The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-02-16

told of their long and brave struggle |
with the white men, who by the inter-
vention of the wicked gods had been
enabled to conquer them. But the time
of vengeance and retribution had come
after long years. The Indian was to
return to his own.
1.-THE Great Spirit Is sending us a
leader" said Big Smoke. "The Great
Spirit has spoken to me and said: 10
l will send White Queen with golden
hair She shall come from the heart
of the earth, and she shall lead your
warriors against the oppressor,"
This was the third time Big Smoke
had said this. That was what made
1t most impressive to the listeners.
Big Smoke had staked not only his
reputation as medicine man, but, al
SO his life, upon this wonderful predic-
ton, which had aroused his people
as they had not been aroused In fifty
years. For 1t was the law OF the an
cient code that fulfillment must follow
Immediately after the third announce
ment of the miracle If fulfillment
failed there remained only the Great
Death Stone in the valley. No prophet
of the tribe had ever won In the race
with the Death Stone.
And so the chiefs sat in respectful
silence and the young braves arose ca
ger for the war dance when Big
Smoke finished speaking.
| The dance, beginning slowly, vaxed
wilder; the tom toms beat more vi
brantly, until the whole village was
encircled by the painted and bonneted
tribesmen. The red glare OF daylight
fires illuminated the wild faces. The
women covered with the children be-
side the tepees. In the midst of the
tumult, the medicine man stood with
hands stretched upward calling on
the Great Spirit to send the White
Queen
When the dance had subsidized, the
council resumed it's deliberations.
It was arranged that there should be
a hunt that afternoon and the foxes
or coyotes should be driven as near as
possible to the settlements. This
would serve double purpose. 1t
would be a means of accommodating
and it would make the whites think
1.-THE Indians were engaged In peaceful
pursuits.
Pauline after her first startled cry,
.
eyes that shone from the far end of
the cave
There was not light now save for
the eyes. The rift In the roof from
which the mysterious glow had come
seemed to have been closed suddenly
The pitch darkness made the eyes
doubly terrible, and just perceptibly
Ithey moved and flashed, which show ed
they were living eyes.
Pauline longed to scream, but could
not The mystery OF the creature fas-
} cinated her. Behind those fiery points
Imagination could picture all manner
OF horrid shapes. Was the creature
about to spring upon her? Would Il
attack, or was 1t as afraid as she?
The eyes vanished as suddenly a
they had appeared. The low rustlins
sound came again then the utter 81
. lence.
! Pauline, freed OF the uncanny gaze
} was able to think and act. II that ami
NAL could find its way into her prison
house, there must be another entrance
to the cave.
1t was plain that the animal haf
been crouching on the rock above thu
ledge. Pauline began again to gropt
, around the WALL She could now touch
the top Of the ledge and now In sew
leral places she found small crevices
In the wall by which she tried t
|,climb.
Il Time and again she fell back. Hell
. tsoft hands were torn by the Jagged
rock; her dress was In shreds bel
} long golden hair fell down upon he
: shoulders She might have been som,
preternatural dweller OF the place.
~ At last her foot held firm Ia a ere
lvice three feet above the top OF tn
g floor. Clutching the ledge-top. sh'
CROPPED for another step and fourt Il
I In moment she was on the ledge
She sank there. covering her fac
r with her bands. Tho eyes had blaze
again hardly three feet away Sh