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I MARINKA J I I I u. u fly BY GENE GE Z LIly were sister an brother Mar Mar- nka inka was nineteen and Joe Joc was twenty twenty- I the five They had hall both been through the thc In Indian ian school an and l spoke Iol English el very well Now they owned a farm fum with i more than a hundred horses and aini were vere quite well off Both 1 of or them were wre l passionately fond o of or horseback ridIng rid rid- Ing and both wore vere good shots sho and it had never ne once happened that the they ha had returned cm handed empty t from froni of oC their thell many hunting trips I r decided to visit these two iwo I had always been welcome amon among the oiher ot i Indians of ti the district but here 1 I felt immediately ly that I wa was not I When hen I stepped Into thc their l' l tent none I of them responded cd to friendly b greeting and io Joe's Joes face told me er el than words that he lie would rat hoi hoi- I have ha seen me 1110 a thousand mj miles aw away ty I J Jr r h some explanation x of ot my lily BP l I ed cd ih 1 SC sc JI o. o n.- n. f 1 1 1 hit do 1 it p stand tan slip she he replied In a acry very cry haughty tone of or voice olce arid and I immediately understood un un- un- un that she hc Jiant want to I speak Ilea In l English and amI for that lc reason Olt 1 I r re- re my question I h In ian o n next la day day- 1 I again went to lo Iho LIo tent lent and und found the thc girl alone n She was vas more mor friendly l than thai the day before before be h- fore and when I told her that the moccasins were Intended for fot my bride blide S who was to tu come over 1 here from Ironi a country ten thousand mil miles awa away hn very cry much Interested Sh She i. i wanted to embroider them with white silk so o that the pah pale faced woman oJ 5 might see that her faced dark sister r t was not entirely uncivilized We c were soon chatting tos together ther like Iki e good friends hut as soon as I at at- at atI to l as-l her about ut her hel own OWl I life she Immediately changed the sub sub- L- L j sect ct Do not speak of In me she said m c-m cinC C- C A row few days as a's later she came to on t camp camj with the moccasins i I gave ave her horse a a. few cw mt measures 3 ol of if f oats and when she was ready to go SO home I had hud m my own horse saddled an and s 1 wont with her hei She Sho w was Juite guile Clien friendly l and seem seem- seemed ed cd edel el very happy happ all the thc time Uit It when we wo caine came near neal her hei tent she al asked aLed c me mc to leave her as her brother would mei be beer er very 1 an angry n if IC ho saw av u us together I 1 I It seemed to me mc me however er as t If m my I company compan had sudden suddenly I grown dl dIM 1 i a agreeable l' l to her hr and as ns s I could not 1 visit her at her home I asked her hel lo tu I meetS me outside In the thc t. evening and half hesitating for fOl a moment sue she h consented was wak very lI much 1 In the people who vho l lived ilet ld on lIn th the other othe side of oC the sun and we vo tall talked cd to together to- to gether nearly all the time about aboul Joe though the she occa occasionally told me roe of or tin the Indians l of f t their eh man many li fights mid and o or of j tile uio O or 01 her father a 1111 who whoa wa a r killed in an Indian In Mun lulI tana i I i always alvay treated J as ai a lad laity lady a and ad d she fj l I was very proud of that thai fo fn in this ready rough country i S here a 1 i miner ml m lit IH any J 1 rill f 1 a hot tie of oC whiskey vil Y I inn worn en were 1 usually ul worse e than dog lF Of or CoUI course S Joe Toc found out boUl lt our oui meetings ling and amid though they were perr per per- r f. Innocent thc they aroused in him bin bini i furious jealousy y f nr- nr Ila day he came to tn m my lent tent antin anda ant and in 1 a n threatening manner demanded I olat 1 I cease 18 seeing l I tu I whip whip- I tl out n my revolver JC and 1111 told him him that thai take orders no from him find and aulI I Mint ha t l t I there here hI wax ab absolu absolutely tel no ha harm harin Im I'm In Ii mi- mi r nn Furthermore I r ol did 1111 didn hi n nl i in ersland why hy he lie should pet pel so o ol l d ns fiN Marinka was not flOt his hisT T 1 1 II III words OI S Ii him i in furious l I om white p people are nI thieves cs You u i a il our mir gold and our um Ian land hand II and you yuu I I wint Ut to tn steal vu our om IHil Bul BulI I I t ll you i L lis his t rather lIHr than lot let I YS yu IJ lIa lIap p 1 will vill l kill hihl her and andI 1 I I lulled that I was not nut afraid Vif If mf ir I In mm C cne rue h he killed I 1 1 pl h kill liIl ill him hini and I baited my yeI rc- rc I l I I I r r. r which 1 I still stihi hei hand Ud i i.- i. I. I r pea toil ll hi his threat htmL lund and left m my may I r. r I M. M s aring that he lie should get FeI Fe- Fe I in 0 th lh evenIng I told 1 what nid happened she hl was as S very much l' l i Id II Hell 11 kill us tu both lile H said ivied to calm cahm lI her but htmL lu he kepi 1111 S. S I 1 low know It t f know U Il hell he'll l kill lII 4 h S. S Put Tut rut surely he lie has Im no ll right hl to tu 1 I I to 10 4 you hl hi sl sister tt I J ia wild ai i d. d siu- siu iH lt l at me and amI her e eyes cs filled OIled S. S i lS 1 tars I I I ln l-ive l t my rny bra brother Hi or with lIh my may whole h h mIt 1 he r. r said N. And 1111 I have hl never nc 5 i l 01 for rOl any other man ro sh she burst hUIst Ol out l sobbing and andin in 0 11 u And n now nu he lie Is going oln lo to hi kill you yu 1 and inc me 1 Tt it t was as of oC no u use to lo toa say a anything h In to 10 I was suI sure O t that lal w we e both hoth lIu must r die df alit and left me In lii fear eal of If her brothers brother's l a anger n S-C S 1 On my may way ay home boone 1 I thought hL the hr whole matter over I I suddenly realized realized real real- that lint Manuka lal 10 loved cJ mae me a and that thai I had been pla playing ln w ith hUh ith fire flut For 1 my may myown own 11 sake salce T feared arc nothing Jo Joe J knew was nc H a 1 dangerous enemy but buti butino t no who Juo could coull never r think of or attack 1 In Oll beh behind bid Q m 1 In great at Jun t nh wi wh T r t I 1 Jette Kalis J Poll oll lid w would ulal ha llly tiUI r Joe Jot On ho tho other side odde Ille I 1 could protect Ma- Ma if I 1 ell or oi 1 tell ten it- it Indian that I would KUo c up UtI her If it ho to he I d nut not lo to a h bt t SI siller T That at would YOU probably bo ho the best besl om and I felt quite sure ure that he would l keep cp his promise nut BUt would h he who whoa was a suspicious ou like llIe all In- In dlan believe lC m my word I did not riot dare accept this Ihl and then thon Hn finding ing a sol solution I 1 fell asleep I 1 had arranged d with to meet her the lie next morning That ThatIs i.- i. Is if It I am sUII still alive all she hc hn had said with an expression o of despair espah in her hei voice which trembled with fear car When h n she he saw a me int she he tood s-tood up took hold of or my arm anti ant came calla so 4 elope close to me mc that I felt elt her liet breath ath in inIn In my face fael Look at my at-my m my cy s. s she MIle wild said They were rp open Ollen all nil night Not ot on one did I sleep and amI I am am tir tired so gO tired t I She hid her hel face and burst out cry cry- lag Ins T I tried to comfort speak to I. I hex hex- a as at to a child Su Suddenly she hc threw around ai my thy neck lint and her lips lip rought mine I low love you lu she hc whispered S I r did not lOOt know what to fo o do 10 I would not hoot push pOsit h lieu her r awty lJ as riM that would have ha ma made hot her unhappy 1 I saw tutu that I site loved ld mo lime t is I only nil an an nilI anI I I 0 Indian InJIan can call a ami d I told her hll that thai my nn religion II not loOt lt now allow me nic III o to t dr la n a bride blid when I 1 Ira ra Itji already engaged t uld Do io 10 not nl of lr II It she s 1111 It sob sob- lb- lb I b fn c w 1 yeS we- shall I both 1 be t dead Ho Sti why 11 should I J not notI i be happy the u thes-u u few hours lums and anti belong leong to tl you OU Then I would not nut care curc if H I I oiled died Y 1 i. i I her liei l again lIm that I could not mint Jove JO hor hN IV Ic J 1 l IH C to suf suffer lIr- lIr fet fer terribly in t till the other r world and never 1 Me c bh get KOt 1110 the time Slice ence of the who snort is the Gu God of ui white mon flIt v I This 1 seemed leJ I 1 lo In c calm h-c h lieu her I J 1 will not ant cause lse you OOIJ any suffering suffer ing m IDI my b beloved IU sho ho said lI hut but today we e will the dio together Are re you ou afraid I of death S V S SI 10 I I toll told h her that thai I t didn't to to I tit und Hint hilL we WC would both bolM H live uIe a al l ng time him 1 I atso aso told her hel Unit lint I lit lit- la-j la to go got 11 far Car away the time n next day tIny J j I t 1 understand that you rO amit t In go got n a away avay from trun here limit Hut do elo nut not walt wait until tomorrow On Un aWa away I loday nil ay When hen you YIU are arc mie I shall I die dit lc Hut nUL you I shall 11 live ll arid and return to tu your yum bride brideI I am you shall hall I IM happy very Cn happy She smiled m I at the thought of oC the tile I hat happiness which was US wasu u u conic come to lo nip InC j I Shortly afterward I 1 JI parted ll from frum her GUll God you and keep heel all ull evil 1 things s awny H from you she hc nn and I went into m my trolL tent ru To lutc pack m my ny things In III th the afternoon I intended to lo find Joe and tell him him what hL I inton intended to tu do My Uy I tent mates matts woe were all ull working worlin and I 1 was alone In lii the little camp About Aboul 1 th Uw lap flap of ur the tent emit was drawn I aside it Joe stood stool I in ii the opening ng |