The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-30

admiringly to let the freight shine
upon her bracelets and pinchbeck
rings he watched her furtively from
half closed eyes
But not for long. Afraid of a-Fawn
soon returned with meat and meal
and. cursing. ordered him away.
"Of. Ojibway coward" she cried.
ito the dogs! But see that there is
wood for tonights cooking and tomor-
rows"
The pariah gave the fire under the
kettle a last touch and SUNK out has
tily into the snow. The bag pursued
him. moving backward and pulling
after her the partly dressed hide of
black tailed deer.
Make it ready for the cutting
board" she babe and threw the piece
of hard stone for the feshing so that
it split the parlah's cheek.
Squaw Charley took up the hide and
dug in the snow for the stone
young warrior was lingering at
the lodge flap blowing spirals of kin
nikinick He burst into a laugh. "Ho,
ho!" he tainted The sQuaw Of a
squaw drudges today. Ho. hov'
The croue joined in the laugh. Then.
standing Buffalo may enter" she
said and respectfully led the way into
the wigwam.
The pariah heard. yet did not pause
But when among the dogs again he
swift strokes. light once more fam
ed up in his dull eyes-a light unlike
the one that had burned in them at
Brown Minks freside.
He was still working diligently, the
sack over his lead as before, when,
about the middle hour OF the day,
Lieutenant Fraser entered the sliding
panel of the stockade and began to go
rapidly from lodge to lodge, as if in
search Of some one. Seeing the in
truder. the dogs about Squaw Charley
bounded up, hair bristling and teeth
barred.
The outcast laid aside his rubbing
stone and strOve to quiet them. But
the sudden commotion under the roof
had already attracted the young Off
Ger. STOPPING he caught a glimpse Of
Squaw Charley.
"Oh, there you areY' he exclaimed
and motioned for him to come forth.
When the Indian appeared, the deer
skin in his arms. Lieutenant Fraser
pointed toward the entrance. You
come with me-" he said, with gesture
in the sign language.
Squaw Charley moved SLOWLY along
/ NJ ~, ;crht ~ 10
inclosure-no one seemed even to be
looking on. But. opposite Brown
Mipi<'s lodge. the old woman dashed
out. seized the hide with q scream of
rage and dashed back again. The
next moment Charley passed through
the sliding panel and took up his
march to headquarters.
$50 this is your last Wild pet, Ell
Robert?" said Colonel Cummings as
they entered. He backed up to his
stove and surveyed Squaw Charley
good naturally. Let me see, now
You've run the scale from a devils
darning needle to a baby wolf. Next
thing, suppose, you'll be introducing
US to youngish rattlesnake."
Lieutenant Fraser rumpled his hail
sheepishly. But you ought to see the
way they're treating him = banging
him around as if he were a dog"
HIN. He certainly doesn't look
strong"
They work him to death, colonel"
The commanding officer laughed "A
redskin working must be a sight fol
sore eyes"
But they don't feed him, sir"
The outcast, wrapped close in his
blanket, lifted his pinched face t.
them.
How'd it happen 1 didn't notice this
fellow during the march," inquired
the colonel. trif1e suspiciously.
He was with the squaws wheT
there was anything to do, but whe1
we were on the move he fell to The
rear"
Didn't try to get away?"
mo. Just struggled along"
"Ah! Do you know whether or no
he took part in the fight the day W,
captured them?"
At the question a swift change cam,
little and bent his head until his chiI
rested upon his breast
Lieutenant Fraser threw out his arm
in mute reply. No feathers, no paint
no gaudy shirt or bonnet marked tn,
Indian as q warrior.
The elder man approached the silent
shrinking figure not unkindly. "AnC
what do you want me to do for him
Robert?" he asked.
Lieutenant Fraser sprang forward
eagerly, his face shining. Hes $,
quiet and willing. sir-so ready to d,
anything he's told, I'd be grateful +
you thought you could trust him out
side the stockade. He could get tn,
odds and ends from the bachelor
mess"
"Tn be hanged. Robert" cried hi
superior, annoyed Most men, jus
out of West Point. have an eye t
killing redskins. not coddlIng EN-"