Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-12-10

from his touch. She stood there. star.
Ing At the two barbaric figures staring
30 stonily back at her with their dead
black Indian eyes II was at times
like that that the Marcy In her stood
her In good stead She came of iron
stock. fit to stand the fire. Only be-
meath her fine dark eyes sou now sud-
denly saw a smudge OF purplIsh brown.
~ though dirty thumb had rubbed
there; and a saggng OF all the mus
cles OF her face. so that she looked
Waited. lined. old.
Don't look like that. honey. Come.
Sit down"
Again the cropping wave of her
hand I'm all right, tell you Come
We must go there
Yancey came forward. He shook
hands formally with Big Elk. with the
Indian woman. Sabra. seeing him,
suddenly realized that he was not dis
pleased She knew that no formal
politeness would have prevented him
from voicing his anger II this mon
strous announcement had shattered
him as II had her. so that her very
vltals seemed to be whitening With
In her.
"Sugar. shake hands with them.
won't your"
NO. No." She wet her dry lips q
little with her tongue, like one In 4
fever. She turned. woodenly. and
walked to the door. ignoring the In
dams Across the hall. slowly, like an
old woman. down the porch steps,
toward the shabby little car next to
the big rich one AS she went she
heard Yancey's voice twas there an
exultant note In it?) at the telephone
@Jessel Take this. Get 1t In.
Ready Ex-Chief Big Elk. OF
the Usage nation. and Mrs. Big Elk.
living at Wazhazhe. announce the mar
riage of their daughter Ruby Big Elk
to Cimarron Cravat. son of--don't In
teTupt me-Tm in hnrry-son OF
Hr. and Mrs Yancey Cravat of this
CITY, The wedding was solemnized at
the home Of the brides parents and
was followed by an elaborate dinner
made mp OF many Indian and AmerI-
can dishes. partaken Of by the parents
OF the bride and the groom. many rela.
tiyes and numerous friends of the
young
Sabra climbed heavily into the car
and sat staring at the broad back OF
the car ahead OF her Chief Big Elk
and his wife came out presently. un.
real. bizarre In the brilliant MONDAY
Oklahoma sunshine. ushered by Yam.
cey. He was being charming. They
heaved their ponderous bulk into the
big car. Yancey got In beside Sabra.
She spoke to him once only.
II think you are glad"
This is Oklahoma. In way It's
what wanted 1t to be when I came
here twenty years ago. Gins like
your father. Lewis venable. Weak
stHff. but good stock. Ruby's pure
Indian blood and magnificent animal.
It's hard on you now. my darling.
But their children and their grand
children are going to be such STUFF as
are made OF. You'll see
Il hope shall die before that day"
The shabby little midde-class car
the one whirling ahead OF
them over the red clay Oklahoma
roads, Eating the dust of the big car
just ahead.
She went through it and stood 1t,
miracnlously, until one grotesquerie
proved too much for her strained
nerves and broke them. But she went
INTO the Indian house. and saw Gin
sitting beside the Indian woman. and
is she looked al his beautiful weak
lace she thought wish that had
never found him that day when he
was lost on the prairie long ago. He
,ame toward her. his head lowered
With that familiar look. his fine eyes
hidden by the lids.
Look at met" Sahra commanded. In
he voice OF Felice Venabe. The boy
'aised his eyes she looked at him.
Ter face stony. Ruby Big Elk came
oward her with the leisnrely. insolent,
step. The two women gazed
It each other: rather. their looks
dashed. like swords held high. They
lid not shake hands. g
There were races. there were prizes,
here was dancing. In the old Indian
lays the bucks had raced on foot for
prize that was pony tethered at
distance and won by the feetest to
each him. mount, and ride him back
0 the starting point Today the prize
vas magnificent motor car that
TODD gitterng In the open Geld half
mile distant Sabra thought, ! am
lying. am dying. And Donna. This
quaw is her slster-in-law. Miss Dig
ums on the Hudson
Ruby's handsome head right had
ought the young couple the house
ust across the road from Big Elk's-
one-story red brick bungalow. sub
tantial. ugly. They showed Sabra
nd Yancey through 1t. 1t was fur
ished complete. Mongrel Spanish
urniture In the living room--red
lush. fringe, brass nail heads as big |