Evening star., 1932-07-10


ring water. They were facing each other.
III with arm raised high. as though holding
nething aloft for the other to see
Paul walked rapidly through the soft snow,
ising now and then to watch the fish sport
in the deeper pools. AS he drew nearer
canyons mouth he observed a neat stone
use, from which smoke lazily curled. Two
red red-skinned men barred his passage
st it eastward. They shook their heads mega
ely and pointed back toward where he had
me from. They did not intend that he
ould pass.
Prisoners" muttered Paul as he walked
iftly away from them.
During the afternoon Anita again visited
EN- with the ,-agle. who examined Moses
bunds She invited Paul to come with her,
meet the chief.
He found the chief, aged, wrinkled and gray,
rawled on a comfortable pile of magnificent
RS on stone chair before fire.
Anita talked rapidly and much. She was
okenly placing together words of English
hich she had not used since her father had
ed From her, Paul received some of the
story of the valley. 1t was very old: tradi-
bn prevented any inhabitants from leaving
valley; only the men were allowed to go
tside to hunt, and to fish In the great river
me miles to the east; no woman was ever
owed to step outside for any length of time.
en- who went out must return before the sun
the west.
What river is it they go TOP" asked Paul.
The Indians call 1t the Rio Colorado, be-
use 1t is so red, so muddy"
The aviator tried to place in his mind where
the map this village lay; somewhere in that
hst wilderness and unknown land of South
entral Utah, he supposed.
But don't understand why woman can't
ave- he asked why Is that?"
"Some day grandpa" indicating the chief
Fill tell you. It's the law of the brother-gods
no made the Indians here. Only the chief
ay expound the law" replied Anita naively
For the next 10 weeks Paul alternately
lrsed his stricken friend and mechanic and
alked with the Antelope When Nose re-
byered the use of his Leg his arm had practi-
billy healed. The Eagle provided him with
Futches and he took part in the walks about
pc village, which was now teeming with the
Ftvities of Spring.
So long as the white visitors a5e no effort
D violate the law against leaving, the villagers
lowed them to roam; Paul had lost interest
the world he had left, he was living entirely
bliss in the presence of Anita.
Spring flowers, frolicking fish in. the stream
catch: moonlight, and Paul desperately in
I've with the white maiden, the white maiden
3Hually in love with him. What to do about
lose was Pauls problem Nose was becoming
nuisance; he did not have any use for wom-
n The mechanic urged that they leave, make
peir way over the barren lands to the out
de. go back if they could, to civilization
aul gave it thoughtful attention, but he did
+ OF want to leave.
i Finally Paul placed the issue squarely to the
Zirl of his heart. you're a white girl Anita.
kou have no business burying yourself here
5mong these Indians. Come with me; we will
Ne married in the white mans way; live in the
&reat city have told you about, in the West"
"But they are my people" she protested.
=They have been SO good, oh, so good to me.
Without grandpa's consent, I cannot CO." She
Iried bitterly on his shoulder. 3 He smoothed
he rumpled waves of her black hair and sooth-
ID her with tender words. She begged him to
|tay. to let Nose go; they would be so happy
here.
Paul argued and pleaded with her to no
vail. Finally he decided to put the matter
honestly up to the ancient chieftain.
In the shade of the gnarled old seeding apple
|rees growing at the side of his home, he found
he aged chief. Respectively the chief listened
bng to his pleadings, her translation of them
b him Then he turned his eyes toward the
yWo giant statues standing high above the walls
|n the east rim. After an endless period OF
Faiting, he turned his piercing black eyes to
hem. Extending his arm at full length he
tarted to speak.
MY daughter. and my son. What you ask is
b you very vital Always since the Brother
|iods made man, man has wanted things he
Vas not entitled to. When man asks for things
bf that nature, he soon loses interest in the
hings he receives. He wants other things
my daughter is happy here; was until you
hme Now deep tears roll from her eyes, she Is
lot happy" He paused, hesitated, as though
recalling, then went on.
I'VE cannot fly in the face of the Brother
Gods whom you mock. They with their hands
the red men from the red clay they
.olnd here Toward the rising sun they found
white clay and fashioned the white man. When
he Brother Gods breathed life into the man
and the woman they had fashioned here, they
gave them an ear of corn; instructed them
under penalty of immediate death never to
eave this beautiful valley. The man might
cave if game became scarce, to reodrn always
before nightfall but the woman, never.
I'VE guard the portals and record those that
pass out to hunt and fish; they must be back