The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-07-29

bloody. While you have been in my
camp you have had food and fire.
water, but now that have finished.
you must depart speedily"
The captive chief spoke and SO did
old Kahtoo. with his eyes fixed sadly
but proudly on his adopted son. They
had listened TO bad birds and been led
astray by the British-henceforth they
would be friendly with the Americans
But Clark was not satisfied.
Il come as a warrior" he said
haughtily; Il shall be friend to the
friendly. III you choose war / shall
send so many warriors from the Thir-
teen COuncil-Fires 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 Erskine
saw Black Wolf was one He whis- |
pered with Clark and Kahtoo, and
Crooked Lightning saw the big chief
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
THAT is my son. he said, 'and /
want him to 60 home with me-"
He shall CO." said Clark quickly,
but he shall return, whenever 1t
pleases him, to me-"
And so Erskine went forth one
morning at dawn, and his coming into
the Shawnee camp was like the COM
ing of a 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 against the king over the waters
uilu lO1u us " Iudhc WIFI LUS
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 go forth from the village
! and shall never return. For his words
! work mischief, he does foolish things,
I 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 go or stay, as he pleases. Black
| Wolf shall stay, for the tribe will need
him as hunter and a warrior against
| the English foes of the Long Knives.
| White Arrow does not ask another
to spare an enemy's life and then take
| 1t away himself
The braves grunted approval. Black
Wolf and Crooked Lightning averted
their faces and the prophet shambled
uneasily away. Again old Kahtoo pro-
claimed generously, 'It In wellI' 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-
an 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. He began to wonder about her
and whether she might not wish to
60 back to her own people. He 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. At last old Kahtoo, who would
not give up his great hope, pleaded witt
) him to marry her, and while he was
. talking the girl stood at the door OF
the tent and interrupted them. Hel
mothers eyes were growing dim. she
said Her mother wanted to talk witt
- White Arrow and look upon his face
! before her sight should altogether
: pass. Nor could Erskine know tina
, the white woman wanted to look int
the eyes of the man she hoped would
: become her daughters husband. blu
g Kahtoo did, and he babe Erskine q
= His foster mother, coming upon tn
q scene, scOwled, but Erskine rose an
d went TO the white womans tent. Sh
t sat just inside the opening, with