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Show SNIDKI.. falJcr was n luul lili ort of boy jugtJIirrhr wliiwiliomounaon tlio Tcry lank of tlio 1!ImIsIi l-wi nc-ut I tt thowjtcr Uint ttliin lilt nclho jjumtlon or coiuciciic-o noultl not lrt blra 'crP '10 '""' '" n known tn 1 jrtmitof Usl I11 thoilomluutthcB'tf J, nifjlit ami Vlungo Ir'." It at a d,i man ami tii-olico Ho luul tlio nighty riwr win jlnjiiinto nml nl ,cot won.lillH.il It, without liolus vuro Hint lio ilM wit for tl c.JII nislr, 1 1' n underfill tlilnjf lwtli liy . nlht nml ly ! ' I'"" ,,lU nrlii vo familiarity uilli it nnJ r-nl derwn n inuiro nonJilpir within K oiml lo llmitc-tho HmlU of a tavaro or 11 1 iy of tw lU 0. b Je r lliji uitm wi.ro 1J8 nnd gi s of two kick, llio rod uud tlio wliltf, on 1 li 1 cM"i"l ullRlit pre f cnncofor Iho wljlo (inwtik Jnj and tlio ml on Hid Hnlibntli. for, Isv tog a lad Hill I"'), ho plnj esl nil ilnj t-uti liy, nml It is, lnnl to pit nlong rannonlou ly nil iliy with tho littlo wiillo boju who uor;nii!tteslto jiliiy on that thy Tlio roil noiiplo, grot si an'll, lool 1 on SnIJor ns n nort of 1 liciiomenon, nml oMjrjboily Irnws it is very hooIIiIiir to tho Emeu of nil ngtn nml tows to In treitol ilofctxnUnllj. To hiuo luniicJnli. Irof BnlJtrBheiul woul 1, in ihn nnlninu of tho bam! of Cliiiiiie I was, wliiro ho pnwoil cunxnt, li io been tho wonit klml of 'bad incill cuip" Snllora tiro hell tho orthodox Vcstcra -Iow that "Iujiunlii iilzcu," t, J Jid not npprooliIi soim fninili nrity witli tho nboriineii, but thin ilii not wrioiihly Intufiru with thoi l7plnns, forit was not nyiinlotl uttnctly neceeirj thnt ho bhoulil coniult I1L1 tmrcntA iti to his goings in anl eomings out of tho w 001K MJcr nml his Inilinu hi mnlra I hili'n their intircourso mniitnictcxl ("Mmd'of I-nRUshouil Algonquin tlit was unintelligible to other inor-liU inor-liU than themselves, nml frequently thor useil it to express scntlmtnts re-pnling re-pnling their I rogcultors that w 011M Livo mmlo things pretty btonny for them hail thiir tillers, into wIiom) teetli tiny hurled It, knonu what was said Snider s luiit friend nnd "uteadj eomiuiny'wnsan Imlhn milieu of ten, whoso nimo In rngliuli would to fncly tramlntcil Ited Isif, but wlileh in her intit 0 tonjio could bo 1 HWlIed only by 11 combination of ! t-ters t-ters that would look crj' !icoui ging to clrtli7Cil ixwple llcil Inrs motlicr had no warrior i-ho rould call ' hi r 01 n, nud this detracted from lar I;ularity w th tho tribe, for Its mnlo members w ero cxiiocted to di vMothoprodueo of tho ihnu with liei, mil gratitulo wns not her rtrongest thurnclcrlttlc. Iter hits bands tcnlp wiisblowingalxiut liko n ilrj rag in noino Sioux warriors t i.e, ho jiaing liven killi.il lu linttlo wu'ii or tight ji.irs Uforo hnliUr fonneil tlio nciunintuiieo of his daughter Tho lad) a iinmo might luivo bum rcmkrcil Alkali in 1 tig lu-h, although it is quite) likely tho bill adopted or lHi.n gii 11 tliislilltir titlu nt a later d ito than her iinr-rUnre, Alkali nlwnys greeted with n friendly How how ' tho coming of Hitler, for his poi kets usually con tained wnicthiug edible from his homo larder, nn I cko n trilloof tobacco to-bacco from his fallal's lionul His not tmi rotable thnt bolder wns in n iiuiuarainioiibil)lc) foi tlio nuiiiinl nud 1 rotraetod vliilt of this pirtleu lar bind of In linns to tho noitjilior. hood, for In addition to mining n ' trilla to H10 cum foils of tho com I Juiuy ho had, 011 oeuudon, ln te-ilunil te-ilunil into wem lug w liisls ) foi tin in, though at tho cnroe.it nolleitntion of IlilLeif huhndiuan) times declined this tinful net of necommodutlon It Is not gooil to IK o," eho unld, 'when tho win riors hao taken tho dovll water" Hut t nlder had other sourei s of amusement than tlio conginiul to nety of tho Indian inaidiu O110 of tluvowns nlu twtlng of ktones nt waj farcm from ninbiuli It clinucvd onodaj that ho nut n stofio into u ).usini' imnilgr ints eouied wnfcon Inn 1 (.truck n babo 011 tho hi ad link lug n cnn 1 v ound mi 1 jl ehaneed t.mt (ho ehild s fuller Buccotwt In dr ting hnMcr fixun his connnl' 11 1 ut In the high gnus and drigging hiintothown,ou. Hist to (.how tho Tilliinj. ho Inl dono nnd next to wino him Boundlj Hut whon bni dcrhnlKien thowuund ho ns so nljc t to lemnrwful.po nuxious to ho Maltlim hip an I HiIkIi nnd inailo u lerriblucxamplo of that tho lmuii ITintanlhiswito and (ho baby to bet forgno lilra with nil their he itts, H OllirrshnlFeeHhlioll deiil raid tho news or itwuit iiilii to his father to tint Bntder wusa briltsetl I . imdbiiteied littlo imp when his fu tlier 11 ut him oupperli-is to bul Hint ntiflit Hou utiil his punitliiiH nt H Tilth litteniibs of tjiiilt, reawuing unit, luiMiij inauo 1 icu wuu luo Immigrants out 1 lo tirtle hud 110 riKht to disturb tho st.ilu ijua llh fatlirs punUliment mado it lnnl for Snider to slei-p and, King n queer, iliolherli- littlo fillow ho laj 11 wii his pillow nud thought of tlio cool waters of tho rher mil the! Hiiohy teiwos wliera tho ltidl nit w cm nliTp, nn 1 how the , nt lenst ifdwujs roeelvM him (,hullj Then 1 0 r4i up nud stole out of tho hou , nft-r filling his poeketa with 1 1svuits ho wns piitnc to bo nn Iinlltn 'llio curs did not Imrk nt Snider ns ho up luiiheil but ruilTuil his poc't its nnd wnggeil their nlurd nnd dumaRod tails l.utkily forHiildir Alknll uasnskvp and her daughter nw'ake It would lw plenwnt to di'crilw Keil I -out ns l'i ul ontan Mlnnehahc, 111011 tnud other Indian innidens habceiiileacrHjod bj lltirar) jieo t In ivli.i linen rTiinlmil li rrii rutin or bronzo inolels, but Iliil Ixsif ulasl was n giuuiuo Indian girl with all tho innitiil nud ihjslrall chnractirlstinof hcrruiv Asi-l.o elneigeil from her motlii r s tejKW, on olen lug tho fiicn of bni ler jieering In, woull lwns gooil opiiortuiilty to i,icrilio herns nn) llkofy to li obtained ob-tained Her bnlr wns ling, blnek nn 1 conrw nnd nt tho (uirt wns .1 btrenk of ) illow plgnnnt Tills lnlr huu down mcr her w nrtlij nnd not aln aj h 1 Iron eheeks in Biiehnwn) us tomalioher foro-Iil foro-Iil n toli'iiibly coiTi-t Wangle 1 Her ejes wero nlmoiul hlniied nud I wondei full) il irk tit) 1 den p with n I trueu of natural feroi Ity nluut them I that minion ulr-uiger link n wiinvl limn lieforoho uiuciultnil with a blind h r tluit the) wero inudo to look upon tln toitures that tho m ige lu nrtls low might iIomso Hiruioutli wns I irgo, but tho lmndaomo wluUi ti 1 th within inndo it n mther 1 leas int feutuii Uka nil crowing elill ilnJ, her bliould rs, nrms nnd Ixsly wiro nnguhr nml bony Her rnl lnent, sel loin i irtnl w 1th by night or by ihiy until it fell from hA kt-i-on plwimuil, consisted of it blnglo ciilico giiriiient, ' touted' totlur us oul) bipiaws know how to do drewmnkiug torn ml minded in man) ilncos, toin nnd unim ndeil in man) others, f-lioes f lie luul nnnci hi Igewr bho w oul I lint o dewpKil Tlio irsoiial luauty of Snl li r w ns not of n churneter to nrouo Jiwloiif) or coinmeiit lu 11 mixed culleetion of ..).lln,HuM.1n 1i,iiilillv,ir,iittril ous ill tho admiration of tl u led Itemized it would lino'co ns foi lowetlu A uingnllleelit surplj of imiliculnrly 1 rllliiint fns.klos, liegin iilugin tho uciplilurkood of his cara nnd becoming by far too miiiionus tomeution as tin) npproaihiHl his nose, Tho in II in children nlrtcmil Willi 1 n ions u Imiration tint w hero ns tiny cou'd api ly ) ellow nnd bluo pigments to their f ices nnd thus bo ban Isomo as n Miumer dawn until dirt ornecident oldltirnteil tho work of nit, hero wns n fnoriil niortnl whowoiu his coloring mutter uudei tho bkiiinnd could oi en wnh with out injury to his toilet. Tlio uoo of Bidder, whero tho freehlcs did most congri'gite, li w f th) of cxteiideil notice It ni of an lingular typo, 11 bort of com Kmul commiiiute'd frieturo of nil thoiliffinut ft) leu of newowuni I) tho Ar)nn rues both Uforo nnd hluco tin ir inrliust uilgration Ills ralmeut w as ft jsilr of Jeans troue rs with uno "g-illus," nnd n hlikory bhlrt, mirinounteil with a lint biieh in only u reckless nnd muni) ilisK.ltlin i null enihlo ntiyouo touuir HU teniimrnuieu t w ils sunny or w irllki , ns occasion demiiudiNl, ns Is u t to lie tho eau with n child thrown lirgil) iini his nourceA for dleioii Hut nitiiro hail lieeiicmiliugiiing lilm 11 tender heart iinliibeindihe boul, both of which defeets ho wn btiidlous to ccneval ns nn nucl ut kiijht would halo coiereil up n weak fpol lu his ni 11101. Ibuiming 11 littlo ioil from the binolderiiig lira Iieil IaiiC c.irrk'.l it n bhoit ilitanco from her uiothert. ikinlty nnd boon had a littlo council firuforhertilfaudCnldeiewtnbljdiiil As part of tho arrangement huldi 1 uiruw- irom ins MKKec u oiscuic nun It w as 1 ugerl) belal by tho girl, w he lias In tho normal Indian condition of r ii euous liungi r. After n nnoaiblo perioil of rl lenro Bnldir nnnrl nl, "lio rome tolionu Iulhn, lied I-enf, nnd lite 1 lth)ouidwn)(i" ' You call t," w as tho luMuntiibXim nnswir, delherel without blgu of in tent 0110 w ly or uuollier Pool hiilderl Hero wus his death ben teuco hero tho f tlthful wound of his fiieud "Am I so bid tho Injuns won t hni 0 niel 'lio almost wihlieil 1 llio haiiy man w ould Ibid ) ou nn 1 tnko ) ou buck lo his lodge " bni li r Flro 1ml n Brolnlingnng' in beard, nnd tho IviU calle'd hlui the hair) mini ' Hut 1 1 ouldn t go," replied Sni lor valuutl). ' Then ho would cut n stiik and mnl 0 )uii crj " Uetl Isit bald thli Willi eoucintinteil coutunpt b'ie hid mm 11 lini ler (lagelhitod IM tuteuiljug Indian nroFO to go Ifo had liecn wurso wouudeil tlianliy ill his father s puiilidiuieut, uud nt tho mouient IUnllevif w me-il to re-ulizo re-ulizo t his bho admired hun uud w as nwnuiiiuinimbno ' Hut ) on nro not n cow aril n hllo Iioo lenrcdlffeiciit." bidder lesuuiixl us Kflt ' Would Alkali liko mo for a soul" 1 0 suld, uftel 11 jicriod of hilenco "Alkali does not oen loo (lens-nntdn). (lens-nntdn). Hlioa)8jteiI Unf Is not I ioil ixnpt to int when thiro is littlo to lo hid mil to gather Milk 1 f 1 r tho lira 1 ler liburt Is 1 e 1 y bn 1," bill 1 tho dutiful duughti r, w lilt niueh fn uki ess- ' I blnll neei k turn to tho 1 xli,o of ni) futhir " Fiilnildir, it oluto- lv I cnn llio in tn w owl s nlono, Knw 11 echo 1 nn;nt Manitou " Tills j loiiti,xpi(ilouUbUipoiiHl to mean. in tlio lnu(,iii of tho iibon -nn ?, I ' Oo leans fur tin po r Indian A great ehitngo cntnonr tho f iro . of Ited Isif nt this uiiiul) il(slani tlon of Indeis ni1ni ' Iteit Lcuf will go wi h lur friind," bho de-clarwl de-clarwl "Tlio woods uro goml to llio In " Without further rennrk thoy nroso from tliocoum II llro ami wont Urn nnl tho rlur Willi nit Imlng mllxwt I b) either Iti ns tho aril of Imth lio iiig tho im-itwt natural nbinclwitli 1 wlitelt the) had aeipiaiiit nice and liolh liehigutterl) witlioutothertlnn I naturut ItillgiimsMiitiinuit 1 Tho moon entile out nnd lit tho might) Mtvnmuit.i n weir 1 nnd tin ex 1 tnin light The siring f resin t had not wholly subsided nnd tho wnterwascouivd with ' wioek mil Btn) nnl inMnw iv ' It lnhed In huiks nnd wlililed nwn) into tho I d irkuoss liko n tortin-nil mnke They looked nnd sail rnthlnir firiilui!' tltre, nnd II11 11 Ihsl If liegiin li ist-lly ist-lly toilUmt Limit uf her clotlilng "lln id nre canoes 011 tho island," bho explained Tho island wns lmlf n milo ilistnnt, nrd n strong current rolled lxtw1s.11 tho two children ami the nearest isiint They would not so Invo xpressed It butlhei weronlioiit loprnrtkally Internigntu-tho gut Dig'Mi whither ho huurvtli tho )ouug cagloswhnn lheycry,"ns tho gal of thoCliris-tlnus thoCliris-tlnus It Mild to do It Is awiul isilil " whimpered bill iW as Ills 11 itont'hi n si tlmli felt tho rtliv owning nir nmthoHliliTeil 11, t o 1 this 1 ldu tho liolr) man nnd Alkidl rixiiondisl Ited Inf ns fho wmldisl 1 r clothing into n bimdln nn I tiisllt to thu top of her hi sul by tho slisn es of her drem Thick diirkii"ss wa idi ml ulmit tin 111 nguln fur tho imsni luul nt-tiisrl nt-tiisrl Khind il i loll 1 Tho ri er gur gleil nt tin 11 fis t nud nlmont Innglusl iiln id Tho tit es 01. the Island wero n dark patch 011 tho lsmlcr of tl e horixon lUsl Loaf pint geil into tl 1 w ler 1111 1 ufti 1 11 moment of hifihv tlon bidder was 1 uniting tho win at her bide, with n chill n this cry inniron Tlicro win niiieli bonrehliig nud rcunjln,- ulioutwheii tho chlldriMi wero nilsscsl ns mn) easily lw sup jkwsIi wldto nun nud nsl men imitcsl their cunning nn 1 rv,riMiu in tho bejrch Tho lisiios in tho for-t for-t wero nliuewt turiusl o er b) one nnrtv or tin) other In tho Iniuute chnso after clews, mil it wnsiunix than 11 ulni d)s woudir where they could hnu gone Hut Uigon know uud kuighsl ltnintelllgihl) 'llio fish gixl iliHsm t ti 11 nil his m) en ts to Xiuetcs nth eentur) folk Alsnit threo weeks Inter, when the great rlvpr lia 1 shrunk within It blinks, tno sw nihil and ilinllgured llttk) eoriwe wero found itranilisl on abar, boiiionhut knnwisl b) IWies hut liiiquevtion ibl nil that was mor tilorbnldcruiilltcsllxif An I Alkali uud tlio hairy man cneh remembering lliclr list woul to their oTiqiring wiro remop fill nfter tin Ir kin 1 In tho hair) man i llllon uno grnio bliould nilfieo foi tho bntteiesl littlo bodies, nud il wnsbo ' Injuns 1 m lo 1 Isen," ho n markisl, ' hut this littlo girl must '11 liesniery fondot liybnllir to m bwiinmiu thoriierwithhlm lu high w iter If thcros nn) resurrection for one of them, them is for the other, and I think inii)ls) the) d llk to rio loge tin r on th it ihy " As Ik cenMsl sieaklng tho first eloil of the haul, linn ill) fell on thu Isix lu the Four ini th that hid been set nsldofri. n gmujiird. And few waited to us; tho little mound rouiidexl up nt the top '1 hex had otlu r things to do -bencca U 'ltienlell In HuffuluXews. |
