The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-07

She came so softly out OF the frs tina
pwyer KILLER. his gaze upon the lake
did not hear her until she mounted thu
steps, lie turned quickly and found he
| supplnp her burden from her straight
slim back. She stared ut him out Of gray
blue eyes which told the story that hal
lhe young faces at Indian Village re-
blood which all the pious teaching OF tn,
good sisters who guided the Reservation
day by day. ana all the Sunday severity
1i & Father Desmond could not prevent
Except for her eyes. however 'Twanay
was all lndian-urown. 1.-THE taciturn
tlrelcss
Hitler greeted her chcerfully; she re-
phed with monosyllable pervrrsion OF
good morning. In answer 10 his state
ment that the ladies were not yet down
she wasted no words. but seated herself
on the top step. prepared TO wait indeR-
nitcly. her arm stretched protectivcly
| across her wares.
Hitler sauntercd over 10 the basket and
| began idly To examine the knick- -knacks.
| Twaray watched him stolidy and an
| s"ered his questions with cultural curt
| ness FOR few minutes. Then the charm
OF his frank. laughing friendlness, which
no helng created in The form of woman
| had ever long wthstood. touched that
part OF her which was not Indian. She
broke into what was, for 'Twanay, a flow
| OF conversation.
| You lax eem?" she demanded. holding
| lP a hoN OF green and magenta Strdws,
oris,ling maryelously with points Fem
Her English WAS spoken with a bastard
french twang, the reminder that Acadia
was not far distant, and that IL had
peea trenchmen who. generations before,
ana peSun the stu uncompleted work of
clvilizing her people.
To her suggestion OF beauty In the
box. Hitler shook his head with Il smile
Too bright. too gay" he told her
Um-m. reflected 'Twanay. You no
lax ,eem? You lax dark. ugly ting? You
lax 'eem| she touched the sleeve OF his
her own solcd calico of crimson. flow
cred in white, 1t was obvious which she
preferred.
Killer assured her that 20 wear bright
colors would cntitlc a man OF his race
to Carnegie hero medal, aud she greet
cd the uninteiligibe communication with
lusterless stare which made him throw
back his head with laugh You sec. -
he began pedagogically. where I come
from there is a mainly the way, what
do they call you?'' he interrupted his les
son to ask.
'Twanay." she told him He was
hnally able TO interpret the disSyllable as
a corruption of Antoinette She went
on to explain that this was the name
little church on the reserva ton but that
the name she liked better was a cultural
reduphcauon of consonants and yowels
which she translated into Little Red
Feather in the West
'Little-R Feathcrin- the West" he
poetic appreciation OF the sun
set picture In the depths OF the pleasant
eyes he bent upon her. Then Il click OF
slipper heels. Il starched rustic q blur
OF talk and laughter sounded down the
stairs and Alice Reybun with her moth !
er.in-low and sister-in-law; Janet. issued
with Eoisy apology, upon the piazza.
Baskets. they cried in ecstatic uni |
SON Lovely pursued Alice alone. But |
can you wait until we've breakfasted? |
Dwyer my poor brother. how long have |
YOU been waitns?''
'Twanay, stolid once more. grunted her |
lcqulescence, and the Reyburns and HI |
er fell upon their Wild strawberries and
're0m with Do%n-EaSt appetite.
The pedler Of woven sweet grass was
OF curious little dullness-al-
most like muscular paln-when she saw
he tall young man attending upon his
women folk. bending over them deferen-
Tally, drawing back chairs for them, serv-
ng them. admirins them. But. when,
after a low word or two with his sister
ne came toward her. 'Twanay OF Indian
Village, bearing tray freighIed with cof-
ZEE, rolls and strawberries, the dull ache
pain pierced her heart But OF all this
ler stolid brown young face gave no sign
lor did her experience translate her sem
iations TO her own mind and frighten her
With the knowledge that she was the VIC
i'm of that primitive emotion, love at first
sight.
After breakfast the barter proceeded.
nerrlly on the part of the household, un-
|
Not until various boxes and baskets had
changed hands with various silver coins,
nd the girl stood up to slip her pack upon
Ter back, did she shame the teaching OF II
he reservation elders in regard to finan-
'lal transactions with the whites. Then
he pulled out OF her pile a Sircllbark pho
ograph frame and handed 1t TO KILLER,
Il Seeve you she remarked succincty |
md deaf. apparently, to his embarrassed
hanks and the laughter OF his compan-
ons, she trudged down the steps and
aced tho slope through The frs
That night she told Sister Monica TO tell
Ter mother that never. never would she
marry Gaspard. no matter what induce
nents he offered in the shape of farm
outside Indian village or of forge within
[. She also fell TO work with a needle
which would have sewn harness upon a
ray flannel shirt one OF the patient sis
ers had cut and pinned together for
Ter.
The Indian basket sellers from the res
ryation make weekly or bi-weekly visits
o their summer clientele on the lake.
they know, perhaps, that the American
re Sratlfied. and they may reason that
where there Is absolutely nothing TO buy
nut Indian handiwork. she will eventually
uy lhat. however little she needs 1t. Be I
ioes, there Is changing population at
he club, half mile beyond the cottages
nd IL is always worth while TO test the
ewcomers spending qualities. So that
earance at the Reyburns' bungalow that
rwanay again slipped, soft-footed,
hrough the dewy morning stiffness OF the :
n woods toward the lake. II
As she reached the edge OF the clearing. ,
splash sounded in the water. The blue
urface OF the lake beyond the diving !
oard was split for a second. Then the
waves came healingly together over the {
'ound. and far beyond a head appeared.
shook the superf1uou3 moisture from its
air and eyes. and a body with broad
ven strokes, propelled itself forward In
he lake. 'Twanay sat down where she
vas to watch the morning swim or the
air-haired youth. There was the pun |
ency OF many odors in her nostriIs-l
racken and pine, Wild rose and straw
cry: the morning light shone upon the
'ater and Silded one bright head before :
er happy eyes, She sighed deep in con- 5
eminent
The head was beginning to diminish in :
he distance when her far-gazinS Indian '
light first detected an uncvenness In the :
troke. She stood up better 10 mark the :
haDge. The swimmer turned. made a | .
ew struggling, Intellectual motions and
hen the morning air WAS rent by q call =
Or help. {
The strap that had bound 'Twanay'g
ack slipped quickly from her shoulder.
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