The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-02

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hack to tho sage brush. Here, 1 give
you plenty biscuit-lahDoo Your Susie
20 to schooi-shs very smart girl"
mo biscuit-lah-poo. Heap ketchum
girl. you sabbssf what's Injun goin'
do at white maa's suaool! He's don't
learn nuthin' soot for US. He's heap
In5un all same. lnjuns can't vote; In
Juns can't make NO laws. Heap NO
gout, you sabbes!" %iss R
The woman was speeches. She
started abruptly to run to the agent,
but suddenly, halted. remembering
sharply that against the wishes OF an
Indian parent the government WAS
poverless to hold pupil.
A silence fell ON the indian maidsns
ana the bahled teacher. A few quick
words in the Washoe tongue delivered
by the father to his child and Susie
laid her apron on the table. Then 81
lently she walked to her teacher,
kissed her lightly ON the hair and
turned to follow whore the man already
shambled slowly toward the brush. Her
head bowed submissively forward. her
bands hanging listless ct her side, she
trod In his trail, and the dog shufled
patiently behind.
The sun was casting long. slender
filaments Of shadows. into its ruddy
glory passed the silent procession, out
through the paths OF the grey. lonely
sage brush, over the fiat and the ridges
to the foothills far across the valley.
Late In the darkness shone at length
the dim red eye OF the dark and smoky
wtgwam; and there at last on the
chilling earth. sat Susie in the night.
and watching the greying of the glow
to the death. her chin on her breast,
her fingers idly toying with rounded
bit of pebble.
There in the morning Wanda. the
mother, whined with her wrinkled
mouth and bade the silent Susie stand
and go to Chloride Hill, to beg at the
rear Of the cabins Together they
went. while her father wrapped his
blanket about him and strobe away,
with his dog, In search of others in the
mining camp whose worldly posses
SA0A0 NC AOROu " WIN ~. SAC 6uUtkt-
ties of Pass the stick"
Winding through the stunted brush
the women came to the outlying
houses. A door at the back of one of
these was standing awide. A man
within was Gathering dishes, cups Of
tin and iron knives and forks, to a
clumsy pyramid on the table.
L. r.
mahala gazing in. 'squaw, heap wash
'um dishes, sAbee? Two-bits. plenty
grub give; mahala wash table, dishes
| floor-hey!"
At the mention Of Is cents the won.
an was oddly alive. With many 0
grunt and with plenty Of hybrid whis-
tle-and-mutter. she impressed the girl
to the service. The man made ready
for departing to the mine that was on
the hill.
Come every day." he presently
added. after glancing keenly at Susie
as he piled some food on stool near
by and brought up the money from a
pocket. II pay every week for wash
'um floor and dishes"
The girl. when he went. proceeded
deftly to cleaning the table and plac-
Ing utensils and dishes in order-the
order they taught at the school. II
gave her pleasure. but of this and
of other emotions there was never u
sign.
Day after day she returned, not
alone. Her mother went begging at
other Of the cabins. with. hands ca
ressful-and rounded hands Of dim
pied bronze they were-she touched
these kitchen possessions fondly and
with grateful dreams of the school
across the valley.
See here" said the man one morn
ing. as he watched her at the labor,
you needn't scrub the floor, guess.
hate to see q woman doing that"
Il thank you," she quietly replied,
"but I like to do 1t. l like to sec it
Clean 81
He looked at her astonished. Where
In the world did you learn your Eng
lish?" he rudely inquired.
She blushed beneath the softensd
bronze Of her rounded cheeks, and the
lashes drew her eyellds timidly down
to curtain the wide-open orbs Of dark
and lustrous onyx.
"At the Institute" she family an
swersd.
oh! Well. the dishes / like To have