The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-02
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"and we could not niay him. for We
remembered prophecy and that our
great ancestor would some day re
turn. IL this stranger hog We do
not know. We dare not know nor
Judge. Yours. O priest. Ia the knowl.
edge. and yours he the Judgment.
IL this he's
Tho priest looked closely at
Torres and exclaimed incoherently.
Turning his back abruptly. he rekin.
diedthe sacred cooking IRE from a
pot OF fire at the base Of an altar.
But the firc famed up. nickered
down and died.
THE sun God is angryr' the priest
reiterated. whcrcat the Los, Souls
beat their breasts ard moaned and
lamented. "Tho sscrif,ce Is unaccept.
able. for the nrc VIII not burn.
Strange things are afoot. This il n
matter OF the deeper mysteries which
alone may know. We shall not
sacrifice the strangers--now. | must
take time 20 inform myself of the
sun Gods viii"
With his hands he waved the
tribes people away. ccasins the cere-
moniai. half completed. and directed
that the three capuvcs be pkcn into
the Long House.
~ can't follow the play" Francis
whispered In Leonica's ear. but Just
the same hope here's where we
eat"
Look at that pretty iIt,ie girl. -
said Leonica. indicating with her
eyes the child with no face OF IRE
and spirit.
Torres has already spotted her. %
Francis whispered back. II caught
IN winkirx at her. lie doesn't
know the play. nor which way the
cat will Jump. but he isn't missing
, chance TO make friends. Wen have
20 keep an ~. on him. for he's a
trcach~rous hound and capable Of
throwing us ovcrany time n II would
serve Go save hi. skin"
Inside the Long House. seated on
rough plated mats of grass. they
found themselves quickly served with
food. Clear drinking water and a
MIN hAfN W NItfAN Nffi fFEfIAtfff
we're furnished In generous quantity
In queer. unkiszcd pottery lars.
Also they were given hot cakes OF
ground Indian corn that w-re not al.
together unlike tortiiias.
After the women who served had
departed. tho little girl. who had led
them and commanded them. re.
manned. Torres resumed his over.
lures but she. graclously ignoring
him. devoted herself 20 Lconiea. who
seemed TO fascinatc her.
A GOOD IDEA
IT," Francis explained. you know
like the maids OF the village In
Samoa. yho entertain all travellers
and all Visitors OF no matter how
high ranks. and who come pretty
Close 70 presiding at all functions and
ceremonies They are selected by tho
high chief for their beauty. their vir-
tue and their intelligence. And this
one reminds me very much Of them.
except that she's NO awfuliy young"
Closer she came 20 L~onica. and.
fascinated tho she patiently was by
the strange woman. In her bearing
OF approach was no hint OF s.rviilty.
no sense OF infeXiority.
Tell me" she said. In the quaint
archaic Spanish Of the valley. ia
that man really Capt. Da vasco re.
turned from hx home In the sun In
the skyT''
Torres srnirked and bowed. and
proclaimed proudly: II am a Ia
vascors
NO, a Ia vasco. but Ia vasco
himself" Leonica coached him In
English.
tits good bes--play itr' Fran
els commanded. likewise In English
1T may pull us all out Of hole.
I'm not particularly stuck on that
priest. and he seems the hiEh cock
aiorum over these los, souls"
II have at last come back from the
SUM-" Torres told the little maid. TAX.
ing his cue.
She favored him n long and TN
wavering look In which they could
see her think and Judge. and ap-
praise. Then. with expressioniess
face. she bowed 60 him respectfully
and with scarcely glance at Fran
cts. turned 10 Leonica and favored
her with n friendly smile that was an
illumination.
II did not know that God made
women 80 beautiful as you" the 1T.