The evening world., 1916-06-03

slowly into the very heart OF the Cy-
press Wolf region. had come among
them as "A young girl In distress they
would have treated her with chivAlry.
But her first action outraged their
most sacred beliefs.
The old chief Hitakee OF the Cy-
press Wolf tribe had more dignity
than wealth. But he owned horse.
IL was an ancient mustang and It's
manners were bad: but 1t was almost
the only horse owned by an Evergladc
Indian.
At the very time that Gloria had
been helped TO solve her algebra
problems by DIR. Royce old Hitakse
was solving all his problems with the
aid OF the medicine man OF his tribe.
lie died with great dignity.
The young brave katcalani was the
logical successor to the chiefship. lie
had his eye on that horse and
dreamed OF himself astride 1t. The
widow of Hi,akee had another iica.
shonolakee was her name; She did
not intend that her dead husba nd
should walk all the way to the happy
hunting grounds. In her youth when
the chiefs had horses and rode than
they rode also to the far OF para
disc. Each chiefs squaw saw to that.
for she cut the throat OF his horse
and sent its ghost after it's masters
spirit.
Katcalani tried TO save Hitakee's
horse from sacrifice. but Shonolakee
grew so fierce and the other squaws 80
ferce that he felt his election in dan
ger Among the Seminoles the women
have long had equality and suffrage.
They even have the men working for
them.
Just about the time that Gloria
Stafford was feeling her way through
the thickets about the Cypress Wolf
Village Shonolakee led the old horse
out to slaughter. She was weeping so
bitterly that she did not heed when
the sacritlcial knife fell from her belt.
She tied the horse. said her prayer
and reached for the blade. 1t was
gone. She turned back TO look for II.
She had not eone far when Gloria
Stafford parted the palmetto leaves
and saw before her the steed she had
prayed for 1t evidently had an owner.
for it was tied. But Gloria was ac-
customed to taking what she wanted.
Her father could always nay for II.
He would paw we'll for this darling
old nag II it carried her homo.
She approached 1t with coaxing
words and united the halter. The
pony SHE'D and tried to caress her
with its heels. Gloria had been well
schooled in horsemanship from child
hood, and she soon had her hands in
the name OF the unwilling mustang
and vaulted to ita back.
She had no sooner set her heels into
its ribs than the old squaw returned
with the recovered knife. She saw the
sanctified charger being carried Off
and by IA ragamuffln evidently from
one of the white trash families that
even tho SemlnOles desDised
She gave "A wild crv OF alarm. the
fierce "Yo-ho-ee- -hee." that had once
made the Indian hunters blood run
cold. The tribe answered in wonder
Ing haste. She pointed to Gloria and
the vanishing horse. 1t was not van
ishing very fast. for the wilderness
was thick and Gloria did not know
the way. The Seminoles divided and
ran in various directions to head her
OF
In a few moments the young chief
himself leaped from ambush and
caught the horse by the nose and
ear. The old squaw was not far
behind and Gloria was dragged TO
the ground and threatened with the
death OF a THETA sacrilegious thief.
Old Shonolakee raised her knife
and was about to plunge 1t into the
heart OF the shivering captive when
something about the captive made
her pause. She saw that the lad
was a lass. Her rage was forgotten
IN amazement for a moment. She
gruntcd; The boy he is one sQuaw."
The other Indians stared at Gloria
and the pallor OF her terror was
Redeemed with shame. The blush
was very becoming to her. The
young chief stepped forward for a
closer look at 1t.
Thinking him a possible rescuer
Gloria turned on him one OF her
ninety-candle-p power smiles, The Of
feet was greater than she had ex-
pected Katcalani was dazxled. He
blnked. then turned his eyes at the
smoky Indian maidens clustered
about. Each of them had ambitious
dreams Of being his wife. But shah
billy as Gloria was dressed she was
a tearing beauty in any company.
Compared 20 the unkempt daughters
OF the Everglades she was a goddess,
katcalanis heart beat with new
kind OF excitement, He resolved 10
begin his new chieftainship with an
act of courage. He would defy not
only AAS man hut ASAA thA. ivosaani