Show THE EVENING STORY NOR TRIBE NOR NATION I Copyright 1 In 1 b by W. W Werner Nanette Pierre the tho daughter I of th theold the ol old French captain Adolph Pierre Picric cro crossing tho the arm of or the ha bay that 1 lay a he he- her home the home tho big r rod red d roofed Tooted house with 1 the tho Ix lomi ardy poplars swinging swing swing- Ing over O U and It-and and the tho village and nCE of or Ac la m o o k Tc rested the tho oars he her slim dark darle hands handA handled with exceeding grace and skill for or a moment before ah ahdrew she sho drew up at the float at the foot fool or of o othe orthE the dock Whenever er Nanette came to In the throe three years the Burkes lied had lived JIved I th there ro a pr preliminary stilling tilling of or her riotously riotously riot riot- ou I heating healing heart henrt was necessary els else r s f S l y w- w Tl A preliminary stilling of her riotously beating heart was necessary her olive face Cace full of oC a romantic sort of or beauty was as an open book And nd the fhe did not wish Everett Burke hi Mr- Mr fathers father's clerk In th the to read the hal half that tha t wa was written Irl therein But nut Adelaide Manse the r railway lIwa conductors conductor's conductors conductor's con con- ductor's daughter blonde pretty an and distractingly dimpled who h had d latel lately come com with her par parents to to- live A In n the little coast town with the young oun heart hear h fresh from ht her graduation full of conceit o of youth In n her r attainments could rea ren read faces race too Before the enl advent of or Adelaide J. iver- ett tt had made private resolution that tha Nanette anette should hould be his wife wire and though h the man many evenings ho lie had spent nl In n Adelaide's parlor had shaken that resold ion the they had liar not shaken It to the tho ext ex ex- t nt that that Adelaide wished When hen Everett a n tall and broad young youn figure camo came out Into the lobby an and teasingly t let his hazel eyes fes look Int Into Nanette's lon long shed la-shed d black onen for or t a 1 moment their owner lost lol control control con con- troi of or tits tho face tRee she chic had contrived t tomake to make et as HI placid as the bosom hosom of ot tho the bl bayThe bay The dimpled blonde blondo made a sudden udden rn rn- rn solve olve then that was Wit not to help the happiness hap hap- pines of or th the old ohl seafarers seafarer's daughter dS As soon as as' Nanette hurried out of or th the Adelaide lau laughed h softly Really Reali she said Raid In a half halt regretful manner Its U Its too hAd bad the way a things s ar are mixed up out here Id I'd hate to have Indian Indian- blood In me wouldn't you Tv Kv er When tho the Rose Holp Marie lied had gone gene down with a gaping gaping- rock torn holo Bolo In he her side hf her hor captain Adolph Pierre In the tho ho gloom of oC despair left his hH own land for tor a ahome horns home In America Since ho hp could no not live but b by the lie sound of oC tho the sea ho he be he- he ramo Caine nn an oyster dredger on the wes west American coast One Ono da day Mar Mary Bernie an old half breed married to a a. h logger saw raw Adolph out hunting turned on by a 11 wounded tar star The Tho hunting bunting knife the tho old woman had In her rand hand kept death away awny rr from nt the wiry little Frenchman It was but hut a 8 matter of oC a few rew weeks until until until un un- til Adolph was waR married to J Jeannie Malcolm Mal Mal- colm ono one child a pretty girl with the fair skin of or tho the highlands and tho the black eyes Oe and lustrous hair of oC her mothers mother's mother Adolph grown rown well to tn do built buill a R. good goodhouse goodhouse house and the three children of tho the household all nil comely young oung creatures were sent to boarding schools taught music muslI glancing dancing made malle accomplished re re re- fined Everett E Burke hud had thought very vory little of or the tho Indian blood In Sanette s veins wh when hn n ho he h could manage mAnase to get nero across the tho hay at al evening to lu upend spend the Una time b by her piano now lIE listening to her hor r clear voice singing singing- the ranch songs of her her ra father ther now accompanying h her r with his hiM t violin I or orI ante I But now pom somehow how with AdI Adelaide's I pink and white fare face looking TO roguishly up upi 91 i t him the alien blood bleed did seem em e m abl able II He le e h Hu hl-Hu Hut I Ml 1 0 over Jil hiM Jils reply to her tiN lien and before lie he lieou ou 1 make answer a Ii half haIr dozen n people name cAme In A meeting of or the thu I 1 O. O Ms Ms the towns town's dice ale club tub was held that t tenn enn evening at tilt the home of oC Verna Rout the lie young daughter of or the lie section bo boss lI Th There re wore were two tn dozen Boren m members of ot the young folk of or th the little tittle town town and t every member W WAN H presen present Nanette In law lave white frock with u red reel girdle un and s tt 11 re re-J re fillet flUet let In her lustrous hair accompanied liv by Hartwell Casa Cans the thc young oung son lion of oC the R next door neighbor At the th th refreshment hours sat eni In tine the brilliant moonlight nn on nn the beach beside th this thick thiel privet t hat that the lJ back k yard from th fl this front Ice cream and cul cake cuke withE with E Everett P That Pierre PIrre girl Is beautiful In white tentatively cl remarked she sh Slue She Is la the E agreed n readily f quite U It e too loo to readily It a pit pity Adelaide went on about her It Its so o tIe degrading to aye Indian blood In one I nt t It I 1 dont don't think 1 Id I'd Ilko 0 It H. H I answered an on- r d then a I freling of f loyalty loyally sent cent the tho red blood In a flood from Iii hl collar t to u his hili curling red brown hair and if ht udde quickly hut It doesn't seem se m to hurt alot a n alot lot of or people T I kno know much But you always ns know Its It's there hers even when they are aLTO refined and b ful Adelaide persisted Association with them ma may be bl all right but hut blood by hy marriage doesn't t seem stem right J AU I V I f dunt think Id I'd ex 7 wish wh a 1 man tuon of Jr c pure white while t marry Ir If b me mc 1 were only rr i n Q en one one one-I el She n a little There WI the flutter or of tinkling u. u It It a i situ lIaw behind It chic tho hedge but neither r Of 01 oe t t you 01 marf marry one ewe Ad went on and the soft urt hand hll Ned on his coot t u ly III all 1 r 1 0 1 rl i tl r 7 1 h Strode down the beach his fit heart aching with remorse remora do down n until Ike a A. snow snowflake altO It iton i ion r ron on his broad broM wrist The ca care t tor tl of or the tho little little- was too lingers fingers much Ia Everett tt U If you ou were to forbid me I carts cirta c would not he said sald In a. a n low km ton tonj serious half hair mocking What it U j command m my Ind lady r r y Adelaide laughed a again aln I I herb hereby bid you ou she said sahl gayly If It If ere are tempted to make maiee that kind ct of- of alliance remember Everett I 1 will remember lI lightly hU I. I Neither of or th them thum m heard a I t breath beath on the other side of the h b ht Nanette Pierre who had 2 outs out the warm parlor for a n i or f Nanette l' could sing Bins no more than e I. I lug ig On the way home she h sat nt I a su subdued J In he her her Ou seemed to be he choking her Climbing shell path th that l led to her door her pan panion Ion felt roll the Ice tee of of- the fingers angers tb his hiM thick sleeve I ent you OU got ot a R chill or thing thins Nette he said cald uneasily y bade her good night Your hand t f flike like It were Do let me e c cand and kindle Indle a n nr fire for tor you But Nanette forced d s smile R-smile tober lIp lips No 0 no Hart Bart she rr pret proU t Its Just because Im I'm tired tired l JJ be t right once Im I'm In bed t But Nanette did not go to bed bei t creature she sat at wide eyd nl night ht through In the morning she ab set let et about out preparing brt bre break answerl her mothers mother's questions question wit nil forced cheerfulness Our NeUe Nette Is zo Rood good chi J all old Adolph said to Jeannie that when tho the girl Girt had gone In ar boat to a A. neighboring She Sho keest me three times R 50 when sh she got l In Iii zo 70 boat I I 1 lot loft loftE a papa papa she hc he say a I 1 lo loo you ou pap she was mine mine- still It chanced that Everett Burk was waa Justice of the peace In Ada Acla had to to to-go to go to that day Judicial business Going GolD home In ini dusk walking slowly lo ly along alons the tho r thinking r regretfully of or a It suicide uld e had taken ph place e Everett J caught t al aI something white on the rands t I If the Sr ho curve cur of or the cliff dirt behind It was u a spot much frequented by hearts and nd pleasure ur seekers seeker If kert IL a h ah ini nook dangerous at hl high h tide t f tell to ell cliff n was nas B behind It and and there ther was wo narrow path between the toe tOt Shoe Phoe rock nick Anc and the sea ca 3 Som I left ft a H wrap thought thI ht to tl himself lint But It was woi a girl In a mutt whits e dress cIrellI and t R r that la layon lay y on tho the sands ude One slim hand du dua a nf newspaper nev r. r hl big headline t U of the death th of or the voun oun young uppermost With hl his heart turn turm tho the girls g head 4 lee I cn H lifted d flUe opened her eyes and nd looked It at wonderingly r. r Nette eli oh Nanette he eri J. J heart beating again when h he J tr J black k fringed nJ d lIdl TR raise till th them 11 m mTh The Th tide will trill be hr In In a a. half haIr hour came camo you h hero ro asleep 81 p on the i iI sand and I hurt my lily foot she mur murmur piece of or rock rock rock- fell rell fellon on on It I 1 cou couch coul n nt t I 1 think T I fainted And I 1 ho lie breathed breached half to hr hi It Il was RS Just a rod nod sent chafes chane tho the evening boat left me and thatto thatto that thatto to walk alk walk around home and came cam J a n tway black fr ey V Two 0 tears came In her you you you-Ir If you had hall not conic como In tn libur ur I 1 would have been Mad dead dead E Et EV- EV J Dead Not ot dead Nanette 1 lu his Ms' I Th Tho young man shuddered tightened n d around her r. r and In th that V Is Ir ment he knew that where when there neither blood nor tribe nor not nation ter teraI tera I came CAmp here her to die she he conr was too unhappy to live and I the tho to lie tic down and 1 would h be hr so o et easy awak aWA r and never nover water watt cover cOer m me Is lay lav down on the sand land and went ent to IB IBI I J was was as so and and I ll dreamed L mother and m my father rAther and Ind of tn their ir brought my my mI when tho the people mb In Their streams awakened m mE mEt meE me I r if tart hear them now E Et EI I 1 can an to go 10 homo home to 10 them and in tM pi rock rolled off orr tho Ito diff cliff and e truck N ankle J I tried to get up but I t eo old but no one anI hurl heard m. m Then I r called What milde yn you want to o die dlf f ISe Net Everetts Everett's voice olee sounded hoards sod aDd natural S Nanett tt co covered h her 1 face dr dran ghastly th with twentY hours Angul EJ E her shaking hands nd I 1 t tI I J heard heard t I hc heard rd some come one I-i I l' l one ne s say he h could not marr marry she the walled 1 plat The words word lam came slowly hit bb remembered In Id u a flash Hash Everett E In tug Inc words word to Adelaide ranette M n J that H II lie overheard o her and strode down eton the beach h hI nu Irish heart aching with ra overflowing o with atoning love Jove O e that I that Will marr this rOIl fool tn you marry you ou Nanette fUt he ask asked tib b l 1 of or ute sate had rt reached chert a point a will Just JURt tell ell m me mA where your our and as all soon oon as II 1 R gt t you vou home horn back hack and get pt th the m minister and ands U agree well we'll bo ho married rJ this err errIn s lei In Ing Will you ou my rny precious dlan dean rnald twain Oh Everett J. Nanette sobbed v j Ill I'll pity m mv mi boats boat's right there thore at tn the j landing |