The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-11
MIR. Skiddings Pilots
THE ONADEKA
SQUAWS
BY l.. II. Bickford

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There" said Pork. you have
tho east OF characters. all thought
out by Miss Sadie pclarey-fioat
Ing Pawn, the left.handed champion
female baseball pitcher and handler
ont OF wide ones over the plato. and
down.shoo,s and outcurves and all
that goes 90 huEhouso the batter.
And. for that. Il didn't take mo long
TO see that she knew her business.
for she struck out six OF the out.
works lads Ia the first three
innings. and brought In two Squaws
With a three Dagger In tho fifth. I
am not giving you this game with
hoxscore attachment. All | want
TO tell you Is how We broke IN on
the grand tour at outworka. cleaned
up $3.50. and beat tho nlucs-ii
to s
And so we come 20 the 9th OF
September and Ranger, New Mex.
leo. Miss Sadie Dolarey herself
aroused me by entering my travel.
ms boudoir and shaking mo by the
shoulder.
"'is there anything unusual.
ma'amT" asks. trying 10 collect
myself.
"1s there anything unusualr
she repeats. and then she lifts n
corner OF the curtain and says:
Look therel"
Il look. The car IA surrounded
by Indians. They are fraternlzing
all around Us and they arc no,
theatrical Indians. made on Broad.
way. in any respect. look AZ Miss
Sadie Delarey.
IL seems. says she. that this
town Ia somewhere near an Indian
reservation. and that IN writing
here for a date got hold OF the
wrong party. We are not 20 play
the Ranger Browns. champions OF
Chinchilia county. but a real club
from the agency. and now the com.
mittee Is hammcrink at the back
door OF the car asking for an inter
prefer. but nevertheless. you must
meet these gentlemen and rec us
through while get tho ladies
ready. Sadie Dclarey was never
bluffed yet
On tho car steps I met three
parties bearing sign reading thus:
Baseball To-day.
The onadeka Squaws Versus the
Navajo Reds.
Tho Most Unique Ball Game Ever
Played.
Sec Emancipated Indian Woman.
hood Play Their Former Lords
and Masters
And ~ n train had conn down
tho other track Just then. Pork
Skiddings. the celebrated interpro-
ter. would have gone on his way
and this adventure would end right
here.
up and down the tracks were
camped the noble red men and
their wives. The Squawa were
printing for the afternoon. and I
relate TO Miss Sadie Delarey. I
am afraid the Indians are suspl.
cious.' says. and n you take my
advice you'll play this game IN
double quick time and hike for tho
train. Ill leave an order TO have
the car backed down to the depot
to be showed right onto the five-five
the minute II gets In But Miss
Sadie Delarey didn't seem faxed n
bit. All ask Of you. she says
somewhat coldly. Is TO keep sober.
And with that shot shs turns 10
combing out her Indian wig and
declaring 10 Miss Maize Magoon
that, after all. one man Is like an.
other.
The Squaws came out in single
file. while the real things crowded
up TO watch 'em and babbied after
EN- and seemed more or less sore
over the whole proposition.
Il speak OF the events OF the
afternoon as one who. looking into
the past. finds that his mental
camera does not take all the de-