The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-21
40 On WITH THE STORY.

fEARLN MORN is loved by Erskine's
enemy Slack Wolf.
40 On WITH THE STORY.
Tho old chiefs eyes shifted un-
reas.Iy
why did you leave us?"
"To see my people and because Of
tCrocGed Lightning and his brother"
You fought US"
Only The brother. and I killed
,him The dauntless mien Of the
lboy rleased the old man. The lad
unjust take his place as chief.
Now White Arrow turned ques.
stioner:
L told you would come when the
.1eaves fell and I am here. Why is
tCTuoked Lightning here? Why is the
fnew phophet? Who is the woman?
lWhat has she done that she must
sdie? What is the peace talk you
swish me 10 carry north"
The story Of the prophet and
lCrooked Lightning is too long" he
tsaid wearily. IL will tell tomorrow.
The woman must die because her peo-
Fple have shain mine. You carry the
white waInpum TO a council. The
.Shawnees ,may join the British against
our enemies-the palefaces."
1T will watt" said the lad. 81 will
carry the white wampum. If you war
lagainst the paleface on this side of
THE mountain|I am your enemy. If
syou war with the, British against them
fall-I am your enemy. And the wom-
Kan must not de"
II have spoken said the old man.
81 have spoken" said the boy.
Just outside the tent figure
lslipped away as noiselessly as a snake
when it rose and emerged from the
.shadows the freight showed the ma
tlignant, triumphant face Of Crooked
Lightning.
Dressed as an Indian, ErslSine rode
kforth next morning with a wampum
belt for the council where the Brit
lish were to meet Shawnee. Iroquois
land Algonquin, and urge them to en-
tier the great war that was just
breaking forth.
one question the boy asked as he
made ready:
1.-The white woman must not be
burned while I am gomez"
No" promised the old chief. And
teo White Arrow Jared forth. -Four
days he rode through the north
woods. and on the fifth he strobe
through the streets OF a town that
was yet filled with great forest trees
He slipped to the house OF an old
priest. Father Andre who had taught
him some religion and little French
The Old man was distressed when he
heard the lads mission.
II am no royalist," he said.
"Nor am l." said Erskne. Il came
because Kahtoo begged me TO come
He could trust no other ! am only
a messenger and shall speak his
talk: but my heart is with the Ameri
cans and shall fight with them"
Al sunrise the great council began
on his way Erskine met Grey, VIII,
apparently was leaving with bant
OF traders for Detroit Erskine me
his eyes and Grey smiled:
Aren't you White Arrow" Some
how The tone with which he spok,
the name was an insult.
YES
"Grey's face, already red witt
drink, turned purple with anger.
when you tried to stab me DO yol
remember what ! said?' Erskine nod
ded contemptuously.
well. / repeat it. III fight yol
anywhere and In any way you please.
why not now''
",rhls is not time for private guar
rels and you know 10"
Il can wait-and | shall not for
get. The day will come"
The old priest touched Erskine'
shoulder as the angry youth rod
away.
Il cannot make Il out" he said
"Ec claims to represent an Englsl
fur company. His talk is British, bu
he told one man-when he was drum
that he could have commission il
the American army"
The counoilfire was built. Thre
British agents sat on blankets an
around them the chiefs were rlnget
The burden Of his talk varied yer
Little.
The American palefaces had drive
tho Indian over the great wall The
were killing his deer. buffalo an
elk. rob6ing him OF his land an
pushing him ever backward. The
were many and they would becom
more. The British were the Indians
friends--the Americans We're his en-,
mics and theirs; could they choose {
fight with their enemies rather tina
with their friends9 Each chief al
swered in turn. and each cast foi
ward his wampum untn only Erskln'
who had sat silent. remained. an
Pontiac himself turned TO him.
what says the son Of Kahtoo7
Even as he rose the lad saw creel
ing to the outer ring his enemy Crool
ed Lightning, but he appeared not
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