The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-03


/ gaHop. He flung himself cut of TIE.
saddle and advanced upon Vanderv.y7n,
his face dark with suspicion. 1T L. III.
"What you saying to my sister," he.
deEianded. .%t$7:sss ss
The white man met his threatening
look with a Neutrality-suspicious., half
amused smile. s<$1%.
1--WE been showing the girl what I
think Of her." he replied.
Redbear came to a sudden halt. The
muscles of his face began to witch.
"Oh, Charlie !" reproached Oinna.
"What makes you look at him that
way? Why don't you thank him?'
| She unbarred the door and stepped
outside.
"For what?" questioned her brother
in a harsh, strained voice.
because he is going to be my man
going to take me for his wife,"
MARRY your Oinna-you?" The
halfbreed could net believe his ears.
Through his daze shot flash Of angry
suspicion. "But you-you won't marry
her!"
Vandervyn smiled in his careless
manner.
'Oh, guess yes"
you'll marry herr Ysu'll take her
l IN nd In
people?"
"Tll marry her as some white
people marry. I'll not take her to
town. Oinna and have agreed to be
married according to tribal CUSTOM -
Again. Redbear's weak face dark
ened with suspicion and anger. II
won't have it. You're white, and Oinna
is half white. White people don't
marry Indian fashion"
''You know a lot about it, Charlie.
Haven't you ever heard Of common-law
marriages? Lots Of white people get
married that way"
'What way?"
''You must know about it. Instead
Of going to lot of fuss and bother
over ministers and licenses, many
people just take each other for hus.
band and wife and go to housekeep.
ing"
isis that a real white peoples
marriage?" asked Oinna.
Vandervyn frowned. 'You don't
think I'm lying, do your Why, you
often see in the newspapers about com.
mon-law wives getting their share OF
their dead husbands estates, just the
same as if they had gone through all
the fuss Of weddings. Ask Hardy il
that does not often happen"
swell, If it's a real MARRIAGE
muttered Redbear.
LOT course it is, Charlie, If he says
So" cried Oinna rapturously.
Her brothers face glowed with sud.
den unconcealed exultance. He STAN
mered almost incoherently: 'Then
you-Marie-you don't marry-don't
marry Marie"
NO." replied Vandervyn, and his
voice rang clear. II have no intention
of marrying her"
"Maybe MARKELL like me now, when
1 tell her you are going to be my
brother" sighed Redbear.
Vandervyn laid a brotherly hand or
his shoulder. "Hold on, boy!" he said
you let me manage things. You
know that Marie thinks she likes me
But now Hardy is here, and he wants
her. If she hears that have thrown
her over, she will run off with him."
''She don't like him."
what if she doesn't! He's an army
officer. He has money, and when he
goes from here he will wear his uni
form, all gilt and spangles. You know
how the girls like that. No. tel
you there's not the ghost of a show
for you until he is out of the way. Ou1
little bluff didn't work. He says he is
going to stay. So for a while you anC
Oinna must keep still about the mar
riage. Tomorrow morning YOU and
are going into the mountains to tall
with the chiefs. Oinna will go will
!, me. But it must be understood at thu
agency that you have sent her to-
Who could you send her top
'Ti-owa-konHa is our mothers ia
Their. Not even Mr.. Dupont know:
that" said Redbear. Before he came
, here, she ran off with bad white man
:, They went to the Blackfeet. After
time he got an arrow through his back
+ My mother came home. Ti-owa-konzs
would not see her face. She had t,
, work for the agent till they made u.
go away to school. Then she died."
, "Old Thunderbolt your grandfather? p
, remarked Vandervyn, Selling upon tina
one fact in the squalid tragedy. "Doe.
he know it?''
Il told him SO today. He said m!
face But maybe he will come t,
like me. BE said to bring Oinna fo
him to look at her,
''That's great! Well tell it to every
, body. But remember, not word abou
:, the marriage until after we get rid O
Hardy and am agent. Then thing
, will go all right for all of US. 70,
.. savvy that, Charlie? While you rul