The state herald., 1892-07-15

and II was eagerly seized BY the girl.
who was In the normal Indian condl-
ton Of ravenous hunger
After q reasonable period Of silence
Snlder remarked: i've come to be
an Indian Red Lsat and live with
you always"
:.You can't" was the instantaneous
answor delivered without d sign OF
interest QUO why or another. Poor
Snider! Here was his death sentence
here the faithful wound OF his
friend, Am so bad the Injuns
won have hlep" no AMIDST sobbed.
Tho hairy man would flpd you and
take you back TO his LODGE Slider q
sire had Brobdignagian beard and
the reds called him the hairy man.
But wouldn't 60 replied Snider
valiantly.
Then he would cut stick and
make you cry Red I.caf said this
with concentrated contempt She had
seen Snider negotiated.
Tho intending Indian arose to 60
H6 had been worse wounded than by
all His fathers punishment and at the
inomett Red Leaf seemed to feaiixe
this She admired HIM und was a
womap In embryo
':But you are not q coward-white
people are different Snlder resumed
his seat
Would Alkali Ike me for q SOM
be said after u period VI silence.
''Alkali docs not even love pleasant
days She says Red Lodi Is NOT good
except to cat when there is littiS tS be
had, and TO gather sticks for The hre
Per heart Is very bnd" sAid the
d1t,k,, rlaughter with much frnuk-
ness.
II shall never return to tho lodge
OF my father" said Snider resot~ssly.
Il can live In tho woods alone. Kawu
Neche cagat Manitou. f" .--.l:his Isst
preston is supposed to mean. in the
language Of the aborieineS Goo
cares for the poor Indian"
A great change came over the face
OF Red Leaf at this manly declaration
OF Independence. Red Loaf will &c
with her friend" she declared. The
woods are good TO live in.
Without further remark they arose
from tho council fire and went toward
the river Without being realized by
either II WINS tho God Of both, beinu
utterly without other than natural re-.
ligious sentiment q,
The moon came out and lit the
mighty stream with weird and un.
certain light The spring freshe,
had not wholly subsidized. and the
water WIS covered with wreck and
stray and castaway." II lashed It's
banks and whirled away into the dark
moss like tortured snake. They
looked and said nothing for long
time aud thon Red Leaf began hastily
TO dlvest herself OF her clothing.
There are canoes on tho island. =
sho explained. Tho island was half d
milo distant and strong current
rolled between the two children and
the nearest point
They would not so have expressed
IL but they were about 10 practically
interrogaie tho god Dagou whether
he heare,h tho young eagles wher
they CRY. as tho God Of tho CAristiau,
!. b said 70 Ia.
n kr.@sul cold" shiupsrst
eat6sss = his uutoay SSccred essh FL
the INV evening air. md h. shivaxod
but on this sido is the hairy mar
and Alkali. responded Rod Leaf n,
sho wadded her clothing into bun
die and tod II TO tho top Of her iicat
by the sleeves Of her dress
Thick darkness was round abou
them again for the moon had retired
behind u cloud. The river gurglcd N
their feet md almost laughed aloud
THO trees on the island were n dar,
patch on tho border OF tho horizon
Red Leaf plunged into tho water AN,
after moment OF hesitation Snidc
was bufetlng the waves by her side
with chill ut his very marrow.
There was much searching nn,
scuriying about when tho children
wero missed. rs may easily no sup
posed. white men and red unian,
their cunning and experience In IL,
search. The leaves OF Tho fores
wore almost turned over by one part,
or the other In the minute chase aftei
clues and II was more than a n n.
days wonder where they could hav,
gone. But Dngon knew and gurglct
unintelligibly. The iish.god doesn'
tell NIL his secrets to nineteenth cen