The morning call., 1893-05-28

her sisters who were as pretty would have
found equal favor with him. To Tie girl, though,
a new existence had come. Whenever an Oh.
portunity ermilied she would leave the camp
of her people To watch for the young soldier.
These occasions, though were rare for she was
watched closely by her husband Whenever
she met Harry her eyes would fall beneath his
glance from the eXquisteness of her newly
found JOY Once or twice on such occasions,
noticlng her embarrassment, in boyt$h sport he
had laughingy spoken TO her. amused at the
great effort she would apparently make to un-
derstand him, and hen her scowiing husband
had taken her back to their camp TO receive
the beating his jealousy instlgaGed. He was
more than treble her age, bur no matter how
the blows might fall she was happy, in The
though' that the white man, who was to her al
most god, had noticed her. Even when the
two elder wives of her husbaud-witchlike
from age and hardship, to whom her merest
whim had once been law. now took advantage
of The husbands displeasuse TO berate her, she
did not deem 1t wo th While TO reply
A new feeling aud passion h ad taken posses-
sion OF her. She could not understand il. far
less explain it, II seemed so different from
anything she had ever before known When
after much haggling over the number of horses
to be paid her father on her marriage, end the
suit of her husband was only decided by his
giving in addition to the horses IeYolver and
beltful OF cartridges taken in some raid. she
had regarded The whole transaction with indif-
fei ence, and gone into her new home as a thing
that all women must some day do. But now,
night and day she only thought of the ttump-
eter and was happy if be merely glanced at her.
Out OF the time she could evade The watchful
eyes OF hrr husband and sister wives she made
a pair of moccasns, such as only the Apaches
make; mecca ins reaching. far up the thigh
with the toes pointed and turned upward.
cIn I'll
colored pieces of buckSkin until they were
pretlier than any she had ever seen. When
they were finished she concealed them and
waited foi days that she might steal from the
camp of her husband, for he no longer permit
ted her TO leave the company OF he elder wives.
at last an opportunity presented itself, aud
taking the moccaslns she ran swiftly to where
she saw the trumpeter riding alone in the dis
tance. When she reached him she gave him
the mOccasins, and he In surprise at receiving
such gift at once began examining them. AS
he noted the handsome workmanship displayed
he became aware that she was eagerly watch
ing him as If fearful that he thought more of
TIE gift than the OF donor, and noticing it he
leaned forward in his saddle and placing MS
arm about her neck drew her unresisting face
toward him and kissed her, and then releasing
her he looked anXiously around to assure hlm-
self that none of his comrades were present to
ee il, blushing crimson as he thought how
they would tease bin II any of hem bad wit
messed it. To the girl. though, VINO had never
before known what Il kiss was it seemed as IL
The touch of tn trum peler's lips on her face
had awakened something within her soul
more all-conSumng than the he Of the su M
mer's sun when il shines at MONDAY on the
sands of the desert. Her eyes looked into bis
with all the eloquent longing of lov striving TO
make itself understood. and for the first time
she spoke TO hin, addressing him passionatelY
In her own tongue. but the trumpeter, smiling,
only shook his head answering in he stereo-
typed PHI ase Of Western negation, mo sabe,
no sabe," and, f airing that some of his COM
rades might detect him speaking TO squaw
he rode of leisurely examin ing the gift she Lad
made him.
AS the girl saw him thus depart, the stoicism
of her race seemed to leave Ler and size felt
like Surrendering herself to despair. As she
stood mUionless watching the retre,ting
figure, a hand cluiched her arm and she turned
to look into ihr eyes of her husband As he
turned her toward the camp, the fierce impre-
cations OF his rage fell unbeeded on her ears,
for II seemed as ii che old Metaska was forever
dead, and That a new being had ia en- her
place. Even when they had reached the camp
of her tribe, and her husband iod the people Of
her offense, she did not quail, but met their
gaze defiantly. as If proud Of the possession OF
the love Of a WhiTe man, .
When her husband seated her by his camn7
fire, and left her amid 4 cte8d OF ber 'ribe's
people, who reviled her tor loving one OF tie
hated white race, tie girl remained d silent, AS il
uneOn cious OF The present. in ner DIRE ms Of
the moment she had been kissed Even when
her husband returned with knlf and caught
her long black tTeSses in his hands TO draw her
face backward, she made no defense, but
looked quietly into The dark faces around her.
Sh heard her husband, as he b. Id her face up
ward 10 The sun, tell the tribe of her sins, that
thy might know why he punished her, and
though she could see here and there n the
faces before her tie faces of her own family.
she made no cry for mercy, OF them all, her
old mother alone sought 10 stield hr Gray
and bent, with ewes dim with weeping for
warrior sous among the dead. she had broken
through the circle and passionately pleaded that
The Girl-the child of her old age-mght be
shown mercy, until The husband bad shaken
his head Sternly, and then the glrPs father had
entered the circle and led The weeping mother
away. without looking at the urturned lace of
the daughter who had brought disgrace to their
old age.
When the husband of the girl had ceased
speabi ing he reached down and with the sharp
blade of his knife Gus the nose from her face
As the warm blood burst forth he had told her
TO go, md rising she had passed from bis camp
fire, through the circle OF those who had wit
messed her disgrace and punishment, to join
the ouicasts OF the Tribe. Henceforth no man
could insult her. no man do her injury She
would never more sit around the campfire TO
listen 10 the tales OF the tribe. When the
women walled for war; ors killed in battle
even if III were her own brothers-her voice
would moi be heard, for IN he eyes of her
people she was a thing uBcean. When she
died no hand would find for her resting-place
on the mOuntainsides where the moth er who
loved her aud the brave brothers who had
caressed her would sleep, but her body would
be cast forth as food for the yutures. No man
would ever call her wife. no child mother, but
if only the white man whose lips had pressed
hers still loved her she did not care. It was
the one hope that filled her mind. As she sped
on she could hear behinG the chatter OF the
tribe, while the blood that would not be
stanched covered her face and breast win IFS
warm, sticky eurreut, but she did no! heed 1t
in the thought of the man who had kissed her.
Ii was only when faint with pain aud loss OF
blood that she had knelt at spring aud saw
the reflection OF her mutated face thai she
realized what had befallen her. fof then came
the knowledge that her husband had made her
hideouS SO hdeous that she shuddered at her
own image. Before the terrible realization The
stoiclsm that had upheld her gave Way, aud the
girl gave herself up TO passionate g gri 1. No
man would ever again. she thought, tiHd pleas
ure in locking on her face, far less the white
man whom she lOyed. Ii was useless 10 hope
that he would. Night came and fOdn her lying
beside the water, and when the first rays of
light had come she had again looked TO see If il