Standing Eagle, a young Indian, has just returned from an Indian college. His father, White Cloud, is dying. He calls his son and tells him he wishes to disclose a secret ere he dies. White Cloud takes out a silver watch in which there is a picture of a young miner, and under it the name "John Meredith." The father also shows the son an old wallet, which bears the same name. White Cloud then relates how when he was young, he saw the miner coming from a supply store, and, with another Indian, followed him for plunder. The miner fired upon them, killing the other Indian, but White Cloud killed the miner, took his watch, wallet and gold. Then as he heard the horsemen coming, hastily ran off and hid the gold, putting the watch and wallet in his pocket. The horsemen found the dead miner, but did not catch White Cloud. White Cloud returns to get the hidden gold but no sooner did he stoop to get it, than he imagined he saw the miner in front of him with finger pointed
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