Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-09

lShed unless ne nlmSelI OrlngS HItIe
Yellow Hair home"
Curran was a fine actor, playing
his part with consummate skill. His
voice was expressing deepest sympa-
thy. While the Indians had never
liked him, many Of them began to be
greatly impressed n his favor until
Mashkaugan, who had also come
near, suddenly burst out in SORT,
rasping laugh that caused cllH to
60 down the agents spine.
Curran turned on the hunchback
savagely, but met heinous, staring
ewes, before which his own, in spite
of all effort, gave way and turned to
the ground But Mashkaugan moved
quietly away, and Curran, much dis
turbed, returned to the post building.
With shaking hand he poured drink
from his bottle.
It irked his soul to think that the
hunchback, who had always been at
his beck and call, was now appar-
emily turning against him.
Of course there was no danger
that ne would speak, for he could
hardly do so without telling how he
had pushed Lorimer into the White
Rapids.
Ye' the man might be going in
sane, and then, of course, there was
no saying what he would do.
While these unpleasant thoughts
were disturbing the agent's mind
and caused him again to resort to
his fiery drink, Mashkaugan returned
to his shack He sat on his bunk,
also prey Of appalling emotions.
Even those Indians of the north
who have come under the influence of
missionaries retain some trace of an
cient beliefs. With the great major
ity it is more than a trace. To them
there are spirits in the plumed, wav
ing grasses, in the trees of the for
est, in the waters, the mountains and
the rocks.
The roar cf thunder and the f1ash
OF lightning are manifestations or
the spirits power The fishes and
the fowls and every fourfooted
thin is also the abode of spirits, of
when some are good, but most are
evil.
Mashkaugan, made silent and SOM
Der by his deformity and Stunned by
many, owing to a dou3tful reputa-
ton for honesty, was more inclined
than many others to a belief IN the
evil spirits that moved all things Of
heaven and earth.
Hitherto he had been guilty only
of Illegal dealings. These had left
him as calm as any animal whose oe-
havior is but the tollowlr & Of an in
born instinct. Now, however, he be-
lieved himself guilty OF murder for
the promise of large reward.
The face he had seen IN the rapids
always seemed to be near him. tie
beneld it nightly IN dreams from
which he awoKe covered with cold
sweat and trembling.
He could not get rid of it. Even
in the deep WOODS it had turned to
hIln CHASTITY and terrifying, ana
made m1n saiver. He harJored Qeep
resentment coward the MA VINO put
hIm IN such plight.
Il am surely doomed to terrible
punishment" ne rCld himself. 1t Is
coming. NO man can feel as | Ok
untess spirits Of EVIL are about hi
ana Corrurlng him always"
The man looked aDo-t HIM as u
dreading the presence OF some uenL
hidden II his snescA who might at
any mol.;ent rerd MS amos ,.-~-l>-e.
win claws ana rings.
Then it w~S LI.D. - ice. c-.-le u
him TO make reJr'9'tr4on II oO---e Wy
taat mr. NJ Jesse. Ills pu4i-a-4--.~-.t D.
sofremns the wrath Oh tne w.--~o>, -
The enid WIS certainty las. |.
MANY Beaver" ne cog .e.tu.. Il
must be rnere now, Out ~ney Ger liz
inc or cead don't kLOw. enau <
s.,.4n ana mo II. mere wt.s IL
tr-.N of oe&r Of Wo.I u lynx c.l
could have carried 1t away.
therefore, the man " no wake,
drunkenly took it away WITH HIM. IL
may also De dead, having faLe.
somewhere with the cnlIQ, Or hav..Is
been siam by the spirits. And IL,
pb0S- CT the father watched neai
Yet | Will ma HIM and IL any dew,
comes after Inc, seeking my h1e, it is
ne1rel to die at Once unan to be
racKed as am now.
81 will find the child's body also,
and bring it back. let it Hl-s,ht be
living. ard Cnes 9er.4y- c..r ,.ad
q tn le
thing toward making these fe
more merciful to me-"
At once the hunchback rushed to
his canoe, determined 10 lace oil
danger rather than prolong the ag-
cny Of his mind.
On the river he met some men re-
turning, who told him they had goae
north good distance, but found
nothing.
They were discouraged, and told
him that all searching was now ut
terly rseless.
"At the coming in of the other
river" said one of them, eve
smelled smoke coming from the
northeast where Atuk must be dry
ing fish. Being weary, we did not
go there, since Ameou and thou were
at Nany Beaver this morning and
must have spoken to him and his
Wife
Maushkaugan merely grunted arG
vert OF his way.
He padded more strongly. If
smoke had been smelled there surely
must be living people there, srd 50
there could be little danger.
IF he had only gene and ~ought
these people, instead of fleeing in
terror when he had been at Many
Beave, in the morning. he might
have heard something.
Curran had told him thct ne had
not gone 70 Their camp. Ee could