The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-27


 S6S way winding down the barren hilsdes tt
 the oasis of the Mission Turning, h'
 E6$Ay called over his shoulder to languid mar
 leaning against the counter within th'
 sAlexee come here! Look what's com I GS3 inp down the roadi"
 At the sound of his voice there was general scramble from the long aisle tha Iran the length of the building, with much laughter and swearing as the squeezed by each othe, through the narrow entrance way 1t was dusk; las
 B % d ay hs ss s sfsa % psas se to the proprietor Aexee, who never lost an opportunit. to lean upon something, shifted his bulk against wooden prop of the porch Ills eyes 1ono"eo tne glance of the storekeeper:
 Dats queer wagon, eh ?" he said. Then he laughed Seem like dose wheels try to go like de horses laigs ana ncw ce ehuses dDueS fooned this lis attempt at wit
 "A queer-looking girl" unused the storekeeper Pye seen her t. roqnd , hese parts sThe old one,s drawled Alexee, looks like she live hundred year, old enough to be your mother sh, 1Sam?" He gave the store man dig in the ribs This was greeted by subdued applause Antoine Pablo took his cigarette from his mouth. reservation don belong de Injun desc valley any The horse, which was an old, discarded government mule wobbled the rekety wooden cart to the front of the building Sam Hoffman advanced smlinely upon the two Iand D Which be looked wistfuly toward her audience |, , 4We like something to eat,' she said with h., soft
  something for the mule also You think sing for moneys?"
 stir of interest went through the group. Although this of the opening of the had brought many and strange scenes, none had been r so weird as this. Such old women, wrinkled and dirty, were not figures on tine % %So Da g o sing and dance for money, was as unheard of as the pyramids of Egypt She swung herself to the ground, flashed her eyes and teeth upon the group, raised her arms above her head for balance touched her supple toes to the earth, and whirld about It was dance primitive lss people, intangible and ilusve in its charm it had in it the grace of creature untamed.
 I sh0 0i hs se ~ss y o ton of the feast of s. 1gnatus and the inhabitants of the valley had from all parts to the Mission love of mystery and the climax of of every gesture unfathomable secretveness of her eyes held them They placed their spare coin in her outstretched hand at her and offered the strn gers shelter for the night
 T like someone tell me good place for tent the like someone to be kind to tell the best place."
 Alexee and Antoine vied with each other in picking They even went so far help her raise the can vas and essayed while she cooked the food procured at the store
 You goin' to dat church to-morrow7"
 She laughted first, and then frowned "Me, canned they ins have ave- new s clothes "
 x Antoine looked her over. How you like a yellow as sI de vfog She sG o h feet and clapped her hands in delight, swirling imaginary garment about her.
 butterfly, and like look like butterfly" q, Antoine made the purchase just before Sam closed for the night He brought it to her early the next morning Then he sneaked to the tepees and cabins and spread the news that the young stranger would the community surprised their respective families by their religious fervor Dressed in their most gorgeous
  service The bell in the steeple had rung out over the m the demure modest fashion of the Selfish Indian girl but free graceful head upfted dark eyes flashing The yellow L shawl daged about her % cr %ast aon sna her ankles. A yellow silk handkerchief bound bandana- wise about her low brow, gave the semblance of an Oriental crown
 Mr. Hoffman and the man. of the reclamation service watched her approach from the high wooden porch at the entrance to the church.
 the store. Eve lived this reservation for twenty years, and know all kinds about here but she's not "I have it." cried his companion. T know what she is-shes gypsy. Look at the nsolent glance in her syesi But the old woman is an Indan-don't you "Yes," said Sam, "a Cree from the dirt of her" "LordI" said the man from the East "Io think of Ey gypsy pso T s.1sses nsr Tord0ld knowledge running The girl did not go late mass, which caused great disappointment the entire population went again to out before the service was more than three-fourths over They hurried to the tent by the water. The grandmother sitting in the center of it, moaning questioned as to the girl she would her hand in wide circle and tragically cry, "Gone-she gone It .s evident that the old deserted. All that was left to her the dirty torn tepee and the ernment mule.
 After church there was great running to and fro WAS zone but with her had gone all the spare cash The most serious of all the theft of Pete Rves refI washps and hoardings for years, bag of gold nnarets that he kept in the wall of his cabin In its place was a bag of stones' The disillusioned and despoled searched the valley and the rnountain trails for the girl with ress it was at the suggestion of Sam Hoffman that fhev sent for Paul Fnlay the sheriff whose tribal name was Leyob which means the devi ne came on ms