The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-10-19

Her First Duty Was to
nothing of Gloria's presence in the
thicket, but he promised to guide
Freneau to some of the scattered vii
lagos.
Meanwhile DR.. Royce, hunting in
every direction, had happened upon
the home of the Sipes, and had asked
about Gloria. Fearing that he had
come to demand the return of Gloria's
jewels they pretended not to have
seen her. But Royce caught a
glimpse Of Gloria's evening dress,
which Mrs. Sipe was trying to hide.
He charged the Sipes with deception,
probably with murder.
They fastened to confess that they
had seer her and helped her on her
way in the clothes Of a boy. They
sent young Sipe to show Royce which
way Gloria had gone. Young Sipe,
still angry at Gloria and his parents.
sent Royce in a false direction, too.
He laughed as he saw the crazy
stranger in that tattered evening dress
playing his blind mans bun, not
knowing that rivals were searching
the wilderness, and knowing that
Gloria was now in Indian servitude.
The young chief, Katcalani, kept
watching Gloria. Her whiteness, her
delicacy, the unconscious daintiness
faggot from the brushwood, and the
luxurious aureole of her hair in the
Florida sun, made him frantic to call
her his OWL. He beckoned her to fol-
low him and led her to a distance
where the shambling, dusky women
Of his tribe could not see him bow
his turbaned head to the chalk-faced
squaw.
Gloria hoped that the peculiar per-
son was going to help her to escape.
and she followed him with only a
little fear. But he paused and began
to declare his passion with all an In
dams e%loquence.
His dialect was crude, but his emo
ton vas fierce. He compared
her with the most graceful palm, with
the rarest. orchids. He said that the
sunrise was in her hair and the stars
with the great warrior Osceola, who
had slain SO many whites. He offered
to kill all the white men in Florida
to please her. He spoke of his wealth.
His turban had a silver band made
out of four silver dollars. He had a
gold watch, sixteen handkerchiefs, and
eighteen shirts. He had six of them
on. Gloria should have his grand
mothers forty pounds Of beads to
wear-she should be a queen and she
would not have to plow.
Gloria had often dreamed Of her
first proposal of marriage. This was
1t. 1t did not accord with her dreams.
She was disguised, aghast, afraid.
She could think Of nothing to do.
She caught sight Of the dagger
that Katcalani wore in his belt. In
a sick horror of her fate she snatched
1t from him. She had not the courage
to kill herself, or him, but she gave
him the knife and begged him to
1t into her heart. Katcalani
at her In a frenzy of humilia-
ton and wrath. Then the child
woman wavered on her tired feet and
suddenly dropped to the ground in a
dead faint.
Katcalani's rolling eyes made out a
startling vision. Dick Freneau was
standing before him. The Indian guide
had put him ashore neal the village
and was waiting for him to make in
Freneau had pushed through
the palmettos just in time to see
Gloria swoon. He recognized her
by her fair skin and her bright hair.
He approached Katcalani to claim her
and the reward.
But the young chief was in no mood 5
a parley. He CRASHED his teeth and ,
threatened Freneau with such blood .
thirsty fury. hat Freneau fell back. :
He felt his hair rise and his scalp al
'eady going. He retreated in such :
taste that Katcalani did not pursue .
lin far. He stood watching for him I
0 reappear. :
Meanwhile, by another roundabout Z
and path, DR.. Royce had found the =
seminole village. He saw Gloria :
vhere she lay on the ground. He
her some young Indian .
asleep. He paused to wake =
.er and ask If she had seen Gloria. =
lie saw that she was Gloria. r
Before he could stcop to lift her he ),
aw Katcalani turn and stare. The ~
indian had a knife in his hand. He a.
ad put one white man to fight: he 8,
on this other. But Royce did n
OF fall back. He advanced. He was !,
alt mad with his nights wandering :,
nd he was afraid Of nothing. With :,
is bare hands hs went straight into
10 fight