East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-06-03

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e. AS me girl approached, Gray w,
v handed her parchment.
y his document contains your q
'e cision giving the Golden Pool to II
g cl4n, the Blue Hawks" he told ht
e If you sign it now, Phil Stanton W
P go Tree. ii you refuse % sign | W
d not answer for his safety"
Z Don't sign that paper, Ruth" Pr
: SAID. This cigar sign doesn't dare pu
any rough stuff on me-"
eI Gray Wolf became infuriated ar
Z. gave sign to the Medicine; Man. II
S latter took a horse hair from his ga
/. ment and attached the hair to til
handle Of the trident. Then, holdin
the trident by the horse hair, h
, touched it lightly with his knife, an
the trident fell to the ground. Havin
: made this harmless demonstration, il
! now prepared for the real act.
/ A hair was fastened to beam in th
ceiling directly over Phil, and the tri
dent attached to the hair. The Medi
cine Man on the top Of the ladde
awaited Gray Wolf's signal to cut H,
looked at Ruth, questioningly, but tn,
girls face was expressionless. HI
nodded to the Medicine Man, who
quickly arranged lighted taper which
slowly approached the horse hair anc
would release the trident.
At that moment the door burst open
and Standing Bear appeared. He
/ rushed to Phil and threw him TO one
side as the trident fell to the earth.
Il am taking the prisoner in charge
he said, 1t you attempt to persecute
LIN further you must answer to mel"
Gray Wolf was enraged as Standing
Bear lett the dungeon with Phil and
Ruth.
Now, in Washington, the Commits
Sioner of Indian Affairs was having an
important conference with two bankers
in regard to the White Riders mes
sage. The bankers seemed to think
that the Golden Pool should be con-
fscated. The commissioner seemed
doubtful. but one OF the bankers
pressed his point.
Bat think" he said, "if LOOMS ac-
quires this immense deposit OF gold
and sells it in the open market, in
short time gold will be so cheap that a
twenty-dollar piece will be worth less
than piece of iron of the same size.
he government must protect US and
our banking interests.
Gentlemen" the commissioner re-
phed, "the government will do nothing.
The Indians own the Golden Pool. Ii
Loomis acquires the gold legally, the
government must and will protect the
Indians and Loomis in the same way
It protects you and your three hun
dred banking institutions. The White
Rider is my confidential agent. I'm
I'll | hear further from him, events
must take their course without inter-
ference. My advice to you is to do
nothing which. might interfere with the
W hite Riders activities"
AS soon as the bankers left, PROBES
Ior Eittleton, scholarly looking lit
lie man, entered and received instruc-
ions from the commissioner to go at |
,nce to Navarro and follow the White
RIDERS instructions.
Back to their Office, the bankers had
allied a shrewd-looking young man
nto their sanctum. Find Jim Loomis,"
hey instructed him, "and offer him
ny amount for an assignment of the
Iolden Pool to u.s. Use any means
hat you ses fit. We will stand back
4 you"
At the same time all this was going
n, Phil Stanton was facing, trial at
he Wigwam. Gray Wolf, acting as
rosecutor demanded that the prisoner
e found guilty of high crime for abb
ucting the Chieftainess. Hands were
aised and the verdict was even.
According to the law OF our clans"
fniled Gray Wolf 81 have the decid-
X vote when opinions are divided
qually. And therefore | find the
risoner guilty and pronounce his SEN
,nce-Soh;ary Imprisonment for life"
He was interrupted by Ruth. "Ac-
nd, ANY member of, the tribes has a
ght to take upon himself the punish
tent in place Of a prisoner found
uilty. |, therefore, take upon myself I
lie crime of Phil Stanton, and stand i
lady for the punishment"
Il accept the sacrifice of White
agile" shouted Gray Wolf. "Arrest
er" AS the guards started to obey
le command. Ruth exposed the sacred
fampum Belt Gray Wolf was stag
cred. No Indian dared touch her.
The Princess White Eagle is free"
landing Bear cried. "No tribesman
IRE touch the sacred Wampum Belt" :
But Gray Wolf and LOOMS were far
ON beaten. Keeping close eye up
, Standing Bear, Gray Wolf called
s Blue Hawks together and urged
EN- to surround the girl. Loomis t
atched the Wampum Belt from a
'out her waist and the Indians seized q
II. Standing Bear approached, furi- t
IS, and demanded the meaning of it. Il
81 swear by the Great Spirit that no e
dian touched the sacred Wampum," a
clared Gray Wolf. "and since the t,
lieftaiuess is no longer immune, she
ust expiate the crime she has taken h
on herself" .
They seized the girl and led ner of. h
nil Stanton wanted TO follow. but n
anding Bear stopped him. Before !,
ey could do anything, he informed !,
ith's sweetheart, they must regain h
E Wampum. -
Down in the dungeon the trident !,
IS again suspended by a horse hair. II
yain the Medicine Man made ready W
horrible preparation and once G
're the taper was lighted. Below
: menacing trident, Ruth stood
ively and waited. ct
Go Be Continued) isC