
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l'realden( Roosevelt. |a M officer who
(ha( preclpitoua rock, every nerve
tingling to the newborn hope Ood
h«lpina them, oven so deaperate a
deed might be accomplished, although
It would test (he fool and nerve o( a
Mwlas mountaineer lie ulanced again
uneasily toward hla companion, and
aaw the same moilonleaa Haute, (he
same somber face turned deliberately
away. Hampton did not smile. bu( his
square jaw se(, and he cilm-hed hla
handa He had no fear (ha( she mlgh(
fall him, but fur the drat (imo In ail
lite life he quesdoned his own courage.
CHARTCR III,
Ratwsan Life and Death.
has proved numerous ilmea (hat ha
comblnea bulb (he qunlHies of a fight-
er aad an executive lie haa had a
particularly wide experience and haa
held gome very Important poata, both
aahor* and nfioat. in nil of which he
haa won praise from those who have
bad -wnaiOR to pnaa upon hla work.
Br enana, who attained the rank of
r*ar. 'miml n. iitos, bad juat come
from coaaaRd of (he AalaUe fleet
when i* wag appointed to lb* bureau
of aat gating last spring.
Aa i mMabipman he headed a dar-
ing "ci tiag out" party wbleh defeated
i ass lie*Is aI ihu glru.mv nslaalag #aIIa«. fOMOW \0 IWN III# Cflllkr MtfOlt
wh*n It broie tbe llraslllan blockade
In 1194; aa a aaptala be commanded
tb* Tan ae curing the Spaalah Amerl-
DIPLOMA TO BLIND RTOCSNT.
Oeerg* Rea Cterb Wins A. B. Oegre*
•I Cbieege Unl«*r*Hy.
Chicago —tleorge Reg Clark, blla'l
from birth, graduated from the Dai-
verauy of Chlrngu the other day with
an A. II. dagree after a college llf*
full of unusual experience*. He waa
lb* flrsl blind aludenl to receive a
bachelor s degree fmtn the laadt*.
Hon, nnd, although his rours* was be.
get with tunny difficulties, be attained
high honors.
|,lke Helen Keller, be made marvel-
oua advaacemeat la bia atudlea and
found time also to lake up telegraphy
aad typewriting He waa alao on* of
the most loyal rooters of bla claa* un
th* football field, following tb* prog*
reaa of gamea by iba sbouia of bla
as much of (he gloomy nlgh( follow,
ing, com|>oM-d a silent, lingering hor-
ror, The fierce pnngs of buuger no
longer gnawed, but a dull apaihy now
hah! tb* helpless defenders. One of
can war lfa has been triad agaattp
thoroughly tn i (her line, of du<-
kg* don* gci^tV Ti, tbe oon*t
I
tb* —ggaul died, a mere lad. sobbing
for bla wot!- -" - intemry. , . hrdro e«hle
matt* tearing forth from hla covert.
ft A ^en abet in the fnee. and hla ™ Important poal-
' tlona: be eag oommandant of cadeta
"I Can't Help Him, But There Re mains a Chance for Your Escape."
glance, she did not deign to look again
toward him, and the man rested mo-
tionless upon his hick, staring up at
the sky. Finally, curiosity overmas-
tered the actor In him, and he turned
partially upon one side, so as to bring
her profile within his range of vision.
Her dark, glowing eyes were lowered
upon the white face of the dead man,
yet Hampton noted how clear, in spite
of sun-tan, were those tints of health
upon the rounded cheek, and how soft
and glossy shone her wealth of rum-
pled hair. Even the tinge of color, so
distasteful in the full glare of the sun,
appeared to have darkened under
the shadow, its shade framing the
downcast face Into a pensive fairness.
Then he observed how dry and
parched her lips were.
"Take a drink- of this," he Insisted
heartily, holding out toward her as he
spoke his partially filled canteen.
She started at the unexpected sound
of his voice, yet uplifted the welcome
water to her mouth, while Hampton,
observing it all closely, could but re-
mark tbe delicate shapeliness of her
band.
"If that old fellow was her father,"
he reflected soberly, "I should like to
have seen her mother."
"Thank you." ahe aald almply, hand-
ing back tbe cnateen, but without 11ft-
garded the future, the small value he
set on life. He truly felt as utterly In-
different toward fate as his words
signified. Deeply conscious of a life
long ago Irretrievably wrecked, every-
thing behind a chaos, everything be-
fore worthless,—for years he had been
actually seeking death; a hundred
times he had gladly marked Its ap-
parent approach, a smile of welcome
upon his lips. Yet it had never quite
succeeded in reaching him, and noth-
ing had been gained beyond a reputa-
tion for cool, reckless daring, which
he did not in the least covet. But
now, miracle of all miracles, just as
the end seemed actually attained,
seemed beyond any possibility of be-
ing turned aside, he began to experi-
ence a desire to live—he wanted to
save this girl.
His keenly observant eyes, trained
by the exigencies of his trade to take
note of small things, and rendered
eager. by tbis newly awakened ambi-
tion, scanned the cliff towering above
them. He perceived the extreme ir-
regularity of Its front, and numerous
peculiarities of formation which had
escaped him hitherto. Suddenly his
puzzled face brightened to tbe birth of
an idea. By beavens! it might be
done! Surely It might be done! Inch
by Inch be traced the obeenre passage
••cream echoed among tbe rocks In
multiplied accents of'agony; while
Wyrnan 'ay testing and moaning, mer-
cifully unrons« lous. The others rented
in their pluces. scarcely venturing to
stir a limb, heir roving, wolfish eyes
the only visible evidence of remaining
life, every hop" vanished, yet each
man clinging to his aaalgncd pom of
duty In desperation Ther* was but
little firing—the defenders -nursing
their slender stock, the savages bi-
ding (heir time. When night shut down
the latter became boldei, and taunted
cruelly those destined to becomo so
soon their hapless victims. Twice the
maddened men fired recklessly at
those dancing devils, and one pitched
forward, emitting a howl of pain that
caused his comrades to cower once
again behind their covers. One and
all these frontiersmen recognized the
Inevitable—before dawn the end must
come. No useless words were spoken;
the men merely clinched their teeth
and waited.
Hampton crept closer In beside the
girl while the shadows deepened, and
ventured to touch her hand. Perhaps
the severe strain of their situation,
the Intense loneliness of that Indian-
haunted twilight, had somewhat soft-
ened her resentment, for she made no
effort now to repulse him.
"Kid," he said at last, "are you game
for a try at getting out of this?"
She appeared to hesitate over her
answer, and he could feel her tumultu-
ous breathing. Some portion of ber
aversion had vanished.
"Come, Kid," he ventured finally,
yet with new assurance vibrating in
his low voice; "this is surely a poor
time and place for any indulgence in
tantrums, and you've got more sense.
I'm going to try to climb up the face
of that cliff yonder,—it's the only pos-
sible way out from here,—and I pro-
pose to take you along with me."
She snatched her hand roughly
away, yet remained facing him. "Who
gave you any right to decide what I
should do?"
The man clasped his fingers tightly
about her slender arm, advancing his
face until he could look squarely into
hers. She read in the lines of that de-
termined countenance a inflexible re-
solve which overmastered her.
"The right given by Almighty God
to protect any one of your sex in
peril," he replied. "Before dawn those
savage fiends will be upon us. We are
utterly helpless. There remains only
one possible path for escape, and I be-
lieve I have discovered it. Now, my
girl, you either climb those rocks with
me, or I shall kill you where you are.
It Is that, or the Sioux torture. I have
two shots left In this gun,—one for
you, the other for myself. The time
has come for deciding which of these
alternatives you prefer."
"If I select your bullet rather than
the rocks, what then?"
"You will get it. but In that case you
will die like a fool."
"You have believed me to be one,
all this afternoon."
"Possibly," he admitted; "your words
and actions certainly justified some
such conclusion, but the opportunity
has arrived for causing me to revise
that suspicion."
"I don't care to have you revise it.
Never Once Did the Man Loosen His
Grasping Grip of His Companion.
Mr. Bob Hampton.* If I go, I shall hate
you just the same."
Hampton's teeth clicked like those
of an angry dog. "Hate and be
damned," he exclaimed roughly. "All
I care about now is to drag you out of
here alive."
"Well, If you put It that way," she
said. "I'll go."
"Come on. then," he whispered, his
fingers grasping her sleeve.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
at tbn naval academy and b* waa
: superintendent of that Institution from
i to 1901. when he made a record
for efficient work; be waa aent abroad
i In 1198 to purcbaa* ships of war for
thla country, doing hla work to well
i that be waa thanked by tbe navy de-
partment.
One of Hrownson's jnoaV Interest-
ing adventures came to blm when, as
n midshipman, he was attached to the
&
Norwegian Leper Asylums.
There are in Norway no fewer than
20 leper asylums, but each contains
only T9n to IS beds. They arv situ-
ated in country places, and the style
of living followed in them is similar
to that of an ordinary family in mod-
erate circumstances.
No Monopoly In Vanity.
There te just as much man vanity
in the world aa there te woman vanity,
only It hunt been ao well ndveittend.
old Mohegan on the Pacific station. He
was at that time 22 years old, having
been born at Lyons, N. Y., in 1845. He
was graduated at the naval academy
in 1865. The Mohegan was cruising
near Mazatlan, Mexico, when the cit-
izens of that port appealed to Capt
Lowe, the commander, for protection
against a crew of pirates who were
killing innocent citizens, looting un-
protected towns and committing dep-
redations of frightful barbarity all
along the coast.
Capt Lowe promised that he would
deal with the pirates, and he soon
thereafter located them in a cluster of
tropical lagoons, almost inaccessible
because of dense vegetation. The
pirate captain had worked his vessel
into a snug position, where he believed
himself safe from all attacks, having
got wind of the fact that the captain
of the American man-of-war was look-
ing for him. But he made a mistake
in his calculations as to the kind of
men who were in command of the ves-
sel flying Old Glory. When Capt. Lowe
discovered where the pirate craft was
hidden he detailed Midshipman Brown-
son, with a boat's crew, to attack
yiem. It was a desperate command
that Brownson undertook, the small
boat pulling up to the schooner un-
protected. Brownson's boat, however,
was permitted to reach the schooner
unmolested. The pirate ship was ut-
terly silent and deserted.
The moment, however, that the
American sailors, headed by Brown-
son, climbed over the rail a volley of
gunshots was poured upon them from
the limbs of the trees near by. The
pirates had arranged an ambush in
this fashion, the whole crew being
under cover and invisible. Realizing
that he could do nothing in the way
of reaching the pirates, Brownson's
quick mind instantly conceived a plan
for defeating them. He ordered his
men below decks to escape the pirates'
volleys and Immediately started a
dozen fires in the vessel's hold. As
soon as the craft was well ablaze
Brownson gathered up hla dead and
wounded—four men—got them and
hla crew Into bla boat and pulled away
from the .ship. In a short time the
schooner waa a masa of flames, the
pirates being marooned in tbe awampy
land without ammunition, food or
anything except the clothing they hnd
on. All their booty was lost with their
ahlp nnd they themselves were easily
killed or captured by the Mexican au-
thorities. Tbe people of Mazatlan pre-
sented Brownson with a silver serv-
laa aa an eipraanlun of their thank*
classmates. He attended all tb*
campua dances and became one of
the moat graceful dancera nt the uni-
versity.
It required only four years for Clark
to receive the degree be Bought Ho
made hla course in tbe usual allotted
time. All bis books were of the
raised letter kind. Many of tbem
were not in print and often be wno
forced to wait until certain of bla-
course books as well ss bis text book*
could be made to order.
Latin and Greek were tbe special'
ties In tbe curriculum which Clark
sought He spent most of his time
in the study of Latin and received
many Aa, tbe highest mark given.
With tbe Greek script be found much
trouble at first, but soon overcame tho
handicap, and in his last course in
Greek be proved to be the best scholar
in his class.
Clark bas been one of the most con-
spicuous figures on the campus since
he entered In the fall of 1903. At
first he was ssslsted from building to
building and from classroom to claaa-
room by friends, but after a year'a res-
idence he dispensed with their serv-
ices and found his own way, even go-
ing to the libraries and searching
among reference books.
Clark Is uncertain what he will do,
but at present is considering going
into the real estate business.
QUADRIGA FOR LONDON.
Group to Replace a Much Derided
Statue of the Duke of Wellington.
London.—Capt. Adrian Jones haa
been commissioned to execute a
sculptured group which is to com-
plete the large arch on Constitution
hill, at Hyde Park corner.
When this arch was designed three
generations ago by the famous archi-
tect Decimas Burton, he intended that
Model of the Quadriga.
it should support a quadriga, or four
horsed chariot, but this part of his
design was never carried out In-
stead, the arch was surmounted by a
fearful and wonderful equestrian
statue of the duke of Wellington.
For years this statue was a Euro-
pean jest. Of all the bad statues in
London, and London has an unenvi-
able fame for bad statues, this was
universally acclaimed as tbe worst
The story goes that a French officer
on seeing it for the first time stood
for a while in mute and wonders trick-
en contemplation, then turned to bis
companion with the remark: "Nona
sommes venges"—we are avenged.
For years Burton set aside a sum
of 110,000 as a gift to tbe nation If
it would merely remove tbe atntno
from lta position on his arch. But It
was not till his death tn 1885, that
this was done. Since tien tbe arch baa.
remained bare.
The original Intent!*.} ^f the archi-
tect will now be carried out by th*
quadriga of Capt Adrian Jones, whlcfc
te the gift of Lord Mlchelhsm.
Weight of British Rstaasa.
The nvemgs weight of tho I
Han la
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