The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05

DeBdU lUpuiSlStly, tHtu ShSShcu hti
self. George Amberson's comparison
of the Georgian house to the ANDERSON
mansion had come into her mind, and
she thought that another new house.
built close by for her, would be like
the house the Major built for Isabel.
Like what?"
Nothing" She looked serious, and
when he reverted to his idea of some
day" grudgingly surrendering her up
to suitor, she invented a legend
"Did you ever hear the Indian name
for that little grove of beech trees on
the other side OF the houseW she
asked MIN.
"No--and you never aid eitherl" he
laughed.
Don't be so sure / read a great
deal more than | used to-getting
ready for my boOkiSh days when I'll
have to do something solid in the eve
n!ngs and won't be asked to dance any
more, even by the very youngest boys
who think it's sporting event TO
udHNt Win vi ibS ''hNi
girls The name Of the grove was
Iona Nashah' and ii means They
Couldnt-Help-It.'
Doesn't sound like it,"
Indian names don't. There was
bad indian chief lived in the grove be-
fore the white settlers came. He was
the worst Indian that ever lived, and
his name vast was 'VendOnah.'
That means MISUNDERSTANDING
II see," said Eugene thoughtfully.
He gave her quick look and then
fxed his eyes upon the end OF the
garden path. go on
"Vendonah was an unspeakable
case" Lucy continued. "He was so
proud that he wore iron shoes, and he
walked ever peoples faces with them.
he was always killing people that
way, and so at last the tribe decided
that 1t wasn't good enough excuse
for him that he was young and mex
perienced-he'd have to go. They took
him down to the river. and put him In
a canoe, and pushed him out from
shore; and then they ran along the
bank and wouldn't let him land, until
at last the current carried the canoe
out into the middle. and then on down
to the ocean, and he never got back.
They didn't want him back. of course,
and If he'd been able to manage 1t,
they'd have put him in another canoe
and showed him out into the river
again. But still, they didn't elect an
other chief In his place. Other tribes
thought that was curious, and won
dered about 1t lot, but finally they
came to the conclusion that the beech
grove people were afraid a new chief
might turn out to be bad Indian, too,
and wear iron shoes like VendOnah.
But they were wrong, because the real
reason was that the tribe had led such
an exciting life under Vendonah that
they couldn't settle down to anything
tanner. He was awful, but he always
kept things happening-terrible things,
of course. They hated him, but they
weren't able to discover any other
warrior that they wanted to make
chief in his place. They couldn't help
feeling that way"
II see," said Eugene. $50 that's why
they named the place They Couldn't
Help-Itr"
"It must have been."
"And so you're going to stay here In
your garden" he said musingly. "You
think It's better to keep on walking
these sunshiny gravel paths between
your flower beds, and growing to look
like a pensive garden lady in a Vic.
torian engraving"
IL suppose I'm like the tribe that
lived here, papa. had too much un.
pleasant excitement. 1t was unpleas.
ant-but 1t was excitement. don't
want any more; In fact, don't want
anything but you."
"You don't?" He looked at her keen.
ly, and she laughed and shook her
head but he seemed perplexed, rather
doubtful. "What was the name of the
grover" he asked. "The Indian name.
! mean"
"Mola-Haha."
mo. 1t wasn't; that wasn't the name
yea said"
"Pve forgotten"
II see you have" he said, his look of
perplexity remaining. perhaps you
remember the chiefs name better"
She shook her head again. II don't II
At this he laughed, but not very
heartily, and walked slowly to the
house, leaving her bending over a rose
bush, and q shade more pensive than
the most pensive garden lady In any
Victorian engraving. Next day
1t happened that this same "vendo.
nah" or "Rides-Down- Everything be
came the subject Of q chance conver'
sation between eugene and his old
friend Kinney, father Of the fire-topped
Fred. The two gentlemen found them
selves smoking In neighboring leather
chairs beside broad window at thu
club. after lunch.
/ Mr.. Kinney had remarked that ha
expected to get his family established
at the seashore by the Fourth Of July
and. following q train Of thought. hl
paused and chuckled. Fourth Of july
reminds me-" he said. slave you heard
what that Gaorsfe Minafer 10 Aninsr