The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-29
when the Sun Goes Away"

20 seeing such things happen
where Is ahe3" Good Indian
asked terseiy. and was answered
Immediately by the sound OF sob
bling on tho east porch. The three
went together, but IL was Grant who
reached her first.
Don't cry, Goldilocks," he said
tenderly. bending over her. TITS
Gil right now. There isn't going TO
be any more"
"Ohl Don't touch met" She
sprang up and backed from him,
horror plata In her wide eyes
Make him keep away. Aunt
rhoebe'"
Good Indian Strengthened. and
stood perfectly still. looking at her
In stunned, ineredulous way.
Chicken. don't be slliy." Miss
Georges sane tones were like n
breath OF clean ait. You've simply
gone all 60 pieces. know what
nerves can 60 TO woman-l'ye had
EN- myself Grant isnt going TO
bite you and you're not afraid OF
him. You're proud OF him. and you
know Il He's acted the man.
chicken-the man we know he was.
all along. So pull yourself to-
gcther, and let's not have any non
sense"
"He-killed mani saw him
DO IL. And he's going 10 kin some
more. might have known he was
like that Only he can be so nice
when he wants TO be~-and I forgo,
about the Indian In hlm-Rnd then
no killed SIR. naumberEcTl He's
lying out there now. I'd rather die
than let him
Miss Ceorsie clapped a hsnd over
her mouth. and stopped her. Also.
she Erippci her by tho shoulder In.
dlgnantly.
'Nadna Ramsey. I'm ashamed %
you" she cried furlonaly. For
Heavens sake. Grant. 30 on off
somewhere and wait till sha settles
down. She doesn't know what she's
naying-if she did. she wouldn't be
saying a. You 20 on. and let me
handle her alone"
She pushed Evadna before her
into the kitchen. waited until
Phoebe had followed. and then
closed the door gently and decisive
ly upon Grant
wed better take her to her
room. Mrs Hart" she suggested.
and make her lie down for a xhiie.
That poor fcilow--as n he didn'r
have enough on his hands without
,hiai~
Tin not on his hands And I
won't Ito down. Evadna ierkcd
away from Miss GeorEic.
And ] was going 10 marry him !"
Evadna shtdfered. "ire wasn't
sorry afterwRrd. He was ready 20
kin moro men. ft'a tho Indian In
him. suppose" she walled. "hc
killed Saunders. too. like old Hsgar
said"
IF yon don't shut NJ. I'll shak,
yonl" Miss George, in her fury. did
not wait. but shook her anyway ne
n she had been ten.year-old child
In a tantrum. MY Heavens above,
I'll stand for nerves and Mysteries,
and almost any old thing. but you're
going a little bit too far. my lady.
There's no excuse for your talking
such stuff az that Now. you march
20 your own room and--stay there.
DO you heArf And DON, you dare
let another zip out OF you TIL you
can talk sense"
Good Indian stood upon tho porch.
and heard every word. lie also
heard the shuttle OF feet as MiAs
George urged Evadna 10 her room.
and he rolled a clKarct with fingers
that did not so much as culver.
His face was stoically calm. and
there was a glitter deep down In his
eyes. Evadna was right. TO GER
tain extent the Indian In him held
him quiet
Good Indian had. not 80 long ago,
spent hours In avoiding all thought
that he might prolong the ecstasy
OF mere feeling. Now he had re
versed tho desire. He was thinking
OF this thing and OF that. simply
that he might avoid feeling. II
someone didn't kill him within the
next hour or 40. he was going 10
feel something that
would hurt him more than he had
been hurt since HIS father died In
that same house.
The shadow OF the grove. with
the long fingers OF the poplars 10
point tho way, climbed slowly M
/ the bluff. Good Indian smoked an
other cigaret while he watched H.
When certain great bowlder slow.
ly darkened TO a chill gray. he
threw his cigaret stub unerringly AT
lily pad which had courtesied
many time before to a like missile
from his hand and started around
the house 10 the gate which led TO
/ the stable.
Phoebe came out from the sitting
room, ran down the steps. and
barred his way.
Grant," she said. and there were
tears In her eyes, don't do any
thing rash-don't II It's for our
sakes--and ] know II ls--don't do II.
They'll 70, anyway"
rive got 10 go, Mother Hart. I've
made my war-talk." He bent his
head. and kissed her on the fore
head as she stood looking up at him,
and went on.
"Grant--Grantl" she cried heart.
brokenly after him, and sank down
on the porch-steps.
Miss George was standing beside
the gate. looking toward the stable.
She may not have been waiting for
him. but she turned without any
show OF surprise when he walked
up behind her.
well. your jumpers seem 10 have
taken the hint" she informed him.
Stanley is down there talking 10
Mr.. Hart now, and the others have
gone on. They'll all be well over
the dead.llne by sundown. There
goes Stanley now. DO you really
feel that your future hapDinpss dc.