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Show .:) , 4'i into Texas men oiled their guns when they heard that Spotted Horse was leading his Comanches a rab again. Now he faced that dreaded chief, tat old man with a quiet, a hoi voice. Spotted Horse nodded. Good I have come to talk. Your it I ec friend. Long Rifle, is my friend. wnilt than he added, giving both i daring a stampede. CLAY MANNING and of Willy Nickles Indian names. and D SPLANN dispute Lews authority, tha L I It was about time he knew where cross the Splann. They discharges tew old Willy was. ken, I am glad to hear river and enter Indian territory. Later, of them Ed you speak of my one men, two sees friend," he said. Lew e have meat in Steve tells Lew b mea. splann, skulking nearby. camp. You and to a ranch." down men not your are welcome." He turned eying myself fm and saw his crew grouped clearly in the firelight, standing in front of CHAPXEE XII the shut flaps of Joys wagon. w ba! But Spotted Horse shook his head. se. Steve Arnold, puffed up by his No. Talk is better here. I wiU rl? newly acquired wealth and impor have one man come to us, you have it so aance, swaggered about like many one, to keep us even." ! other Idle rich young men, who an a. All right, Lew said and turned 'think themselves above common and tried to point at Quarter-nigh- t, again 'work. They flashed in a big way for But it was Clay beckoning. a little while, those riders of the who Manning came out. Spotted blame You couldnt ivuld bunch. 1 so long, Horse had likewise made a signal boy vthod been held down The one who rode forward, he saw he didnt know Steve better he instantly, was not the same sort as Steve But at that. N1 j could let it go this old Comanche chief. 'talked the loudest when he was He was a young buck, thoroughly scared. He always had. with the thin sharp face and savage, lLE The slow grazing pace with time long bony nose, humped in the middragging let him think it out in dle, of the northern Cheyenne. He ISTS which brought him back in the kicked free of the rawhide r chich loops, 'end to where he had started. Steve r roam, 'was a rattlehead, maybe, but no dropped lightly to the ground and 14 00, stood there with his roached head rcockeit fool. It was hard to put two things up high, looking at no one. together, his exaggerated impor Lew said and got no Howdy, 'tance of owning the Cross T and rr FMt answer. Two vermilion spots of sucows 'this talk of being through with mach juice were smeared on the without getting only one answer, A yellow cres- sharp cheekbones. You cant make any good plan for ers the future if youre scared of your )een t ' ED cir-cles- , dlSCDUE, past saw Steve ride with Clay much that afternoon and knew the He of Showdown I Early in wasnt settled. the evening they crossed a small creek and watered there, trailing on a mile afterward to camp ) on open ground. He bedded the long, horns in close, hobbled some of the horses so the herd wouldnt stray and swung a rope corral between for the night-guar4the wagons our dc mounts. Horses were like scented n gUa IN Cu bait to Indians. Orcj There had been no Indian sign either along the creek or over TS against the black Wichita range. It was as lonely a country as he had 0 pot: amsh iver seen. d Bailey and Jim on torc .Hope riding guard until the first too, iir 'watch went out, all the other men were in camp, washing up at water keg. It was not quite ENT dark, that moment of shadow like a thick layer across the land with the x ters, inters. He finished at the sky still blue. INGE keg himself, picked up a flour-sac- k ill, 1 towel and turned to look south. Ten i or fifteen vague mounted figures were coming from the creek. He swung back and spoke quickly SUS to Joy near the Get campfire. losed he said. Pull down the with . With Moonlight ft Owl-Hea- e, taps. of, e. . Whats the matter? She saw then. Her face went white. I Around the water keg the men were hurriedly drying their hands Someone joked, Guess, the party SERI iopens. watch Boys, your hair! st,bai .They pulled their Springfield-AUin- s sesnti saddle scabbards eatbfc from propped al sgarnst their bedrolls. But then, watching the riders take contau rhape, he knew it was not a war et, Tarty. Indians out for trouble would Tot come on like this, bunched and at a slow walk. Theyd spread and make a running charge and haul up ' short just before hitting camp. That ;rs, Would be to show their strength and see how the white men took it. He could count them now, fourtiingei een, and the men around him had started to grin at the way these Inmans were dressed. Some wore ants but were naked from the waist P Others wore brown reservation Jhirts with only a loincloth under ie long tails. A few had on old Ht hats with the tops of the crowns ut out. But mostly they were their black hair hanging in ouble braids. He had missed one of the group j ho wore both shirt and pants. hen the little party halted off fifty ,f ards from camp a Patched pinto came on, carrying this Jmoad, heavy shape of a man, old nd fat. Halfway in, he reached firelights brighter circle, gapped and lifted his left hand. He irpas less oi He nodded south. bare-eade- d, black-and-whi- was unarmed. Lw gave his rifle to Rebel John, eaiing, I'll go. He walked slowly jnvard, halved the distance that remained and halted. He said brief- J Friend! and stretched both rms in front of him, palms up. or his age and weight the Indian ane to the ground with surprising ase. He, too, exactly halved the , edstance still left, waiting then white man to finish the apL,r proach. LIlas e jl , j . 1 now a rituai that Lew undcrstand rooted and Indian come to him. It n a waF ones supremacy o othor. That didnt matter h' closed the gap and saw the eyes faintly indicate that - Je ic ledge. "'"tod, saying nothing, while . ,ct cJes, deep in their folds if ave him a long ap' hi arl Skm L J, 'T', - 1 ? hen in pci feet school Eng- man said, I am look- Or'e.old S for Lew Burnet. Tell him Spot-4 I it rse here," ,m Gurnet," he said and had a n Tieer feeling. Spotted llorse. e on these plains and far south Kathleen Norris Says: The Peculiar Unpopular Girl W.N.URXLtASE. been engaged by LEW BURNET ha j -ow ARNOLD, owner of tha Cross T, boss on the drive from to act as trail to OgaUala In the spring southern Texas Tom, with his son and daugh- oi 1875. and JOY, are moving to f sieve Tom must deliver 3,000 long Wyoming. Indian agent by Sept. 1 or horns to the contract. Lew suspects lose a valuable Co. is trying to that the Indian Supply I T. Tom Arnold Is killed delay the Cross 5 ,h'1 m wA HAR.0 LD CHAN N I N G Wl R Spotted Horse nodded. have come to talk." Good. I cent curved around the ball of his chin. He cannot talk English, SpotI will talk ted Horse explained. for him. He is Crazy Bear, Dakota Cheyenne." I see. Crazy Bear must be one of the younger chiefs then, stirring up the reservation Cheyennes now that their wiser head, Red Cloud, had gone to Washington. Clay Manning had come to his side. Whats up?" He turned a little with a low warn' ing. Talk. And Ill do it. As an" opener he said, Spotted Horse, how is it with our friend, Long Rifle?" His camp is good," said Spotted He spoke Horse. He has plenty. to the stolid figure beside him in a clacking tongue. They bent their legs and squatted on the ground. Lew touched Clay, drawing him down, and squatted, facing them. No one spoke. Time meant nothing to an Indian. Their talk must run in many circles before they came to the point. Spotted Horse lowered his head, his face heavy and sad. He sat like that, silently, with the immovable quiet of a huge dark rock, and spoke My at last without looking up. people, he said, have been driven from their lands by your people. You have killed our buffalo and give us meat that smells bad instead. Its a bum I know," Lew said. trade, Spotted Horse. I admit it. But my people are many. Like the too fast and grasshoppers that breed swarm as the sun moves we had to move west. It had to be, Spotted Horse, and I am sorry. Yes. That is it." The old Comanche tapped his chest. My heart is not bad now. But the Cheyennes hearts are black toward you. He moved his head a little to Crazy This is Cheyenne beef you Bear. are taking north. For Thats right," Lew said. OgaUala. beyond reservation the at him a Spotted Horse stared moment, turned and pointed his chin Swc hundred toward the Widutas. there. They are Cheyenne are over the antelope and hungry. They hunt Tins is Cheyare gone. the antelope enne bcof, they say. They want hat is theirs now." 'How much?" "Half, said Spotted Horse 'Half j I of this herd. j You know the answer to that," Lew said. He felt Clay move on hiis heels beside him and started to look around when the old warriors next words stopped the turn of his head. "I know. You are a Texas man. You can fight. But your friend. Long Rifle, asks you to listen when I say the Cheyennes have whisky. Many are drunk. With his head turned a little he saw Clays fixed interest In something on the ground, and then Spotted Horse was saying, 'Two white men came with four horses loaded. They gave whisky to the Cheyennes and put this talk of beef in their Bell Syndicate. . PATTERNSix SEWING CIRCLE WNU Features. ears." Lew brought his eyes all the way around to Clay then. But if there had been any foreknowledge of this in him it didnt show on the unchanging ruddy cheeks. So there it was. A neat trick now that he saw it clearly fire the Cheyennes up on liquor, send them against the Cross T herd. If they got their bellies full of Cross T beef theyd let the Open A pass without trouble. But - . . drunk . . , You might as well touch fire to the prairie grass. No man could tell where it would stop. Quietly Spotted Horse said, My people want peace. This is our country. We live here and will not go with the Cheyennes against you. But if there is fighting and the army comes we will be blamed with the others. They will not give us beef for many months and make us live on flour and water. Our women and children will go hungry. That is why I talk. It was an earnest plea, yet given in the old Comanches low, unpleading tone. Lew felt it strongly and hesitated and saw no other way. The answer, he said, is still the same. This is not Cheyenne beef till it reaches OgaUala. Lew." Clay touched his arm. This is bad. I say youd better give in something. He shook his head. No use. You cant bargain with drunk Indians. No hurt to try. Clays voice came with a sharper edge. You better. His blue eyes were still fixed upon the ground. We got more than cows to think about. You go ahead and make a deal! watch out. "Clay, he warned, For he saw Crazy Bears quick attention to this talk. It was too plain a show of trouble in the white man's camp and bad to be known. To Spotted Horse he said, "Tell Crazy Bear we have refused. What does he say then? The old chief signed rapidly and spoke in a clacking tongue. The young bucks haughty face showed no change. He grunted, opened and closed his hands many times, dropped them and sat stiffly, looking off toward the camp. Spotted Horse said nothing. He shut his eyes. Clay moved, suddenly irritable. "WeU? he asked. The old eyes opened and looked at him. Spotted Horse took his time before he said, Six hundred cows. One for each Cheyenne. All right, Lew, Clay agreed. theres your deal! Clay, he said, you show you've never handled Indians. That six hundred is only an opening wedge. Listen. Spotted Horse, your heart is white. There is no lie in it If we give this much to the Cheyennes can you say theyll not take all weve got? We have horses, wagons. II we give six hundred cows we are weak in their eyes. Can you say theyll not come back for more? Gravely the old man said, They are not my people. I cannot tell them what to do. Lew asked and got Satisfied? He turned from Clay no answer. and looked past Spotted Horse, his glance held suddenly by a fixed attention in Crazy Bears jet eyes. He followed that look back toward camp. Joy had come from her wagon to stand with the group of men at the fire. Its light showed Crazy Beat all that she was. Spotted Horse had seen her now. His head lifted. "You have women? She has her One," Lew said. man along. A hopeless anger filled him. Trust a womans curiosity to do that! He nodded sidewise and saw the old Comanche give Clay a measuring look. She Is young," said Spotted That Is not good." Horse. Crazy Bear stood up. He made a sign and walked back to the mountFor a moment longer ed group. Spotted Horse sat with his head bowed again. Then he too rose. He held out his right hand, palm up. Rising, Lew touched it lightly with he said, his own. Spotted Horse, your name is written on this land In great letters. You have come tc warn me and I am glad. But th white man and the red man nevei Tell mj could talk with words. friend, Long Rifle, I am not asleep." Clay had started back to camp He caught up and ahead of him gave him a questioning glance. The full ruddy face was set Some de lamination of his own held Claj grimly silent. He couldn't bring himself to be lieve at first that Clays talk woulc get anywhere with Joy. The gir had her fathers common sense. Olo to out Tom wouldnt have lisUm-word of rebellion at a tune like this (TO BE CONTINUED) 1900 12-2- 0 Its Sophisticated afternoon or date dress has subtly curved and fitted torso lines. Wear the jacket over a long skirt for dancA SLIM If guests appear, she rushes upstairs; if anyone meets us on the street, Diana looks into space. By KATHLEEN NORRIS 4 DMITTING that I made a mistake in the raising of my daughter Diana, now 19, what can I do to retrieve lost ground now? writes Ann Wood, from an Illinois city. My husband and I were peculiarly devoted, perhaps we neglected her; she spent much of her time 'with my mother, who was for years an invalid, the letter goes on, Now both husband and mother are dead, and I turn to Diana to find her as undeveloped, in many ways, as a child of 14. She is shy, She awkward, is pretty or could be, but an utter lack of style, and a complete lack of interest in her own appearance handicap self-conscio- her terribly. If guests appear, she rushes upstairs; If anyone meets us in the street, Diana looks into space, answers in husky monosyllables, bursts into nervous laughter. She will do nothing without me; begs off answering the telephone, wont even go on an errand to grocery or drug store without her incessant, You come, too, Mother. I hate to talk to people. Perhaps I should confess to you, continues the letter, "that the wonderful husband whose loss I am now mourning was not Dianas father. I was married, foolishly, at 19, was divorced three years later, when Diana was two years old. She does not remember her own father, but has somewhat idealized him, for recently I found hidden of among her treasures a snap-sho- t him, holding her as a baby. He also married again, has several children, and as he lives in a distant city his promise to see Diana frequently has long been forgotten. Wants Normal Life for Girl. I love my daughter, I want her to go, on into normal and happy womanhood, but my heart sinks when I consider the changes that must take place if she is not to be a twisted freak for the rest of her life. Diana, may I add, is only too good. She is nervously conscientious about anything I ask her to do, fusses anxiously over flower arrangements or the transmission of messages, asks permission even to walk to the corto mall a letter. She ner post-boreads much, likes puzzles, enters radio competitions, studies two languages. Her health is perfect; she wears glasses for Of late, in She has no friends. bursts of hysteria, she has threatened to leave home, but I do not consider her serious, for she is, as I say, completely dependent upon me. Will you make any suggestions that might help us both? My suggestion, my dear Ann, would be that you foster this idea of running away to the extent of actually sending Diana away for awhile. In these days she can easily get work, hard work, and with hard work, and life In a boarding-house- , which you must arrange for her, Inevitably come friendships, associaof tions, distractions many sorts. Put her on her own. Reassure her as to her appearance and her potential charm, tell her that you are acting upon her as a check, as a cramp, as Indeed you are, and launch her into the world. Send her straight to some Industrial center, Detroit or San Francisco, where labor is at a premium, and tell her you expect her to keep a journal and utilize her experiences in fiction form some day. Missed Happy Home Life. This girl has been badly handled since birth. She was too small at the time of your divorce to realize anything except that she was losing the Daddy she loved, and getting In y, x THOUGHTLESS PARENTS MAY CAUSE NEUROTICS When parents divorce and remarry they should constantly remain aware of their responsibilities toward any children by the first marriage. At best these changes are not good for growing youngsters. But whenever this has occurred the child or children must come first in all family plans. Failure to realize this has resulted in complex behavior problems which sometimes mar what might have been a beautiful, successful life. A mother writes Kathleen Norris about a daughter of 19 who is as undeveloped, in many ways, as a child of 14. The mother is afraid her daughter will be a twisted freak for the rest of her life. his place a strange man who took no particular interest in her. Her chiel companion was an elderly invalid; the probability is that she had none of the happy home life to which a child has a right, small friends coming in and out, parties and picnics. In those years you werent making her your first consideration; there was nobody to stop her from growing as shy and twisted and unhappy as you describe her now. Now your service to her must be to see that she is equipped with the right clothes, with money for immediate expenses, and with your encouragement and faith. The moment she is independent, given a chance to develop in her own way, she will lose her shyness and and blossom out in a dozen directions. It is because she feels so keenly your disappointment in her, your bewilderment or misgiving about her, and the primary fact of her life that you did not turn to her until you needed her, nor think in all the years of her childhood and first youth how desperately she needed you this is the reason that she shows you her very worst side, her quivering, nervous, blundering, stupid side. You conclude your letter by saying now, when we two are alone in the world, I must depend upon her for companionship for all the happiness that is left. But that's exactly what you mustnt do, unless your protestations to her are only a part of the selfishness you have always shown toward her, and you honestly havent her good at heart after all. two-pie- ing! Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1900 la designed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. 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