Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-12-03

the Wigwam to news OF the Osages.
those moneyed. petted wards Of be-
wildered government. The page ap.
peared under the title Of Indian
News. and its contents were more
than tinged with the grntesque
The Osages were Wigwam sub
scribers They read the paper. or had
II read to them II they we're OF the
older and less literate generation.
Sabra was accustomed to seeing the
doorway suddenly darkened by huge
blanketed form or to look mp. startled.
to behold the brilliant strined figure
standing beside her desk In the husi-
ness office. II Yancev CHANGED to be
In the occasion became very social.
"How!'
slow I"
want um paper"
All right. Short Tooth Five dol
lars
The blanketed figure would produce
a wallet whose cheeks were plump to
bursting with round silver dollars. for
the Usage loved the sound and feel OF
the bright metal disks Down on the
desk they clinked
The huge Usage stood then, waiting.
Yancey knew what was wanted. as did
Sabra.
ME want see iron man. Make nm
name
Whereupon Yancey or Sabra would
conduct the visitor into the compos-
Ing room. There were three linotype
machines now. clankine and chatter
Ing away. Once Yancey had taken old
Big Elk, Rubys father. hack there to
see how the linotype turned LIQUID
lead Into printed words He had had
Jesse Hickey. at the Iinotype's KEY.
board. turn out old Big Elks name in
the form OF neat metal bar, to-
gether with the paper slip OF its I'm
print.
There was no stopping It. The story
OF the iron monster that could talk
and write md move spread like a
prairie fire through Wazhazhe. Whole
families subscribed separately for the
Oklahoma Wigwam bucks squaws.
girls. boys. papooses in arms The
iron monster had for them faseina
ton that was a mingling of afmIra-
tion awe, and fear. II was useless To
explain that they need not take out
subscription In order to own one of
these coveted metal bars. Il had been
done once. They always would do 1t
that way. Sabra, II she happened to
be In charge, always gave the five dol
lars to her pet charity, after trying In
vain to refuse Ii when proffered. Yam
cey took II cheerfully and treated the
boys at the new Sunny South saloon.
now thing OF splendor with Its ma
hogaDy bar. Its brass rail. its mirror.
chandeliers, and tlesh-tinted oil paint
ings.
The Levy Mercantile company had
added fancy grocery and market de-
partrnent to It's three-story brick store.
1t was situated on the street floor and
enhanced with great plate-glass win
dow. In this window Sol displayed a
mountaineering assortment OF foods.
Juicy white stalks OF. asparagus In
glass, as large around as a mans two
thumbs; great ripe olives, their pur-
ple-black cheeks glistening with oil
lobster. mushrooms. French peas. sar-
dimes, mountainous golden cheeses, 4
tender broilers, peaches 10 syrup, pork
roasts dressed In frills Dozens OF
chickens, pounds OF pork. baskets Of
delicacies were piled In the cars OF
homeward bound Osages. Often. when
the food bills mounted too high. the
Indian agent at Wazhazhe threatened
to let the bin go unpaid. He alone
had the power to check the outpour-
ing OF Indian gold, and even he fire.
quently was unable to cope with their
mad extrayagances.
TITS disgusting" Sabra Cravat said.
again and again. What are they
good for? What earthly good are
they7 Ignorant savages who do MOTH /
ing but eat and sleep and drive around /
In their ridiculous huge automobiles"
Keep money In circulation" Sol
Levy replied. for she often took him
to task after seeing line OF Indian /
cars parked outside the Usage Mer-
camille company's store.
"You ought to be ashamed OF your
self"
Now. now. Sabra. Not so grand,
please don't do like dozens OF
other merchants here In town. Make
put bills for goods they haven't bought
and give them the money Or charge
them double on the bill that the Indian
agent sees. and return them the over
,harge. They come In my store, they
pay what the article Is marked, and
hey get what they pay for. Inez Bull
zones In and gets silk step-in, or
Sun Maker he buys twelve pounds OF
chicken and ten pounds Of pork.
Ihould tell them they can't have It'll
at the President of the United States
10 It. The Big White Father"
Not only did Yancey agree with Sol.
10 seemed to find enormous satisfac-
Ion La the lavishnesa with which they