The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-05-27
By ELEANOR GATES.
opYRIcHT. lsoN BY MCCLURE. PHILLIPS T. COMPANY
CHAPTER XVIII Continued.
Author OF 1.-THE Biography of a Prairie Girl.

presently. when she had thought over
~ announcement she turned round
i him. frankly meeting his gaze for
.ho first time That's funny" she
said. "why, last year all the way up
from Texas there wasn't an Indian I
bothered us!
.Tast summer before you came the
soldiers at Brannon did not dare go
more than mile outside the lines to
HINT. 1t will be the same this sum-
mer. There is that stockade full OF
prisoners, and four Of them are con-
demned to be hanged Before long the
Indians will be circling the post"
She looked away at the OK team.
They we're being taken from the pillow
and put to wagon.
Then again she turned squarely.
.sWhat aboct Shanty TOWN." she said,
with meaning.
He understood. 'Shanty Town goes
when the troops go. overwhelmingly
Matthews does not. He will stay
at Brannon to act as interpreter"
.He will" she said and colored.
He colored. too. feeling himself re-
proved. but from under the wide bat
tered felt that had supplanted the nu-
bia his eyes shone with no resentment.
only fatherly tenderness.
"You wonder why | do not remain"
he began. 80 that Matthews could be
sent away | shall tell YOU
She let the reins fall to the drag.
IL -lxy
1--WE have no right to ask you to do
ANYTHING after the way dad treated
you. But the colonel sent You over to
tell us to look out. didn't he? And he
keeps Il man over tilere-pays him to
stay-and that man Is a sight worse
thar an indian"
Il could have that man dismissed"
he said slowly. please let me tell
you why | don't In the first place.
the Indians are beginning to act BADLY
very badly. They are invading Crow
territory and stealing from peaceful
bands. They are molesting whites
wherever they can find them and MUIR
dering. So we can Judge that there
well be hard fighting. for the troops
will seek to pay them up.
'Oh. Dallas, how | pray to see trou-
bic stop! | am going to the Indians.
| know their leaders-have known
them for ten years or more. | shall
ask them to consider the good of their
squaws and children and property and
ask them to accept reservation life. Ii
they won't. | shall beg few of them
to come in with me and at least talk
treaty.
THAT is the first reason for my go
ing. The second is the Jamiesons. II
find those poor women and tell their
captors that the four chiefs here are in
danger I know mother and daughter
will lie handed over to me-
You're right, You can save themv
God bless you for saying that! L
won't be pleasant with Matthews
here
But you must go Never mind abou
Matthew'S
Il cannot go without being satisfied
that you and Marylyn will be safe
The colonel said
half resentfully. Did the women foil
send any word?"
He was mildly surprised. "N-n-no.
he answered. they didn't. but
She laughed and picked up the reins
We'll, dad II never leave this quar-
ter she said decisively. IF that
what the colonel wants."
~ hao
+" Thou dwellest in the. midst of re
bellious house, he quoted sadly
Now. If you come to the fort t
live
Matthews could move into tn
shack
Hardly that with the backing 20
nave. The boys at the post woul
never see Matthews take your home
Believe me, as long as you and you
rather care to live here you can. Pul
lie opinion over there"-he pointed
Brannon-'is strong in your favor. An
there is Lounsbury too. Why, ths
man is helpless"
She ayerted her face.
so You will lose nothing by comm
TO the fort" he persisted. "while 20
may save great deal-your lives"
Dad will never go to the fort. {
mates 'em like poison"
Yes - yes he's foolish and SIT
necked. For such is punishment metz
out. Seer The OK team was travt
ing toward them. prodded by the drive
They stood In silence for awhile.
Then go to Bismarck" urged Dav
Bond finally. "Stay there until the
tumn."
Live on what?" she asked.
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