Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-15
By julie. Faversham.
(cHAPTER SHORTCOMINGS
Adapted from the play by Edwin Milton Royle.

CHAPTER XXv-(Continued
Bill seated himself. well, It's the
name some people give white man
who marries an Indian squaw." Then
quickly he added: But want you 70
understand, miss, Jim's respected In
spite of the fact he's a squaW man.
He's lived that down.
"Of course it was great surprise
to us all at first
Natural it would be, miss. OF
course no ordinary white man would
have done it. But you mustn't think
any the less of Jim for that miss"
Quickly Diana answered, in sympa-
thetic accord with Bills loyalty to mis-
master. 81 think all the more of him,
Bill. It's only another of Jim's glori-
Gus mistakes Then again she
thought of the woman II wish l could
see her. What is she like?"
Bill could not understand this In
terest in Nat-u-ritch. Just squaw,
he said, indifferently. She's got two
ideas, and guess only two-Hal and
jim
He liked the little woman, but he
could see where she had been a great
disadvantage to Jim.
NOlSC oo otiC SUM-
mother and wife-that's good deal,
BILL made him realize that perhaps
he was not doing the Indian girl JUS
tice. He could see the tears In Di-
ana's eyes as she spoke. And her
boy goes hack home with US"
Bill rose. Kind Of tough on yours
truly, lady, bein' as Hal and me are
kind of side-partners, but then | got
to recollect it's the best for the kid.
That's about the size Of 1t, amt it?"
This time it was Bill who solicited
comfort from Diana. The thought OF
the child's leaving them had been a
difficult proposition for the boys, and
they had discussed 1t long and excit-
edly when Jim told them the plan the
night before.
i Diana understood "It involves a lot
OF suffering all round, doesn't 1t, Bill
But it seems to me Nat-u-ritch gets
the worst of 1t.
True to his opinion of the red race
Bill answered, shes an Injin-used
to takin' things as they come,' and
he hardly heard Dianas words:
Poor little savage!"
This lady had appealed to him-why
shouldn't he ask her advice? 1t was
all very we'll for him to have frighten.
ed the Sheriff into leaving the place
all very we'll to appear sanguine and
hopeful while the boss stood near him,
but in his heart he knew he was
afraid. Something in the shifting
malicious look Of Bud Hardy's eyes
as he left the place told Bill that there
might still be trouble Twisting the
rim Of his big hat nervously he said:
t'Say, miss, you got a lawyer In you
party, amt your" Diana turned tc
listen to him. ooh, but pshaw!" he
went on, trying, Ito reassure himself
even while he spoke the disquieting
words It'll never get to the lawyer
cause Jim'll never let him arrest he1
-never!"
ARREST her!" Diana exclaimed il
surprise.
Bill explained. "Nat-u-ritch. Thu
Sheriff thinks he can prove she killed
Cash Hawkins-that day you were a
Maverick"
Jim had not recalled that inciden
to Diana last night. He had told he
he owed his life to the Indian girl
how and why he had not explained
Eagerly she leaned towards Bill a.
she cautiously said why did she xii
him?"
well, if and Bill dwelled on tn,
word "if she killed him she did
to save Jinn's life, and it stands t,
reason Jim amt goin' to see he
troubled look on Diaua's face he re
GREETED the admission OF his WORT IS
Say miss, I'm awful glad that yo1
and Hal are goin' to pull your freigh
for there's goin' to be merry hel
around here"
He. quickly begged her pardon 70
his involuntary slip, but Diana ha
hardly noticed 1t. This would mea
rev worry for jim Then she con
forted herself with the thought tina
perhaps this kind-hearted soul wa
exaggerating things. Surely, If Their
were cause for anxiety, Jim woul
have spoken to her about it.
rs there nothing that can be done
Bill?"
He shook his head.
well. is there anything that
can do?"
Don't see how, except to git ava
as soon's you can" And then he toll
her OF Buds proposition to obtai
money from Jim, and that the Sheri
was willing to sell his evidence again:
the Indian girl "Why," he added.
most kicked him off the place; an
Bud will fight, you know"
But Diana was only concerned t
know whether the Sheriff was safe
out of the way. you say the Sheriff
gomez"
Thank Heaven" Bill answere
"And, by-the-bye. just to be more ca
tankerous, he threatened to hold u
you and your party as witnesses; bl
that wouldn't be legal, would it?" Z
he remembered the boys he adde
chuckling, st certainly wouldn't /
popular"
Before Diana could reply, Jim int
rupted them. Like restless spil
he had been wandering over the plac
from barn to cabin. from Halls slice
ing room to the boys quarters; accol
plishing little and vainly trying
accept the events that had crowdt
into his life during the last houl
The Sheriff, he felt sure, could east
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