Evening star., 1940-09-07
CHAPTER. V lContinuedl


"Thirty five Carl snapped. you
can take it or leave it He made
a motion to put the money back
in the wallet and suddenly the pas
sivenesS left the Squaws face.
my blind husband made it, she
said quietly He work long time. "
There was something appealing in
her tones and suddenly the whole
incident sickened Brick. Suddenly
she didn't want the bracelet at all.
Carl said irritably, We'll, make
up your mind. I can't stand here
in this hole all day pickering for
cheap piece of jewelry.'
The squaw looked uncertain. she
turned the bracelet about in her
brown hand and something in the
act. insignificant as it was, +old
Brick that what the woman had
said was the truth. A blind old
man had labored over it for hours,
days, months, putting into it what
he could not see OF warmth and
color and beauty. Now a white
man called it cheap in an effort to
take from her what small profit
she asked. But she shrugged her
shoulders and said, "Thirty-five." "
20. x, sister," He gave her the
bills. And after this don't be so
long about making up your mind or
You'll miss a sale completely" He
took the bracelet and fastened 1t
gently on Bricks arm, There you
are, my sweet" His glance at Craig
was triumphant. That's the way
you have to deal with that sort OF
person or they'll trim you every
time"
Praised by Molly.
Molly said, You handled the sit
uation beautifully. Carl. l probably
would have weakened and given
her the So"
Carrs eyes on her were approv-
ing. And believed that rot about
her blind husband making it. Where
do you suppose she learned to lie
so glibly?" He took Bricks arm,
gently possessive. Like it, honey?'
Its beautiful Carl" and so she
considered it, but there was regret
in her voice for something lost that
afternoon.
After that Brick would have
chosen to go back to Chuckomovl
but Carl was in rare good humor
and insisted that the four of them
ioin forces and tour the rest of the
village together. But Craig was
oddly silent and the world for Brick
was no longer evenly Sunlit. Molly
carried her kachinas, making loud
fuss over them and over Craig for
buying them for her, but there was
q quick nervousness in her laughter
and when the four Of them parted
IN front of the trading post after
having had bottled sodas she tossed
the wooden dolls carelessly into the
back seat of her car, slid under
the right-hand drive and smiled
radiantly up at Craig as he got in
beside her. Lets drive over to
the Bar x, partner" she said. "and
see if we can scare UP some fun
and a couple Of cocktails"
Carl Is Upset.
Carl and Brick went swiftly
back toward Chuckomovi, her foot
pressing even harder on the acceler-
ator. His rare good spirits Travelled
swiftly with them and quite sud-
denly, without her knowing exactly
how the moment had come about, he
was saying, do you want to be
married out here at Chuckomovi
sweet. or shall we go back East
and show all our friends how it's
done?"
Her hands gripped the steering
wheel but she was able to keep her
voice casual and we'll modulated
'T hadn't really thought about it,
Carl. said that we would get mar
ried this year but"
But what?" His voice was sud-
denly angry and when she glanced
at him his clear healthy complexion
was oddly blotched.
Il just can't marry you-now,
Carl"
His breath seemed to explode.
''Well. of all the - What do you