Part 2 (1/2)

Pocahontas turned to hiony of appeal

”He is not dead?” she asked The irl's eyes

”He hasto nurse him back to health?”

Tears stood in her black eyes, and her appeal would have softened a heart less interested in the Captain's welfare than was her hearer's

Pro to watch over the brave Captain and care for him as his own kin, the white man soothed and comforted Pocahontas, and at last induced her to leave her place at the fort and go back to Werewocoil for his sake that night

Reaching the Indian village without her absence having been discovered, she went about her daily routine of work and play as if nothing had happened, but every sound in the still forest caused her heart to beat fast, and she was always listening for an approaching footstep bringing news of her beloved Then a warrior brought the tidings--Captain Smith was dead Dead! She could not, would not believe it! _Dead!_ He as so full of life and vigor was not dead--that was too absurd And yet even as she reasoned with herself, she accepted the fact without question with the iuessed the depth of her wound, even though all the tribe had known of her devotion to the pale-faced _Caucarouse_ whose life she had saved

From that day she went no more to Jaay voice and the laughing eyes of the ”little ro, too, frohts and sounds of that village whose every tree and trail was dear to her because of its association with her Captain She had relatives a visit, where in different surroundings she could more easily bear the loneliness which overpowered her, child of a savage and uneh she was Itto distrust her friendshi+p with the whiteinto the most perfect womanhood of her race, remained away from home for many months Had she drealand that he ht have proper care for his injury, and also because of the increasing enone about her work and play with a lighter heart But she thought hi in every tree and cloud and blosso

Powhatan had respected Captain Smith, but for the white , and now he and his neighbors, the Chickahoain refused to send any provisions to Jaall, in co to Werewoco them corn, and soon sailed up the Potoht on the way up, while the shi+p lay at anchor near shore, an Indian cahter, Pocahontas, was staying a a chief named japazaws The unscrupulous Captain had an idea If he could capture Pocahontas and hold her for a ranso he deht of the kindness and loyalty of the IndianCorn he ed with the Indian for an intervieith the Chief japazaho proved to be quite as unscrupulous as Captain Argall, and for a copper kettle promised to deliver Pocahontas into the Captain's hands--in fact, to bring her aboard his vessel on the following day

Having taken his wife into his confidence, japazaws told her in the presence of Pocahontas that the white Captain had invited her to visit his shi+p She retorted that she would like to accept, but would not go unless Pocahontas would go too japazaws pretended to be very angry at this:--

”I wish you to go,” he exclaimed; ”if you do not accept I will beat you until you do”

But the squaas firo without Pocahontas,” she declared

Pocahontas was very kind-hearted, as the chief and his wife knew, so at once she said:

”Stop beating her; I will do as she wishes!”

Captain Argall gave the and had a lavish feast prepared in their honor, and while they were talking together he asked Pocahontas if she would not like to see the gun-room She assented, entirely unsuspicious of any treachery, and was horrified when she heard the door fastened behind her, and knew that for soirl though she was,--she pounded violently on the door and cried as she had never cried before in all her care-free life, begging ”Let me out!” but in vain She could hear japazaws and his eeping even ging for her release, but it was only a pretense The door reiven the copper kettle and a few trinkets, they left the shi+p contentedly After that there was an o of the Indian girl, as still htened as she felt theunder way

But as they sailed down the river to Jairl was allowed to come out of her prison She faced hi have I done that I should be so treated--I who have been always the loyal friend of the English?”

So noble was she in her youth and innocence, that the captain was horrified at the deed he had done and could do no less than tell her the truth He assured her that she had done no wrong, that he well knew that she was the white man's friend, and that no harm should befall her, but that it was necessary to take fir colonists Hearing this, she was less frightened and beca no cause for trouble as they entered the harbor But her heart was filled with sadness when she again saw that fort to which she had so often gone with aid for her vanished friend whose nairls mature rapidly, and the maiden who had first attracted Captain Smith's attention was no less lovely now, but she was in the full flower of woe compelled respect from all

Powhatan was in his Place of Council when a ave his hter Pocahontas has been taken captive by the Englishmen,”

he said ”She will be held until you send back to Jauns, tools, and men stolen frorief-stricken, and in a dilehter, he was deter tiht Finally he replied:

”The white ood friend

They knorath will fall on them if they harm a hair of her head

Let her remain with them until I shall have made my decision”