Shoshone journal., 1923-04-13
CHAPTER XIX
The Secret Of Eorlnrn p1u.,

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In the early morning Gale, seeking
solitude where he could brood over
his trouble, wandered alone. 1t was
not easy for him to elude the Yaoui.
and just at the moment when he had
cast himself down In secluded shady
corner the Indian appeared, noiseless,
shadowy mysterious as always.
The Indian had been told of tbe
loses sustained by Belding and his
rangers
"Go-me!" and Yaqui, with an I'm
pressive gesture toward the lofty lilac
colored steps Of No Name mountains.
He seemed the same as usual, but
glance on Gales part, q moments at
tentioD, made him conscious Of the old
strange force In the Yaqui.
"Why does my brother want me to
climb the nameless mountains with
him?" asked Gale
"Lluvia d'oro," replied Yaqui, and he
made motions that Gale found diff
cult of Interpretation.
Shower of Gold" translated Gale.
That was the Yaquis name for Nell.
What did he mean by using it in con-
nection with a climb into the noun
tains? Were his motions intended to
convey an idea of a shower of golden
blossoms from that rare and beautiful
tree, or a golden rain? Gales listless-
ness vanished in a flash of thought.
The Yaqui meant gold Gold He
meant he could retrieve the fallen for
tunes of the white brother who had
saved his life that evil day at the Pa
pago well. Gale thrilled as he gazed
piercingly into the wonderful eyes of
this Indian. Would Yaqui never con-
slider his debt paid?
Comet" repeated the Indian.
pointing with the singular directness
that always made this action remark
able in him.
"Yes, Yaqui."
Gale ran to his rom, pct on hobnailed
boots, filed a canteen and hurried back
to the corral. Yaqui awaited him. The
Indian carried a coiled lasso and a
short stout stick. Without a word he
led the way down the lane, turned up
the river toward the mountains None
of Belongs household saw their de-
parture.
What had once been only narrow
mesquite-bordered trail was now
well-trodden road. A deep irrigation
ditch. full of flowing muddy water, ran
parallel with the road. Gale had been
curious about the operations Of the
Chases, but a bitterness he could not
help had kept him from going out to
see the work. He was not surprised
to find that the engineers who had con-
the bitches and dam had an
ticipated him In every particular. The
gulch made magnificent
reservoir, and Gale could not look up
on the long narrow lake without a
feeling Of gladness. The dreaded ano
seco of the Mexicans might come again
and would come, but never to the In
nabitants Of Forlorn River. That
stone-foored gulch would
never leak, and already 1t contained
water enough to irrigate the whole Of
Altar valley for two dry seasons.
Yaqui led swiftly along the lake to
he upper end, where the stream
'oared down over unscalable walls. |
This point was the farthest Gale had |
,ver penetrated into the rough foot
ILLS, and he had Belongs word for 1t
hat no white man had ever climbed |
70 Name mountains from the west.
The Indian left the gulch and clam
,ered up over a tumble Of weathered
lides and traced slow course along
he base Of the giant wall He looked
ID and seemed to select a point for
scent. 1t was the last place In that
fountain side where Gale would have
bought climbing possible Before him
ne wall rose, leaning over him, shut
ng out the light, dark mighty noun
lin mass. Innumerable cracks and
revices and caves roughened the
ulging sides Of dark rock.
Yaoui tied one end Of his lasso TO the
1ort. stout stick and, carefully Olsen
angling the coils, he whirled the stick
,und and round and threw II almost
YER the first rim OF the shelf, per
aps thirty feet up. The stick did not
,dge. Yaqui tried again. This time
caught IN q crack. He pulled hard
hen. holding 10 the Iasso, be walked
D the steep slant, hand over hand on
Ne rope. When he reached the shelf
! moffoned for Gale TO follow Gale 1
,und that method of scaling wall
IN quick and easy faqui pulled up
.s lasso, and threw the stick alon IN
another orack, iie climbed % ap' Z
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