East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-12
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Buffaloes."
"You would DOT dare to detaln me''
exclaimed the girl, her eyes hashing'
And although she stormed and ragea'
she was made prisoner, with Crouch
ing Mole left on guard.
/ Meanwhile, the White Rider had ar
rived at the Cave of the Trident. l1e
saw the Indian writing on the walls.
and seemed both pleased and amazed
at the message it contained. He hesI-
tated, then decided not to act at that
moment. He sought Moonlight, who
told him OF Ruth's disappearance:
eff the Princess White Eagle IS
found in time to render judgment" ne
told her, light the signal fire and |
will know. But should not see your
signal light, | will fulfill the destiny OF
the Golden Pool as it is written on
wall of the cave"
The White Rider left the girl and
disappeared toward the entrance OF the
cave with tool kit and large coil
OF fuse, Then he set to work drilling
hole in the floor of the passageway.
In the meantime, Ruth was wonder
ing why help had not arrived. Sud
denly, Crouching Mole. on guard,
turned to her and said, "If will tell
Phil Stanton where you are hidden,
will you promise to make me the chief
of the Blue Hawks?" The Indian had
spoken wisely. He saw the end of
Gray VOLTS regime coming, and he
also saw the opportunity to gain the
good will of his Chieftainess. The girl
promised, and Crouching Mole de-
parted.
The hour Of judgment had ap-
preached and all the Indians of both
clans had assembled at the pool. The
place was extremely picturesque,
the background. the Golden Pool
countless tons of pure, molten gold,
forever SETTLING and bubbling.
AS the moment arrived, the White
Rider waited at the top of the hill to
see the fire signal of Moonlight. He
was not aware that Henley had been
placed on guard and that the Indian
girl had been unable to get outside
of the gate to give the signal. He
waited as long as possible, and then
rode madly toward the canyon.
Arriving at the Cave of the Trident,
the White Rider placed Sticks Of dyna-
mite into the drill role, attached the
fuse, lit the end of it, and galloped
furiously away.
Considerable excitement was caused
at the Golden Pool as the Indians saw
Ruth and Phil approaching. Gray
| Wolf glanced at Loomis in disrnay.
AS the girl reached the edge of the
pool and stood UP for silence she was
aqcorded tremendous ovation by the
Indians. The White Rider had heard
| o,,I h.,
realized that he must now save the
Golden Pool, as the girl had arrived
| to give her decision-but it was too
! late. For his own safety, he was
| forced to flee, as the fuse burned
| closer to the charge.
Il hereby give the Golden Pool to
the Buffaloes" he heard Ruth shout
as he fled.
Amid the excitement OF the an
nouncement, there was a sudden ter
rife explosion in the Golden Pool.
Steam, smoke and molten gold rose
high above the crater-then sank back
again. The entire gathering crowded
to the edge of the pool, unable to un-
{ derstand the phenomena. With hor7
ror, they saw Gray Wolf, who had
been standing on the rim, sway and fall
into the crater. The Indian disappeared
into the bottomless abyss with the last
of the gold as it sunk to oblivion.
When the silence was broken, and
the Indians began to give vent to their
excitement, they turned and saw the
White Rider with Moonlight in his
saddle, riding toward Ruth and Phil
THE destiny of the Golden Pool is
fulfilled" he announced. "The gold
has returned to the earth" Ruth
could not contain her surprise, and
the White Rider continued, saying, an
the language of my ancestors, the
Siystie signs said: Save mankind from
the curse of too much gofd-cause the
gold to sink back whence it came"
But who are youi" Ruth asked
The White Rider pulled the mask
and Arab-like headdress from his
head. To everyone's amazement,
Standing Bear stood before them
When Ruth had recovered, she asked
But why did you pose as the White
Rider?"
Because l could not serve YOU to
my utmost as Standing Bear" came
the smiling reply. therefore | be.
came the White Rider"
And now" finished Standing Bear,
your duty is fulfilled. Speaking for
both tribes, | make you our Chief
tainess forever. Will you CONSENT"
Il hardly think she can" said Phil
stepping forward. "You see, she has
consented to be Mrs. Phil Stanton,
| and being a Chieftainess would
would rather interfere with our home
life. Isn't that about II, dear?" he
/ asked, turning to the girl.
With a smiling face, Ruth came
INTO his outstretched arms. She raised
her lips to his, and as her arm stole
about his neck their lips met. Both
were startled to hear a cheer OF ap-
proval from the Indians.
The Princess White Eagle has
spokenH' shouted Standing Bear. as
the embarrassed couple disengaged
themselves.
"You said It Chiefp grinned Phil
and | guess we don't need anv bic
crowd to take US back to the ranch.
It's moonlight, you know, Nand well
be too busy for company"
Then, leaping to his saddle. and
drawing Ruth tenderly I'd after him
he wheeled the horse around and rodc
thEpugh the mass of cheering Indian
to1the wide stretch OF the WELCOMING
prairie-and happiness
(The End)