Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-02-22
BY JOHN FOXF
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oHkptfS SpHerps
Continued FROM our Last Issue


"You haven't made me unhappy.
I don't know what you have made
me. Papa says a girl does not I'M
derstand and no man can, but he
does better than anybody. You saw
how I felt II you had killed him,
but you don't know how I would
have felt If he had killed you. l
don't myself"
She began patting her hands gent
IN and helplessly together and
again she dropped her chin into
them with her eyes lifted to the
moon.
Whenever you look at that moon
over in that dark wilderness, l wish
you would please think of your lit
tie cousin-will your
you don't know how often our
thoughts will cross. and that will be
great comfort to me. Sometimes
am afraid. There is a wild strain
on my mothers side, and II is In
mel am afraid l may sometimes
do something very foolish and u
won't be me at all. II will be
somebody that died long ago. She
nut both her hands over both MS
and held them tight.
Il never. never distrusted you.
trust you more than anybody else
In the whole world except my
father. and he might be away or
she gave a little sob-"he might get
killed. want you to make me a
promise.
Anything" said the boy huskily.
II want you to promise me tha''
no matter when, no matter Where
YOU are. II I need you and SEND ior
YOU. YOU will come" And indian
ike. he put his forehead on poth
1er little hands.
.-rhank YOU. must go now
Rewndered and dazed, the boy rose
md awkwardly put out his haho'
kiss me good-by." She put nei
arms about his neck, and Tor ihe
,rst lime in his life the boys lips
met a woman's. For moWent sn'
put her face against MS ana az N's
ear was a whisper.
-Good-by. Erskine" And she was
ZONE swiftly-leaving the hoy IN .
d,17v world of falling stars through
which a white light leaped TO
heights his soul had never drea'ne"
XVII.
with the head OF Clark's column
NJ stalwart backwoodsmen went
pave Yandol and ErslSine Dale
Durinr the months kashaskle
fol- then Vincennes passed into the
hands OF the Americans and there
came one morning when Erskin'
80 forth at dawn. and his com
ing into the Shawnee camp was IKE
the coming OF a king. Early MORT
oreeted him with glowing eyes, ms
foster mother brought him food
Iookinr proudly upon him, and ole
+ Kahtoo harangued ms oroNe'
around the council-pole.
my son spoke words OF truth,
ne proclaimed sonorously' ~
warned us against the king over TIT
waters and told us TO make friendl
win the Americans. My son is th'
true nhophet. Bring out the false
40 and Crooked lightning and
rnock Wolf. whose life my son
saved though the two were enemies
Nv son shall do with them as nc
. pleases." ,,.u
MANY young braves sprang VII
hnrly forward and the three were
hailed before Erskine.
rrskine rose and fixed his eyes
s.ernly on the covering prophet
-He shall go forth from the VII
LACE and shall never return. ne
i false prophet and he must go
lc turned to Crooked Lightning
"crooked lightning shall go or
ssav. as he pleaFes. Black VOL
Ahau stay. for the tribe will neeo
lin as a hunter and a warrior
against the English foes Of tho Ions
Knives"
I The braves grunted approval
BLACK Wolf and Crooked Lightning
Inverted their faces and the prophet
shambied uneasily away.
Again old Kahtoo proclaimed
eanorously. FIt is well.' and went
back TO his tent. There he sank
YEARLY on a buffalo skin and pleat
with the boy to stay with them al
chief In his stead He was very old
and now that peace was made h'
was willing to die. IL Erskine woul'
but give his promise he would neve
rise again from where he lay
EAkine shook his head and IN
Ola man sorrowfully turned his face
And yet Erskine fingered on an
Dn at the village.
OF the white woman he ha
learned little other than that sh
had been bought from another tr.b
and adopted by old Kahtoo; but
was plain that since the threatene
burning Of her she had been hel
IN high respect by the whole tribe.
He had never talked with he
but he never moved about the cam
that he did not feel her eyes upo
him. And Early Morn's big sol
eyes. too. never seemed to leave hin
size brought him food. She sat
the door Of his tent, she followe
him about the village aud bore he
self openly as his slave.
At last old Kahtoo, who wou
not give up his great hope plea
with h m 10 marry her, and viii
be was talking the girl stood at Il
40 of TIE tent and interrupts
them. Her mothers eyes we're gro'
ing dim. she said. Her mother wan
ed TO talk with White Arrow al
look upon his face before her sig
should altogether pass
Nor could Erskine know that I
white woman wanted 10 look IL
ifhc eyes OF the man she nor
<would become her daughters HI
fband. bur Kahtoo did, and he ba
+4r,eLita N TCrSlxfn. rog. and VIZ