Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-23

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When in turn he questioned her,
she told little, and his own native
delicacy made him understand. She,
too, had been captured with a sol
who would have been about Frs
kine's age, but her boy and her
husband had been killed. She had
been made a slave and-now she
drew the blanket across her eyes
after the birth of her daughter she
felt she could never go back to her
own people.
She loved her daughter; she would
not subject her or herself to humili-
alton among the whites, and, any
how, there was no one to whom
she could go Her concern was with
her daughter-what would become
of her? Many a young brave, be-
sides Black VOL. had put his heart
at her little feet. but she would
have none of them. And so En-
skine was the -heaven-sent answer to
the mothers prayers-that was the
! thought behind her mournful eyes.
All the while the girl had crouch
ed near, looking at Erskine with
dog-like eyes, and when he rose 10
go the n dropped the blanket
from her face and got to her feet.
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face between them, bent close, and
studied ii searchingly:
What is your name?"
! "Erskine Dale"
Without a word she turned back
into her tent.
AT dusk Erskine stood by the riv-
er's brim, with his eyes lifted to a
rising moon and his thoughts with
Barbara. Behind him he heard a
rustic and. turning. he saw the girl,
her breast throbbing and her eyes
burning with a light he had never
seen before.
whispered. Black Wolf wants
Early Morn and he knows that Early
Morn wants White Arrow"
Erskine put both hands on her
shoulders and looked down into he!
eyes. She trembled. and when his
arms went about her she surged
closer to him and the touch of her
warm, supple body went through
him like fire. And then with a tri-
umphant smile she sprang back.
BLACK Wolf will see" she wills
pered. and fed. Erskine sank to the
ground, with his head in his hands.
The girl ran back to her tent, and
the mother, peering at the flushed
face and shining, eyes. Glove to the
truth. She said nothing. but when
the girl was asleep and family smil-
ing. the white woman sat staring out
into the moonlit woods, softly beat
ing her breast.
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In the white woman Erskine soon
saw a change. Once she had en-
Couraged him to stay with the In
dams: now she lost no opportunity
to urge against 1t.
Her face had b%lanchcd, she
argued p~assionatcly that he must
go, and Erskinc was sorely puzzled.
The girl. too. a grown rebellion.
and disobedient, for the change in
her mother was plain also to her.
and she could not understand. Nor
over, Erskine's stubbornness grew
and he began to flame within a;
the stalking insolcnce of Black
Wolf, who continued to seek tn,
hand of Early Morn.
one day in the open village the
clash came. Black Wolf, darted
forth from his wigwam, his eyes
bloodshot with rage and drink, and
his hu~nting-knife in his hand.
A cry from Early Morn warned
Erskine and he wheeled. AS Black
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he sprang aside. and with his fist
caught the savage on the jaw. BlaCl,
Wolf fell heavily and ErSkinc wa
upon him with his own knife at his
enemy's throat.
stop them!' old Kahtoo cric,
stcruly, but it az the terrified
shrek of the white M that
stayed IIrskine's hand. Two youn>
braves disarmed the fallen Indian.
and Kahtoo looked inQuiringly al
his adopted son.
Turn him loose" Erskin'
scorned. Il have no fear of him
Next .mc I shall kill him
The white woman had M down,
caught Early Morn, and az dead
ing her back to her tent. From in
side presently came low. passionat,
pleading from the woman and an
occasional sob from the girl.
An hour later at dusk, Erskinc
turned upward toward the tent, tho
girl gave a Mortified cry, flashed
from the tent, and darted for thu
high cliff over the river.
Catch her!' cried the mother.
quick" Erskine fled after her,
overlook her with her hands up
raised for the plunge IN the very
edge of the cliff. and half carried
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to the tent. Within the girl drop
ped in a weeping heap, and with
her face covered. and the woman
turned to Erskine. ~agoniZed.
II told her" she whispered, "anH
she was going to kill herself. You
are my SOM
Still slecpless at following dawn
! the boy rode Firehy into the woods.
At sunset he came in, gaunt with
broodinG and hunger. His mothcT
watching from her wigwam. under
stood and grew fearful. Quickly sh
called him, and he rose and wen
to her bewildered: she was smiling
Il have decided" he said. "Yot
and she must leave here and go with
me-"
His mother pretended much dis
pleasure. "She will not leave. and
| will not leave her'-her lips
trembled-'and l would have gone
long ago but"
II understand" interrupted Frs
kline, but you will go now with
your SON."
The poor had to scowl.
mo, and you must not tell them.
They will never let me go. and they
will use me to keep you here. You
must go at once. Some day She
turned abruptly and went into her
tent. Erskine wheeled and went to
old kahtOo,