Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-04-25
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the rig, which stopped at her ap-
proach.
"Why, Mr.. Satterl" she said
"what does this mean?'
ut means that these id Navvys
are resisting an officer" the mar
said harshly, lands likely to get
'em into trouble when | report 1t.
You know what they are to handle,
Miss Savarin, especially these wild
ones"
"Why surely | know, but isn't this
a little rough? You taking the chill
dren to the SCHOOL,"
"Yes. They should "a been there
last fall. Terms almost over. But
they kept 'em hid out so good we
never could find a one. Didn't
think they had but two, and here's
three"
Sonya had dismounted. She went
around behind the light wagon and
spoke In Navajo.
TELL me thy heart. / am thy sis
ter" she said.
The woman glanced at her, her
shaking arms around the youngest
child, which had scuttled to her
breast the minute the rig stopped.
The man came up and faced her,
searching her face with troubled
eyes.
Instantly Sonya was this mother,
this father, In their clouded misun-
derstanding, seeing their little ones
torn from their grasp. Whatever
1t was that shone In her face, the
man saw 1t, trusted her at once,
knew her for herself, having heard
of her though he had never seen
her.
He knew the hopelessness Of the
situation, realized their helpless
ness, where the woman did not
"They go" he said, painting, land
she will not give up"
S0nya laid her arm around the
heaving shoulders of the wailing
woman. She looked up at the mar
on the seat.
"Mr. Satter," she said, don't you
think you could leave them onei
Just this little one, the baby? You
know It's hard to give them up
any of them-and this is so little
Couldn't you? Please, Mr.. Satter'
Just for me? I'll go before the su
perintendent and make it right Il
you viii. / think / can. Won
you please let them have the babyT'
There was In Sonya's voice al
the guile of womankind since Eve
a coaxing quality that had wrough.
on the hearts OF men since she wa
born. Her long black eyes PLEADED
gravely. Satter moved on his seat
f1ecked his whip, looked at her ant
down at his boots.
WELL" he said, II was sent I,
get EN-"
"But only two. You didn't evel
know there we're three" she coaxed
"Come on-let me give them bacl
the baby"
"Oh, we'll" he said reluctantly.
Instantly the girl reached In an,
pulled the baby clear Of the Wagon
the mother with II. 1t was no
really a baby, being a fair-size'
youngster, but the least Of tn
three. With her arms across tn
two she pushed them away fror
the wagon. Then she began speak
ing rapidly in Navajo.
1t was the white mans law, whic
was above tribal law, she toll
them, that the children go to th
schools where they would learn tn
white mans ways, where the
would be fed and clothed. The
would become wise and above thei
station at the present time, bein
better for the knowledge they woul
get. And she, the mother, woul
have them back soon for a visi
hearing all about what they ha
learned and eaten In the meantime
The littlest one she could keep nov
provided she would 90 back to he
hogan in peace. II not, it to
would go.
Would she listen to the whit
mans law? Would she take her on
child instead Of losing three-for
little time only7
The man spoke, and the womal
with her tragic eyes on the littl
scared faces In the wagons tall, hui
ging her baby, nodded.
20. X, Mr.. Satter," Sonya sal
guardedly.
Satter struck his near horse, an
the blackboard bounced away.
Turning In stark and tragic resi-
nation, the two bedraggled figure
moved off toward the canyon
mouth. the woman's eyes sti