Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-14


 gratitude. She possessed pleasing manners and ready speech, but the oc- casion was trying one for her, and the characteristic self-possession of her race for the moment quite de- serted her. The officer, pitying her embarrassment, hastened in turn to assure her that what he had done was scarcely worthy of consideration. Hoping to end the scene by little act of gallantry, he seized her hand and raised it to his lips. Unfortunately, the act awakened an emotion in the breast of the maiden that the young man had not anticipated, and brought a response he had not expected. The woman stood for moment gazing earnestly at him, and then suddenly throwing herself into his arms, vio. lently embraced him. He was chiv. alrous youngster. and thoughtless of possible consequences, returned the em- brace fervently, and ended it with . kiss upon the girls upturned lips.
 An awkward silence fell upon the pair as they drew apart, broken at last by an exclamation from the girl. When you come again?" she asked. Pretty soon," he replied, "if tffe Com. manches don't behave themselves"
 A week had scarcely elapsed after these events when the Indian girl and her father appeared one day at Fort Sill. ostensibly on a trading trip. but evidently to enable the Rose" to see the lieutenant again.
 It so happened that the young daughter of prominent New England official was visiting at the fort at the time and anxiously awaiting the pos sible visits of Indians from the ad- Joining reservations, that she might see and converse with them. She had acquired some very romantic impress sions of the "red man" from fanciful tales of irresponsible writers. and "longed to participate for awhile in the wild. free life of the children of the forest and the plain"
 The coming of RedRose. arrayed in barbaric fashion. wrapped in a highly colored blanket, and displaying broad necklaces of beads and heavy wrist lets of silver. quite filled the measure of expectation indulged in by the New England maiden. Quickly seeking the acquaintance of the Indian girl. she arranged to go with 'her for awhile to her home on the Kiowa reservation.
 On reaching the home of Red-Rose. much of the romance of the occasion was lost in the squalid conditions en- countered by the visitor. The lodge consisted of a single room without a floor. and the light shone through many openings in the roof and the walls of the edifice. A number of vi- cious, volf-like dogs nosed about among the cooking utensils. and drank at pleasure from the family water bucket
 The girls spent the night in the lodge. lying close together on the floor wrapped in their blankets. and for awhile conversed freely of their purposes In the future. The visitor hoped. she confded to the Rose" to be instrumental in efecting many re forms among the lords of the plains and in turn the Rose confessed that she expected soon to become the wife of the lieutenant vho had rescued her from drowning When this confession had been made the New England girl instantly ceased further conversation. and when the morning came promptly hade the Rose sood-by. and hurried back to the fort in the vehicle in which she had gone The presumption of the creaturs,- she exclaimed to . friend at the fort -She expects to marry ny snzneed"
 H R BRINRERHorF.
 Gel C S A. Retired