Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-01

glanced about the saloon. The others
were paying little attention to hitil-a
drunken Indian was Of no moment 70
them. He signalled Nick that he
would take the responsibility OF CIV
ing the Indian liquor. Both knew 1t
was against the law, but both also
knew that 1t was a law daily broken,
"Touge-wayno flre-water," walled
Tabywana.
Cash took hold Of him. Whats the
matter, you"
Tabywana turned to him. Yes, for
days this Cash Hawkins had given
him his drink; why shouldn't he do 80
now? Nick was watching them from
over his shoulder as he took down a
bottle of rye. Tabywana pointed to
him.
mo give 'em. me-heap like EN-
big medicine, sick. Me all time heap
sick" BY his gestures he indicated
that his body was suffering for the
medicine. Wayne medicine" he coil
tinued. Pretty soon. more fire.
water, catch EN- Pretty soon may
be so-no sick 1ncoherently he
tried to explain that the drink would
cure him at once. If not, then pretty
soon he would be very i'll.
Even at a moment like this Nick
could not resist the temptation to
tease the Chief. He poured out some
whiskey, Tabywana tried to reach 1t,
but Nick lifted the glass and drank
it. The sight of it maddened Taby-
wana; with his two fists he struck the
bar and gave vent to his rage in a
loud voice.
Cash saw it was time to finish the
business He put his arm about Taby-
wana while he directed Nick to give
the Indian the bottle.
| TITS agin the law to give you whis-
key, Chief. 'Tain't every ones got
the nerve to treat you like white
man" BY this time he was holding
the bottle high up In the air. but
there amt no one hereabouts goin' to
question any trade make. Every
man has an inalienable right-say,
mathematics great, Chief-that's good
medicine" he translated inalienable
right to git drunk If he wants to, and
I'm agoin' to protect you in your
rights"
4 He held the paper close to Taby-
wana; he lowered his voice.
"Now just put your mark to that
paper and you get this bottleful and
the time of your life" The words
were accompanied with explanatory
gestures so that Tabywana could un
/ derstand.
The Indian tried to reach the bottle
Then he saw the paper; he took hold
Of the pen and bent over it. AS he
did so girls figure slid in between!
him and Cash, and the bottle wen
smashing out of Cash Hawkins HAND
J up against the back of the bar. There
was crash Of breaking glass and :
snarling curse from Hawkins.
Tabywana stood dazed for nom
emit at the sight of Nat-u-ritch, who
silently faced him and Hawkins. HI
made sweeping gesture Of fury am
attempted to strike Nat-u-ritch but she
cleverly lodged him. The force of thu
, unarrested blow carried Tabywan'
against table. he stumbled into
, chair, made an attempt to rise, but
!, after desperate effort, fell back II
drunken stupor, oblivious to his str
} roundings. The sudden burst OF ange
, Twas the natural climax to days y
dissipation.
The crash Of the glasses and tn,
, sudden entrance of the girl attracted
the attention Of the gamblers. Som
) of them, scented a fracas stoppe'
) playing; others merely looked up, an
then went on with the game. Wha
! did an Indian. male or female. malta
to them?
r Cash propped himself up against th
} bar, For the first time he really wa
brought within close range of Nat,
: ritch. Silent and immovable sh
8 stood, guarding the sunken form G
!. her father. Her head was erect an
; she looked her contempt and scor
e full In Hawkins face. In her hand
n she held the fallen blanket OF he
father.
: "Well, what dye thing Of 1t, eh ?
L Cash finally calculated. His eyes too
k note Of the girls physical perfectio.
/ Say fer spunk and grit damf eve
d see her equal. Say, she can have m
0 kin Tabywana's squaw.
n Nick interposed sullenly as b
t Strengthened up the disordered bar.
e "She amt Tabywana's squaw--that'
Nat-u-ritch. his gal-his daughter"
r Daughter or squaw, don't make o
k difference to me-" Cash slouched u
n to Nat-u-ritch and insolently surveye
her She's puhy. she is. and I'll Il
l. clude her in the deal. Say. sis, lik
t. your looks. You please me who
lot and I'll buy you along with yol
o fathers cattle -savvy?"
=, Still she made no answer-she kne
lie what the white man was suggestin
9 That she had accomplished what sh
e had dared to save her father no
ia Priuhtoned hpr She wanted tn pI