Williams news., 1917-05-10

"So you see I must keep my promise"
 "Oh, I say now, don't be a" He detected something behind her look of childlike artlessness, and hastened to concede the point. But of course if you feel that way about it! You will not have to break your promise after The law will then make your property mine. So that is settled, sweetheart. Now comes the main question. When shall we be married?"
 The girl quivered at the word. He stepped close, and looked into her eyes, his own glowing golden with ar- back from him as if confused by the suddenness of his proposal.
 T-must think" she murmured. "Would it not be best to-wait until be has given me the mine?"
 "Not when you have his word that he will do it. Anyway, there's no harm in naming the day. Come, make It an early one!'
 The girls rich color deepened with 3 blush.
 "Not now!" she replied, struggling to recover her compoSure. "You must wait. Perhaps tomorrow-but now r." She glanced around as if looking tor way of escape. There was no promise of succor in her fathers con- placent grin. Her gaze darted down Into the valley; it rested upon the en- camping Indians. Look" she mur- nured. "That is Thunderbolt's tepee am going down to see him. He should be told that he may be prosecuted if he hunts here now. It is no longer tribal land."
 There's no need, sweetheart" said Vandervyn. "I will see to 1t that no one interferes with the chief and his band."
 "I shall go down and tell him." she insisted. "No, do not come with me-"
 He drowned at her willfulness, shrugged, and turned to Dupont.
 Come into the cabin, Jake, and give me a drop of something," he urged. "I'm dry as a bone. That ride wasn't any joke!"
 Marie was already hastening down l liC SlOpe lulo lllS valley. When she came to the camp, she was received with pleasant greetings. The keen eyes of the Indians had long ago perceived and recognized the white people on the terrace.
 The venerable figure of Ti-owa- konza appeared in the entrance of the biggest tepee. He disappeared. A moment later three women came out of the tepee, and one of them told the girl that the chief wished her to go in. She stopped and passed through the low opening.
 The chief was seated at the far side of the tepee near an outstretched blan- l;eted form. There was no one else present. He beckoned Marie to come across to him. As she approached, she saw that the hair of the still figure before him was braided after the fash. ion of the maidens of the tribe. She bent over and looked into a face that was so thin and pale that at first she did not recognize it. The large, sunken eyes opened and looked up at her with D startled gaze.
 "Oinna '" she exclaimed, and she knelt down beside the girl. "You arc H."
 "No- Go way. please" begged the wretched girl. A slow flush reddene( her wan face. She sought to turr from the visitor. "I want to be alone l am 'shamed. Go way, please"
 Marie looked up at Ti-owa-konza He saw the pity In her eyes. ant spoke softly in LakOtah:
 Rose who art white yet red, il the flower of the golden lily 8 worI is gnawing. The golden lily withers Pluck ont the worm, else she vii fade and go from me-"
 He stood up and wrapped his blan ket about him and went out. An hour passed. Through the can vas wall of the tent those Outsid, heard low murmuring and at time the sound of sobbing. At last Mari' raised the edge of the tepee and spOk,