Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-01-25
\ Pipe of Pcsce.

!ural voice, and Mrs TalboN turned
quickly frum the fireplace to look al a
tail, blankCtcd Indian, standing in the
cabin doorway, lie was looking at hcs
daughter Polly. who had stopped spin
ming and was now standing by her wheel
with one hand on the distaff Heap
sick: no come must sure die. Bad
much bad. Tah,"
Polly can't go" said Mrs Tarhox Dc.
rldpdIy. 'Shc Sprained her ankle NeSt"r-
day and can hardly step. But I'm very
| sorry, WasSMmon.
- Heap sick" the Indian repeated, earn
Most sure die"
But she can't go, ! tell you, Wassa-
mon. insisted Mrs. TarhoN.
S'p0sc carryf'
Polly >hivcrcd. The Indian camp was
three mics away, across swamps and ra-
vines. and it was already growing dark.
She shook her head.
Wassamon fingered moment then
| turned away.
"PupooSc die he said. drearily, Only
| one some day big chief like fadcr"
/ They listened to his footsteps until they
| were lost in the sougiling OF the pine fer,
| est. then glanced ut each other with the
| same anxious foreboding.
| Nassamon was regarded with SuSpi-
! con by the whites. He was vindictiHc
! aud Disconnected, and his tribe was the
most turbulent and miscellaneous one III
the whole valley. If a house was burned
| or settler murdered. the deed was al
| most sure to be traced 10 his tribe When
| questioned lIr would neither admit nor
| deny. but always refused 10 give up the
! suspected. and the whites were generally
! too weak to enforce their demands.
Lately there had been MINORS Of an
| impending outbreak. and the settlers had
| hcon unusually alert and watchful. Only
| the day before John Tarh0N had cnu-
toned his family to remain in the cabin,
| and to KEEP the door and windows
! barred during his absence
Mrs. TarhoS and Polly were thinking
Of the same thing ms they listened to The
! footsteps dying away INTO the soft muir
| mur Of the pines. Would the refusal 10
! ing outbreak? The previous winter there
! had been much sickness among the In
| dams. and Polly had gone to them with
! her simple remedies and effected many
| cures. and had won for herself the name
Of Cure Suuaw" But Wassamun him
| presence with manifest discomfort This
| made his present visit seem more pni-
nous. 1t was the first time they had
! ever heard of his asking n favor from a
! palrface and they knew that il WHs only
| The peril Of his son and heir that could
! va - NiAElG lEPi IiIi3i tliN '''lll t--.Htili
| II the baby died, would it not mean all
| the horrors If an Indian war for their
/ beautiful valley.
II wish my ankle had been strong
! enough for me Ia go said Polly, re
| GratWiiT,
Mrs. Tarl,ox shook her head
! II don't know. child" She said, ,ia@
| ously. rs she lifted the johnny cake
/ board from it's position in irons Of tlr
| fire and deXtcroualy removed lis web
! drowned cakes to q pewter pIairer on The
uakrn table i'm ihc center 81 the room.
! 60 I'm afraid your fathr w"uldnt an
| prove . goin' amon- tho iuginS Jest
now. An theirs that three miles q dark
| woods 10 20 through. an hears an
| all sorts % wild varnints liable t" meet
! you any time. Your father >aw Il bear
! down 10 the creek only last night. /
| guess. on The WhGl" child, Is jest as
1y~ll YOU didn't CO.
! But it would only be- the r"slliu' o.
| one life. mother dear said Polly. warm
! IL. AN il might 10 the means Of hyin'
! the whole valley froIu ;he dreadful
effects nf terrhl" war
Over in ono corner Of the little room
| there had been n steady thpd, thud,
| thud. only pausiug for brief intervals
| during the visit Of Wassnnlon and the
| conversation between Mrs. TarboX and
| Polly. Now it ceased altogether
There, / guess chat cnru's pounded
! fllbil''f ii.4til''ls HfiiA u 'i'tli F'A'f+ anu
n pretty. bright faced girl Of thirteen or
| fourteen stepped out into the glow Of
the fireplace. Now I'll - an cure
| that lugiD baby
Sally 1arb0X,'
"Ycs. Sadly TarhoS. that's me" said
| the girl, colnro-edly. Now. don't y0u
| git into worry. mother. ! know most
Us much a. Polly bout medicine. went
| with her 4ast year an helped dos'. lots
| q pap9osoS. Somebody ought 10 90; bii
! Polly can't, an you can't; ~ there's only
nee. Now, mother persuasiycly, "dou'l
! Won be- frcttcd. Father would d. tn,
! same if he was me. You know Ae al
WAYS rcsk~ his life when folks ARE IN
! danger an jest row its jhc whole val
! Icy. An' { amt lIuch. arJer all. iugiH
/ babies gcnerly have colds or collie oT
measles, an / know what 70 "a for
! them
Pat the woods, Sally mn the wild
yar1nints%'
The girl looked a little di.compo,"d.
That's the worst of it, she said
frankly; "but l guess i'll bee all right
I've often been through the woods with