The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-09-14

|
haughtily; II shall be friend to the
friendly. II you choose war shall
send So many warriors from the Thir-
teen Councif.Fircs that your land
shall be darkened and you shall hear
no sounds but that Of the birds who
live on blood" And then he handed
forth two belts Of peace and war, and
they eagerly took the belt OF peace.
The treaty followed next day and
Clark insisted that two Of the prison
ers should be put to death and as the
two selected came forward Ersklne
saw Black Wolf was one. lie whis-
| pered with Clark and Kahtoo, and
with his hand on Erskine's shoulder
and heard him forgive the two and
tell them to depart And thus peace
was won
Straightway old Kahtoo pushed
through the warriors and, plucking the
big chief by the sleeve, pointed to Frs
kline
'-rhat Is my son." he said, "and I
want him to 20 home with me"
''IIe shall 60" said Clark quickly.
but he shall return, whenever It
pleases him, to me-"
Aud 50 Erskine went forth one
morning at dawn, and his coming into
the Shawnee camp was like the com
Ing Of king. Early Morn greeted
him with glowing eyes. his foster.
mother brought him food. looking
proudly upon him. and old Kahtoo
harangued his braves around the cOun-
cil-pole, while the prophet and
Crooked Lightning sulked In their
tents
MY son spoke words OF truth" he
proclaimed generously. He warned
us ifalnst the king over the waters
and told US to make friends with the
Americans. We did not heed his
words. and so he brought the great
chief Of the Long Knives. who stood
without fear among warriors more
numerous than leaves and spoke the
same words to all. We are friends
Of the Long Knives. My son Is the
true prophet. Bring out the false one
and Crooked Lightning and Black
Wolf. whose life my son saved though
the two were enemies. My son shall
do with them as he pleases."
Many young braves sprang willingly
forward and the three were hailed be-
fore Erskine. Old Kahtoo waved his
hand toward them and sat down. Frs
kline rose and fixed his eyes sternly
on the covering prophet:
"He shall w forth from the village
and shall never return. For his words
work mischief, he does foolish things,
and his drumming frightens the game.
He Is false prophet and he must CO."
He turned to Crooked Lightning:
The Indians have made peace with
the Long Knives and White Arrow
would make peace with any Indian,
though an enemy. Crooked Lightning
shall 20 or stay, as he pleases. Black
Wolf shall stay. for the tribe will need
him as hunter and u warrior against
the English foes Of the Long Knives.
White Arrow does not ask another
to spare an enemy's life aud then take
II away himself"
Wolf and Crooked Lightning averted
their faces and the prophet shambled
uneasily away. Again old Kahtoo pro-
claimed generously. ut is WE'LL" and
went back with Erskine to his tent.
There he sank YEARLY on a buffalo
skin and pleaded with the boy to stay
with them as chief In his stead
He was very old. and now that peace
was made with the Long Knives he
was willing to die. If Erskine would
but give his promise, he would never
rise again from where he lay.
Erskine shook his head and the old
man sorrowfully turned his face.
And yet Erskine fingered ON ana
on at the village. OF the white wom-
dn he had learned little other than
that she had been bought from an
other tribe and adopted by old Kah-
too: but 1t was plain that since the
threatened burning OF her she had
been held In high respect by the whole
tribe. lie began To wonder about her
and whether she might not wish to
20 back To her own people. lie had
never talked with her. but he never
moved about the camp that he did
not feel her eyes upon him. And
Early Morn's big soft eyes. too, never
seemed to leave him. She brought
him food, she sat at the door of his
tent she followed him about the VII
lage and bore herself openly as his
slave. Al last old Kahtoo who would
not give up his great hope. pleaded with
him to marry her, and while he was
talking the girl stood AT the door of
the tent and interrupted them. Her
mothers eyes were growing dim, she
said. Her mother wanted To talk with
White Arrow and look upon his face
before her sight should altogether
pass. Nor could Erskine know that
the white woman wanted 10 look into
the eyes of the man she hoped would
become her daughters husband. but
Knhtoo did, and he babe Erskine 20.
His foster mother, coming upon the
scene, scowled. but Erskine rose and
went To the white woman's tent. She
sat just inside the opening. with n
blanket across the lower half of her
face nor did she look nj him In