Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-14

/ 1Op you IN IH0 Jays Oh my yOulu, u
thousand times among the hills! I
have mated you in heaven throughout
the years wherein lost you! I have
wept for the Primrose that crushed,
ut dawn and dusk! have tried to
atone"
There was pathetic, eager j.s:.Aa=
cation In the weakening voice and the
others. all aware that they witnessed
the last act IN some forgotten tragedy
Of the Preachers life, stood in silence.
unconscious Of the darkening smoke
clouds, the menace of the rising roar.
you bore ON your face the sign Of
the Siletz women-the three bars of
Bondage, of Faithfulness and Of Serv-
ice-and yet you were not OF their
blood, but Of my own. Only Kolawmte
knew how you came among them, q
wee, dark child, how they took you
In and gave you q name, and he never
told. You were red to me. Kahwan-
ma soft-eyed creature of the Wild
and you were my woman. bought with
. white mans kiss"
Here Sandry shrank n II ct q blow,
drawing in his breath with sigh.
But the Preacher hurried on, a. II to
tell all that had lain upon his heart
these many years.
you would have followed me across
the world upon your knees. and you
served me like . slave. And FL re-
paid you with . white mans coin!
left you to break your heart among
the dusky people who ware kinder
than I! >, But the Winds Of
God blew upon my conscience and my
heart and returned. Your face and
your faithful eyes. waiting. waiting.
brought me back from the far cities
only TO SEQ you die In the lodge Of
Kolawmie with my babe on your
breast! or-you ray but dreamed.
Kahwanna?"
With failing sight the speaker tried
to pierce the mystery. gazing at Siletz.
did ! Sfeam Of death and retrtbu-
tion-and Of Kolawmie, who-bent
shove the babe to put that sign upon
her face? I struck his hand away
when It had set but . fraction of the
fatal bar-the sign that said you were
Wild, that forbade you to the shallow
cities, that made you white mans
toy! You-you-Kahwenna-ah. I
have forgot. What II It would re-
member"
The eagerness left the Preachers
eyes. they became suddenly calm and
mild. W
With cry that cut high above the
steady sounds Of the wind and the
fires siletz sprang up. . hand flung to
her lips, whore the sign Of the siletz
stood out-broken in its inception!
my father!" she cried pitifully, "oh,
my father!" ~ ~
asandry was ebFeathing heavily. Z
mist In his eyes and . sadness upon
his heart. His victory over Hampton
had lost IT. SAVIOR.
But the past with its pitiful shad-
ows had drifted away from the Preach
er forever and the look Of gentle ten
derness had returned.
my daughter.~ 10 said softly, "why
do you weep3 Ak-the night closes
down and Il 10 dark. Ifhavs lost my
way. What = the path7'
His fingers sroped blindly for the
flute.
'.What - the WY out Of the laby-
rinth Of youth-and sin-and prim-
roses? All. have forgot"
With q sudden Inspiration Sandry
stopped and picked up the instrument:
He had played asbit ct college. Softly,
silverly, the Joyous notes began, 'Je-
sus, Lover Of Ny. Soul. TO 60 on to
that ancient plea Of Trusting faith.
Other refuge have i mono. Hangs my
helpless soul oh thee . strange voice
Of SioTz amid the death and danger.
the sin and stress qf thu moment,
A holy peace spread on the white
features.
why. certainly. whispered the
traveller OF the hills. show could for.
get! That u the Way ont. =
And then, "Hushl The murmur Of
many wings. An, It 10 Gods hand!
I go-de profuhdis! Gloria in ex.
celsis!" 5 "a : Fl 4 ~ FIX
/ with that last whispsred word the.
wandering player Of hymns, the
preacher TO the irresponsibles and the
lover Of humanity 1nmbled stimy at
HIS habits skirte eandry knelt, found
deep pocket, felt therein and brought
ont . small Bibie otsa ions-past day.
Its edses wese ss.. ESD ss::ss;Tsa and
greatly worn III s1ti6 back. with the
ase-black. raised lettering, had long
since lot Its Oo9uers, He knew II,