The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03

expression Of friendly interest. Instinctively
she accepted the tacitly offered friendship.
you are . white man-you speak Eng
fish," she said.
Part white-part red. You speak al
white" he added significantly.
"Of course" she whispered, stepping to hin
side. II am not q Queen-not a Spirit. I
do not know why they believe am. But
must get away-to Rockville, to Mr..
Haines's ranch. to the white people any
where. You will help met"
He 1oked at her pityingly now. He had
believed that she was an accomplice of the
medicine man in q shrewd fraud, and he
had merely wanted to share the joke. risky
as it was. To 11nd her an accidental and
unwilling monarch struck him dumb.
"That is very hard" he said slowly.
~Look!"
He parted the folds Of the tespee door
curtain SO that she looked out toward the
village. Three women sat next the door and
beyond were groups of braves, still in their
war paint. some conversing. some stalwart
and still. They seemed to be doing nothing
in Rsrtic ~!
He led her across the teepee to a narrow
slit in the rear curtain. Trough this she
peered as she had peered through the door
and saw exactly what she had seen through
the doOr-women crOuchtng at their tasks
in the near foreground, an armed circlet q
warriors beyond. Now she understood.
IT am a prisoner then?
They will guard you night and day"
ut was prophesied that . Great white
Queen would come to lead them to battle.
You have come. as the prophet said, and
you have promised to lead them to battle.
Above all. be proud. and not afraid"
The Interpreter hesftated . moment.
"There was another White Queen whose
coming was prophesied many hundreds q
yeare ago." he said. "shs came. She led
the Indians to victory over. other 1ndtano
and then she vanished In the otranNost way.
would tell you Of ft-but ! am afraid. They
say her spirit 10 always near. Some day
you may know how she vanished"
Before she could speak again, ho had
elided out OF the teepee.
Five days after the disappearance OF Pau-
line. the express stopped again ct Rockvals
aided by the word all down the line that the
express was carrying the private car Mar.
vinia with young n. b Marvin himself
aboard. -<-.,- x-~-.s.-.-
As Harry swung from the rear step to the
dingy platform, there were many curious
eyes to observe his arrival. but the watchers
were mostly women and children. The men
Of Rockvale were still out ON the long hunt
for Pauline.
Harry. ready dressed for tho occasion. In
riding suit md puttees, hurried nrBt to the
station telephone. Skies had got Mr..
names ON tho VITO ~ soon - inc B0OKo
Of the express had been sighted ton miles
away. But all she could tell Harry was
that there was nothing to tan. His lips were
set in . hard line ~ he hung up the ~
ceiver. He asked = few hasty questions Of
Skies, hurried across to the little hotel. paid
for . room and hired = horse. Blankets and
provisions strapped behind. he was out and
away up the road to the mountains within
an hour.
And while no urged his sturdy little
mount to better speed on his uncharted
journey, Pauline. not twenty miles away,
vas preparing tor The last journey she might
ever make.
The blow had fallen. Her royal place, her
immortal power had vanished.
The Indians had permitted ono postpone
ment Of the day Of battle. She had said
that the Spirits had spoken to her and
warned against bloodshed upon that day. II
should be the second day thereafter the
Spirits had said. The Indians were disap
pointed. but they bowed to the edict.
The morrow passed quietly, but On tho
NEXT day-the Afth Of her royal captivity
sAe Vas Domp0usly summoned from her
hoaoo b. The assembled chiefs b bat41o