The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-24


man we've had" Snass COM
E plimented Smoke one night
by the fire. except old
| Four Eyes. The Indians named him
so. He wore glasses and was short.
sighted. He was professor Of Zooio-
gy. Ny young men picked him up
strayed from an expedition on the up
per 'orcupine.
/ He was Intelligent, yes; but be was
| also d fUof TINT was his WEAKNESS
straying. He knew geology. though.
and working in metals. over on the
Luskwa. where there's coal, we have
several creditabIe hand rorges he made.
young men how. He died last year.
and we really missed him. Strayed-
that's how it happened-froze to death
within mile OF camp"
/ 1t was on the same night that Snass
said to Smoke:
| You'd better pick out a wife and
have fire OF your own. You will be
more comfortable than with those
yonng bucks The maidens' fires-a
sort of feast of the virgins, you know
are not lighted until full summer and
the salmon, but | can give orders ear
lier if you say the word"
Smoke laughed and shook his head.
Remember" Snass concluded quiet
~, Anton is the only one that ever
got away. He was lucky, unusually
lucky
Her father had a will Of iron, La
biskwee told Smoke. Everybody fear
ed him. He was terrible when angry.
There were the Porcupines. 1t was
through them and through the Lusk-
was that Snass traded his skins at
the posts and got his supplies Of am.
/ munition and tobacco. He was al
| ways fair, but the chief Of the Por'
| cupines began to cheat, and after Snass
had warned him twice he burned bis
log village. and over a dozen ut the
PorcuIines were killed in the fight
But there was no more cheating
Once when she was a little girl there
was one white man killed while try
| ing 10 escape. No; her father did no
do 1t. but be gave the order to tht
young men, No indian ever disobeyet
her father.
II And the more Smoke learned from
her the more the mystery OF Snas
| deepened -.ar ... .@.
| "And tell me if it Is true" the cir
4 was saying. that there was maj
| and woman whose names were Paol
| and Francesca and who greatly love-
I each othery''
| Smoke nodded.
| -Four Eyes told me all about 1t,
| she beamed happily. And so h
| didn't make it up. after all. The
there is Tristan and lseult. two lseult:
| 1t was very sad. But should like
love that way. DO all the young me
| and women in the world do that
| They don't here. They just get ma
J ried they don't seem to have time.
II am English, and will neve
% marry an indian. Would you? Th;
is why | have not lighted my maiden
s. fire. Some of the young men III
s pothering father to make me do !
of Iibash is one of them. He is a grei
at hunter. And MahkoOk comes aroui
at singing songs de is funny. Tonigh
a II you come by my tent after dar
d. you will hear him singing out in II
re cold. But father says l can do as
he please, and SO | shall not light my fr
st YOU see when a girl makes up n
mind TO get married that is the W;
%. she lets young men know. And nc
II. do you know when you are in love
he like Paolo and francesca. ! mean:'
he Smoke was disconnected by the Gle
he gaze of her blue eyes. why. tn
er say.' he stammered. ''those who q
in love say it. that love is dearer tn
ed life. When one finds out that he