Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-17
At THE WIFE RACE.

Al IHE WlTu NAVu'
rou think Malabar Will rum"
!. girl did not reply but her lips
~ tremble. The face of the man
y Inward her grew dark, but it vas
l,rkpess of despair, not OF pur-
o,sans if he knew what you have
nsa He hesitated. "Malabar is
:, ond srrong and noble. He would
,ooD to small deed"
nromised him with the new year
Ss should run for me at the green
dance II did not know then,
NM piteously into the gloomy. deli
face above her. "Malabar would
,toou to a small deed-no. But
i not small. He has let it be
,rn that he will run for me. He
MA not turn from his purpose a
!, brpadth-not if he saw some
/, in front that would crush him.
land it is right for a great war
ADkona, but it is hard"
We will fly, White Egret, into the
,sSt Businesses of the Everglades"
ried hoarsely. There are places
IRE even Malabar's relentless arms
hid be pOwerless."
but White Egret only looked at him
sOTrOwful eyes.
NE are Seminoles, Ankona," she
lEed, gently. "You know our laws.
would be the last one to break
n."
bis arm fell back impotent. Yes, he
4 lR be the last one to break them.
Perhaps Malabar will not be proof
lna the black drink this time" he
Egsed, He has killed, and it will
made strong. Others have died.
Inc, no! Malabar is a great chief
Ia better man for the tribe than I.
has tasted the black drink before
will not die"
You say we'll, Ankona," broke in a
8n, powerful voice, and a figure,
& towering and implacable stepped
fn the gathering shadows. II shall
fall before the black draught. 1t
! aId no. be fit ending for a war
h.
/ White Egret threw back her head
regarded him steadily. Ankona
Pred his head.
You heard all?" he questioned in a
PANIED voice.
ALL calmly. 1T was childish pratt
shall run for the White Egret,
nave | not said it, and has she not
|Ne ner promise? 1t is only when
FMset our promises that we become
F@ and childish. Ankona is young
and should be humored. will
aIm run the race with me, and I
l give him one-third the distance
~ aS due TO his weakness. Now,
lucy went, with a single despairing
=" toward each other. Ankona's
!, vas Oloodless and set-bloodless
\ Pride crushed, set with fore
s''uge Of utter inability to cope
= 7 'liS man of iron will and
~ sAsA' Better be crushed than al
y. !" 10 exist by sufferance.
"a'f forms were appearing from
s,,"FVa-Warriors in full headdress
! NSglns, carrying the guns they
~, ! purchased from white traders;
s's with camp equipage, medicine
| r'.a solemnly and mysterious
rs,. wv eyes bent upon the ground;
MN MN ana dogs, some from the camp
,S Sa''e River Bay, some from Okee-
,,,, NJ, sumo from the shifting camp
n y, 'ue keys-all coming for the
M Ia green corn dance, where
4hnt rvs were to be made, marriages
r.s. u' and criminals punished.
,,',' s criminals were now moving
,no~D O' unnoticed, in many cases
l,t. Su even, among the others.
r,s =, crime they had committed
NJ ' 1t: Year had gone unpublished
pn,S. 'me' but now tribal honor
t5 sst nem here to expiate their
s,oss : IN the morrow they would
N, s u. IN closely shut tents and
p,t III su m0, with steam made by
h H., wafer upon hot stones. And
II dso ' 'ney would drink of the
at, I W. If they died, they were
b st,o VI the other hand, if they
sspence Is enough to survive, their
ger ths ' would be clearly established.
h 'aclng for wives would take
reed ~, was known to every one
I 10 n Jared honered. All knew