Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-01-22
CHAPTER II.


mont as he sauntered, IAN old robe of
my own"
His mother was reduced to coarse
serge. have been told"
You speak of an august lady, my
dear Eagle. But this is Chief Will
liams' boy. He has been at the hunt
ing lodges every summer since | came
into the wilderness. There you see his
father. the half breed Mohawk"
Il saw the dauphin in London. count.
was little child. but his SCARED
ankles and wrists and forehead are not
easily forgotten"
THE dauphin died in the Temple,
Eagle"
MY father and Philippe never be-
lieved that"
Your father and Philippe we're very
mad royalIsts."
And you have gone over to Bona
parte. They said that boy had all the
traits of the Bourbons. even to the
shaping Of his ear"
a Bourbon ear hears nothing but
Bonaparte In these days" said De
Chaumont. How do you know this Is
the same boy you saw in London?"
Last night while he was lying un-
conscious, after Dr.. Chantry bandaged
his head and bled him, | went into see
: If might be Of use. He was like some
one | had seen. But l did not know
, lin until moment ago. He ran out
of the house like wild Indian. Then
the saw us sitting here and came and
fell down on his knees at sight of that
missal. saw his scars. He claimed
the book as his mothers-and you
know, count, II was his mothers."
MY dear child. whenever an Indian
wants present he dreams that you
give It to him, or he claims It. Chief
Williams boy wanted your valuable
| Illuminated book. l only wonder he
lad the taste. The rings on your
hands are more to an Indians liking"
But he is not an Indian, count. He
Is as white as we are"
That signifies nothing. Plenty of
white children have been brought up
among the tribes. Chief Williams
grandmother, have heard, was Yam
kee woman"
Not one word of their rapid talk es-
capped an ear trained to faintest noises
In the woods. felt like a tree, well
set up and sound, but rooted and voice.
less in my ignorant helplessness be-
fore the two so frankly considering me.
My father stopped when he saw Nine.
de Terrier and called to me In Iroquois.
1t was plain that he and DIR. Chantry
disagreed. Skenedonk, put out OF coun-
tenance by my behavior and the stub
bornness Of the chief, looked ready to
lay his hand upon my mouth in sign of
being COMPOUNDED before white men.
tor his learning had altered none Of his
inherited instincts.
But as for me, | was as De Chau-
mont had said, Chief Williams boy,
faint from blood letting and twenty
four hours fasting. and the fathers
command reminded me of the mothers
dinner pot. stood up erect and drew
the lowered silk robe around me. 1t
would have been easier to walk on
burning Goals, but felt Obliged to re-
turn the book to Nine. de Ferrier. She
would not take II. closed her grasp
upon 1t, and, STOPPING, saluted her hand
with courtesy as DE Chaumont had
done. IL he had roared, ! must have
done this devoir. But all he did was
to widen his eyes and strike his leg
with his riding whip.
The chief padded and ! sat naked in
our canoe-for we left the lowered robe
with horse boy at the stables-the
sun warm upon my skin, the lakes
blue glamour affecting me like en-
| chantment
Neither love nor aversion was assO-
Ciated with my father. | took my head
between my hands and tried to remem-
Der face that was associated with
aversion.
Father" inquired, was anybody
ever cruel to me?"
He looked startled, but spoke harsh
lly,
What have you got in your head?
These white people have been making
q fool OF you"
- remember better today than ever
remembered before. am different.
was a child, but today manhood has
come. Father, what is "A dauphin?"
The chief made no answer,
What is a temple? Is it a church.
like ours at st. Regis?'
' Ask the priest,
do you know what Bourbon is,
father-particularly Bourbon carp