Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-06
BY REX BEACH
.sx HARPER ABRcnssRs

the wife.
 ~rhe h--l he isr' cried the trader fieecely. "He don't mean any good
 to her"
 'Him got a woman, ehY'' said tho
 other.
 "No. no! I reckon he's single all
 right, but you don't understand. He's
 iifferent from us people. He's-he's"-- Gale paused. at loss for words to con vey his meaning. ''weli, he ain't the
 kind that would marry half breed"
 Evidently AIluna read some hidden meaning back of these words. for she spoke quickly. but in her own tongue now. as she was accustomed to do when excited or alarmed.
 ''T'hcn this thing must cease at once. The risk is too great. Better that you kill him before 1t is too late"
 Gale rose and laid his big hand firmly on her shoulder
 Don't talk like that. There has been too much blood let already. There's
 time enough to worry"
 He rose; but, instead of going to his
 room, he strode out of the house and
 walked northward up the trail Ailuna sat buddled up in the doorway, her sha WI drawE close about her head. and
 waited for him until the late sun dip ped down below the distant mountains for the midnight hour. then rolled slanting out again Il few points farther north. 10 begin its long journey anew, stifily indoors. the look of fright star ing in her eyes.
 About 9 o'clock the next morning q faint and long drawn cry came from the farthest limits of the little camp. An instant later it was echoed closer and then dog began to howl. Before its voice had died away another took 1t up sadly, and within three breaths from up and down the half mile of scanty water front came the cry of ''Steam-bo-o-a-t!" Cabin doors opened and men came cut. glanced up the stren III and echoed the call, while from sleepy hooks and sun warmed roofs wolf dogs arose. yawning and stretch ing.
 Downstream came the faint signing whoof-whoof of a steamer, and then out from behind the bend she burst. Her cabin deck was lined with passen- gers, most of whom were bound for the outside" although still clad in mack inaw and overalls. They all gazed si- lently at the hundred men of Flam- beau, who stared back at them till the was placed. when they came ashore to stretch their legs One of them. however. made sufficient noise to make up for the silence of the oth- CTS. Before the steamer had grounded he appeared among the Siwash deck hands, his head and shoulders tower Ing above them. his white teeth gleam- Ing from face as dark as theirs, shout Ing to his friends ashore and panto- mining his delight to the two Gale who had come with Alluna to him.
 Who's dose beeg, tall people wat stan 'longside of you. Mig Galey' he called to her: then, shading his eyes he cried in great voice: 'Waal waal, b'lieve dat's M'sieu Jean an Mam'selle Mollee! Ba gar. Dey get so beeg vile I'm gone l don know dem no morew
 The youthful Gales wriggIed at this fiattery and dug their tiny toes irto the sand.
 Lieutenant Burrell had come with | he others, for the arrival of steam boat called for the presence of every | 'oul in camp, and. spying Necia in the of the crowd, he took his )lace beside her. He had lain awake | 'or hours thinking of her and had | allen asleep with her still in his mind, Or the revelation of her blood had | 'ome as shock to him.
 He had sprung from n race of slave holders. from land where birth and | breed are more than any other thing, l where drop of impure blood effects m ineradicable stain. Therefore the bought of this girls ignoble percentage vas so repugnant to him that the nore he pondered it the more pltiful seemed, the more monstrous. Lying wake and thinking of her in the still less of his quarters, it bad seemed a cry unfortunate and a very terrible hing. During his morning duties the 'ision of her had been fresh before i'm again, and his constant contempla- lon of the matter had wrought a hange in his attitude toward the girl, f which he was uncomfortably con- cious and which he was glad to see he did not perceive.
 The men were pouring off the boat ow, and through the crowd came the all Frenchman, bearing in the hollow each arm child who clasped bun- le to Its breast. His eyes grew bright r at sight of Necia, and be broke into
 flood of patois. They fairly lombard | each other with quick questions and ragmentary answers till she remem- cred her companion. M I "Oh. forgot my manners! Lieuten- Ut Burrell, this is Napoleon Doret- UT Poleonw she added, with proud nphasis.
 Doret checked his yoluhility and