The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-04

nrG2x>w TfE fat stureseeper with the square gray
- beard stood outside the door OF his Dhld-
II inp and watched the antics 81 newly
i i broken colt HiS gaze also TOOK y tne
i stretch OF valley TO the east and tht foau-
WY winding down the barren ,hllsides 70
&R&I fhe oasis OF the Mission. Turning ne
D A8SA called over his shoulder to atgnd man
H@ @ leaning against the counter Within uls
99S% .Alesee come herel Lool; what's com
VI &H8 \ Ing down ihe road
Al The sound Of his voice there was
D general scramble from the long aisle tlIat
Gran the length of the building, with nucn ansnlel
and sweating as the men squeezed bN eaSl o'ne.
throughstie narrow entrance way II was dusk lsst
faint elimmer of day lay OF The great peaks TO inc
west bats swooped into the faces OF the group soou.
the propretur Alexee. who never lost "a opportunity
"a lean upon something shifted his bulk against
wooden prop OF the porch. HIS eyes ioiowea '''e
pss oueer wagon, ehs y he said Then be laughed
deliphtedv "Ha-ha.hal OATS pot much Of a horse
See his laies all 20 different ways Al de same nhe
Seem like dose wheels try 10 go like de lorse Nlss
And de horses aigs try to go like de wheels en-
Low cmckles followed this attempt At VII s5
A queer-ooking girl mused tlle storekeeHeII' iye
never seen her round these parts before Where 10
YOU suppose they hail from ,f.49,. 81 NJ. ia.
sThe old one drawled Alexee, looks Ike she liye
ore hundred year, cid enough to be Your mopsl el'
Sam He gave the store man dig IN me fps lhls
Nss greeted By subdued applause Antoine Pablo TOOK
ks Cigarette ffam his mouth. a.,
Maybe he ssid "dey goln iak' up lana mere mere ~,
,rse,gaiion don belong de lnlun dess valley any
gat horse. which was an old 4.cafird ..oy-rsmei,
mole wob5led me rckey woot.n ca,' 20 tne fHoht
ciiiis hiilding. Sam Hoffman sts.7'r9 iHlnsi{ W.
.ht two occupant "you wart 'c nuv some,h'ns
~ ssrtd A pause followed, d"r"s Witch :he Er'
'y3tei wstiully toward her aef-'>s
1'We lse something TO cat, &c faid WIN sol',
ifam.Ar accent "hud We So "c 'non'f ~ s9lts ,
t1ns ways ms grandmother Is olt srt gngry 'sf
.oinehirk fof he mule also, You ihpk . siR '9r
,fese psnilemens and dance l'd' - g'd 'h'se
irohtysv go
A liz OF interest went throa,sh ihs grav Aao"yf
hs YER. ~ "a, ,aenrg OF the tes;rsnifn had hrongh
.nauy a.; s,rs.rs scenes nclr had been 90 we're
a ts,s susi ~ women, wrint.ed ard dirty, wer.
aot ,intt.nil.sT seures On the sndsesIs but gf.
! dsrk.scet e:' moseasin.3 g'f' who oheree "
sne ard dare. 10. money, wss n anhtard OF as ',c
ryfari.s Of Fsyp, She swuns herstf 10 the ground.
dashed her eyes aaA teeth upon e srvup raised "sf
arms shove her head Tor baant. 'f~eled her sap'e
.etsi 10 the earth snd whifld ab'ct. i vac dsn~
~ wdHsss dance 10 appeal 70 tae scs.s, ef 1ess
primitive peops intangible ard uassr in - charm.
Il had In |. the grace OF creature unta'nsA
Tie news ef the entertainment sf-rt 70 the sur
rounding cabins SION she wa ersav'rd ny siono
,rdan arcisnce 4 was the day ,o.ofe The eelebra-
Nm ut ~, itas, VI St. ignstas srd he inhabitants
II ,hs valley hal from all parts 70 the Mission
T., efsry Indian .ntre is a sea'e Of the dramatic,
,osr 81 r.sf-v. and thr climax Of every gesture
OF 'hs s'rEsss maiden fascinated 'he men as .ne
They placed sf.r spare IN her ortsretched hand
ucw.ves ine ~aren were 7Di 50 eas,N won over
They ltoss sssa.s al her an offered lhe TWO Sfan-
gers no SHELTER fcr ne nght
4 .s sou-yrs te', nc - Place lor a''eht 'he
,n,hs hi SAD sas.,1g y god tent ior tonight
ljt-.son.eoue 10 be ti.d t. 'ell me the best place.
A.rxse and Ant,-c vsd With each oaer y picking
out ,e r.osi level gre.H SPOT by the moiieh stream
Te ewa went 20 ai 10 help her TO raise the can,
~ And .ssayed seave.l,on while she cooked the food
llf.ysfs ssd o. ihe s.ofs
nA9v,eon' to i.t c''u,ch tomorrow.
Isle ssgh,ed first and then frowned Ms.' cannoa
Aey sss. r-w el~thes
s4,s. six With de fringe Won can 81 20 DC emrch
sisse ycp ws~ yellow shawl shc Jumped 70 her
ts.s art sepp~t her hands m dehgn', s"illhs al
,nsgSas.5 ,A.taet about her.
~ .Ait .euid be uye. wuu,d look Ike
S,,tesas l.S ike LOOK Ike a butterfly
As.e~ fiagit the purchase lusi before sam eioseu
Tor t.e tight lie brought il TO her early the next
.rrarulaz Then he neaked 10 the iepees and CABINS
sNt tt,sad the news that the young stronger "lnld
attend essly mass. The young masculine s'elneh' ol
tie community surprised ther re'peelhe l"nhAes py
their religious feryor Dressed IN their most gorgeous
beadet aecouiremens the, waiting ai the foot OF
tbe church STEPS some half hour before HE time o. the
seryice The bell in tie seepe had rugs out over me
wide stretch Of valley when they saw let coming no'
N the deinure modest fashion OF the Sesh indian
oir but Tree graceful head upiiied darn eyes Ha'HR
The yellow shawl MAS draped about her wals nA
saunders The fringe falling in caaracts OF colo aiH
ltr ankles yellow silk handkerchief Hound banisa
WISE about her low brow, gave the semblanee ei All
Oriental crown.
i Air hoffman and the man of the reclamation service
,sstch<d her approzch from the high wooden poreh al
thestnirsnee 10 the church.
II don't.thnk | know her tribe" SAID the keeper OF
he store I've lived this reservation for twenty
Years and ! know all kinds about here but she's not
cree nor Fatteao aor Coast lniun, ether
Il have It, cried his companion. u know what she
i,--shes gypsy. Look at the ns0len glance IN hsr
syss, But the old woman IS an lndan-donl you
think"
L "Yes" said Sam. "a Cree from the dirt Of her
Y -lofdr said the man from the East To think OF
a wis gypsy with her world-old knowledge running
with these simple savages
The Kirl did not 80 10 late mass, which caused grea
disappointment the entire population went again L
see her spectacular entrance. AeSee and Antoine si'
roc, before the service was more than three-fourtn
1vsr They hurried to the tent hy the water. Ih
srsudyrothe- vas sitting in the center OF II nioaninl
md holding het head the picture OF despair, Mhei
questioned rs 10 the girl She would wave her hand i
vtds eircle sud tragically cry, 'Gone-she gone !
vuns svjl@n. IA. he old woman was deserted Al tina
sv1s ~ b. her the dirty torn tepee and the gov
vdnsnf p1ule
s.Aftsr <hu<h erefe great running 70 ard ff(
ste1utstnns snd wild swearing 1t was true the gii
- aooe but aith her had gone all the spare casl
~ s,oel sesiouy Of all was the theft OF Pete Rive
6 vsshlngs and hoardngs for years, bag OF gol
rru1s thar be kept in the wall OF his cabin. In i
tp|S1S - bag OF Sonese
~ .&sillusioned and despoiled searched the yalle
$500 and the mountain trails for the girl with no su
seeee u was at the susgesnon OF sam hohmap nv