Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-16
copyright BY the Bobba-aIorrnl company

CONTINUED FROM SATURDAY.
THAD dived early In the afternoon. and
i II wns night. Instead Of finding myself
still stripped for swimming. l had loose
robe around me, and coverlet drawn up
to my hrmpits The couch under me was
by no means OF hemlock twigs and skins,
like out hunks at home; but soft and rich.
I wondered n had died and gone TO
heaven; and Just then the Virgin moved
past my head and stood looking down at
me I started to jump out OF window,
but felt so little power to move that l
only twItched, and pretended TO be asleep
and watched her as we sighted game.
with eyes nearly shut She had poppet
OF child on one arm that sat up Instead
Of leaning against her shoulder. ana
looked at me, too The poppet had cap
on It's head, and was dressed In lace, and
she wore u white dress that let her neck
and arms out, but covered her to the
ground.
This was remarkable. the Indian women
covered their necks and arms. and wore
their petticoats short. I could see TINS
image breathe, which was marvel. ana
the color moving under her white skin.
Her eyes seemed to 80 through you ana
search all the veins, sending shiVer OF
pleasure down your back
Now l knew after the first start that
she was a living girl holding living
baby, and when my father, Thomas VIII
ilams, appeared at the door OF the room'
II was certain l could not be In heaven.
II came over me In flash that myself
was changed In spite OF the bandages
my head was as clear as " all its facul-
ties were washed and newly arranged. |
could look back into my life and perceive
things that / had only sensed as dumb
brute A fish thawed out after being
frozen and terminated through every
sparkling scale and tremulous hn, could
not have felt its.resurrection more keenly.
My broken head gave me no trouble at
all
little man. that did not know was
In the room, shuffled across the floor to
keep my father from entering. Around
the base OF his head he had a thin curtain
of hair scarcely reaching bis shoulders.
His nose pointed upward. Its tip was the
shape OF a candle extinguisher. He wore
horn spectacles. and knee breeches. waist
coat and coat OF black like the Ink which
fades TO brown IN a drying ink-horn. He
put his hands together and took them
apart uncertainty, and shot out his lip
and frowned. ms II he had an universal
grudse and dared not vent II.
He said something IN a Language l did
not understand and my father made no
French, worse than the patois we used
At 81 Regis when we did not speak Iro-
qnols made out the talk between the
two. understanding each without hesita-
aion
'slr, who are your
sThe chief. Thomas Williams" an
Bwered my father.
pardon me, sir; but you are unrilis-
takably an Indian"
'Iroquois chief" said my father Mo
hawk
''Thot being the case. what authority
have you for calling yourself Thomas
wnlianB2H challenged the little man.
Thomas Williams Is my name"
impossible slrl Shenedonk. the Oneida.
does not assume so much. He lays no
claim TO William Jones or John Smith, or
some other honest British name''
The chief maintained silent dignity.
Come. sir. let me have your Indian
name l can hear it II I cannot re-
peat f."
silently contemptuOus my father
turned toward me,
"Stop, sir" the man In the horn spec
taeles cried. What do you want?"
Il want my boy"
''Your boy7 This lad is white"
MY grandmother was white conde-
scended the chief "A white prisoner from
Deerheld Eunice Williams"
Il see. sir. You get your Williams from
the Yankees. And Is this lads mother
white. too?"
mo. Mohawk"
'sWhy, man, his body Is Ike milk!
He ~ no son Of yours
The chief marched toward me.
Let him alonei II you try TO dras
him cut of fhe manor ] viii appeal a
thesaHtbofity ot Le Ray de Chaumont."
Ny father spoke 10 me with sharp
authority
.sLszarfer'
"What do you call himg'' the little man
inquired, amhling beside the chief
rEleazar Williams Is his nsme. But in
the iodges. az ST. Regis. eyerywhere, It
"a Lazarre"
'sHnw Old Is he3"
eAbout Is years"
ssNsl Thomas williams" said my
kretfui guardian. his antasonism melting
a. patronage II VIII tell sou who
ana. and then you can feel no anxietv
: am Doctor Chantry, physician 70 the
Count dc chaumont. The lad eut MS
head open on a rock diving In the lake,
AID has remained unconscious ever
aimee This ls partly due 70 an opiate
! have administered 10 insure complete
Qniet. ana he VIII not awake for several
hours Rets He received the hest surgery
a seen az he vas brought here and
NIH'"
LAallH- fkenedonk
was not near the lodge, said M
falhtf = Vas down the lake. hshius
q have blad han once, ana Shall bleed
him asaini though ths rock did thai
pretty ensctuaNy But these alrappina
yeans creatures need frequent blood
Ictflug
Hhc chief gave him nc thanks, ana
msstif resolved e Anack the sittia doeto
1osln If - came near me With q kuiia
t'In fhe absence qf Count de Chaumonl
TheWas he pnoceeaed FL wsY direc
ea Is 60 ana kuock On the COOKS ipo
aa1 ssk for aomethIps 10 eal beion
5qa So haHle
say hers responded my fatter
Ilefe s aDl the aliehteeI need O
ashfa watching beside the lad 10
M afaut 50 reille when yoi
afa e eHtsF lie IS sleeping
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