The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-02-17

over the prophets shoulder face.
white as death in its terror, that told
him all he had heard was a lie.
And when you have done with my
people," continued the king. you will
go among that other race. along the
mainland, where men have thrown OFF
the restraints of society to give loose
reign to lust and avarice; where the
Indian is brutified that his wife may
be intoxicated by compulsion and
prostituted by violence before his
eyes; where the forest cabins n the
streets of towns are filed with halt
breeds; where there stalk wretches
with withered and fearless eyes. who
are In nOwise troubled by recollection
Of robbery, rape and murder. And
there you will find whom you are look
ing for!"
Strang had risen to his feet. His
eyes blazed with the fire of smoth-
cred hatred and passion and his great
voice rolled through his beard trem-
ulous with excitement, but still deep
and rich, like the booming Of some
melodious instrument. He flung aside
his ha as he paced back n forth;
his shaggy hair fell upon his shout
ders; huge veins stood out upon his
~forehead-and Nathaniel sat mute as
he watched this lion of a mar whose
great throat quivered with the power
that might have stirred d nation-that
might have made him president in
stead of king. He waited for the
thunder of that throat and his nerves
keyed themselves to meet it's bursting
passion. But when Strang spoke again
it was in a voice as soft and as gentle
as a WOman's.
Those are the men who have Wiz
fled us, Captain Plum; who have Gov
cred us with crimes that we have
never committed; who have driven
our people into groups that they may
be free from depreciation; who watcE
like vultures to despoil our women
wild wifeless men, Captain Plum, who
have left families and character be
hind them and who have sought the
| wilderness to escape the penalties O
law and order. 1t is they who would
destroy us. Go among my W people
first, Captain Plum, and find you los
property if you can; and II o cai
not discover it where in seven year.
/ not one child has been born out o
l wedlock, seek among the Lamanites-
and my sheriffs shall follow where yol
rlace the crime!" ,
r He had stretched out his arms lik'
. one whose plea was Of life and death
his face shone with earnestness; hi
G low words thrObbed as ii his near
s were borne upon them for the lnspec
ton Of it's truth and honor. He wa
h Strang the tragedian, the orator. th'
r of a legislature, a governor
a dozen juries-and Of human souls
And as he stood silent for a momen
in this attitude Nathaniel rose to hi
e feet, subservient, and believing a
II others had believed in the fitness {
this man. But as his eyes traVe!e
a dozen PAGES beyond. he saw tn
young girl gesturing to him in tina
y same terror, and holding up for hill
to see a slip of paper upon whlc
she had written. And when she ha
e caught his eyes she crumpled the p;
d per into q shapeless ball and tosse
it lust over the landing to the groun
below the stair.
d II thank you for the privileges of tn
n island which you have offered me
e said Nathaniel, putting on his ha
and | shall certainly take advantas
n, of your kindness for a few hours
" I want very much to witness one
~ ycur ceremonies which l understan
IS is to take place today. Then. If
have discovered nothing, l shall retu1
10 to my ship"
la ,TO BE CONTINUED)
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