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Show i. Friy, GARFIELD LEADER. GARFIELD. UTAH the first full year during which taxes were affected by the economic depression and the falling stock market Total collections for that year were $2,428,228,700. Income taxes yielded $1,800,010,4001 s decline of (550,000,000, while miscellaneous internal revenue accounted for ' collections of $568,188400. a News Review of CuiTent Events the World Over Cuban Revolution Collapsing After Bloody Battle at Cihara Oil Wells of East Texas Are Closed Down. ; WBIN-Otn- v- . Men- ocal and Col. Carlo Mendleta were captured by the Caban government troops and locked np ,ln Cabanaa fortress, It appeared to obaerv-er- a on tba Island that tbe revolution bad collapsed. In deed, President Machado started off with the announcement week the that the revolt was over, that tbe rebels were surrendering everywhere and that there would be peace throughout Cuba within a lew days. The most Important of the remaining leaders were said to be In Santa Clara province with rather small bands of followers. Aviators were sent out to fly over rebel territory .dropping leaflets announcing that Machado would grant amnesty to all who surrendered Immediately. But tbe revolutionists bad not yet reached tbe end of their resources. A filibustering expedition lauded men from half a dozen countries and Quantities of arms and ammunition at GIbara, near the eastern end of the Island, and that port was captured and fortified. The government Immediately move against this force, and there followed one of the bloodiest battles ever fought In -Cuba. ' The gunboat Patrla destroyed the GIbara fortress and a land army Jnfllcted a crushing de- feat of the rebel troops and the filibusters. Meanwhile planes dropped bombs on the town,whlch was badly shattered. It was reported that about 500 revolutionists were killed and that the federal casualties were heavy. Lifting . of the censorship revealed that thO rebels also had suffered severely In the fierce engagements in Santa Clara province. - Despite these defeats the revolu tlonary leaders still at large were Insistent that their cause was not lost General Menocal managed to smuggle out of his cell a proclamation urging his followers to continue the struggle, and there were Indications that Machados troubles were not over by any means. In Washington, though the State department would make no comment on the situation. It was the general opinion of officials that the only way that Machado can prevent renewed uprisings is to enact speedily the reforms along democratic lines that his administration prom-JaeCertainly the American has happened la that Mr. Smith has made public the fact that Julius Bo senwald, Chicago financier, between the primary and tba election of 1928, offered him stock in Sears, Roebnck A Co- - then worth (555,000, to withdraw from the Republican nominaMr. Rosenwald Is too 111 to tion. be Interviewed, but hla Intimate friends admit the truth of the story and uphold the purity of the financiers motives In thus seeking harmony within the Republican party. Mr. Smith, at hla residence la Dwight said:' I did not Issue the statement for political purposes. If I had Intended to use It for such, I would have used It In my two campaigns for the senate and again last year, issued It because others saw fit to write a book about tbe case and because they did not give tbe people all the fagts. ' As to my future action politically, I shall be governed by conditions." If Smith should file for the nomination, ha win have Senator Glenn as hla opponent In tbe Republican primaries. Be was defeated for renomlnatlon In 1927 by Glenn In the upheaval which also retired Governor Small. Quite 'T'tlERE cannot be any general By Edna Peril er CHAPTER re- - rival of prosperity until the nations of Europe settle their political disputes and the German reparations have been revised. Such is the opinion of the Wlggin committee of International bankera at Basel, which was appointed to study Germanys financial needs and capabilities. The German government was greatly encouraged by the report, and one of Its officials said that a new conference on finances, politics and reparations must be called immediately and that all Europe hoped it would be called Jy President Hoover. Largo "How Chinese railway ministry, sends word that the flood In the Yangtae valley Is Chinas most terrible disaster In the present century. About thirty million people have lost their homes and a. third of them are destitute. The loss of life, already terrific, was increased when a great dike protecting part of Hankow gave way and several hundred persons were drowned. Typhoid, cholera and dysentery are epidemic, and Industry Is paralyzed. AU foreigners were reported safe. The Chinese government has made an offer to the federal farm board for part of ltff surplus wheat DECURRINO reports that Presl- - to feed the refugees, and the dent Hoover would call a spe- ideahelp la favorably considered by offcial session of congress to deal with icial! at Washington. the unemployment situation were declared at the White House to be ONCE mighty bnt without foundation. The President fallen feels, too, that it la 'unnecessary to like many another. call congress earlier than December Prof. Augustlnas to organize In time to consider the Waldemaras,former ber He debt plan. reparatlone-wadictator of Lithulieves this can be handled In tbe ania, was put on regular session. trial befors a court The President appointed Walter martial at Kaunas 8. Gifford, president of the Amerion charges of plotcomcan Telegraph and. Telephone ting s revolt a year pany, head of n national organisaago to overthrow tion which will be charged with the -- this the present joint rwtll adopt hopes'll state taskofrtnoblHztng-natlona- l,course, for it has no desire to In- and local relief agencies of every tervene in the affairs of the Island kind In meeting the unemployment of President Anthony Smetnnn and Premier Jonas TubelIus.. Twenty-fou- r republic and will not do so unless de- crisis during the coming winter. of his followers wers his felvelopments bring on a state of virchairJouett Shouse, executive low defendants. . The plot was betual anarchy. man of the Democratic national trayed to the authorities by several gommlttee, came out with a state- of Walderaaras adherents all memhas taken Its stand ment demanding of President HooTEXAS Oklahoma In tbe fight ver more positive action and less bers of the Iron Wolf organisation, and It was expected that their testiHe asagainst ruinous low prices for crude theoretical lnvestlgalon." mony would result in severe senoil, and It waa expected that Kan- serted that the Presdent Is spending tences for those accused. Professas also would adopt measures for more time ascertaining bow many who returned to curtailment of production. The net persona will be out of work next sor Waldemaras, Kaunas from his place of exile near be would waa measbelieved, It 'result. winter than be Is In taking Memel to attend the trial, said the higher prices for midcontinent crude ures for their relief. charges were exaggerated, which oil and possibly the stabilisation of sounds like a weak defense. There American oil the industry. DR-- HENRY wont be any sympathy for him In Prlchett, presFollowing action by tbe legislafor when he was In power ident emeritus of Poland, ture, Gov. Boss S. Sterling ordered be was ths bitter foe of that counthe the complete shutdown of the 1,600 and of It dictator. Marshal Foundation for the try producing oil and gas wells of the of Advancement great east Texas area, and then sent of Teaching, In the about a thousand National Guardsin the New annual report of the Developments men Into four counties to enforce law foundation martial the order, makes of the administration ofInvestigation being proNew York claimed. No resistance was met, tha bold assertion about a political may bring city that the leadera of feud between Governor Roosevelt the larger companies closing their wells before tbe soldiers arrived. the American Le- and Tammany Hall that would have Governor Sterling, himself an oil gion "Intend to raid a decided effect on the governor's crude the treasury of the chances for ths Democratic man, predicted higher prices PresiAnd he questions dential nomination. and estimated the Texas and Ok- United States. Some of his lahoma shutdowns would take about the patriotism of war veterans who friends bellevs s break with Tamone million barrels a day off the ask pensions or bonuses when unmany might help rather than hinder Under the subheading his market He said martial law In injured. cause In that matter and wonld east Texas will not be lifted until "Patriotism, Pensions tnd Politics," him support from other states bring the state railroad commission has Is- Doctor Prlchett says: wbers the leading Democrats have sued proratlon orders "There has corns about In onr been aloof from ths Rooseholding Governor Murray of Oklahoma, country s complex patriotism, bonus velt boom because of fear that he who originated the Idea of dealing seeking, and politics ths like of waa too closely allied with Tam.with overproduction by declaring which can be found In no other na- many. These friends think that on tion earth. Organizations that even if martial law, sent a message of con--Tammany should turn hosgratulatlon to the Texas executive. started In pure patriotism have lent tile, Roosevelt could carry New Moet of the operators In the oil themselves to pension lobbying on York state against Mr. Hoover unregions planned to care for em- such s' form as to demoralize both less there should be a great Im. ployees during tbe shut down pe- veterans and congress." In tbe economic situa"Erroneous and unfair is what provement riod. Driving was continued as tion within a year. usual, for there was no ban on Ralph T. ONeil, national commandLeading members of Tammany bringing In new wells provided they er of the American Legion, says would not discuss for publication of tbs Prlchett- statement, adding: their were shut down Immediately. attitude toward Roosevelt be"Ths American Legion never has cause the Tammany policy apparentIn the past or, In my opinion, never POLITICAL ob- Is to avoid an open break with ly will ls in the servers la future, ask anything that the governor so long as hs has the Is unfair or that will plact an unsaw, la the state patronage at his disposal sad IV atest episode of the just financial burden on ths coun- remains a decided Presidential postry." Frank L. Smith He says ths real objective of the sibility. ;. cast. Indications veterans' organization has been to that the man who back te Illinois for bo- waa elected to the get disability compensation, but QOINO : Newton Jenkins ef Chithat It never has asked a pension United States sencago, has announced hla candidacy d for men. ate from Illinois for the Republican nomination for and was twice de- - h.v United 8tatea senator on a platform . i aied a sent ts- thwcf eppcsltJoa- - to the rcsomlsstlca 1 statement is derived tbs snpleas-sn- t pper house be- F. L. Smith. of President Hoover. Ur. Jenkins, Information that the govern-mlcause ef Samuel who Is forty-fouryear eld, an Insull'e contributions to hla camsuffered a drop of more than mas and a lawyer, has twice paign fund, might sock again to rep- $000,000,000 In Internal revenue col- before been a, candidate for senator, resent his stats In the senate. What lection during the fiscal year 1931, (A. MIL Wwttra Nrwnwpw IMu. Pll-suds- 1111-Bo- J J able-bodie- . nt ,, ft s f CwnkUWUitrM', there. Hs told me ha had seen them. "Seen them I That miserable Gazelle Slaughter said that hes out there aU tbe time. AU tbe time, I teU you, and that he and Ruby drive around In her car, and be eats with them, be stays there, ftQ Til speak to your father. Clms coming home Saturday. Gazelle la angry at Clm, you know that, because he wont notice her end she llkea him" She turned her deer appraising gaze upon this strange daughter of hers. She thought, suddenly, that Donna was like a cobra, with tba sleek black bead, that cold and slanting eye, that long creamy throat In which a pulse sometimes could be seen to beat and swell s little ths only sign of emotion In this baffling creature. Ill tell you what, Donna. It youd pay a Uttle less attention to your brothers social lapses and a little more to your own vulgar conduct, perhaps It would be better." Donna bestowed her rare and brilliant smile upon her forthright mother. "Now, now, darling I 1 suppose I say. What do yon meanT And you Bay, You know very well what I mean." "You certainly do know what I mean. If yon werent my own daughter I'd say your conduct with Tracy Wyatt was that of a Harlot," put In Donna, sweetly Donna! How can you talk like that! Yon are breaking my heart Havent 1 had enough? Ive never complained, have I? But now-- yon Five dollars." The blanketed figure would pro duce a an let whose cheeks were plump to bursting with round silver dollars, for the Osage loved tbe sound and feel of the bright mete1 disks. Dvn . onthe desk they clinked. Tbe huge Osage stood then, waiting. Yancey knew what was wanted, "hs did Sabra. "Me want see Iron man. Make um uame." Yancey or - Sabra Whereupon would conduct the visitor Into the composing room. There were three linotype machines now, clanking and ennttering away. Once Yancey Donna came over to her and put had taken old Big Elk, Ruby'a faarms about her, as though site her linto see back how there the ther, were the older woman protecting lead Into printotype turned liquid mamHe had bad Jesse the younger. "Its all right ed words. ma darling. You just dont underRickey, at the linotypes keyboard, Life Isnt as simple is It turn out old Big Elks name In the stand. when you were a frontier gat form of a neat metal bar, together was I know what I want and Im going with the paper slip of Its ImprlnL to get It was no There stopping It The Sabra shrugged away from her; story of the iron ' monster that faced her with scorn. Tve seen could talk and write and move Tm sshnroed for you. You spread like a prairie fire through you. " Whole families sub- press against him like a like a Washazhe. Anscribed separately for the Oklaho- Again she could not say It ma Wigwam bucks, squaws, girls other generation. "And that horse ride. You say he loans it to boys, papooses In arms The Iron you He gave It to you. Its yours. monster had for them a fascination, you. that was a mingling of admiration, What for?" She waa weeping. awe, and fear. It waa useless to 1 tell you Ita ell right mamma not that out need take explain they He did qjbre It to me. He wants to own In one a subscription order to of thedfe covAted mfetal bars. It had give me'mta of' things, but !In wont love been done once. They always would take them yet Tracys do It that way. Sabra. If she hap- with me He thinks rm young and beautiful and stimulating and pened to be in charge, always gave Hes married to a drted-up- . the five dollars to her pet charity, bitter old hag who was vinegary, It In to vain refuse after trying when proffered. - Yancey took It Just that when he married her, ego. Hes never known what cheerfully and treated the boys at years the new Runny South saloon, now love !a She has never given him children. Hea Insanely rich, and a thing of splendor, with Ita manot too old. and rather sweet mirIts Its brass rail. bar. hogany Were going to be married. Tracy ror. chandeliers, and will get his divorce. Money does oil paintings. . It has taken me a year The Levy Mercantile company anything. and a half to do It Ive never tmrt added fancy grocery and wurl ZhrAto sIlWtlk-B- ut ket department to Its three-storto- - be worth It.- - Dont Its going brick store. It was situated on the worry, darting. making an street floor and enhanced with a honest woman .Tracys. of your wayward window. plnte-glns- s In this great danghter." g window Sol displayed a herself up, every Inch assortment of foods Juicy theSahra drew of her mother. Felice daughter white stalks of asparagus In glass You are disnee Marcy. as large around as a tuna's two Yenahle, gusting. thumbs; great ripe olives their Not really. If you Just look at purple-blaccheeks glistening with oil ; lobster, mushrooms French It without a lot of sentiment. I be happy, and Tracy, too. Ills peas, sardines mountainous gold- shall en cheeses tender broilers, peaches wife will be unhappy. I suppose, Bnt she Isnt happy In syrup, pork roasts dressed In for a while. frills Dozens of chickens pounds anyway, aa tt la Better one than of pork, baskets of delicacies were three. Itll work out Youll see. bother about me. Its Clm piled In the cars of homeward Dont bound Osages Often, when the that needs looking after. Hes got She looked .at food bills mounted too high, the a streak of her mother. Did not finish the senIndian agent at IVazhuzhe threatWhen becomes home Satened to let the bill go unpaid He tence. alone had the power to check the urday I wish youd speak to him. outpouring of Indian gold, and even he frequently Was unable to cope CHAPTER XIII with their mad extravagances "It's disgusting," Sabra Cravat BUT Clm did not come home on On Saturday, at said, again and again." "What are they good for? What earthly good noon, when Sabra and Yancey are they? Ignorant savages who do drove from the office In their little nothing but eat and sleep and drive utility ear to the house In Klhekah dinner around In tbelr ridiculous huge street for their noon-dathey saw a great limousine drawn automobiles" Keep money In circulation," Sol up at the curb. A chauffeur, vague Levy replied, for she often took ly familiar, lounged In front The him to tasA after seeing a line of car was thick with her red dus' Indian cars parked outside the of the country road. A vague pang of premonition Osage Mercantile companys store. You ought to be ashamed of stabbed at Sabras vitals. She . clutched Yancey s arm. Whose yourself." "Now, now, Sabra. Not so grand, car Is that?" Yancey glanced at It Indifferpleass I don't do like dozens of other merchants here In town. ently. "Somebody drove Clm home, Make out bills for goods they 1 suppose. Got enough dinner for haven't bought and give them tbe company?" Donna had gone to Oklahoma money. Or charge them double on It the bill that the Indian agent sees City to spend the week-end- . and return them tbe overcharge. must be Clm. ' Oral" Sabra called, as she en They come In my store, they pay what the article is marked, and get tered the front door. Clin But what they pay for. Ines Bull comes there was no answer. She went In and gets a silk step-in- , or Sun straight to the sitting room. Empty Maker he buys twelve pounds of But In the stiff little parlor, so eel chicken and ten pounds of pork. (lorn used, sat two massive, silent I should tell them they cant have figures With the Indian sense of It Let the President of the Unit- ceremony and . formality, old Big ed States do It. Tbe Big White Elk and his equuw had known the Father." proper room to use for an occasion Not only did Yancey .agree with such as this Sol, he seemed to find enormous "Why Big Elk!" How!" replied Big Elk, snd held satisfaction In the lavishness with which they spent their oil money; up hla palm In the gesture of greetIn the very absurdity of tbe things ing. v , . cried Sabra suddenly, they bought Yancey!" - Donna came borne from a a terrible voice. The two pairs bridge party one afternoon, the cretmy of black Indian eyes stared at her. Venable pallor showing the Marry Sahra saw that their dress wax tinge of cherous rage. She burst elaborate; the formal dress Iww ,frnmih cfflwi . g. far.prnut ncr sjojyL,TJie j is upoa-SsbeDo you know that Clm spends woman wore a dark akin and a his time at the Big Elks' when we bright cerise satin blouse, ample think hes out In the oil fields? and shaped like a dressing sacque. Jahra met this as calmly as Over her shoulders was the fine Hes working near hright-hueblanket Her hair might be. Cr a" ' u paper." I Sti ' um All right. Short Tooth. American JOHN E. BAKER, expert and adviser to tho Carnegie Continued ! "How! "Want d. X XII - 20 Grudgingly, for she atill despised them, Sabra Cravat devoted S page of tbe Wigwam to new of tbe Osages, those moneyed, petted wards of a bewildered government. The page appeared under the title of Indian News, and Ita contents were more than tinged with tbe grotesque. The Usages were. Wigwam subscribers They read the paper, or had It read to them If they were of the older and less literate generation. Sabra was accustomed to teeing the doorway suddenly darkened by h huge blanketed form or to look up, startled, to behold the bril llant striped figure standing beside her desk in the business office. , If Yancey chanced to be In the occasion became very soclaL y Herrera, noted Peruvian political leader and former minister of foreign iffalra, arrived from Lima by airplane. He has now been nominated for the presidency of Peru by the Economist party, and It Is said stands an excellent chance of being elected. So Senor Largo started buck home the other day to participate In the elections, and again he traveled by the air routs He thus waa the first passenger to make a round trip by plane between Peru end New York. Daring his brief visit to this country he spent a day or so in Washington, where he has many friends and admirers. p st 23. H;1 Q) TO) drop of $61,688,246. Corporation Income taxes netted the government (1,028492,699, n decline of $237,021,700 and Individual taxes (333447,700, a decrease of $313,196400, reflecting the depressed conditions la the business world and the wide variations of collections In times of prosperity and la times of depression. While both corporations and Income taxes were cutting a deep swath la government revenues, miscellaneous taxes showed only a small loss despit tha business slump. By EDWARD W, PICKARD Ac ce - won-derf- flesh-tinte- d y mouth-waterin- k of" y . 1 d ' d tu "Dont look Uke that, hon,, Elt down." , Again th groping wave ef hand. -- Im all right, I tell Come. Ws must go there." ,04. Yancey cam forward. He shock hands formally with Big Elk, wm the Indian woman. Sabra, setw him, suddenly realised that he not displeased. She knew that s formal politeness would have prevented him from voiding his tap If this monstrous announcement bad shattered him as tt bad her, s that her very vitals seemed te b withering within her. "Sugar, shake hands with them wont you?! -No. No." She wet her dry Um a little with her tongue, like one m a fever. She turned, woodenly, b,j walked to the door. Ignoring ths Indiana. Across ths hall slowij, like an old woman, down the porch steps, toward the shabby Uttle m next to the big rich one. As she went she heard Yauceya toIcs (waa there an exultant note In u?) at the telephone. Jeesel Take this. Get it k Ex Chief Big Elk. of Ready 1 the Osage nation, end Mrs. Big Elk, living at Wazhazbe, announce the marriage of their daughter Baby Big Elk to Cimarron Cravat aoo of dont Interrupt ' me fur tu a hurry eon of Mr. and Mrs. Yancey Cravat, of this city. Ths wedding was solemnized at the home ot the . bride's parents and was followed by an elaborate dinner made up ef many Indian and American dishes, partaken of by the parents of th bride and groom, many relatives and numerous frieBds of tbe young Sabra climbed heavily Into the car and sat etarlng at the broad j back of the car ahead of her. Chief Yancey At the note of terror in her voice Big Elk and his wife came out unreal bizarre In the brO- be was down the stairs and In the room with bis quick light step. But llant noonday Oklahoma sunshine, ushered by Yancey. He was being charming. They heaved their ponderous bulk Into the big car. Yancey got In beside Sabra. She spoke to him once only, I think you ere glad." "This Is Oklahoma. In a way ItS what I wanted It to be when I came here twenty years ago. Clm a like your father, Lewis Venable Weak stuff, but good stock. Ruby'a pure Indian blood and a magnificent animal Its hard on you now my darling. But their children srwf f their grandchildren are going to be ' such stuff as Americans are made of. Youll see." -I hope I shall die before that day." The shabby little middle-clas- s car followed the one whirling ahead of them over the red day Oklahoma roads. Eating the dust df the big car Just ahead. She went through It snd stood B. miraculously, until one grotesquerie proved too much for her strained nerves and broke them. But she went Into the Indian bouse, and sa w Q m si t tl p g. . besl de t he lnd! 5 woman, and ga she looked etlla beautiful weak face she thought I Two Massive, 8llentFigur. wish that I had never found hla he was lost on the at sight of old Big Elk and bis wife that day when ne came toward ago. long prairie his look of concern changed to one his head lowered with that fher, of relief. He smiled his utterly amiliar look, bis fine eyes hldde by charming amlle. lids. the HowT Look at me!" Sabra commanded How 1" croaked Big Elk. In the voice of Felice Vepahle. The Mrs. Big Elk nodded her greeting. raised his eyes. She looked She waa a woman younger, perhaps boy him. her face stony. Ruby Big Et by thirty years than her aged hue came toward her with the leisurely. band; his third wife. She spoke Insolent scuffling step. The twa English; had even attended aa In- women gazed at each other; rth. dian mission school In her girlhood. like sword But through carelessness or Indif- tbelr looks dashed, not shah did' held They high. ference she used tbe broken, slovhands. enly English of the unlettered InThere were races, there actold dian. , there was dancing. In the prizes, Now two Imthe , relapsed into Indian days the bucks had raced passive silence. a prize that was a ponf foot for What do they want? Ask them at a distance and won W tethered what they want." to reach him. mount fleetest the Yancey spoke a few words In and him back to the stafflnt ride Osage. Big Elk replied with s msr point Today the prize -was004-a monosyllable. gumotor , car thatnlflcent What did he say? What Is It?" In the open field half a mil ttering "I asked them to eat dinner with distant - Sabra thought. I a Twdyus He says he cannot. I am dglng. And Donna. 1 should hope not Tell her to ing. la her sister-in-lasquaw She speak English. speaks Eng- Dfgnnma on the Hudson. lish two Rubys handsome head righthow Big Elk turned hla great head, the couple the young bought slowly, as though it moved on a me- Just across the road from Bl R 1 chanical pivot He stared at his red brfrk bungalow a one-stowife. He uttered fat round-facThey showed a brief command In hla own tongue. substantial ugly. througb 'lt s and Sahra Yancey The squaw smiled a little strange, was furnished complete. Mongm embarrassed smile, like a schoolgirl furniture- - In the IW Spanish It was less a smile than a contorroom red plush, fringe, brass u1' tion of the face, so rare In her race gold twenty-dolla- r as to he more frightening than a heads asAnbig as An w piano. upright pieces. scowl room set A fine bathroom "Big Elk and me come take yon dining rich bath towels nesiif with heavy bark to Wazhazbe." on the racks A shlnln hung "What for?" cried Sabra. shandy bedroom set with "Four o'clock big dinner, big stained oak taffels spread Sobr dance. Your son want om come nausea. Clms far wav of a felt ' tell yon. Want om know be marry was ws smiling, radiant Yancey Ruby this morning." with the and laughing Joking She was silent again, smiling her In the kitchen sat a whl foolish fixed smile. d In a gingham dress and a girl God n'mlghty Psuld Yancey Crachen apron. Th girls hair was vat He looked at Sabra, came light a yellow a to appear almost 'cr to her quickly, but she waved white. Her unintelligent eye W'r him away. , . palest blue. Her skin was Dont . Fm not going to Its as to he quit colorless. la t waa aa though she midst of the roomful of dark jail right, shrank from bis touch.. She stood faces th white face of th there, staring at tbe two barbaric new Cravat hired girt eemed to figures staring so stonily hack at swim In a hazy blob before finnrs her with their dead black Indian eyes. But she held on. She fe t eye! U was at time like that that Ruby's scornful dark eye on w' the Marcy In her stood her In good Rnhra had a feeling as though stead She came of Iron stock, fit had been disemboweled and oo to stand the fire. Only beneath het was a hollow thing, an empty shf' fine4ark eyes you now suddenly that, moved and wolked and talk'dsaw a smudge of purpnsTThrown.as . TO Bl CONTI rSij; though dirty thumb had rubbed There: and a sagging of all the BLy Kangaroo A baby kangaroo Is about the s muscles ot her face, so that she looked waitled. lined, old. of a man's ibiimb. neatly braided and wound about bee hatleas head. 8he worn no of-n- a meats. That waa th prerogative of the male. Old Big Elk was s structure of splendor. His enormous bulk filled ths chair. His great knees were wide apart His blue trousers were slashed antj beaded elaborately at tbe sides and on hla feet wers moccasins heavy with Intricate beadwork. His huge upper body was covered with S shirt of brilliant green brocade worn outside the trousers, and his striped blanket bung regally from hla shoulders. About bis neck and on his broad breast .hnng chains, beads, necklaces. In tbe bright silk knotted about his neckerchief throat you saw the stiver emblem of his former glory as chief of the tribe. There - were other insignia of distinction made of beaten silver the star, tbs crescent, the sun. On his head was s round high cap of brown beaver like a Cossacks Up' the back of this waa stuck an eagle feather. His long locks hanging about his ihoulders, straight and stiff, were dyed s brilliant orange, - like an old burlesque fantastic queens a startling, background for the parchment face, lined and creased and crisscrossed with a thousand wrinkles One hand rested ob hla knee. The other wielded languidly, back and forth, back and forth, an enormous semicircular fan made of eagle feathers Side by side tbe two massive figures sat Uke things of bropze. Only their eyes moved, and that nightmarish eagle feather fan, back and forth, back and forth, regally. Those dull black unsmiling eyes that weaving fan, moved Sabra to nameless terror. "Yancey I she cried again, through- - stiff lips t Come. .... -- ' 1 pre-entl- J t 1 L-- ry e rose-colore- d - ".lt - |
