Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-30
TIE SENTINEL ROCK.
CHAPTER ~.
"Ihr Indian Council"

FROM the minute Roger Smith
Ito knew that II great love had come
/ into his heart.
All at once he felt u great anger
against tho chief surging up into
his heart. How dare he claim suc.
"a beautiful girl as his daughter. Iio ~
sdarc he.
But he had no time for further
thought. for just. then GO Swift
arrived AZ the council tent stopping
+ within. lie saw roaring fire. nnl
around IL squirting on the ground
were all the Indians or big chiefs
tribe. Tho tent was wide and roomy.
Where the firc-glow cast It's weird
shadow over the wall. were all OF
the saaws and their children. look
Ing at the council chiefs w!th their
.Iblack eyes swapping with pride.
lnstinctlvcly. Roger glanced ov",
the group Of sqaws. searching for the
face of a girI--Wachita. Then he
saw her between two husky sguaws
her face drawn with terror and APP
prehcnsion. but as sh" caught sight
OF Roger looking At her. she smiled
sadly In his eyes. ~ IL to say. white
man. you have come as n ray Of liSh,
I
care. I'm afraid you shall leave II
|. SSery soon"
With step OF fearless actIvcncss
Roger stepped within tho group al
the council IRE. and gaZcd unflinch.
ing!y at the eyes Of intense hatret
turned toward him.
Immediately the big CHIEF arose
and addressed the Indians. My war.
riors. he said In a vote. r.achIRr
n lar tN.
are here to decide the fate OF ;hj,
palc-fnce you see here. lis pcopi.
arc hiding some h-rc--hc know,
whero they are. We have vowot
vengeance on all pale faces" his
Lace Eiowcd with a deadly light as
no turned TO Roger, "aud /, you Il,
:, NOT tell us where your people ar,
r. hiding, that vengeance h. on YOU,
rpwn head. ] have sent scouts 10 N,
~ village, but there is no sign Of then
= there. II you toll us You shall hc
a SUI free---mayhc so. maybe not--wh,
tpknDwS?
=. you a" not tell US tonight. ws
- shall torture you.r!uch hyzinch. iii
,rs.!,ou die, DO YOU unt1.rstnnd:
- Now. choose between your life and
.sEour peoples The chiec thor
rSrtcpped back his face malignant, ont
"triumphant
once more Roger turned TO Ward
"achita. as II he wanted to read
what to do In her clear eyes Hu,
4, he could not pierce through th.m-h,
saw only her face. GREATNESS with
Horror at the cruelty OF her fa,hc,
tho chief
We shall give you ton minutes &c
decide" the chief spoke once NOR.
And then we shall dccidn your fate
Roger was not n coward. far from
H. BUT no thought OF Major james
ana MS stout, good naturcd wife
and OF Nancy-who he loved as q
'littie sister. How he would hate no,
10 sec them again. TO fight for then
and protect the people he loved Hu,
ne must not he selfish. he though,
merely. for there were his people.,
iiVcs At stake. His decision cam. MI
Or II suddcn---just as tho CHIEF said
'na': sir time liz up. Speak freely
white man"
inc chief spoke, confident Inn,
Rogers sense OF duty would y. ovcr
come by cowardicc. for he ,hou,,.
mat everyone was as cowardlv a.
himself a.
He was not prepared for tho word.
which were distinctly uttered h,
roger. Earnestly. he said: 81 hay,
'ehched my decision. and win TEL,
YOU what IL is. | shall never. thoup,
you torture me innumerab,e vcar,
lot II, tel you where my pcDpi. arc
h'udeh. That Is a crimc-a selfish
cowardly crime in the eyes Of CO.
ana man. I only think Of nv n.on,,
ana what they would suffer M VIM,
hands, and that Is more thnn ca,
near. No--a thousand times. No
III you XIII mo for this shall q,
uhashamed TO my death. and eyer
hbetore receive my death wnund
shall never reveal my peop,e.s score,
tell this to you freely ana Il,
whatever you wish to me. ale sie,,ot
back then. his face noble with ono.
tion. and watched It's effect ON th<
Indians. =" 'he
The chiefs face won't block vii,
anger. Some OF the warriors wnr.
sottened by the spirit OF young man.
MOOD before them, but hardened whar
A they saw the chiefs face. black ,v,,,
, passion. WIN
Then Roger glanced toward ,y,o,
l.a TO see the effect on her f,cn
.The loose-fittinG gown was wronnoJ
around her body like shroud md
.her face glowed with n holy l,ght
(To be continucd)
BY PEARL V. FLEISS