East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-20

symbol Of their religion placed anoVe
the mound. The scene is deserted.
A couple Of Spaniar6s enter and
look about. noticing the grave.
Morning finds the girl Weida talk
ing with her betrothed. A chance re-
mark Of Karsas.
There is no Cod but Circumstance
No Heb
Bur life, No Heaven hut DEATH
causes her TO declare she viii not
marry him until ne again believes.
Being unable 10 believe. Karsas leaves
the tribe without a protector A
Spaniard enters the forest ans seixes
Weida. Karsas hearing the struggle.
comes back. kills the Spaniard. and
sends Weida home He hides the
body Of the dead man.
Later while the chief and harper
are hunting Karsas they run on 70
two Spaniards one greatly desirous
of gold. the other a glutton. The
harper goes back 10 the tribe 10 an
nOunce the coming Of the Spaniards
ana 10 urge they put aside all signs
OF mourning and pretend they are
part Of a great tribe When the
Spaniards come with the chief. Weida
hrings a goblet Of gold filled with
water The first Spanizrd cries
Geld" The harper announces thet
he sees three ships in the be-. and
this rews arOuses such fear in the
Sraniard that they leave. the frs
Saan.ard taking the eObet with hin.
J. rhe avariciouS Spaniard exaEerstes
{ the size Of the tribe and the arncUn.
Ct gold 70 be had. the gluttuncuS cue
: teiis ne truth The story Of the frs
, is the one that pieases the chief zhr
; il out aftel gold and spoils. 50 re
iiaFc iSons the second S7tasss5 f.sr
lyins L hurried atteTaoI Is sc.n-
made meanwhile by the Indians 10
leave C. mp. Enough has haapene
10 show some foundation Of the sOorh-
savers dream Two Spaniards CON-
ing in. al signs OF departure ars
put away and preparations for feas'
are begun The camp Is surrounded
by the Spanish who think they ars
capturing a large tribe
Afternoon shows the Indians being
taken 10 the Spanish camp The da.
is q feast day according 10 the span.
ish religion and an offering is wanted
The Spanish chief decides 10 burr
these hererics al the stake Only ths
girl Is allowed 10 live. because ms
chief has need OF a slave Sendinl
her to his tent. ne infllcts the TORTURE
Of the InQuisitiOn upon the other In.
dians-
During this time Karsas has re-
turned TO his home. He can 1ine
none Of his people A trail made b
the Spanish on the way 70 their Owl
camp arouses his suspicious. and n.
follows il 20 the camp where h
tries 10 make the Spanish understand
that he wants 20 know about MS peo
pie and Weida- Unable 70 unoers1ans
the Spanish lead him 10 the scene o
the execution Alarmed. he break
away and escapes. leaving the czmI
inspired by fear From a promOutOrI
ne fires lighted arrOwE into the CAM
and 50 frightens the Spanish that the
take 10 their ships and starr out z
: sea A terrific storm arises and Tn
. ships are DESTROYED before the eye
!, Of Karsas. Seeing an illuminate,
spot out in the sea where me snip
went down. he swims out 70 f. r
[ finds Weida and sUims back 70 shOr'
witt her.
? -7Willgil1-Earszs On --7s shore wiz
: the half conscious Weida confesses h
0 has beer mistaken in his views abou
D religion. After the miracle q tn
a storm he can believe again in the re
: 1igion of MS fathers. Weida is abOu
Q TO reply. but sinks down dead from
3 exhaustion Nothing but death r.
Q mains now for Karsas.
a The conversation q the Indians
: in blank verse: that Of the Spanish II
o prose. the reason II obvious clea'
a cut and living are the characters am
4 naturally placed IN an environmen
: where they can ike out their live
!, The harper and sO0rhssyer stand on
: a. individual characters. though the
!. are the fypes of men familiar Z
! every tribe and primitive nation Bil
|. strong and regal is the Indian chic.
I, the last q great people The span
iEh are allen 70 the soil and typif
the kind Of men who came 20 Amer
ca in the mad search for gold an
youth
~ The only parts Of the play write
> Ia poetry are the lyrics sung by We'd
one q which II.
= ssfiy the birds are singing.
Gently the trees are swinging.
Hush. xoE the breeze Is bringinl
Sadness 70 me
II sh. How the caves are eighing.