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The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

southwest. Nightfall caught them
on a broken piece Of sandstone
country.
We camp here" said the In.
dian. Good water down there,
and we push on in the morning. y
Halstead gazed around him,
Barren looking country this,
Johnny" he said.
YES" replied the Indian.
White man cannot come here. and
IInjun 'fraid to come. VEL first,
then you after-only people been
here in-oh. hundred years.
You don't say!" exclaimed
HaIstead. A feeling of desertion
went over him. What's the mat
ter with the placer" he asked.
"Injun say devil live here. You
wait. Eat first. then | take you to
one of his house.
As they were finishing their sim
pie meal. a strange cry rose on the
air. a fluttering. moumful, wall.
not strong. but all pervasive.
What the devil was that?"
calculated Halstead with a start.
That the devil. Now we go
see hin"
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deadly sound in the vast desola-
ton, and Halstead jumped away in
spite of himself, and a prickle Of
fear broke out all over him.,
The Indian stopped and put his
head within the cave.
Hello. DEVIL" he cried. Gene
out and 6ght!"
Jeeroosalem! You amt what
you might call a nervous person.
Johnny!" said Halstead.
The Indian drew his breath in
with hiss of contempt. "S-st!
That thing to scare old woman, :"
said he.
1t gave man about my age
something of a jolt. too.". put in
Halstead. Still. when you come
to think of it. it must be the wind
or something. I've heard tell of
such. | don't like it much. any
how; let's go back"
They rolled themselves up IN
their blankets. and in a few min
utes were lost to all the devils IN
this world and the next.
The morning sun found them in
motion. The way was hard.
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That all | ask. You promise
that?"
Il don't know what this all is
no more than the man in the moon,
but you amt the kind of Teller to
look at that would take up a
mans time with nonsense. Yes,
| promise"
"Good! Now come"
They rode the rest of the day
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They clambered over the blocks
of sandstone until. in the niche OF
a valley. they came upon a water
worn cave. There they waited,
the Indian holding up his hand for
silence.
Not suddenly. but still coming on
them unawares for all their watch
fulness, that dreary cry trembled
forth from the cave. 1t had a
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said the Indian. That devil have
heap troubIe-he watch my bank.
'Heya" said Halstead.
There my bank" returned the
Indian.
well. what kind of song anc
dance is this you're giving me
John2"
You wait-keep shirt on; you
see plenty. .
"All right. Lead on
They dismounted at the mouth
of a cave in the hillside. The In.
dian pulled candle out from the
plunder on his saddle.
Goa nah! Kola!" he com
manded. and they plunged into the
labyrinth of the cave.
To Halstead it seemed an end
less journey. as turn afteS turn
dwindled away behind them in the
meager light of the candle.
This thing got any end to it.
Johnnya" he asked. The tre-
mendous breadth of his compan-
ion shut off the view in front.
"S-st! Don't talk. or | lose
my way" replied the Indian.
That shuts me up all rieht. -
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boulder strewn, steep. and treach.
erous. In two hours riding they
came to a lift of ground the size
Of a hill. but the shape of noun
tain. And when they were neal
enough to discern its features.
they heard the wall of the night
before. striking intermittently on
the ear.
That one yell all the time. -
The Washington herald., 1915-09-26
Johnny" said Halstead, ''how
did you come by this?"

| always fool around this part of
country. and one day | come here.
Now | have bank-good bank.
When | want money. come and get
some: ! regular Mr.. Vankybilt. !"
Well, | should say you wasI"
Halstead stood in thought. The
shock of seeing the gold had left
him. and his plain honesty and in
dependence rose strong within
him again.
See here. Johnny" he said,
I'm willing to take enough to pay
off my mortgage. looking at it as
a favor of one old friend to an
other. and something that nobody
need be ashamed of; but | amt
got no idee of the worth of this
stuff at all. so if you'll just meas
ure me out 6fteenshundred dollars
WORTH why. you'll obige yours
truly to the limit"
"Ugh!" said the Indian. That
fool talk. What | do with all
that? Wakstashonee! Nothing!
| not tell other man. because thew
make trouble; but you-you take
little Johnny Wolf, give him grub.
clothes, everything. Now he
plenty big lnjjun. give you every
thing: You take what want"
Now. John. protested Hal
stead. that won't do. , I'm a man
grown. and I've got to look out
for myself. Ican't come sponsins
on you.
Johnny Wolf put the candle
down. He grabbed Halstead bv
the collar, and laid him on his
back gently. but firmly; then he
caught him by the heel and pulled
off his boot. This he proceeded
to NIL from the contents of the box.
Halstead sprang up and expostu-
lated. Johnny. stop that! Stop
that. now. | tell you! Iwon't
have it; you oughh't to act that
way"
The Indian paid no attention un-
I'll Halstead attempted to carry his
wishes by force. Then he sazed
at the white man who was tugsins
fruitlessly at his arm. He sized up
puny six feet of stature
in serene amusement.
Little man. go sit down." "said
he. and. borne down by the sheer
weight of the speech, Halstead did
as he was told.
Shortly after. they stood in the
bright daylight once more. The
indian was tying the bootful of
gold to Halstead's saddle. 1t was
than the foot of a tyrant.
Halstook looked about him and
shook his head. Il don't savvy
his thing at ALL" said he. 1T
seems to me like a queer sort of
1ream."
Good dreaml" said Johnny
Wolf. giving the bootleg a slap.
Dam good dream! You dream
hat because l. not afraid of devils"
Nor anything else. reckon,
Johnny"
No. nor anything else." replied
he Indian.
They reached the draw behind
1alsteads place on the evening of
he second day.
Johnny. want to ride on a
'iece alone" 3" said Halstead. MY
mind is going like an eight-day
lock-"
He climbed the rise and looked
lown upon his home. Now
ONE. you money lender scoun-
lrel!" he said. I'm ready for
'ou! And. Sally. my girl. there's
DTS of little 6xings you've been a
wanting that you can have now as
veil as not. And. by Jinks. I'll
'ut the whole section in wheat
ext year. darned if | don't!" He
earched around the familiar
pots. A sudden anxiety seized
i'm. What if anything had hap
'ened to Sally2 As if in answer.
slender figure. straight and
krono .,uo> o,,& of IL. k~,.>
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THE sun rested on the. far
edge of the prairie like

small by distance. A brisk. COO
wind. full of health and vigor
swirled over the face of the land
playing a morning song In the
grasses, and rising and falling in q
dreamy, lonely howl through the
openings of the shack.
1t was p day with a tang oi
wildness to it-an invitation to ad.
venture, an urging to action. Ye1
to the man who sat his horse before
the cabin it was black day. He
looked about him with all the bit.
terness of a last farewell in his
heart.
There was the little shack OF
rough cottonwood boards covered
with tar paper; beyond. the barn,
a rude structure of logs-logs
that were hauled many a mile
from the distant Missouri; nearer
at hand. a sort of bower. vine en-
wrapped, brocaded with morning
glory blossoms. Other flowers
bloomed around the shack. show
ing a woman's hand. 1t was not
much to look at. this estate. but
every board and log. each BIOS
som in the doorway and furrow in
the field, was hieroglyph; when
these were properly placed togeth-
er they told the whole history of
two peoples lives for five happy
years.
But little to lose. perhaps?
Everything, that was all.
The woman came to the door.
Hard work had rubbed the bloom
of her earlier beauty off. but she
was still good to the eye.
\ You must take some coffee
with you. Jack; it's long ride,
and the way you're feeling, you'll
be plumb tuckered agin you git
there.
Coffee goes, old lady," replied
the man.
She came out with the lunch
and tied it on the saddle. then
looked up at him with. agony in
her twitching mouth and redeemed
eyes.
Il hope you can do something
with that man. Jack. Tell him
what hard luck we've had-the
hail cutting down the wheat just
before you was going to get it in
sured, and the FIRE burning up the
binder. Don't you think he'll give
US a little more time?"
The man dropped her hand and
gazed out on the great sweep of
prairies.
No, Sally. | don't" he an
swered. There's more pity in
coyote than that man. We're
gone. old girl; let's try to take
our medicine. Don't git scared
while I'm away. Good-by!"
She drew him to her for one
long kiss, then raced into the cabin
without a glance behind.
Flashes of fire ran through Jack
Halstead's head as he cantered
across the springy sod. He even
drew his revolver and fondled it.
IF | had you in front of me
now. Mr.. Money Lender, he
said. 81 reckon we could fix up
that mortgage business without
any trouble" On the heels of
that thought came this one: Why
not do it. anyhow What is the
life of such a creature worth?"
One well placed shot might teach
the breed that it wasn't safe to
crowd a poor man to desperation.
Halstead's face was danger sig
nal as the heady sense of the pow
er that lay in the palm of his right
hand possessed him. but suddenly |
the fell and rapt expression was
plucked off like a mask.
1T amt to be thought of. said
he; for what would Sally think2"
He could not keep the tail of the
serpent still. 1t would Autter
across his minds eye. but the rep
tile itself was dead. For Sally's
sake. he can do what he pleases.
and say what he pleases; | wont
IL - L.. - Il
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stood at his full height. the candl.
held over his head. and pointec
to a square stone box. apparently
hewn out of the country rock
about SIX feet long. and half a.
wide. A thick slab of stone Gov
cred it. Both walls and box exhib'
tied rude carvings.
MY bank" said the Indian
Lift that up!"
Halstead put his hands beneath
the slab and heaved for all his
two hundred pounds were worth
but nothing budged. The Indian
chuckled. Here. | show you
how" said he. One fling. and
the slab was tapped back like a
blanket. You don't eat enough
meat. Now look!"
lhe request was unnecessary.
Halstead was staring with all his
eyes at the satiny. soft. yellow.
shining heap within.
1T amt gold!" he cried with a
sort of savagery. I'll take my
oath it amt gold!" As he spoke
he sank on his knees beside the
sarcophagus and thrust his hands
into the mass. The great weight
of the handfuls was unimpeachable
testimony. "Gold!" he half sob
bed. Whole barrels of it! And
gold!"
Over his head three great eagles.
their heads pointing to the east.
were carved in the rock walls.
pointing to that east from which
the gatherers of the treasure had
been driven by the mountain
tribes, leaving behind them in
huge earthworks the proof that
their ancestors had held the land
through the long perspective of
time to where the mastodon
lurched through the forest of
strange trees.
Here in the caves this vanished
people had gathered the yellow
metal, which was the most appro-
pirate symbol of their god. the
sun. More fortunate than their
fellows, the cliff dwellers of the
south, they had fallen in with a
kindly race. the Mandans-a peo-
pie with hazel eyes. who had many
Welsh words in their tongue;
hence. they could work without
fear of their neighbors. living only
in dread of the occasional incur
sions of the fierce Sioux.
But one day the sacred fire
flickered out; the Mico dreamed
disaster. Wailing and fearful. the
people marched out to the plains
beyond. leaving all that was dear
est to them behind as an appease-
ment to offended deity. and step
ped off the page of history for
ever. Behind the representative
of their exterminators. the Sioux.
and the representative of the
barely more ruthful conqueror of
the Sioux. the Anslo-Saxon. the
charred sticks and cinders of that
long extinguished FIRE rested on
the altar. Before them was the
pure and incorruptible gold-the
metal which is the embodiment of
IDEAL qualities. yet only too often
has the electrical property of induc-
ing the opposite polarity in those
who touch it.
Nothing of the strange history
Of the stone box held the thoughts
Of the two men who gazed at it.
Their needs and hopes and wishes
were all of the present. How it
came or whence it came was of lit
lie moment. The fact that it was
there comprised its meaning for
hem. The white man stared into
The fortune. his jaws set rigid. his
breath Kissing between his teeth.
1is eyes devouring it. All the saw
age lust for power of his race was
:alled up by the sight of its SER
yant. The centuries of effort that
lad made him just and law abid-
ng man fell away on the instant; |
llll IN
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the bottom came face to face witt
a giant Indian.
well. hello. there!" cried Hal
. stead. a bit confused at the en-
counter. He had been so lost ii
the travelling Of his own mind tha
he had been deaf and blind to sur.
roundings. and this huge figure
seemed to have risen through the
ground.
Hello, MIR. Halstead!" return
ed the Indian.
/ why, burned if the Teller don
know mel" said Halstead to him,
self. astonished. He looked
searchingly at the stranger. A
man not less than SIX feet and a
half in height. almost massive in
build. and in the full heat of young
manhood. IF you've got any
thing agin me. | see bad times
ahead" unused Halstead. Your
about the most of man | ever see
stood on end. and, good Lord. but
you're got up hne!"
On the black block of hair in
which the Indians face was set
rested white hat, the band of
which was braided silver, as thick
as a woman's wrist. He was bare
to the waist, but across his chest,
almost as broad as a door. there
hung a string of metal trinkets.
silver crescents and spangles. and,
still more wonderful. a row of
double eagles. Silver armlets
cleaned out on the ruddy skin. His
blanket, which had fallen to his
hips. was of beautiful texture.
He rode no pony; it was an
American horse. and a good one
at that, which carried his weight.
Bride and saddle were heavy with
silver. All in all. here was the
acme of the savage gentleman.
You don't know me. Mr.. Hal
stead?" queried the Indian. He
spoke excellent English. and it was
evident that he was pleased at the
lack of recognition. Once you
take care of little Indian boy, so
high" he continued. sweeping his
long arm down till it was matter
of three feet from the ground.
you call him Johnny Wolf"
You amt little Johnny Wolff"
cried Halstead. BY gosh! You
simply anti"
Il am little Johnny Wolf"
well, for heaven sake! Well,
I'll be Say. what on earth have
they fed you on? Boy. I'm
mighty glad to see you. Where
did you come from2 Sally won't
know what to make of it. If you
amt growed. then | never saw
growing. Good Lord, your re as big
as a church steeplel How are
you. boy, anyhow"
"Good-leelah ouashtay-every
way" replied the Indian. He
looked straight at the other. Il;
hear it is not good with you. he
concluded.
Nov. how did you hear that,
Johnny2"
I'VE lnjun. we have way 1t is
true?"
''Yes, it is true enough, John"
said Halstead sadly. I'm bust
ed flush"
That's why | come. As quick
as can, but it is long ride. Now
we FIX that"
Why. what do you mean,
Johnny2" stammered Halstead. a
sudden big hope throbbing in his
throat.
81 have bank" responded the
Indian. You get all the money
you want.
Bank? Surely not!"
A peculiar smile crossed the
red mans face. Private bank"
he said. |
The other caught the look-it
Worried him. You haven't tax
en- to the road. Johnnya" he asked
anxiously.,
The Indian laughed outright. a
great roar of laughter from the |
=. sSkJ
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