The Portland daily press., 1894-11-30
FEATHER.

Clayson was a fine looking fellow, trim
buiIt from his feet to his head, and he
dressed to lose none of his natural advan-
tages But what really gave him his air
Of distinction was not his clothes nor his
manner of wearing them. Tt was the long
blond mustache that he constantly twisted
and untwisted at the ends. 1t was mus
tache SO imposing and ornamental in its
waving color that the Indians, quick to
seize salient points of personality for chris
tening, named him yellow Feather" the
day he arrived on the reserve Still Clay
son was more than a man with mus
tache.
He certainly was not straining his fac
ulties as he sauntered from evening sta
bles'' to the officers clubroom in the
traders store on a bright day in May not
many years ago. To tell the truth, there
was nothing especial in his mind until he
turned the corner of the building. Then
he suddenly reused to mental activity, al
though the cause might seem trivial to
Sthers-it was only squaw, and squaws
were common, very common, in that VI
cinity. She turned her head, and he saw
such eyes as he never before had seen in
human head They looked straight into
his brain-and staid there.
The squaw was on her pony, slowly rid
ing away He then noticed for the first
time that her hair hung loose down her
back She was married woman. When
she reached the end of the corral wall and
Just before she made the turn, she glanced
back, and that glance found him. The
light in those Turing eyes said, "Follow
ni9! u:a ..,,, s 4o col, +o nassinp
nis nnpulse "aas ha h;s o,so b,,t fort1natelv
.u .ua" GU o. ~ r. nsi-.d aSserted itse,f and
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~ ua" - aIso anj 20 a,,+erod tba store to
eoiheens o.se that Dc houabt noird
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