. The story of Red Feather : a tale of the American frontier . Melville Clarendon. In haste; read instantly. He took the letter from his sister and trembled, as if from a chill,as he hurriedly unfolded the paper and read- DEAR MEL, — Leave at once! The Sioux have taken thewar-path, and a party of their worst warriors from the MuddyCreekcountry have started out on a raid. They are sure to come this way,and I suppose the house will be burned, and everything on whichthey can lay hands destroyed. They are under the lead of the des-perate Red Feather, and will spare nothing. A friendly Sioux stoppe
. The story of Red Feather : a tale of the American frontier . Melville Clarendon. In haste; read instantly. He took the letter from his sister and trembled, as if from a chill,as he hurriedly unfolded the paper and read- DEAR MEL, — Leave at once! The Sioux have taken thewar-path, and a party of their worst warriors from the MuddyCreekcountry have started out on a raid. They are sure to come this way,and I suppose the house will be burned, and everything on whichthey can lay hands destroyed. They are under the lead of the des-perate Red Feather, and will spare nothing. A friendly Sioux stoppedthis morning before daylight and warned me. I gathered the animalstogether, and your mother and I set out for Barwell in all haste, driv-ing the beasts before us. I feel certain of either finding you and Dot at my brothers in thesettlement or of meeting you on the way, for I suppose, of course,you will follow the regular trail ; but, at the moment of starting, yourmother suggests the possibility that you may take the upper route. THE STORY OF RED FEATHER. He hurriedly unfolded the paper and read. To make sure, I write this letter. If the Indians reach the buildingbefore you, they will leave such traces of their presence that you willtake the alarm. If you arrive first and see this note, re-mountSaladin, turn northward, and lose not a minute in galloping to thesettlement. None of them can overtake you. Avoid the upper trail,where it is much easier for them to ambush you; keep as much onthe open prairie as possible; see that your weapons are loaded; makeSaladin do his best; and God be with you and Darling Dot.— Your Father. The youth read this important message aloud to Dot, who stoodat his side, looking wistfully up in his face. She was too young tocomprehend fully its meaning, but she knew that her parents hadleft for the settlement, and that her father had ordered Melville tofollow at once with her. The bad Indians are coming, he added, and if we stay herethey will shoot
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