The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-11

down the path from the white wons,
ans wigwAm. niask Wolf cenfronfed
him. ~Scvilne
AEatly Morn shall hclcnr 10 Bisrk
Wolf he said lnsulentis. Erskine
n mes his aslefas haisldnnkea e,~s
s<nrnfails.
"we viii leave that % Early
Morn. ne said cnoily. snd then thun-
desed suddenly
Out sf ny war;
Hiark waf hexitased and gave way,
but ever thereafter krsklne Was 20
guard.
In the White woman. too. Erskin~
non saw a change. onrw shs had en-
conraxeh him TO stay with the in-
dsaus. now she lo<t no opportunliy
to nrKe against n. She had heard
that Hamilton would try 10 rciake Vim
eennes. that he Was feFsning . great
forvc with witch 10 march south,
sweep through kenfncky. batter down
the woeien forts. and fersv the Ken
inckiens behind the great mountain
wall ErskIne would be needed hy
the whites. who waald never undern
stand or trust him II he shoald stay
With the Indians. An this xhe spoke
onc day when Frsklne same 20 her
teal 10 talk. Her face had hlanched.
she had argued passicnately that he
must e.. aud Erskine was sorely pux'
fled, The girl. toe, hud grown rvhei'
liens and dlsohe,iient for the change
In her mother was plain also 20 her,
and she could not understand. Mors.
over. ErSklnes stnbhonness grew, and
ne began to name within AZ the stalk.
Ing insolenee Of Rlack Wolf. who
slipped through the shadows of day
and the dusk 70 spy on the two where
ever they came toxethes. And ono
day when the sun was midway, and
IN the open of the village. the clash
came. Black Wolf darted forth frum
his wigwam. his eyes hIoosishot with
rage and irink. and his hunting knife
In his hand. A cry from Eariy MSrn
warned Erxklne aud he wheeled A.
Black Wolf made vicious slash NJ
him he sprsng aside and with his
fist caught the savage IN the jaw.
Black Wolf feli heavily and Erskine
was upon him with his own knife ~
hts enemy's throas.
sStop them T. old kahsoe cried
sternly. bnt II was the terrified shriek
of the white woman that stsyed Era
kine,s hand. Two young braves dis
armed the fallen Indian. and kah,uo
looked inqulringly at his adopted son.
s,Turn him loose r. Erskine scnrned
Il have no fear of him He Is
woman and drunk. but next time |
shall XIII him"
The white woman had run Down.
caught Eariy Morn. md WAS leading
her hack 10 her tent From inside
presently came low. passionate plead
Ing from the woman and an occasional
sob from the sirI. And when an hour
later, al dusk. ErskIne turned upward
toward the tent. the giri gave b hors
rined cry. flashed from the tent. und
darted for the high eliff over The river.
Catch her." cried the mother.
Quick r Erskine fed after her. over.
took her with her hands uprai~ed for
the plunge on the very edge of the
ciir. and half carried hrr. struggling
and sobhing. bnck 10 the tent With.
In the Girl dropped In a weeping heap.
and with her face covered. and the
woman turned 70 Efskine. sgonisesl,
n told her" she whispered. "and
she was going to XIII herself. You
are my sonf'
StlIi sleepiess at dawn. the boy rode
Fireily Into the woods. Az sunset he
came In. gaunt with broodIng and hun
ger. His foster mother brought him
food. but be would not touch II. The
Indian woman stared at him with keen
suspicion. and presently old Kahtoo.
passing slowly, bent 90 him the same
look. but asked mo- question. Erskine
gave no heed 10 either. but his mother.
watching from her wigwam. under
stood and grew fearful Quickly she
stepped outside and called him. and
he rose aud went 10 her bcwildcred ;
she was smiling.
"They are watching" she said, and
Erskine. too. understood. and kept his
back toward the watchers
II have decided" he said. You
and she must leave here and 20 with
me"
His mother pretended much dis
pleasure. "She viii not leave. and
will not leave her"~-her lips frcmbled
--''snd ] would have gone long ago
butt"
II understand" interrupted Ersklne,
"buf you will 20 now with your son. :
The poor woman had to soowi.
"No, and you miist not tell them
They will never LET me 10. and they
VIII use me 10 keep you here. You
must 20 at once, She win never leave
this tent az lopg as you are here. hnd
n you stay she win die. or kill her
self. Some day" She turned
abruptly and went back into her tent.
ErskIne wheeled and went 10 old Kah-
too.
"You want Early MORN asked thu
ala man mYou shall have her"