, 1923-04-08

thus arousing hatred again in the
hearts of all the tribes at this coun-
ell of peace. Then arose the youth
full Nawadaha, lifting his voice. say
ing that It was Gitche Mantle. the
Great Kind Spirit. who, appearing to
the people from the mountain, had
quelled the hatred and evil among the
tribes. and had plead for peace from
the nations in the Valley of Wyom-
ing; that the trouble had been start
ed merely through their wi forget
fulness of the wishes OF Gitche
Mantle and their allowing the Mitche
Mantle. the Spirit of Wa and EVIL.
to enter their hearts.
Some time afterwards. when It
seemed that peace had again begun
to reign in the lovely Valley of Wyo-
ing, Iagoo was wandering in the
Gardens of Neaga- There he saw the
beautiful maiden, Wahnowin, n the
noble N~awadaha gliding ~joyously
down the peaceful waters of the Big
Platte River which flowed through
the Gardens. The Evil Mantle. very
crafty and cunning. watched him gaze
upon the happy companions. Then.
planning how to modest Iagoo and
finally destroy him. came out of his
dwelling just outside the Gardens.
creeping like a serpent. and aroused
n lagos heart jealousy, then hatred,
then a burning desire for vengeance.
The dreadful Spirit of EVIL then
spoke to Iagoo, telling him that he
was powerful and could destroy the
youthful Nawadaha and win tho
maiden Wahonowln by his wonderful
tales and boasting. that he could set
up his wigwam In these Gardens
and dwell there-that he could do all
these things and more IL he would
yield to him. Iagoo smiled and list
ened, then his heart grew hot within
min until It became like a living coal.
Then several OF lagos friends,
hunting in the forest, saw Iagoo sit
ting alone under a pine tree. very
thoughtful. They approached him
and sought the reason of his solitude.
Iagoo told them his plans. his deter
mination to destroy Nawadaha and to
win the daughter of the Chief OF the
| Omahas, his eagerness to revenge the
youth who had rebuked him, so stern
ly at the Peace Council. Thus he
aroused sympathy for himself and
IilTtu lOl lie titihy al ~ IVA .
of his companions.
Meanwhile the Evil Spirit, having
vanished at the approach of the com
| panions of Iagoo, returned Immediate
ly to his abode. called together his
legion of evil workers. built a huge
fire in his furnace. and then caused
n terrible explosion till tho earth
shook with the tumult and confusion.
The air was filled with cries and he
thunder OF the mountains Then there
followed an earthquake. the worst
that man has ever beheld at any
thing in history. This caused a great
sinking of the earth. a heaping up of
rocks around the huge cavity thus
formed, swallowing up Iagoo and his
companions, sparing not a single
one. The Spirit of Evil and his le-
glon came out and renting a jutting
crag %asunder, smote 1t m crushed
It into fragments. hurting them ma
liciously into the crater.
Then the Great Kind Spirit. Gitche
Mantle, descending. smote the rocks
causing masses huge and heavy TO
fall crashing to the ground. and
causing the trees to become tail
CHASTITY rocks OF a n hide
Gus shapes and masses. Then he
smote 1t again. saying.
"Henceforth this place shall be
cursed, never to be called beautiful
again. Men shall come from all parts
to look upon these ruins and this
cave. to wonder Mt their strange
forms and to seek the origin OF It all.
| And the spot shall be called by all
[ tribes the Hunting Grounds Of the
I EVIL Spirit" And now In our day.
people go to this spot. some forty
miles distant from the city OF Casper
in the direction of tho Big Horn
hountains-to this place known as
"Hell's Half-Acre."
Now Nawadaha and tho maiden
Wahonowin had left their canoe n
were roaming over tho pTaiTie6s They
heard the loud crashing and h
thunder OF the mountains, and think
ing that n heavy storm was approach
ing, hastsned homewnrd. There at
the Chiefs wigwam I'm tho village of
tho Omahas. they found her father
busy making arrows. The sun was
shining brightly and the birds were
singiy gayly around them. Then
Nawadaha approached the Noble
Chief, asked him to give him as wife
his daughter. Wahonowin, loveliest
of the women of the omahas,
The Chief paused a moment before
he answered, smoked a little while in
silence, looked at Nawadaha proudly,
fondly looked at Wahonowin n
made answer very gravelyi
Yes, IL Wahonowin wishes, Let
your heart speak, Wahonowin," The
lovely Wahonowin looked more beau
tiful as she stood there. Then,
neither willing nor reluctant, she ap.
preached Nowadaha, and blushing
said.
"I win go with you, my husband"
Then the Great Kind Spirit appear
ed to the youthful Nawadaha, saying
to him to arisei and after the mar
riage ceremonies, to take his wife and
follow the Great Spirit into the
beautiful valley of the Popoagie, near
the place where the city Of Lander