Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-11
CHAPTER TX.

CHAPTER TX.
MY GoDl What had she seen in me to
1Vl love? I sat up and held the book
against my bosom. Its cry out of her past
! filled the world from horizon to horizon
| Punctuated by years, bursting from
eternities of suppression, It brought an
accumulated force that swept the soul
out of my body.
All that had not been written in the
| book was as easily read as what was
set down. I saw the monotony OF her
| nte and her gliding of Its rudeness, the
pastimes she thought out for children
l saw her nursing the helplessness which
leaned upon her, and turning aside the
contempt OF pioneer women who passion
ately admired strong men. 1 saw her eyes
waiting on the distant laggard who
stupidity pursued his own affairs until 1t
was too late to protect her. 1 read the
entries over and over. When day broke
II seemed to me the morning after my
own death, such knowing and experiencing
i mad passed through me. / could not sec
her again until I had command OF myself.
So 1 dressed and went silently down
| stairs. Often when 1 open my eyes at
dawn I hear music far off that makes
my heart swell. 1t is the waking dream
or king marching with drums and
bugles.
The ferryman lived near the old stock
ade. Some time always passed after he
saw the signals before the deliberate
Frenchman responded. 1 led my horse
upon the unwieldly craft propelled by two
huge oars, which the ferryman managed,
running from one to another according to
the swing of the current 1t was broad
day when we reached the other shore;
one of those days, gray overhead, when
moisture breaks upward through the
ground, instead of descending. Many
light clouds-fitted under the grayness.
Tho grass showed with a kind OF green
blush through its old brown fleece.
1 saw the first sailing vessel of spring
coming to anchor, from the straits Of the
great lakes. Once l would have hailed
that vessel as possible bearer of news.
Now it could bring me nothing Of any
Importance.
The trail along the Fox river led over
rolling land, dipping into coves and rising
over hills. The Fox, steel blue in shade,
becomee tawny as its namesake when its
fur OF rough waves is combed to redness
, In the sunlight. Under grayness, with a
soft wind blowing, the Fox showed his
blue coat.
1t was certain 1 was not to marry. And
being without breakfast and unstimulated
by the sky, began to think also what
unstable material had taken In hand
when 1 undertook to work with Indians.
Instinctively l knew then what young
southern statesman named Jefferson Davis
whom 1 first met as a commandant of the
= fort at Green Bay-afterward told me In
Washington: mo commonwealth in a
Q republic will stand with interests apart
r from the federated whole" White men,
who have exclaimed from the beginning
r against injustice done the red man. and
D who keep on pitying and exterminating
him, made federated whole with inter-
ests apart from his.
Again when / looked back 1 saw the
I figure but II was afoot, and soon lost
1t in cove.
y NV house had been left undisturbed by
hunters and Indians through the winter.
Z tied the horse to a gallery post and un-
- fastened the door. A pile OF refuse un-
bers offered wood for hre, ana carried
;. I'm several loads of 1t, and lighted the
g virgin chimney. Then / brought water
g from tho spring and ate breakfast, sitting
g before the fire and thinking little wear
e lily and bitterly Of my prospect In life
Il Having fed my horse covered the hre
d leaving a good store of fuel by the hearlh
l, ana rode away toward the Menominee and
l. Winnebago lands.
& The day was a hard one, and when
e came back toward nightfall was glad
n 10 stop with the officers of the stockade
It and share their mess
d ''You looked tagged" said one OF them
Is "The horse paths are heavy. an, an
- | BWeTeug anu hoNS SN~-- -
Indian lands"
r. 7 had been as far as that remote time
when Eagle was not Cloud-Mouer' :
le cross the river and see her smillhg ~
J. meaningless happiness seemed more lhan
L could do. W.
'e had been housed together ever since she
le rad discovered me. Our walks ana rloes
of our freslde talks and evening dVeIslois
were never separate. At Pierre Grlsnoh
10 the family fiocked In companies. whsn
'e the padlocked book sent me out OF tWhs W
house 1 forgot that she was useu ~ 'ns
le absence and might be disturbed w ~
m absence no one could explain. a..
"a "The first sailing vessel Is IN irO" '"'
le straits" said the lieutenant
I'd ives I saw her come TO anchor as
~ rode out this morning.
10 "She brought passenger.
y "Anybody of importanceT .L
''At hrst blush, no. Al secoho Diu'''
- yes" .,,,.A9"
rs "Reeause he Is only a priest
III "Oniv a priest, naughty ofhceIl AL
pm civlIians and churchmen dirt under army
AZ feet7"
n When YOU see a missionary prizes
az Landing 10 confess a lot Of Canaulahe, n
On Soesnt seem quite so important as
nrelate from Ghent, for lhslahce ,-or
=. "Is this passenger preia''
ht onsqs !.That is where the second blush Gomez
NJ In. He is." -,
OF How do you know .,. h,,,"
as .r saw him, and talked with MIN
al ..what Is he doing In Green Bay 4.
Looking at the country he was ~
u ouiring for YOU"
cd 'sFor mel
IA Yes. .,,a = prelate from Ghent wan
nj ~iSs ssays @s he wants to make inquiries aO0u
or the native tribes -. -. as a,
.sohf Did you recommend mo @s -
Inn ,'ert An native tribesg" - ,
'is 'i ss2Ss. s.!2Satupally. ID But not until he asked
A. Won were here" ..
Ie- SsI Ss.Its mentioned my namer xo,,u
..ves He wanted to see you. lou
~ "a. nave 10 step out Of your way
g y sraesas s.,srsn, i' that infer there ls new FAC
-. rierre Grgnon'ef -.
=. ., .....,.r Inference Is correct ihe eHs
- - Mons slwsye lodge The PRIESTS ana