The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-09

GIL any. LDul llldt NbIillJ WIS lI-A |
and mighty, refused to be propitiated.
and was unerringIy marked down as u
prospective enemy.
Though no opening presented for m
interview with Zarinska. Mackenzie
stole many a glance to her giving fair
warning Of his intent. And well she
knew, Vet c0qurttiShly surrounded her
self with Il 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 few days Of such
thought would only better his suit.
At last, one NIGHT, when he deemed |
the time to be ripe, he abruptly LETT 7
the chirf'S smoky dwelling and hast I
ened to a neiGhhoring lodge. A usual. /
| She sat with >QuaWs and m.iden~ about
I her, al engaged in sewing moora>.nS .
and beaLWurE. They laughed at his
entrance, and hadiUaIe. which linked
+ Iar.nska To him, ran high. But one
\ after the other they We're uncerymoEl-
ou~ly bundled into the outer snow.
whence rLyv hurried to spread tie tale
through aIl the camp.
His cause Was wei pleaded, in her
tongue. for she did not know his and
Ill the tnd Of two hours he rose TO 20
80 Zarineka viii come to the viii e
mans lodge? Good. l 60 now .
have talk with thy father, for ne may
not be SO minded. And l Will give him
many tokens; but he must not ask toe
much. If he say no? Good. Zarinska
shall vet come to the white mans
lodge"
He had already lifted the skin flap
to depart. when 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, his 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 il
with her thumb, and shot 1t into place
in its new home. Then she slipped the
sheath along the belt 10 its customary
=, reSting-placp. just above the hip.
= For all the world. it was like scene
i of olden time-a lady and her knight
=, Mackenzie drew her up full height ant
u SWEPT her red lips with his mustache-
i the, TO her. foreign careSs of the wolf
= 1t was a meeting of the stone age ant
the steel.
There was q thrill of excitement il
% the air as Scruff Mackenzie. q bulk'
bundle under his arm, threw open IN
l fan of Thling-Tinneh's tent. Children
were running about in the open, drag
IL cling dry wood to the scene OF IN
potlach, a babble of women's voice
/" was growing in tenSity. the young me
- were consulting in sullen groups, Will
9 from the Shaman's lodge rose the eerl
:! sounds of an incantation.
- The chief was alone with his bleaI
= eyed wife, but a glance suttlced TO te
:, Mackenzie that the news was alread
:. old, So he plunged at once into III
~ business. shifting the beaded Sheat
% nrominently 10 the fore as advertise
- ment of the betrothal.
10 80 Thing Tinneh, mighty chlef
The Sticks and the land of the Ianan
e ruler of the salmon and the bear, II
moose and the cariboo. The Wm
- man is before thee with great pu
~. nose. Many moons has his lodge Dee
~ empty. and he is lonely. And his hea
.h+ has eaten itself in silence, and gro"
-, hungry for a woman to sit beside nj
in his lodge. to meet him from u
hunt with warm fire and good 100
He has heard strange things, the patti
~ of baby moccasins and the SOUND
~ children's voices. And one night
~ vision came upon him, and he behe
the raven, who is thy father, the gre
-. raven, who is the father or all
AA Sticks. And the raven spake TO I
lonely white man, saying: bind IN
'"u thv moccasins upon thee, and giro I
snowshoes on, and lash thy sled vi
-, food for many sleeps and nne toke
'eu for the Chief Thling-Tinneh. For IN
ap shalt turn thy face TO where the m
e. spring sun is wont to sink oelo"
~ land. and journey to this great cne
iei' hunting grounds. There thou sh
owe uake big presents. and Thling-I1nn
anu who Is my son. shall become 10 u
'e, os father. In his lodge there Is
a"u maiden into whom l breatheo
lns breath of life for thee. This malc
zen shnlt thou take to wife.
'''' 30 chief, thus spake the great rave
Tins do lay many presents at
III feet: thus and come TO take
,I,h daughter"
~" The old man drew his furs about
w. win crude consciousness OF ro!a
-i Inn DELAYED reply while younss
w. .,,n, In. delivered Il quick mesS'
Wv" !, nnnenr before the council. ana
tied gone.
~ 20 white man. whom we have nan
Ma m,,,e- killer, also known rs the /"
,J.h and the son Of the wolf. We Al
,,,sa ,h,u contest Of mighty race we
IN, proud 10 have thee our potiaeh su'