Arizona republican., 1901-03-11

heart VIII acne, sometimes, WHeH | l think of these dear old hills and en- | chanted caves, but Jack will never | know. I will hide all my sorrow away down in the bottom of my heart, and only take it out sometimes in the mid | dle of the nig'..t, perhaps, or when Jack | Is away and am all alone. We wil-go; we-wi!l-go (there were sobs in her throat that would stay | there); O, ever so--far-away. Wher- | ever Jack wants to tarry. there l will propose to stay: and wherever he | wants to live, then will I acquiesce and | be happy. o, wherever he is will be home. And God will be there, too. so | there will be three of Us, always, and by and by God will knock. O. so gently. at the door of his heart. and Jack will wonder and wonder, and then he will | let him in and-and then" Her sweet eyes were overfowing with | tears of happiness. He used to say l was pretty" she went on. brightening again. like the sky after an April shower, and l must | make myself look as pretty as I can | today. Let me see, Let-me-see! He | liked my hair parted in the middle, win little waves on each side, didn't he? and with tiny little ringed tresses-- beau catchers, he used to call them | about my forehead. CHer sweet face was all aglow with blushes, and her | eyes sparkled with love and happinessD | And then he liked-he liked, O, I will | deck myself out just as l was the day | he left me to go to .he ciey. That will | please him, know. I'm glad of my beauty, now. Perhaps God gave 1t me | to win Jack to heaven" | And so she arrayed herself as care | fully and as gaily as bride when the bridegroom cometh, and then when all was ready she stole softly from the house, caught her pony and galloped swiftly away. She did not tell her mother where she was going. | It was long, hard ride, and she did not know the way, having never been near the Harpoo ranch before; but she | was almose in ecstacies as she rode along beneath the tall green pines. Her | faith in her plan was supreme, and not the shadow of a doubt of it's success en- tered her mind.
 The soul is a shell echoing the songs of its former home, and it sings in loud- 1 CT, sweeter undertone when storm ap- 1 breaches.
 She hesitated when sine caught her ! first glimpse of the Harpoo, and 1 brought her pony to a slow walk. A chill swept through her as though she had suddenly entered northern | blizzard She shiverad from crown tJ toe, and then quickly became as hot as l fire, and the sweat started from every pore. Her heart almost ceased to beat ! as she thought for the first time what he might think of her.
 But she tied her pony, smoothed her ! hair and dress, called up her fleeing courage and knocked at the door.
 Come" said voice that she thought ] she recognized.
 She pushed the door slowly back and entered the room. Jack was not there i but there was an Indian girl sitting 1 flat on the floor before the fireplace, smoking
 1 "Where-is-Mr Harper?" she asked
 No savvy,' answered the girl, lacon- icallv.
 What are you doing h1re, Neolge?' She remembered the girl now as one seemingly devoid of shame or any con- ceptlon of morality.
 Ncolge stared at her visitor moment and then burst into laughter Answer me, please" Vahatha spoke sharply.
 What you do here?" retorted the girl, grinring shrewdiy.
 Fl came to see MT. Harper"
 Me come see Harper, too," said the girl winking knowingly.
 But where is he? I want to see him at once on-business,"
 Me think so white squaw heap lie
 What"
 You no foolum me: me plenty sav- wy Long time you his girl"
 What do you know about it?' But she blushed
 Me plenty savvy; plenty savvy long time now. Harper, he huildun. thi: house you. eh?"
 q don't know. Did he?" She felt g warm glow sweep over her.
 Huh He buildum you. Maybe SC he think so he makum you squaw."
 Maybe so," answered Vahatha, soft. ly.
 White squaw lie" answered Neolge fiercely She rose to her feet and stood before Vahatha with flashing eyes You no stealum way. He my buck; you stealum me I kill you"
 What do you mean, Neolge? Arc you mad?"
 Huh! me heap mad. Harper he my buck: he mine now two, three week He no wantum you; he run away from you. Now you come back, all same coycte stealum from Neolge. What you mean?" Her jet-black eyes scintil' lated with ferocious flashes of anger.
 You don't mean to tell me, NeJlge that-that--O, Neolge. what do you inean?"
 Me mean what gay; white man he my buck
 70. my Godr'
 An iceberg could not have been cold. CT nor mort rigid.
 Are you speaking the truth she de- manded faintly.
 Huh! Injun no lie White man lie See. Here my table-here me .sit, here Harper he sit. Me eatum all same white squaw now; no watum buck eatum all plenty. Purity good, think so. Me heap likum white buck, heap eatum all time-no hungry tall"
 My God! My God ! Deserted for a squaw, and that squaw the worst in l tb, tr;hoo com, yonn voCa hppd She