Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-04-20
CHAPTER XXI.

The Love OF Labiskwee.
- XpURE the first intelligent
man we've had" Snass com
plimented Smoke one night
10y the fire. except old
-Four Eyes. The indians named him
so. He wore glasses and was short
sighted He was a professor OF zoolo.
gy. My yonng men picked him up
strayed from an expedition on. the up
per Porcupine.
He was intelligent. yes. but he WAS
also foot. That was his weakness
strayiDe. He knew geology. though
and working IN metals. over on the
Luskws. where there's coal. we have
several creditabie hand FORCES he made
he repaired our guns and taught the
young men now lie died last year.
and we really missed him. Strsyed-
thsts how IL Dappened--froze TO death
within mile Of camp"
u was Oh the same night that Snxss
said TO Smoke:
You'd better pick ont wife snd
have Il fire of your own You will be-
more comfortable than with those
Young bucks The maidens tres--a
sort OF feast ~ the virgins. you know
are not lighted until fun summer and
the salmon. but can give orders ear.
Tier II YOU say the word
Smoke laughed ana shook his mead
Remember. Snass concluded uuiet
~. Anton X the only one that evel
got AWAY lie was iucky unusually
lucky
itei father mad a will OF iron. La.
biskwce tom Snokp Everybody fear
ed INN lie was terrible when angry
There were the i'urcupines II Wis
through them ana Through the Lu>G
was thdi Sna~S traded his skins ~
the posts AMI got his supplies 90 am
munitiou ami tobacco lie was IA.
ways tain nui hr chief uf the FOR
cupiues began 10 oneat ana after Silus~
nai warned hlnl twice ne burned nls
iOg village. and over dozen 90 the
POrcupiues were killed ia the tgnt
But there was no more cheating
Once when she was a little girl there
was one white man killed while try
ing TO escape No: her father did not
do II. Dut ne gave the order 10 the
young men No indian ever disobeyed
her father
And the more Smoke learned from
her the more The mystery OF Snass
deepened
And tell me il II Is true" the Girl
was saying. that there was man
and woman whose names were Paolo
and francesca ana who greatly loved
each other"
Smoke nodded
Pour Eyes told me al about II.
she Deamed happily And so he
didn't make IL up. after all Then
there is Tristan and lseult two lseults
II was very sad But should like 10
love that way. DO all the young men
and women in the world do that
They don't here. They Just get mar
RED. rhey don't seem 10 have time
Il am English. and I will never
marry an indian. Would youl That
Is why have nor lighted my maiden's
/ fire. Some or the young men are
ootbering father to make me do it.
! Libasb Is one OF them. lie is a great
hunter. And Mahkook comes around
singing songs. BE is funny. Tonight,
n you come by my tent after dark.
cold. But father says ] can do as
please. and so shall not light my fire.
You see when girl makes up her
mind TO get married that is tbc way
she let's young men know. And how
DO you know when you are In love
IKE Paolo and Francesca. mean"
Smoke was disconnected by the clear
gaze OF her blue eyes why they
say he stsmmered. chose who are
IN love say IL, that love is desrer than
life. When one ENDS out thar he or
she likes somebody better than every
body else in the wovld-why. then.
they know they are IN iove. You just
know 70: that's an"
Once we bit ont we'll sure have
some tall rUnDin'." Shorty said dis
mally.
The place is big trap" Smoke
agreed
From the crest Of bald knob they
gaEed out over Snass' snowy domain
What's eatin me Is Danny Nc.
Can" Shorty con1ded TO Smoke. Hes
weak brother on any tral. But he
swears he knows the way out TO the
westward. and so we got 70 pull mp
with him OF you'll sure get yours. It's
a-comin' 10 you straight down the
/ pike
What isT'
You amt heard the news? The
bachelors told me They Just got the
word. Tonight il comes on. though IT'S
months ahead Of the calendar"
I'm waiting 90 hear"
We'll. DanDy's wife just told the
bachelors. An the bachelors told me.
Of course. that the maidens fires Is dne
to be lighted tonight That's all. Now
how do you like IT."
Il don't get your drift. shorty"
Continued merit week.