Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-14

mon free OF the barb. triumphant frou
the dark water, but the squaws black
eyes glowed like those of some ten
acled bottom-thing. hauled up by fhe
travis. "Fireheart see now She -
forget. Her love Is big ocean in sunr
light, bright, WARM good. but her NJ
love Is heap white foe come down
from North. no look across. no make
hole through. grind up big rocks %
little pebble"
won't you still be our friendz-
Eric asked.
Firehearr shook her head xulieniy-
Lore, him change to no-loge. fzs1f
bitter In mouth" She raised her arus
in an imperious and dramatic gesture
81 am Fireheart, priesfess OF Lost
People. AleHts, they do what | my
! tell 'em you no my friend. tell en-
watch chance, turn quick with spears
when you no have little gun. kin yos-
drive you away. Big god who CONE
from West, he do what Fireheart ~
too. l tell him bring yon bad luck
make you die slow. plenty hurt Fire
heart, she wish stone d over you
both, knock you into sea"
Exile ON Forlorn island changed
slowly from an incredible dream -
vivid reality. Eric's stern reign
seemed like that OF an ancient dynasty
the natural order OF things 1t v1x
commonplace to be living In the hour
ly threat of Sandomarx fury. Fire
hearts malice. As Nan teiled with
her slant-eyed sisters. less and IeA
often did her swift hands pause and
her eye film over Is she da~y-dreanDed
OF a lost world, 4 pre-existence half
forgotten
Yet Ii was not all twilight Mans
little muscles hardened under strain
and sometimes she WAS surprised nj
the airy swing OF her stride. the depth
and freedom OF her breathing Her
calloused hands no longer bled ut the
fsh-cleaning. though she might crawl
In her fur-bed dizzy with fatigue. she
1 sprang out at sunrise with \ Jingle n
her veins and a glow on her fzwny
skin. She became skfliful with The
nets, deadly with the salmon spear
and q good catch was almost nj EafiA-
factory as a bridge prize long ago. BE-
fore her soul had transmigrated +
the body OF a white squaw- An the
summe advanced. she wAs given {
tasks. most OF them hard many oa
them perilous, but almost Eli Of them
blood-stirrfng, breath-taking.
In these Wild days. her laughter II
we'll as her tears seemed easy TO now,
Her thrills were no longer ~xyn-
thetic". she was warmer. less self
conferred. This growth was revealed
not only In her quick moods-mirth
indignation, pity. 1oneliness-but sub
fly In her face. Her hands grew res
and ~cailoused, but In the shadow o
her parka- hood the luster OF her h1ze
eyes set Roy's cool head swhfra. AEaa
the curve of her full lips made Erie
viking heart glow with the Inst Ut con
quest.
IT was the month of ripeninE- tn
to flower, f1edgling In tho nest 4
winged courier OF the air. but Nan
friendship for Roy had not yet ripezaa-
into love. Marriage with him woui-
still be fer convenience. mot for dee
need Of her heart and soul And
was true that Eric stole too egfe
into her thoughts Her good sens
told her that Eric could never shar
the scenes to which sometime xiar rnsas
return-that beyond these ernxs an
windy wastes they would hare Etfl
In common-but how dreamy thoS
scenes became, and how vivid an
real the sand-dunes OF ForaOrn island
The barrier between her md the baoEs
sea reefs enforcing her exile. Futur
shipwreck as his mate WIS = fart
morrow's evil. but the shelter OF hi
arms was today's need
In the maze OF adventure, part ar
parcel of her exile. she saw Eric |
n new light. One warm afternoon !
the drying racks, a young sqfsw
her side gave a sudden, sharp gas,
, Wheeling, she beheId the shadow I
agony fall ON the leathern farr. III
ger a Few poignant seconds. then Esa.
slowly away.
"What Is itf~ Nan begged.
) The squaw, a last falls bril-
! named Chigum fF1oEer), could ~
understand the words. but the quif
! pity In the alien eyes went strnEe.
! to her heart An expression only
great artist could paint Etole into q
! dark c~ountenance- Mans own bee
: leaped wildly. Here was scmefhEr
impondernbly sad. yet close to 4
! sublime, primal. eternal
A forlorn half smile touched u
coarse lips The eyes Eaxed Oh AZ tn
: another world, down the long vista
' the centuries with that FIR. nsaE
: sight which no son OF Adam er.
: dreamed, and which comes to Ere
daughters only . few times from II
: cradle to the grave -Koticky.~ I'll
: answered simply At nce she begH
'. to put her flint tools into her seE
, hide poke. signifying that she woa