The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-10


the high cheek bones, black eyes
and broad nostrils of the Indians.
In dress alone was she like them,
though even in this the unusual
richness of her doeskin garb,
belted at the hips with silver,
marked her as one of prominence.
For little the girl watched the
southwark trail; then her eyes
roved across the ripping waters
of the Auglaize, and rested on a
cabin that stood On the further
bank. From this cabin two men
we're just emerging.
One of them wore a red coat.
The second was dressed in Indian
costume. He could only be James
Girty, owner of the cabin, or his
brother Simon, of infamous men,
Iory-more probably the latter.
They crossed the river in a
canoe and came directly toward
her.
Before Alagwa could move,
Girty's voice broke the silence.
THE white chief from afar
would speak with the Star maid
en-. The white chief is of the
house of Alagwa,' he declared.
Alagwa looked at the man and
back again. Let him speak, she
said, in somewhat hating Eng
lish.
At the sound of his own tongue
the Englishman's face lighted up,
and he took an impulsive step
forward.
You speak English" he ex-
claimed, with note of wonder in
his voice. That's lucky. You
wouldn't guess it, of course, little
forest maiden that you are, but
YOU are a cousin of mine"
"A cousin? -" Startled, Alag
wa leaned forward. No white
man except her father had ever
claimed kin with her.
Yes! You're my cousin and
egad, you'll do the family honor.
I'm Captain Count Brito Telfair
you know, and you are the Lady
Estele Telfair. Your father was
my kinsman. Your uncle was the
Count Telfair. He died not Iona
ago. He had neglected you shame
fully, but when he died it became
my duty as head of the house to
come over here and fetch YOU
back and give you everything YOU
want. Do you understand
Alagwa did not understand
wholly.
Il saw Teeumseh two months
ago." went on Captain Brito. tie.
cumseh told me that he knew
where Delaroche's daughter was
but he refused to tell me any.
thing more. He said he would
produce her in two months. But
when Tecumseh went away
made inquiries and Girty here
found you for me-
A shadow fell between the two
and an Indian, naked save for
breech-clout and for the eagle
feathers rising from his scalp-loch
thrust himself between the CIR
and the intruders. Z
white men go." he ordered
in Shawnee.
Brito's face flushed brick-red
He did not understand the
words, but he could not mistake
the tone. His hand fell to his
sword hilt. Instantly, however
Girty stepped between. why
does the Chief Wilwiloway inter
fere?" he demanded.
Wilwiloway leaned forward, his
fierce eyes glittering into those
of the renegade. 'Tecumseh say
white men no speak to Alagwa
White men CO."
For a moment the others hest
tated. Then Brito nodded and SAID
something to Girty and the latter
drew back. Brito himself turned
to Alagwa.
Goodbye, cousin,' he called
Since this-er-gentleman OBJ
jects, I'll have to go. with youl
permission, I'll return later =
/ Tecumseh is back"
Wilwiloway watched them go
Then he turned to Alagwa ant
his face softened. They are
bad men," he said. gently. "Theil
words are forked. Tecumsef
commands that Alagwa shall not
speak with them"
Then he turned away, leaving
the girl to wonder = quite al
nightly as if she had lived al
her life among her civilized sis
ters.
How long she stood and won
dered she never knew. Abrupt!
she was reused by a sound o
voices from the direction of tn,
southern Outposts. Tecumsef
was returning.
i CHAPTER III.
The Long Trail.
For nearly a month Jack Tel
fair, with black Cato at his heels
had been riding northwart