Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-01-18


and was unerringly marked down as
prospective enemy.
Though no opening presented for an
interview with Zarlnska, Mackenzie
stole many glance to her, giving fair
warning of his intent. And well she
knew. yet coquettishly surrounded her
self with a ring Of women whenever
the men were away and he had
chance. But he was In no hurry; be-
sides, he knew she could not help but
think of him, and a few days of such
thought would only better his suit.
1t last, one night, when he deemed
the time. to be ripe, ne abruptly left
the chiefs smoky dwelling and hast
ened to a nelgkDoring lodge. AS usual
she sat with squaws and maidens about
her, all engaged in sewing moccasins
and beadwork. They laughed at his
entrance, and badinage, which linked
Zarinska to him, ran nigh. But one
after the other they were unceremoni-
oussy bundled into the outer snow,
whence they hurried to spread the tale
through all the camp.
His cause was well pleaded, In her
| tongue, for. she did not know his, and
at the end of two hours he rose tc go.
so Zarinska will come to the white
mans lodge? Good / go now to
have talk with thy father, for he may
not be so minded. And will give him
many tokens but he must not ask toe
much. If he say no? Goodi Zarinska
shall yet come to the white mans
lodge"
| He hid already lifted the skin flap
to DEPART, when a low exclamation
brought him back to The girls side. She
brought herself to her knees on the
bearskin mat her face aglow with true
Eve-light, and shyly unbuckeled his
heavy belt. He looked down, per-
picked, suspicious. lis ears alert for
the slightest sound without. But her
next move disarmed his doubt, and he
smiled with pleasure. She took from
her sewing-bag a moosehIde sheath,
brave with bright beadwork. fantastic
ally designed. She drew his great
hunting knife. gazed reverently along
the keen edge. half tempted to try it
with her thumb. and shot 1t into place
in its new home. Then she slipped the
sheath along the belt to It's customary
resting-pIace, just above the hip.
For all the world, 1t was like a scene
OF oleien time--a lady and her knight
Mackenzie drew her up full height and
swept her red lips with his mustache
the, to her, foreign caress of the wolf.
It was meeting of the stone age and
the steel
There was a thrill of excitement in
the air as Scruff Mackenzie, bulky
bundle under his arm. threw open the
flap of Thling-Tinneh's tent. Children
were running about In the open. drag
ging dry wScd 10 the scene of the
potlach, babSIe of women's voices
was growing in tensity. the young men
were consulting In sullen groups, while
from the Shaman's lodge rose the eerie
sounds of an incarnation.
The chief was alone with his bleas-
eyed wife. but a glance sufIiced to tell
Mackenzie that the news WAS already
old. So he plunged at once isso the
business, shifting the beaded sheath
prominently to the fore as advertise
ment Of the betrothal.
20 Thling- Tinneh. mighty thief of
the Sticks and the land Of the Tanana,
ruler of the salmon and the bear, the
moose and the caribool The white
man is before thee with a great pur-
pose Many moons has his lodge been
empty, and he Is lonely. And his heart
has eaten itself in silence, and grown
hungry for woman to sit beside him
in his lodge. to meet him from the
hunt with warm fire and good food.
He has heard strange things, the patter
of baby moccasins and the sound Of
children's voices. And one night a
vision came upon him. and he beheld
the raven, who Is thy father, the great
raven, who is tho father of all the
| Sticks. And the raven spake to the
| lonely white man, saying: Bind thou
thy moccaslns upon thee, and grid thy
snowshoes on, and lash thy sled with
food for many sleeps and fine tokens
for the Chief Thing 1.nneh. For thou
shalt turn thy face to where the mid
spring SUI is wont to sink below the
land, and journey to this great chiefs
hunting grounds. There thou shalt
make big presents, and Thling-Tinneh,
who is my son. shall become to thee
as a father. In his lodge there Is a
maiden into whom I breathed the
breath of life for thee. This maiden
shalt thou take 20 wife,
20 chief, thug spake the great raven /;
thus do / lay many presents at thy
feet; thus and come to take thy
daughterI'
The old man drew his furs about him
with crude consciousness Of royalty,
but delayed reply while youngster
crept in. delivered quick message
to appear before the council, and was
gone.
30 white man, whom we have named
moose-killer, also known as the wolf,