The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-06-10

her, N was Hal VINO hao come ~ A'A
assistance She. like the poor sqraw.
had only this ono son. the ligf OF her
eyes. A troop OF such thHug came 1
In sluggish train through sikh mind /
as the suds few high frightening the \
canary from his perch by their rising i
tide: and she wondered II she could 1
have raised this boy for the purpose OF /
vengeance without this woman's help. !
The bonnie blue skies smiled blandly /
on the summer world. and the air hung !
heavy with a stiffness and peace that
! brought a certain lethargy TO her de-
termination. Young Howe's voice.
whlstling or singing. came floating
through the wool OF her fancies and re-
called the hours he had sat patiently
in her fever-ridden little hut in his ef-
fort 20 save her son. For WHAT
AS Hal dashed out OF the pantry
moment later. he caught look IN her
eyes as guilty as his own. when
prompted him to count the pies 10 see
II she had been stealing, too
Here's one for you" he said. find
ing the number even and slipping her
a turnover. AS he perched on the bin
10 MUNICH his plumber, his hat fell back.
His face was very fair. and his has
curled on his forehead like woman's.
But in his laughing blue eyes shone
, The image OF the elder Howe. The
, hideous grin OF Black Wings upturned
: face Knocked her from the seething
suds. A stifed groan seemed TO rise
. from the kissing steam. The warm
. stream that trickled down her arm was
only water. but the red. clotted pools
, were still vivid in her memory. Howe
had killed Black Wing. Was she this
' white woman's slave. or was she Black
I Wings squaw? Before nightfall the
question was definitely settled in her
= r,i1d. The victuals always left for her
TO take home to warm over were tied
!, into her apron. under which the rusted
V knife still hung.
: The Indian boy grew stronger each
& dav with the recuperative power OF a
3 wild thing Day in and day out ne
A loitered idly around the white house
, and sometimes a doubt arose in the
! mind Of the white house woman as tc
,r the effects of this sl-assorted friend
% ship between the two boys. Once. as
a she saw her son turn and fling his arm
" across the broad shoulders Of the In
y. dian lad in evident affection. sh'
9 finched instnctively Since their baby
&c hood they had tumbled over the porcl
ID together. squabbled, fought and p'aye'
like brothers-this blue-eyed, rollick
~ ing young Saxon and the swart. lith
n. aborigine
n There were many new squirrel trap
mr. devised. new schemes for spearing ifs
I'll and sharing small creatures in IN
al forest. and enthusiastic preparation
no for a deer hunt in the mountains b'
IN fore the young fellows vacation shout
ne end
r., wen leave all these things just ;
"a they are till we get back from our ri
az to Redwood creek" Hal said. one da
he as he planned his outing with the Il
dian. and finish them when we ha'
,e- more time" The Indian did not Al
ell swer The moon was bright. and z
ov young fellows blue eyes shOne wit
for the light Of future hopes and plans.
on The hunting trip was prolonged fro
re one week 10 two; then three. Al u
~. end Of that time. Halls mother begi
lie to grow uneasy. AT the expiration
~ the fourth week. when the Indian T
the turned without young Howe. conste
not nation spread throughout the tow
Ragged caunt. barefooted. h;
-, starved. tho Indian had arrived in q
- village. telling Of a fierce storm. sep
~ ration from his ccmrade, and weeks
a. search and danger 70 find him in I
80 uncomfortable forest. Search-parti
!. J, were quickly formed. and the mou
ar tains and laEoons secured In the no
~ Of finding the boy.
Il can't believe anything has ma
u. pened 10 him" Halls mother repeat
~, day after day. when the searchers
,oid ported failure at every turn. ;
- would not let her lips form the VIC
dead II can't. oh. I can't"
Sikra knew the pangs OF this wo
~. ans soul. She had learned that e
~ and look whon Black Wing lay dc
~. before her But she regarded
white. stricken face in stole silence
II was now late in the summer.
search for young Howe had prov
re, fruitless. His mother. suddenly
o"' and feeble from grief and suspen
stood. one day. looking toward the
I'm. i'm a blind hope. The Indian ca
lha1 swinging slowly toward her. The
men he'd been found. II was on Indian
land. A knifc-wound gaped in
ny breast. his wide blue yes were
ne turned in a hooking grin, and the ST
tnat around him was clotted and rcd.
'"ef Again there was no swooning.
overt demonstration OF grief We
I on Of suspense had taught the family
E ne The white house stole endurance.
day Sikra came every week TO do
her washing as usual. while her son
toms tered near the cedar trees. One ey
hers ing ne brought the heartbroken W.
red an what he considered a rare pres
elgh, n melon OF prodigous size. The
sneu dian sat down silently. and slowly
ie - carefully he cut It, II was trihe o.
ripe. the rich. red heart cleaning
} say with blood. The knife with which
IS at dextrously sliced the melon was !
rself, looking. broad and fat and the o.
G de- horn handle broken. as II by uesl
ate struggle when last welded.
, two The woman did not recognize
Mrs. you are good boy" she said
tie OF sently TO the Indian. Ito do these i