The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-12

PINK wxs too hot, blue ~ lsdn1oA =
parasol Of pastel green, and she 1edes1
like q sprig Of fragrant misncuetta.
She found the open space Of ~
trapezium swarming with strunga
dark faces. So silent their coming sho'
had not heard the arrival Of the trsbeA
She Isolated the Cocopahs. stately ~
bronze statues, their loog hair stream
ing. or wound mud-csked under the
brilliant headcioths. Foregntherino
with them were men Of other tribess
these must be the Yur1as and Degu1-
nos, the men needed on the rfvG.
These were the men who were 10 wofh
on the RATS, weave the great matt
tresses. A squad Of short-haired n.
mas with their squaws and baDioe
and their gaudy bundles. gaped at tho
fair-haired woman as she passed. Ths
central space was filing up with Pi-
mas and Maricopas, Papagoes, toos
she knew them collectively By their
shont hair. These were brush cutterA
This, then, meant the beginning d
real activity. Tom would at last Be
satisfied. He would no longer sulh
and rage alternately at the hold-up Of
the work.
Before she reached Richards -
mada she saw that another woman
was there. She caught ON impassioned
gesture. Her only surmise rested o.
InDes. Gerty saw that she was dark :
she looked the halfbreed. Tho brown
woman drew back as the whito woman
entered. Gerty smiled an airy reas'
surance. She herself would wait She
did not want to be hurried. She told
Richard that she had plenty Of time
"There Is something you want to tell
meT Richards patience was c0ur.
teous but firm. He would hear her err
rand first. Gerty, remembering thS
imploring attitude Of the stranger. de-
termined that she would not be senf
away.
"Will you excuse me. senoraS 4
will be only a minute"
She was to tell her errand. an(
briefiyl Gerty swept past the intrudsf.
"S!t down, Mrs. Hardin"
Resenting the infection, she said
she would stand. Her voice was q
little hard. her eyes were yelled, a.
she told her mission. Her usual fu.
ency dragged; she felt lack of sym,
pathy. In short. she proposed q COM
missary department. herself IN charge.
'Td like to feel I was Of some use"
urged Gerty. my heart Is bound Up
In this undertaking; II I'm allowed 10
stay, I'd like to help along. This 10
the only way I can. the woman's way
"Aren't you taking q good daal -
yourself, Mrs. Hardinf"
Then she forgave bis hesttation
quite. AZ It was Of her he was think.
Ing. mot U It helpa" Her voies was
low and soft. a. II this were Q secret
between them.
"Why, Of course. anything you waat
Mrs. Hardin" And. remembering hes
former position, he added. THE camps
yours ae much as mine"
A glad smile rewarded him. Shs
went out. reluctantly. There was
new Significance in MacLean's absenes
from the ramada. What could thai
woman have to say that MacLean
must not heart For the first time
the weak tenure on her old lover came
to her. Not sign had he yet given
Of their understanding. Of the piquant
situation. Themselves old sweetheartA
thrown together In this wilderness
What had she built her hopes ont A
word here, translated phrase, o.
magnified glance. She would not baI
Dor the new worry. Why, Il would b
all right. In the meantime she woolS
show them all what a woman With
executive ability could do.
"Sit down. senora," said Richard d
the brown woman, Maldonado's VITO
Don't be frightened. We won't ~
him hurt you" Rickard vulgariBsd
his Castilian to the reach Of her rude
dialect. Familiar as was Richard with
the poems speech In their own c0unp