Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-11

Copyright, 1914, by
You'd better pick out a wife and
have fire OF your own. You will be
more comfortable than with those
young bucks. The maidens ires-a
sort of feast of the virgins, you know
ARE not lighted until full summer and
the salmon, but can give orders ear
lier II sou say the word"
Smoke laughed and shook his head.
Remember Snass concluded quiet
ly, "ADton Is the only one that ever
got AWAY. He was lucky, unusually
lucky"
Her futber had n win OF iron, La
biskwee told Smoke. Everybody fear
ed him. He was terrible wnen angry
There were the P0rcupines. 1t was
through them and through the Lusk.
was that Snnss traded his skins at
the posts and got his supplies Of am,
muntiOn aud tobacco He was al.
ways fair, but the chief OF the POr.
cupines began 10 cheat, AMI after Snass
had warned him twice he ldrned his
log village. aud over a dozen OF the
POrcupines were killed in the fight
But there was no more cheating
Once when she was little girl there
was one white man killed while try.
ing 10 escape. No; her father did not
DO 1t, but he gave The order to the
young men. No indian ever dls0beyed
neT father.
And the more Smoke learned from
her the more the mystery OF Snass
deepened.
"And tell me II It is true" the girl
was saying, that there was Il man
and woman whose names we're paolO
and Francesca and who greatly loved
each otheri"
Smoke nodded
-Four Eyes told me all about IT,"
she beamed happily. "And 80 he
didn't make It up, Rfter an. Then
there is Tristan and lseult two Iseuts.
1t WIS very sud. But should like to
love that wny. DO all the young men
aud women In the world do thntY
They don't here. They Just get mar.
ried, rhey don't seem to have time.
II am English, and win never
marry an Indian. Would your That
II why have not lighted my maldens
fire. Some OF the young men are
Dotherlng father 10 make me do II.
Libash In one of them, fle Is a great
hunter, And MahkoOk comes around
singing songs. He ls funny. Tonight,
II you come by my tent after dark,
you VIII hear him singing ont in the
cold. But fnther says | can do as
please, and so ! shall not light my fire
You see when a girl makes up her
mind TO get married that Is the way
ehe lets young men know, And now
do you know when you are In love
like pnolo and Francesca. meanY
Smoke was disconoeried by the clear
gaze OF her blue eyes "Why. they
say,' he st0mmercd. those who ARE
In love sny t. that love is dearer than
life. When one finds out that he or
she likes somebody better than every
body else In the world ~ why, then.
they know they are In love, You just
know Il; that's all"
"once we ht ont wcll sure have
some tall runnln',' shorty said dis,
mally.
'rho place Is a big trap" Smoke
agreed,
From the crest ot n bald knob they
gased out over Snass' snowy domain.
Whats eatln me Is Danny Me,
can,' Shorty conadcd to Smoke. Hes
a weak brother on any rall. but he
swears he knows the way ont to the
westward, aud 80 we got to pull up
with him or you'll sure get yours. It's
a'comin' TO you straight down the
pike"
"What tsp
"iou amt heard the newsy The
told me, They Just got the
word Tonight II comes on, though IT'S
months ahead OF the calendar"
"lm waiting to hear"
We'll Danny's wife lust told the
An the bachelors told me,
OF course, that the maidens' ares Is due
TO be lighted tonight That's all. Nov
how do you like itT
Il don't set your drift shorty"
"Dont, eh1 Why, It's plain open aud
shut, They's skirt after you, an that
skirt Is goln' 70 light lire. an that
skirts namo Is i.ahlskwce. Oh. I've
been watchln' her watch you when you
nin't lookln', She amt never lighted
her nro. She said she wouldn't marry
d Indian. An nuw, when she lights
her nre, IT'S cinch It's my poor old
friend Smoke"
III sounds like a syllogsm." Smoke
mid with a sinking heart reviewing
LabIskwee's actions OF the past sever
Il days
"Cinch II shorter 10 pronounce"
shorty returned AN that's always
he wny-Jusi as we're workln' up our |
getaway along comes q skirt to com.
llIcnte everything, llcyl Listenr
Three ancient squaws had halted |
midway between the bachelors camp |
nd the camp OF McCan. and the old.
VI was doclalming IN shrlll falsetto,
"Labiskwee. the daughter of snaSs.
he hainmaker. the great chief, lights
er nSt naidens' Ore tonight Maka.
he daughter Of owits. the wOlf Run.
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