Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-28

| the visit lsi,i Iean repeated again ENG
| again for the sake OF the brown flower
of the wiI,eraess Naduia, too, had
| learned to love the honny face. And
| in her hot, unschcoled heart sprang up
| the terrible hatred of Wanna
| 1t had commeuced years before when
/ Ncrus had sent Nahna away from the
| tribe. and from time TO time she had
| made them short visits from her mis-.
| sion school with always newer grace,
g newer beauty and the spirit of the
| white mother shining in her soft eyes
Neras had loved her with the after
nlatll of the great passion he had felt
| for the white captive that had hated
| him, who died with her despairing face
| turned away from the child of her sor-
row and shame
| NaGula had understood. She had not
wanted for the telling when the wom-
en- crouched together over the cooking
| pots at evening. What wonder that she
| hated Wanna with all the force OF o
savage nature.
In the midst Of the lull came an
sneerng taunts Malcolm Davenr
crossed the strip of desert to the coun-
try of the Ottawas to claim his bride
Nadula received him in the council
tent. with tie head men grouped
around her. 1t was her hand that held
out the pipe and bade him sit beside
her, contriving to hold him there with
one pretext and another. Davent lis
tened absently as the siiGec sweet
voice murmured to him. Then, ere she
could detain him, he broke away, and,
springing 10 the center OF the tent,
called upon the CttaTas for the pledge
| of Neras-Wahna BY the spoken word
| OF Neras in solemn council had the girl
been given to him; and rs Nadula
would have interfered, one by one the
elders of the tribe arose to bear wit
ness TO the bond.
| Then Wanna, her face alisht with
| joy. came from the shadows where she
| had hidden in her despair. There was
no gainsaying the word that had
passed. Nadula watched, her heart al
most stilled. as the men and women
parted to either side. The old lnedi-
cine man drew his circle around the
two, while the red fame from the tire
leaped and threw. its golden light on the
faces OF Malcolm Davent and Wanna.
| That night the Ottawas Toasted, ana
there was great rejoicing, for at the
| rising Of the moon the Princess Wanna
would rice away from them forever.
And when the feast was ended Nadula
brought forth bottle of musty hued
wine to pledge them after the man
ner OF the paleface," as she said, and
smiled into Davent's eyes. She was
| quick as thought. but the eye OF love
is swifter. Wanna sprang from Da-
vents side and grasped the slender
wrist. Poison. Poison!' And low
murmur OF horror ran around the great
! tent.
Nadula drew her slender form to It's
full height and glanced proudly from
one face to another. What say We,
nv people? Am l guilty!" The def
ance rang clear as a clarion note, ana
no man answered Again: What say
We, my people? Judge ye between US
| the white serpent OF the true daughter
! of the OttaWas!' The wind In the
mesquite was the only answer. Wanna
/ still clasped the slender wrist in her
tense fingers. while the glare OF the
torches threw red waves Of light on
the swart faces as the ring drew ever
closer.
The old medicine man parted the
crowd to either side Daughters OF
the great Chief Neras, hail!' And the
| elk teeth ratified on his shrunken chess
as he knelt, spreading out his clawlke
hands "Hearken to the voice OF one
old in council. Hear. accuser and ac-
cused. II there be poison in the cup.
as the Lady Wanna hath said, then let
the Lady Nadula drink that which she
hath prepared for another. but II there
be no poison then shall she drink TO
prove the blackness Of lie. ! have
spoken"
\ shutldcr ran along the surge OF
/, faces tnat gathered around Naduia.
Wahna's han; fei! sway, and she COW
cred against D4vent's shoulder.
Naduln's proud eyes swept the mass
before her. hostile end grim. There
was not an answering eye. Drink,
NaGula.' the cid Voice commanded.
and Nadula drained The wine. Then
she gathered her robes around her aud
went out from among Them.
Miles away to tho westward rode Da-
vent. with N'ahna close at his side. the
sturdy cayuse keeping uneven stride
with the Kentucky thoroughbred. en- to
where the white tower e the mission
shonc above the olive groves, cut to the
west, 10 her E,a.ntr's people. Sat BE-
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