Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-01-21

My fathers hand was on his hunting
knife, but he grunted and said nothing.
DR.. Chantry himself withdrew from
the room and left the Indian in possess
sion.
My father sat down on the floor al
the foot of my couch. where the wax
light threw his shadow, cXaggerating
its unmoving profile. | noticed one of
the chairs he disdained as useless,
though when eating or drinking with
white men he sat at table with them.
The chair ! saw was one that family
recognized as furniture of some pre-
yious experience. slim legged. graceful
ly curved and brocaded. Brocaded
was the word. | studied 1t until fell
asleep,
The sun shining through the protect
ed windows, instead of glaring into our
lodge door. showed my father sitting
In the same position when ! woke and
Skenedonk at my side. liked the ed
ucated lroquois. He was about ten
years my senior. He had been taken
to France when n STRIPPING and was
much bound TO the whites though liv-
inc win his own trihe skon.donk
had tho m;Idest brown owes ever saw
outside deers head. He was a bald
Indian with o,s small sco,n Iock
tossed the cover hack to sprinp ont
Of bed with whoop. But a woman
in high cap with ribbons hanging
down 10 her heels and a dress short
enough 10 show her shoes stepped into
1.-The room and made n courtesy Her
face fell easily inn creases when she
talked and gave Won the feeling that II
was too soft OF flesh. Indeed. her ewes
were cushioned all around. She smoke
and skenedonk answered her In
French. The meaning OF every word
broke through my mind as fire breaks
through poper,
mime. de Ferrier sent me to inquire
how the Young gentleman is"
Skenedonk lessened the rims around
his eyes. My father grunted.
Did Nine. de Terrier say the young
gentleman" Skenedonk inquired.
IL was told to inquire. am her
servant Ernestine," said the woman.
her face creased with the anxiety of
responding to questions.
Tell Nine. de Ferrier that the young
gentleman is much better and will 90
home TO the lodges today"
she said I was to wait upon him
and give him his breakfast under the
doctors direction"
Say with. thanks to Nine. de Fer
rier that wait upon him."
Ernestine again courtesied and made
way for DR.. Chantry. He came in
quite good natured and greeted all of
US, his interiors, with humility | then
thought touching. but learned after
ward to distrust. NV head already
felt the healing blood, and was raw
enous for food. He bound IL with
fresh bandages and opened a box full
OF glittering knives, taking out a small
sheath. From this he made a point of
steel spring like lightning.
I'VE will bring the wholesome lancet
again into play, my lad" said DR..
Chantry. I waited in uncertainty with
NV feet ON the floor and NV hands ON
the side of the couch while he care
fully removed coat and waistcoat and
turned Nh his sleeves.
"Ernestine, bring the BASIN" he COM
manded.
Ny father may have thought the doc
tor was about to infiict vicarious
puncture on himself. Skenedonk, with
respect for civilized surgery, waited.
did not wait. The operator barred me
to the elbow and showed a piece of
plaster already sticking on my arm.
The conviction of being outraged in my
person came upon me nightly, and,
snatching the wholesome lancet, |