Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-10


sleeve, the tall breed striding noise
lessly behind. Willis Marsh came with
them, his white lips writing, his face
like putty. He made futile OBTAINING
grasps at Constantine, and in the 81
Ilence that suddenly descended upon
the ship, they heard him whispering:
What is the meaning Of this?" de-
manded Mr. Wayland.
II heard you were about to sail, so
) I came out to see you before"
4 Marsh broke in hoarsely: Shes
bad woman! She has come here for
blackmail."
"Blackmail!" cried Wayne Way
land. II thought as much!''
That's her game. She wants
money"
4 Cherry shrugged her shoulders ana
showed her white teeth in smile.
"Mr. Marsh anticipates slightly.
You may Judge if he is right"
! Marsh started to speak, but Mil
bred Wayland, who had been watching
him intently, was before him.
| "Who sent your here, Miss?"
/ mo one sent me. If Mr.. Marsh will
stop his chatter, I can make myself
understood"
Il
/ Cherry turned upon him swiftly.
you've got to face it, SO you may as
we'll keep still"
! He fell silent.
eve have heard that Mr.. Marsh was
going away with you, and came out
to ask him for enough money to sup
port his child while he is gone
Ellis child!" Wayne Wayland turned
4 witt q
of stern surprise. willis, tell her she
lis lying!"
1 "she's lying!' Marsh repeated, ODE
diently; but they saw the truth in his
face.
Cherry spoke directly to Miss Way
land now. ri have supported this 1T.
tie fellow and his mother for year.
She Indicated the red-haired young.
ster in Constantines arms. THAT is all
l care to do. When you people arrived
Mr.. Marsh induced Chakawana to take
the baby up-river to fishing-camp
and stay there until you had gone. But
Constantine heard that he intended to
marry you, and hearing also that he
intended leaving tonight, Constantine
brought his sister back in the hope
that Mr.. Marsh would do what is right.
You see, he promised to marry Chalk
awana long before he met YOU"
Mildred could have done murder at
| the expression she saw in Cherry's
face. This woman she had scorned had
humbled her in earnest. With fash
inE eyes she turned upon her father.
"Since you were so prompt in an
nouncing my engagement perhaps
you can deny it with equal prompt
ness"
"Good God! What scandal If this
lis true!" Wayne Wayland wiped his
forehead.
ooh, it's true" said Cherry.
In the silence that followed the
| child struggled out of Corctantine's
arms and stood beside his mother, the
better to inspect the strangers. His
little face was grimy, his clothes, cut
in the native fashion, were poor and
not very clean; yet he was more white
! than Aleut, and no one seeing him
could doubt his parentage. The sea-
men had left their posts, and were
watching with such absorption that
they failed to see skiff with single
oarsman swing past the stern Of The
Grande Dame and make fast to the
landing. Still unobserved, the man
mounted the companionway swiftly.
For once in his life Wayne Wayland
was too confused for definite speech.
Willis Marsh stood helpless. his plump
face slack-jowled and beaded with
sweat. He could not yet grasp the com
pleteness of his downfall, and waited
anxiously for some further sign from
Mildred. It came at last in look that
scorched him. firing him to last Of
fort
Don't believe her!" he broke out
"she is lying to protect her own
lover!" He pointed to Chakawana
'That girl is the childs mother, but
it's father is Boyd Emerson"
boyd Emerson was never in Kalvik
until last December said Cherry
"The child is three years old"
ut seems am being discussed
said a voice behind them. Emerson
Glove his way through the sailors
striding directly to Marsh. What Is
the meaning Of this?"
Mildred Wayland laid flutterine
hand upon her breast. II knew he
would come" she breathed.
Constantine broke his silence FOL
the first time, addressing Mildred di
] rect1y.
"This baby b'long Mr.. Marsh. He say
he goin' marry Chakawana. but he
lie; he goin' marry you because yor
are rich girl" He turned to Marsh
'What for you lie. eh?" He leaned
forward with frightful scowl. II tel
you long time ago kill you if you don
marry my sister"
"Now / understand" exclaimed
! Boyd. 'sIt was you who stabbed hin
! that night in the cannery."
eyes! Chakawana tell him what the
4 pries' say bout woman who don
4 marry. My sister say she go to hel
herself and dom care a damn, but I
amt right for little baby to go to hel
too"
"what do you mean by that?'
asked Mr.. Wayland.
1.-THE Father say If white man take
Indian woman and don marry her. sh'
go to hell for thousan' year-mebbt
two. three tfousan' year. Anyhow. sh'
dom never see Jesus House That''
! bad thing!" The breed shook his heat
i seriously. "Chakawana she's goot
.,;rI opd che on IN church. give