Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-05-19

| to stand in the place across the tabl
that Alan had assigned to him, ant
| stood looking down at Alan, steadil,
and thoughtfully.
DO I look like any one you ever saw
before. Judah?" Alan inquired OF him
"No"
as that what you are thfnking?"
THAT Is what l was thinking VIII
coffee be served In the library, AIan?'
Alan crossed to the library and seat
ed himself in the chair where his ia
Their had been accustomed TO sit. Was
saquam brought him the single small
cup of coffee, lit the spirit lamp on
the smoking stand and moved that
over; then he went away. When he
had finished his coffee, Alan went into
1.-the smaller connecting room and re-
commenced his examination of the
drawers under the bookshelves. At
ten o'clock, Alan stopped his search
and went back to the chair in the IL
brary. He dozed; for he awoke with
start and a feeling that some one
had been bending over him, and gaZed
up into Wassaquam's face The In
dian had been scrutinizing him with
| intent, anxious inquiry He moved
away. but Alan called him back.
when Mr.. Corvet disappeared Ju-
dab. you went to look for him up at
Manstique, where he was born-at
least Mr.. Sheriff. said that was where
you went. Why did you think you
might find him there?" Alan asked.
''In the end think, a man maybe
goes back to the place where he be-
gan That's all, Alan'
'In the end What do you mean by
that? What do you think has become
of Mr.. Corvet?'
81 think now-Ben's dead"
"What makes you think that?"
Nothing makes me think think it
myself
Il see. You mean you have no rea-
son more than others for thinking it
but that is what you believe"
Yes" Wassaquam went away, and
Alan heard him on the back stairs, as
cending to his room.
When Alan went up to his own
room, after making the rounds to see
that the house was locked, a droning
chant came to him from the third floor
He paused in the hall and listened
then went up to the floor above. A
Pickering light came to him through !
the half-open door of a room at the |
front of the house; he went q little |
way toward 1t and looked In Two |
thick candles were burning before a /
crucifix, below which the Indian knelt, |
prayer book in hand and rocking to
and fro as he droned his supplica-
lions.
A word or two came to Alan, but
without them Wassaquam's occupation
was plain; he was praying for the re-
pose of the dead-the Catholic chant
taught to him, as 1t had been taught
to his fathers. by the
French Jesuits of the lakes. The in
toned chant for Corvet's soul, by the
man who had heard the Drum, fol-
lowed and still came to Alan, as he
to the second floor
He had not been able to determine
Turing the evening, Wassaquam's atti-
.ude toward him. Having no one else |
o trust, Alan had been obliged to put
certain amount of trust In the In
Ian; so as he had explained to Was
aquam that morning that the desk
nd the drawers in the little room off
'orvet's had been forced. and had
warned him to see that no one. who
ad not proper business there. entered
he house. Wassaquam had appeared
0 accept this order; but now Wassa-
uam had implied that it was not be-
ause of Alan's order that he had re-
lsed reporters admission to the
ouse.
Alan started and went quickly to the ],
pen door of his room, as he heard =
Dices now somewhere within the
)use- One of the voices he recog- .
zed as Wassaquam's the other in -
stinct, thick. accusing-was I'M =
lown to him; It certainly was not "
,earman's. He descended swiftly to
e first floor. and found Wassaquam
anding in the front ball. alone.
"Wlo was here. Judah?r Alan de-
lnded.
"A man. the indian answered stoI- in
y. HE was drunk | put him out" "
What did he come for?' ST
He came 10 see Ben. ] put him di
[: he is gone. Alan"
Alan flung open the front door and
'ked out but he snw no one. 10
What did be want OF Mr.. coryet. III
dahY" i2l
! do not know. told him Ben was toI
here's be Was angry, bur he went
ay"
Has he ever come here bef0reT VII
Yes he comes twice 90
lie has been here twioe9p
More dian ihati every year he loo
aes tAicel Alan. Once ne came ile
|nerN SOU
How long bias he been doing fhafT y
since ! can rnmemhelN boz
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