The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23

days connrmatory or his worst fears.
"Just read II aloud. wilfred," said
Brick, as all gathered about the lantern
In the retreat Mt the mountain top:
Dear Brick and Bni-An exciting affair
has happened. l was sitting at my win
dow because l couldn't sleep. not that I
expected to see anything unusual There's
q big summer house at the far end Of the
lawn. all covered with vines, and there's
q walk between dense shrubbery. leading
20 II from the house. The first thing
saw was Red Rimball come out and slip
I through a little side gate and hurry along
the country road. As soon as ! saw him
I guessed that he and Mr.. Gledware had
been consplring In the summer house.
| But II seemed no use to go down after
Red Klmball had left IL Mr.. Gedware
was still in the summer house. I knew he
was alone. and II he'd returned to the
house all was over for the night. I was
wondering what new plot they had form
ed and how ! was TO find out about II,
when my eye was caught by a move
ment In the hedge that runs down to the
side gate. The movement was as slight
as possible. but as there wasn't any
breeze It made me SILVER a little, for I
knew somebody was skulking there Pretty
soon something passed through the gate.
quick and stealthily. In the flash OF
u
Red Feather.
Almost as soon as recognized him he
had disappeared behind a large lilac bush.
but I had seen what he held In the hand
behind his back-it was long. unsheath-
ed knife. The lilac bush stood close to
the summer house. lie fell fiat to the
ground and wriggled his way around the
bush. You would have been ashamed OF
me for a minute or two, for kept sitting
kAagl ~. It'd n A,l
ed to a statue OF ice.
But maybe I didn't stay there as long
as II seemed First thing l knew. was
running downstairs as lightly and swift
ly as l could and out through the door
at the end OF the side hall that had been
left wide open. and | was at the summer
house door like a flash There was a
wide path OF moonlight across the con-
crete floor and right in that glare was n
sight never to be forgotten-Red Feather
about TO stab Mr.. Gledware to the heard,
He held Mr.. Gledware by the throat with
one hand. and his other hand held the
knife up for the blow. Mr.. Gledware lay
on his back. and Red Feather had one
knee pressed upon his breast.
When | reached the doorway l blotted
out most of the moonlight. and | drew
back so Red Feather could see who was
He looked up and let go of Mr. Gledware's
throat but didn't move otherwise RED
Feather" said. give me that knifer'
Mr.. Gledware. recognizing my voice.
tried TO entreat me to save him, but he
was half strangled. and only made sounds
that turned me faint, TO know that the
man my mother had married was such a
coward
Red Feather told me that II came any
nearer. OF II ! cried for help. he would
murder that man and escape, but that II
would step into the shadow and listen
he'd give his reason for doing It before
II was done. So ! went across the room
from him to save time. hoping | could
him to change his mind. I beg
ged for Mr.. Gledware's life.
Red Feather shook his head No. he
said. could not save him. for he would |
be dead In two or three minutes And |
then he bent over Mr. Gledware. who all |
this time was afraid to move or to make
sound. i hurried to remind him that he !
hadn't told me his reason for wanting to |
kill the man.
Then Red Feather said that when that |
man rode with me among the Indians |
Red Feathers daughter had taken a fan |
cy to him. and Mr.. Gledware had mar
ried her. and had been kept away from
him so he'd forget me and not turn his |
thoughts toward his own people: and they /
had taught me that my name was Wilcox. |
because they were going to take me to
you. Brick. Isn't II wonderful? That day
you found the deserted wagon and buried
my mother Red Feather was watching you
from the mountain. and he wouldn't kill
you because you made that grave and
knelt down to talk to the Great Spirit
Afterward. when he rode home and found
that his daughter and Mr. Gledware were
10 be married, he made up his mind that
Z you succeeded In keeping hidden from
Red Kimball and his band you would be
The one to take care of me And when
two years had passed and you were still
.afe he brought me to you! What glad
lay that was!
When Red Feathers daughter wanted
Mr.. Gledware's life saved II was so. And
Red Feather gave them a great stretch
" land. and Mr.. Gledware got to be i'm
1ortant In the tribe: he made himself one
n them, and they thought him greater
han their own chief. At the end OF a
'ew years there was the great agitation
over the boomers coming to the Oklahoma
and much talk Of the land being
brown open. The Indians didn't want IL
lone. and they Joined together to send
'ome one to Washington to address con-
sress on the subject. Mr.. Gledware was
uch an orator that they thought him ir-
SO they selected him and, for
lis fee, they collected over $4,000 Think
Il IT!
or course he didn't go near> Washing
on. IL was the time of Kansas City's
Ireat boom. He went there and bought
~ city lots and sold out at the right
line. and that's why he's rich today. In
he meantime. the Indians didn't know
What had become OF him, and Red Feath-
RS daughter died from shame over her
pinned away and hid herself
rom her people till she was starved to
Ieath. That's why Red Feather meant to
III Mr. Gledware.
When he had finished Red Feather bent
ver Mr.. Gledware and said to him. Me
peak all true7 Tell Lahoma-me speak
II truep
And the man whispered feebly: 1T 10
II true. Don't kill me! For Gods sake.
on't kin mel Save me, Lahoma. my
hlld!"
l begged him not to kill the man. Red
Feather said TO me: you hear how he
reat my daughter! You my friend. La
oQa. You know all that and yet you
ell me not kill himl'
II say not kill him."
"Then you hate my daughter"
my mother could marry him, Red
Feather. and | can beg for his life"
He shook his head mo, Lahoma, he
lei lie leave my daughter 10 die. and
his hand do to him what he do to herr
/ never felt so helpless. so horribly
weak and useless. There | was. only
ew yards away and the man was my