The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-09-04

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whole figure brought Mary with Il
startled gasp out of her dazed mood
and made her bend down quickly. lis
lening to make sure that the old wo-
man was still alive. But even as she
looked and in. her doubt was about to
call Mrs. Cooper. old Martha opened
sudden wide bright eyes upon her.
She looked at Mary for Il moment,
and then her gaze went around the
room until it fell upon Mrs. Cooper's
sleeping figure.
Der yer want anything. Ant Mar
thy" Mary questioned. speaking in a
somewhat raised voice to catch her at
IGNITION.
A frown Of annoyance drew the old
faint eyebrows together and Martha
made a feeble warning gesture.
flesh. don't talk so lOud-yOuU wake
her up" she whispered: AN l got
somethin' ter say jest ter YOU
"Yes-what is hit?' Mary answered..
speaking clearly. but in Il tone to
match the others.
Martha stretched out one feeble,
clawlikc hand and clutched the girls
delicately strong one.
"Ther was something l he'd ter say
somethin' l he'd ter say jest ter you,"
she repeated wanderingly. What was
hit: Somethin' erbout er hunt"-she
paused again. bordering, as though her
thoughts went slowly, feeling their
; way.
Yes" she resumed suddenly, nod
ding her head, 'ther was err hunter
hunt on Peters ridge. an they killed
Anderson Cree-but first Anderson. him
an me betwixt us-we killed Army
.Amabel Lamtire." She paused as al
ways I've the name and went drifting
away on that track. "Ammy-Ama-
bel" she whispered. Der yer know
Ammy:' she questioned, her eyes
searching Mary's face with bright in
terrogation. no" she cried with the
same s%uddenness that her mind had
been swept from one direction to an
other all night: mo. Ammy'S dead
she's dead! Anderson and me killed
her. Anderson Cree. Aha-a! Alder
son Cree. when YOU didn't come ter
my girl yer didn't know you'd ever be
begging me ter take Yer word ter Dave
that was hit-that was hit" she
broke off with quick illumination.
THAT was what l he'd ter tell yer; hit
was Their word Anderson Cree sent ter
Dave"
Ter Dave cried Mary. She had
> scarcely been listening to the tangle
! of crazy words. but the name arrested
her attention sharply.
Yes, yes, ter Dave" the other hur-
Z ried on. her mind clear for the mo-
Il ment. Il was comm erlong Their path
l by Their Maple spring that day. an
when l got close to hit l says III git
I me er drink. but jest as l was erbout
i ter step out ter Their spring l heered
somethin' kinder moan, an l stopped
d an looked an hit was Anderson Cree
/ shot in Their back. Anderson Cree
she faltered over the name and paus-
ed, losing the thread of her story.
r Yes, yes, l underestimate was Al.
l. derson Cree" Mary cried ~feverishly.
"Yes, Ant Marthy, go IN"
u With an effort Martha resumed
An es l stopped an looked he was
Notwithstanding broke off into
her distracted laughter. anderson
Cree was err prayin'!' she cried. with
e peal after peal of crazy, triumphan,
glce.
T. An then directly he heered me-" she
went IN presently, as her laughter
spent itself, ''he heered me an'"-bnI
IL fInrn shn h1nSnl with u nli.1- 1rn VIZ
L. breath. Her sharp ear had caught tho
'e sound Of Mrs. Cooper stirring in lel
n chair. With Il deep yawn and stretch
II ing herself. the latter rose and came
II leiSurely Over to the bed. Old Mar
" tha's mouth closed tight and her eye.
dropped.
~ Yes. Ant Marthy, yes!' Mary beg
81 ged. go on with ther word Anderson
Cree sent" But the old woman la,
white and still and without a quive
H. Of an eyelash. and. looking down Il
" her. Mrs. Cooper Shook her head.
rs Po' soul. She's mighty nigh gone
81 she don't hear err word you say" >l
te said. Hits after L. she went ON. -
managed ter git err little browse attic
in all. m now l kin take Their rest @
h. her watchin' an you kin sleep"
Is, Mary shook her head. Il don't wan
III ter rest" she said. Besides. I'm mos
sure Ant Marthy was tryin' ter tel
me Somcthin'."
'e' well. she may have been. but she
IN not tell nothin' ter nobody now" til
ld other returned. looking again at tn
III still face. ".\n' vpv'l hetter pit son,
r. ,cst fer vor ln,ks white ~. ar vho,+"
II Mary looked again hesitatin"ly Il
Martha. me truly she seemed to hay
g lost all consciousness of her surround
pr ingS ana Of what she had tried to 81,
~. and believing that the other woma
OF must be right the girl rose at len-t
by from her W chair with Il weary sig