Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-14


which were shod in old and cracking
moccasins. was tucked his frinGed
skirt. An empty grain sack covered
his head and shielded his face from
the wind As an Icy gust now and |
then filtered in through the chinks OF
the stockade wall and swept him he |
ewayed gently back and forth. while |
the tailless ours smuggling against
him whined Ia sympathy and fought
for a warmer place. For the kennel
roof of shingles. put up in one corner
Of the Enclosure as a protection for the
mack. had served only during the week
that followed the storm to prevent the
male beams of the winter sun from
reaching the pariah and his dumb tom-
panions.
Presently the flap of a nearby lodge
was flung aside. An Indian woman
emerged and threw handful of bones
toward the shelter. At once Squaw
Charley awoke to action. Shedding
sack and blanket, he scrambled for
ward with the half starved, yelping
beasts to snatch his portion.
His bone picked clean of its little,
the pariah resumed his crouching seat
once more, and the pack closed quietly
about him, licking his face and the
hands that had cuffed them as with
much turning and shivering they set
tied down to sleep.
A warrior stalked proudly past ig-
noring both his disgraced brother and
the sentries that paced the high board
walk at the wallis top. Two Indian
lads approached, chattering to each
other over the heart shaped horn tops
they were swinging on buckskin
strings and tarried a moment to scoff.
Squaw Charley paid no heed to either
brave or boys. His face was hidden,
Ais eyes shut He seemed, like the
dogs. to be sleeping.
OF a sudden there came shrill sum
mons from distant wigwam, and the
pariah sprang up eagerly. Afraid-of-
a.Fawn stood In the tepee opening, her
eyiI face with its deep scar thrust for
ward to look about.
skunk she shrieked as he hurried
4oward her, and her long black teeth
snapper IOReIneT. a uTe! Aueu She
epat to cleanse her mouth.
Sauaw Charley FASTENED back to the
ahingle roof for an armful of fuel.
Returning he entered the wigwam and
knelt beneath the smokehole. And
while he arranged the sticks carefully
upon a twist of grass the aged crone
lowered, hawklike, over him, ready
with fist or foot for any lack of haste
or failure with the fire. Not until
with flint and steel he lighted a strip
Of spongy wood and thrust 1t under
the dry hay and fame leaped up anC
caught the SCOT on a hanging kettle
did she leave him and go on ques
Cor breakfast rations.
The pariah had not dared to lift hi
eyes from his task while the bag wal
watching. But now he stole swift
dance toward the back of the lodge
where the maid, Brown Mink. was re
Ginning, and his dull eyes, like the fue
Mt his knees, leaped into sudden flame
But, with the deftness Of woman. b
Kept on putting bits of wood into tn
mounting blaze.
bTONu MILK ulu uOl iOOh LIS al
She lay on a slanting frame Of saI
flngs held together by a network Q
thongs. The gay blanket on whic
she had ridden during the march wa
folded under her. A buffalo robe wa
spread over her bead wrought Logging
and shoes, its hairy side under, II
tanned face, which was gaudily pain
- Ea0fnOninoO nf hnQi
fell from her neck to the top of he
richly embroidered skirt and heav
eardrops of gilt pushed through tn
purple black masses of her hair.
Squaw Charley fed his sight glad
with her loneliness, thankful that sh
who once had looked upon him kindl
did not now turn to see his squalo
The blaze was thawing his chile
limbs and fast warming him; the bras
pot was singing merrily. He kept b
hands gratefully near It, and as fro
tine to time the girl held up her arm
admiringly to let the freight shiI
upon her bracelets and pinchbe'
nngs he watched her furtively fro
half closed eyes.
soon returned with meat and me
and, cursing. ordered him away.
"Of. Ojibway coward" she erie
'to the dogs But see that there
wood for tonight's cooking and tome
rows
The pariah gave the fire under t
kettle last touch and skunk out he
thy into the snow. The bag pursu
him, moving backward and pullt
after her the partly dressed hide Of
black tailed deer.
make it ready for the cutti
board" she babe and threw the pie
Of hard stone for the fieshing so tn
II split the pariah's cheek.
Squaw Charley took up the hide a
dug in the snow for the stone.
A young warrior was lingering
the lodge flap. blowing spirals Of X