Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-04-26

As Painter boclEoncd again Phoebe went
70 him, not reluctant but unconvinced, and
rested on the floor looking at him.
His hand few from side 10 side OF his tab
lets, and when he gave them 20 her Mrs
Barker moved a step TO shift the light
'lf ! tried 20 talk" he said on paper, 'you
could not understand my voice. Ny defor1n-
iiy stlll mortihos me 80 I can not GEAR 70
display IL before my child. ! used TO talk
thus 70 your mother. We had long, silent con.
yersations, sitting side by side. Her name was
I'hoebe. You are her over again, a little ex-
panded Do you remember when you
brought mo the maple sugarf
Instead Of replying aloud Phoebe took
ispcncil and wrote:
"Yos But why have you been away from
me nlwayslr
He put swiftly down, ssbeoause l thought
you wcrc dead. When YOU came 10 me
with that maple sugar was startled. and
my thoughts began 70 work. Then heard
your nane was Phoebe White. I found the
boy Thorney was with you. Still had no
certain proof until this afternoon when /
read note you had sent by boy through
the woods unfolded II as some trihing
property Of his, and read your history, even
70 Thanc Whites name. Then / got ready
10 come after you. / brought In my breast
pocket the papers which will identify mo- l
went 70 the house nearest the school-house
whore knew you lived; but they could not
lind you SO, as you had written TO Mr..
Barker for help, came directly here You
arc my child, and your namc is Phoebe Faw-
cott. Yon wcro born eighteen years ago in
San Francisco, and your mother died when
You were two-and-a-half years old. spent
much time In Nevada, where was interest
ffIt in min -.
Iae. took pleasure In enterprise then.
left home when boy. determined TO make
ry family proud Of me when I came back,
IA spite Of my defect. It turned out diff
fcrently. l have lived here in the woods,
not caring even 10 claim my rights in the
estate. There was no one 10 inherit after
me. have covered my identity up as much
as possible Now II would be different. Bot
whcn l could live / must die.n
Ec gave tho tablets TO Phoebe and covered
he eyes with one hand, his mouth set with
physical agony. She flashed over the words,
and advanced a little nearer 10 him on her
lmcos.
Put father" she said aloud.
He started from head 10 foot, Immediate
u whitening with the pang this start gave
him.
"Father,n she said again, this time AZ.
irmatively "fathor, Jahsri''
She Grchea one arm over his head and
was held 10 his breast Mrs. Barker, max |
ing a sympathetic grimace, shifted the
lamp unsteadily, but her husband sat as
founded.
Phoebe caught her breath with a sob and |
explained TO them, raising her face; "All |
ihis time he has lived alone when 1 ought
- have been with him. I'm his child and
he needed my sarcl o, fatherp'
In her excess OF mother-lilfe passion her
palm constantly smoothed his lean check
and her nuttering fnger-tps petted him.
i'hc felt fierce toward his Prosecutors The
tears dripped from her checks upon him.
'liow you have been cheated, you dearl
ind never suspected such a thing Ana
we'd have been such friends togotherl |
thought Thorney and | had an the hard
imcs, when ycu were living that lonesome
iiiol We can have our relationship now.
father we can have our relationship nowri
Mrs. Barker shook her head az Phoebe 10
Indicate that II was bad for tho patient 10 be
aeitated She thon turned away. holding
hc lamp az Grm's lcngth, aud wiped her
Iaec carefully; and Phmbe leaned in silence
against the pillow.
With pencil and tablets her father re-
,umed:
"Whcn your mother died lost heart and
'yery thing won't badly with me. wanted
70 stay by myself and experiment In chem
calls. IL was my dissipation. There was
nobody 70 take proper care OF you, so /
concluded 70 bring you home and make an
~ arrangements. Thane White was In
california thcn. He was third or fourth
9uein OF your mothers, worthless Great
.fei but we helped him on account Of his
distant relationship
Phoebe, reading while her father wrote,
Inquired at once;
"lsnt Thorney my brother, thenl"
mo- Thornley, Is Thames son. Your
Hio.her was kind 10 tho miserable little
soul We kept him with US; his father was
brutal 10 him 4 gave Thano employment
or several years. He lore o bad name
When DO came 70 the coast, and was prob ,
;hly worse than knew but we could hardly
'hahe HIM on mover imagined then that
y would separate my CHILD from mo and .
innsiy shoot me. Your mother had known his
wife Ia the States, poor, dojectod Young
woman who died early; and tho boy Thorn
y WAS only haif-wilted. When / read Ia
our noto how Thano had used vou. Il
ceucd as II had mover suffered before In
py iifol And you forced 70 appeal 10 A ,
irapger whilo your father lived Tho sight
Z him hlled mo with such fury l don't ,
l'o'y whnt might have doao II he had not ]
h0Ln
DOES he look as he used 10, fatherip
z 1 ccarcoly noticed. I know Il was Thane I
White, iho muscles Of his fuce look ex- /
afol, and tultehedp
" y must hnfo boon you he meant when ,
9 tod nn thare was somebody Ia tho neigh
afhpod ha wanicd 40 aYold.r
if 10 SAW me ns ordinarily 80 he ala I
a fpfp8nite me lQ-nlght pntll turned on