Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-12-07
nAARTER xIII-contInued.

~sricans We did not heed his
s.ras and so he brought the great
~. Of the Long Knives. who stood
{. slthout fear among warriors more
.-nerous than leaves and spoke the
.sne words to all. We are friends
I the Long Knives. Ny son is the
me prophet Bring out the false one
"a Crooked Lightning and Black
\ Volt whose life my son saved though
~ two were enemies. My son shall
Il with them as he pleases.n
Many young braves sprang willingly
award end the three were hailed be-
IRE Erskine. Old Kahtoo waved his
,snd toward them and sat down. Frs
line rose and fixed his eyes sternly
"a the covering prophet:
sHs shall 90 forth from the village
s and shall never return. For his words
a work mischief, he does foolish things,
4 and his drumming frightens the game.
ne Is fals.s prophet and he must co."
y BE turned to Crooked Lightning:
'The Indians have made peace with
he Long Knives and White Arrow
! would make peace with any Indian,
! though an enemy. Crooked Lightning
shslI 60 or stay, as he pleases. Black
\ Wolf shall stay. for the tribe will need
4 him ais a hunter and a warrior against
: the English foes Of the Long Knives
White Arrow does not ask another
% spare an enemy's life and then take
Il away himself"
The braves grunted approval. Black
Wolf and Crooked Lightning ayeyted
Aeir faces and the prophet shambled
uneasily away. Again old Kahtoo pro-
GAINED generously, 1T Is well I" and
vent 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.
] BE was very old, and now that peace
vas made with the Long Knives he
vas willing to die. If Erskine would
but give his promise, he would never
5 fse again from where he lay.
Erskine shook his head and the old
nan sorrowfully turned his face.
4 And yet Erskine fingered on and
ID at the village. OF the white wom-
) q he had learned little other than
Nal she had been bought from an
cher tribe and adopted by old Kah-
] TO; but 1t was plain that since the
threatened burning of her she had
been held in high respect by the whc4e
E tribe. He began to wonder about her
md whether she might not wish 70
s % back to her own people. He had
never talked with her, but he never
moved about the camp that he did
bot feel her eyes upon him. And
Early Morn's big soft eyes, too, never
seemed to leave him. She brought
s him food, she sat at the door OF his
lent, she followed him about the VII
age and bore herself openly as his
Save. At last old Fahtoo, who would
Dot give up bis gre at hope, pleaded with
him to marry her and while he was
hlking the girl stood at the door of
tie tent and interrupted them. Her
mothers eyes we're growing dim, she
MD. Her mother wanted to talk with
White Arrow and look upon his face
before her sight should altogether
4 pass. Nor could ErskIne know that
Ne white woman wanted to look into
ne eyes Of the man she hoped would
escome her daughters husband, but
hahtoo did, and he babe Erskine go.
ua foster mother, coming upon the
Eene, scowled, but Erskine rose and
vent to the white woman's tent. She
Y Just inside the opening, with
aanRet across the lower half OF her
A4 TOT did she look at him. In
aead she piled him with questions,
a0 listened eagerly to his every word.
.ad drew from him every detail CT
y NE as far back as he could re-
MEMBER. Poor soul, 1t was the first
pportunity for many years that she
NC had to talk with any white per-
q who had been In the eastern
URIC and freely and frankly he held
aathlng back.
Ah the while the girl had crouched
.esr, looking at Erskine with doglIke
ses' and when he rose to go the
vnah dropped the blanket from her
49, ana got to her feet. Shyly she
s'ea her hands, took his face be-
seen them, bent close, and studied
! searchIngly:
Nhat is your nameT'
Lrskine Dale"
without word she turned back
MO her tent
-. uusE Erskine stood by the riv.
y. Oriln' with his eyes lifted to .
49, 800 moon and his thoughts with
1870 On the bank Of the james.
$50 him he heard a rustic and.
49, $50 ne saw the girl, her breast
s .g and her eyes burning with
~sa' be had never seen before.
ss, olaek Wolf win kin you she
spered. Black WOLF wants Early
w., 49, ana ne knows that Early Morn
~ White Arrow" Erskine nut
bss.sa ands on her shoulders AID
.s@s, down into her eyes. We
sss1, ,i5a and when his arms went
- = usE she surged closer 10 him
~ sssy ~ touch Of her warm, supple