Evening journal., 1922-02-18

you fought u.s."
"Only the brother. and I killed
him" The dauntless mlen OF the
boy pleased the old man. The lad
must take his place as chief.
Now White Arrow turned oues-
toner:
I told you I would come when
the leaves fell and l am here. Why
Is Crooked Lightning here2 why IL
the new prophet? Who Is the wo-
man? What has she done that she
must die? What Is the peace talk
you wish me to carry north p"
The story OF the prophet and
Crooked Lightning is too long" he
said wearily. Il win tell tomorrow.
The woman must die because her
people have slain mine. You carry
the white wampum 20 a council
The Shawnees may join the British
against our enemies-the palefaces %
81 will wait" said the lad. 81
will carry the white wampum. II
you war against the paleface on this
side OF the mountain-I am vour
enemy. II YOU war with the British
against them ALL am your enemv.
And the woman must not die"
have spoken" said the old man.
Il have spoken" said the bov.
Just outside the tent a figure
slipped away as noiselesslv as a
snake. When it rose and emerged
from the shadows the arellpbt
showed the malignant. triumphant
face OF Crooked Lightning.
XII
Dressed as an Indian. Erskino
rode forth next morning with a
wampum belt for the council Uboro
the British were to meet Shawnee.
lroquois and Algonquin. and urge
them 10 enter the great war that
was just breaking forth.
One question the boy asked as he
made ready;
The white woman must not be
burned while ! am gomez"
NO promised the old chief. And
so White Arrow fared forth. Four
days he rode through the north
woods. and on the Nth he strobe
through the streets Of a town that
was yet filled with great forest trees.
He slipped 10 the house OF an old
priest Father Andre. who had
taught him some religion and a lit
tic French. The old man was dis
tressed when ne heard the lads mis-
sion.
II am no royalist." he said.
Nor am l." said Arskine. Il
came because Kahtoo begged me TO
come. He could trust no other. ]
am only n messenger and shall
speak his talk; but my heart Is with
the Americans and I shall fight with
them"
At sunrise the great council be-
gan. on his way Erskine met Grey
who apparently was leaving with a
band OF traders for Detroit Erskine
met his eyes and Grey smiled;
Aren't you White Arrow?" Some
how the tone with which ne spoke
the name was an insult.
Yes"
'Greys face. already red with
drink. turned purple with anger.
"When you tried 20 stab me do
YOU remember what I said?' Er
skine nodded contemptuously.
We'll. ] repeat 81. III fight yol
anywhere and in any way yo'
please"
why not now?"
This is not the time for private
quarrels and you know IT,"
Il can wait-and I shall not for
get. The day will come"
The old priest touched Erskine'
shoulder as the angry youth rod'
away.
Il cannot make it out" he said
"He claims TO represent an Englisl
fur company. His talk Is British
but he told one man-when he wa
drunk-that ne could have com
mission in the American army"
The council-hre was built. Thre,
British agents sat on blankets an,
around them the chiefs were ringed
The burden of his talk varied yer,
little
The American palefaces ha,
driven the Indian over the grea
wall. They were killing his deer
buffalo and elk. robbng him o
his land and pushing him eve
backward They were many an,
they would become more. TIL
British were the Indians friends
the Americans were his enemies an,
theirs: could they choose to hgh
with their enemies rather than witt
their friends2 Each chief answere,
In turn. and each cast forward hi
wampum until only Erskine. VIII
had sat silent. remained, and Pom
tiac himself turned TO him.
what says the son of Kahtoo?
Even as he rose the lad sa,
creeping to the outer ring his en-
emy Crooked Lightning, but he ap
peared not TO see. The whites locke,
surprised when his boyish hgur
addressed the traders in French. IN
agents in English, ana spoke to tn
fcathered chiefs in their owl
tongue. lie cast the belt forward
THAT is Kahtoo's talk. but this 1
mine"
Who had driven the Indian from
the great waters 10 the great wall
The British. Who were the Anierl
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