New-York tribune., 1907-09-01

trail. Then they left it. striking into little path
at its side Here. on dry moss ard fallen t"iSs,
they travelled. Ma-Hwat-ko after them, till they
came the wide silver pool formed IN the hollow
Of great rock and fed by unseen streans-the pool
known 10 the Indians the Shining Waters
II was midnight nov. The two girls flung aside
their sbawls and al a time looked into IL
But they saw nothing. With laugh, Hist-ko;
with gTunt Of anger, T0osha turned away They
fCU o themselves they would have heard
a rwig sap under Ma-kwat-l1o's little foot But
they did not And as they turned TO retrace their
steps the child crept forward and. kneeling the
pools brink gazed eagerly into the Shining Wa
1ers- They had seen nothing What would she see?
Or would she anything
The surface Of the pool was very still. Now and
ngaln wandering breeze Just crsped its silver into
re tiniest ripples-then again :hey passed away.
and the water was Il sheet OF silver more.
Suddenly the stiffness broke again. but wind
stirred the waters. They were stin, and in the
centre was 1ace-sUch face 1fa-kwat-lo
had never seen-bad never dreamed OF. 1t was
fair as one Of the lilies whose three petals peep
IN the spring from their green leaves The hair
hung around the lovely in beautiful curIe in
stead OF being straight Ike all the hair a-kwat-ko
had ever before The little Indian girl nearly
tufnbled into the water she surprised Then
her heart hlled with joy. Would this lovely Great
ure come and play with her?
Indian Children do not. a rule, scream or cry
Iout But Ma-kwSt-kO gave cry then Not al
what she sagg-out at v hat she heardt II vas a
)Voice-a mans voice.
She did not dare look up, She did not under
stano The words, which were: NOW Maisje-volI:Zre
seen wishing well by moonlight She only knevv
t hat she was alone, and very far from horne and
|
! linen she saw that q man WAS beside ba--a
ffiiie man. She saw one else though there Ivas
AnoASf person there. Gae scrambled to her feet
Ahd ran into the bushes Then, finding q cleared
&c nlty part OF the trsii she did not trust hor
flsst altle toes but threw herself on rhe ground
I'D rolled over and over. TIL she reached the foot
of the slope and found herself on the well 1nonn
tFall that led 10 her cabin. Like mouse she crcnt
Ilnio Ter corner Of the bed on which her Ynotner
siepL. ShiVering she pulled the rough quilts
|poeshe at mission house sale. round ner and
~as soon asleep
Inc next Gay rOosha and Hist-ko declared that
ne SHINING waters no more showed 20 fnaidens the
zee OF the husband 10 be- But AIa-kwat-ko held
ier tongue She knew the Shining Waters did
snow lace sornecynes-they had shown face 10
1er- Sc had seen IN the watersl
When the autumn came and turned The green
leaves 10 crimson and brown and gold Ma-kyyat-k -ko
700. went 70 the mission school But stnl she was
lone-y. When she spoke the other girls about
We 1nn3ghts that came her they Only stared
al her or said something that showed they did not
UNDERSTAND Often she thought ot the face n the
SHINING Waters and sat9 10 herself She would
know what ] mean"
Although no one cared fo have Ia-kwat-ko talk
She Degstn to End great deal happiness IN writ
ing eer thoughts After a time peoDle began 10
say how wonderful i that 4 poor Indian girl
should think Of such beautiful things and She re-
refvto rrcEey for writing them. And vet no one
i-ooefftood Altogether. ana she still remembered
tic face in the nater..