THE FRONTIERSMAN.
The sung of summer searel his skin;
The cold his blood congealed;
The forest giants blocked his way:
The stubborn aores’ yield
#e wrenched from them by
arm,
And grim old Solitude
Broke bread with him and shared his
cot
Within the cabin
The gray rocks
hands;
The north
The wolf of
The world rot his name;
But mid the lurch and crash of trees,
Within the clearing's span
Where the bursting wheat-heads
dint of
rude.
gnarled his massive
wind shook
hunger
for
his
bit him oft;
now
dip
Fates
hard
The
aR i
out-—-a man!
in Hampton's
turned
Wightman
By Franklin Welles Calkins
week at Burnt Wood
efore the Fourth
of the govern
employes
at Wolf
cabin
Indians
in a “Great
1¢ high flat between Wolf
Burnt Wood A solitary
B
rule guarded the agency
It
agency.
of July
ment s
the ag
Creek (
were also
had pitched
Circle” on ti
Creek and
blue-coated
buildings.
The agent,
were a bore,
McLaughlin,
was holiday
On the day
teachers
the
for a
Teepee
deserted,
their tents
hool and of
we picnie
and
the
ency nt
‘anon
for
all pienies
in his office.
spite of the warm
weather, was busy with annual re
ports to his commissioner. The
drone of buzzing flies and the dis
tant boom-boom of the tom-tom came
to his ear in a sonorous hum as he
worked.
He was deep in the toils of recom-
mendation—he was allowed to recom-
mend—regarding land rentals, when
there came a knock at, the wire
screen of his front door. He knew
the hesitating rap was that of an
Indian, and a woman,
“Oome!" he said, and his pen sped
on, leaving his visitor to wait the
convenient time of a paragraph
“Please, sir—father!™
He recognized the voice,
ed, with surprise to Sal-
He Iron would ver
have com such a time
without
The
door.
Her
The
long Graids,
whom
alone
to
sat
in
and turn-
face
ne
some
Crow. Sallie
e to him at
need
standing ingide his
her school uniform.
Ber breath quick
off
tangle
some
WAS
dressed In
{ace was pale,
string had
and a
shoulder
jently
ureent
girl
come one of her
of hair fell
over her
at
riding fast
“Why,
thought
nic! 1s
Sallie
head
quirt dangled
her wrist, Evi ghe had
Sallie,” sald Mel
Aaunghiin,
Lt ,
you warp
something wrong?”
was the daughter
man {f his Indians,
pupil at school, and a
with both the agent and his
Father,” she sald, “all
with the Indians since my
Iron Crow, left us on a visit
young men of Turtle Face have
en horses of the cattlemen They
say they did this because of the
young horses those men drove off two
years ago. Those young horses be.
longed to my uncle; and Turtle
Face's men have given those they
bave taken to my uncle because they
say it is right
“That {s not
a bright.
favorite
0
the
wife
bad
father,
The
tak-
is
done
he.
now
so—they have
it to get us all Into a quarrel!
cause they hate my father—and
the ecattlemen are coming to
us all! Father, you must stop them!
1 have said enough now. 1 must go
quickly.”
Unbeeding his remonstrance, his
questions, the girl hurried outside,
ran to her pony, mounted, and was
off.
Much disturbed, the agent sought
old Crooked Road, the only police
man who could be induced to stay at
the agency during the dancing. The
old Brule listened gravely.
“Turtle Face's men—they took
horses—one sun biffor las’ night,” he
admitted, reluctantly. “Mebbe so
calllemans come.” he added,
entl “It he do, 1 t'ink we fight,
mebbe.” And no further would he
talk, although his eye roved the
wide range of the valley westward
to the watershed.
Mclanghlin’s gaze followed his po-
Neeman's.
shoot
mering gray terraces was there any
sign of life.
government stables. Every horse had
been taken by the plenickers, his
wife having driven the team allotted
to his use
Then he returned to his office, con-
m The Indians had run off
some stock from the outlying
ranches. Very well, the horses must
be returned, although there was
complaint, well founded, that
ranchmen had been none too care
ful about branding young horses on
the agency borders.
At any rate, the cattlemen,
were coming, wonld come to the
ageney first, he concluded. An old
feud among his Indians, between the
tbands of Turtle Face and Iron Crow,
if they
Wood, Turtle |
| Face had been head chief, but was!
| of such unruly and untrustworthy
{ temper that the government had rec.
| ognized Iron Crow's authority, and
{ this had caused bad blood between
the. factions, Still, Mclaughlin did
not belleve that either band wished
to embroil its tribe in a war with
the whites, So he sat down again
to his work.
It was a couple of hours later that
interrupted by the entrance
Road.
Cattlemans he
bluecoat's laconic
pointed te the
McLaughlin stepped to the window,
Even its screen 10
could geveral AWAY, A
moving diagonally
ACTro8s Burnt Wood slopes He
his field-glass and ran outside.
There the blurred objects were quick
ly resolved into horsemen wearing
hats. They were coming toward
the agency, but were riding leisure-
ly toward the Indian encampment,
two miles below.
The agent sped away,
he shouted back to his
Although the day was warm,
covered the distance Wolf Creek
dog-trot. He beat the squad of
horsemen by mile or so; but
he had climbed a
binff, he discovers Great
role had
Was vac
four years at Burnt
he
of
was
Crooked
the
He
was
nt
come,”
Announcems
west,
through wire
discern, miles
string of
the
objects
rot
not
here!"
policeman.
“Stay
he
to
iat a
! white a
laboriously
d that the
been abandoned
ant; no living creat:
was on the ground save Ihmgering
Urs
ye
ihe no doubt
They
of cowl
agent had
Indians had
valcade
the first bush
ed and
at
but
gone
walked
head
when he
the
pths no trace
sould be 8
hig
(18
He Indians
before
be wi
hoped
the
wanted to
the
th them
that
Brules to
and that
the cow-men
the government
Before he could determine which
way to go, —the grass was trodden
down with tracks in all directions, —
he saw the cow-men coming over a
rise to the southward. They crossed
the ring of the wide circle at a gal
lop, and he walked a little way
meet them
Ha
{0 Eel
to
‘He
upon
gtolen
in-
rest
\
cattlemen, or, at least
the encounter.
4 I revall
restore the
he might
to leave
at
he
ight
then
the
stook,
duce
10
to
wou'id, if possibl
the
time for Brules,
inclined to
As he was the only
the squad
dress now
straight on, u
at short range
One of the
dently, rode to
farther
get
of
showed
halting
said
at
returned
you have?
and
arent
As much as anythin
ywiling excitement,
Wg
the
dest
gre
That's a mu
he said, “but | don know
goods can delivered At
agency is without i wa
as can :
reds a tip
did you? You
spoke as pleasantly
McLaughlin's eve
the lines
rifle and revolver
words
“1 had a tip
|0me Men, were
which s«
that the
nresent
rds, so
be
the
far
give your
bushes,
ed.” He
git them
look some heat
ag before
glanced
horsemen, armed
He measurcd hia
aiong
of with
that you
coming
of the young
shly he said “1 bell
your stock is near at hand. It shall
eturned to or double its
appraised value shall be paid. 1 will
be personally responsible.”
“That's good as far as
said the leader, “but we
reds that took them ponies
et
or
ponies
Indi:
men,
after
ye ins
fooli gtole” ove
be you,
it goes”
want the
It's part
our business to deal with horse
thieves. Government wont do a
thing for us in that line, and we've
got to enforce law in our own way
Your reds have got to give them
thieves up or Well, here they come,
fellows! We'll see what they're got!
fo say!”
A grim look had overshot the
pleasant face, and the cowboys had
hitched their guns forward with a
clank as he spoke,
MelLaughlin turned in the direction
| in which they were looking, and saw,
where he had not suspected the ex.
istence of a ravine, feathered
scalps, painted bodies and bestrid.
den ponies rising out of the earth.
Up out of the level surface, here
and there over a considerable space, |
the horsemen were projected in a
silence that could be felt. They |
| came Jogging on, halting by twos and |
| threes, until more than a hundred |
confronted the grimly silent cow.
men,
Mclaughlin looked them over
carefully. These barelegged war. |
riors were picked men. They were |
‘all armed, and they had ridden out |
of the ravine that their women and |
children might not suffer should the
white men seck a fight.
In spite of his waning hope for a
peacefal settlement, the agent was |
distinetly proud of that body of fear |
lesa wild riders, Togged and be- |
feathered as they were, they had the
bearing of free men, banded to re. |
sist the force of lawless might. Me.
that nat
the
Four
still
Taupilin was aware, too,
ters had gone beyond
reac of his aothority.
mos: trusted policemen,
nizaole in paist and feathers,
the front ranke. Although he
his ground, between the forces,
agent wisely allowed the colloquy
open without interference,
It was not Turtle Face,
Antelope, a subchief and
of Iron Crow, who rode
front of his fellows,
Antelope had
English, He
the cow-men,
hand,
“What
what
asked
“Three
was
well
been
recor
sat in
the
but Yellow
an adherent
a little
speak.
command
found the leader
and forth a
to
low some
foerss
of put
bring
Indians’
you come
want
gun
land?’
you on be
"
and
ponse,
ponies
grim res
two Injuns
“You know
wouldn't ha’
into them
Yellow
"CALS G-
the
enough, else
gneakin' off
“Huh exclaimed
lope. “Women hide
wavs kill women and
got men here now-—all men
here,” he added, significantly,
Then the tall Indian
his horse. “Listen,” he sald.
vear now you run off indians’
-your men-—ponies went
lands not know-—vou take
young horse—no brand-—six., We
three ponies k-—-we keep.”
“He's a liar!” “That's a lie ran
along the menacing line of cow-men
The agent lifted a hand high and
} and in
an
you
Ante
you al
children,
right
towered on
“Two
ponies
off our
wo * 11 ee
got
$4
for sllence
ng with hat
a cowboy on
BAW,
Iron
and
fog-trot
ville Crow
leading three
had come
a She
the ravine he had ascended
ing the height
“Good for
od,
instant
spurred
ward th
gun
har
Huey
out
in reach
he
the
Sallie!” shout.
and in
ing Indian on
his pony several
girl, halted and
He whooped flercely
own tongue
Then, as several
forward, the rash young Sioux
deliberate alm fired A dozen
Brules spurred at him with angry
+
reckless fellow was
You,
encouragingly; same
his right
leaps
a young
to
leveled his
at her in
e
cow-men pressed
100K
&
and
ies, and he
and disarmed in a trice
halted. She
othor
arms
nd
tha 21¢
the ETOA
concern at the
Lord, fel ‘this
to his
Good lows,” he said
re gal's He turned
troop Hats off men'™
While Mel was
over Ballie, every cowboy
a
je the
dead!”
aughlin bending
hat came
they sal
indians, abash-
for the rash act of
no move re.
off, and ro. for
in
ed and
their fellow, made
gain the ponies
“And now, men” id
boy leader, “we can't
here Them stolen
"1 leave
ks can
he
moment,
gilence, whi
concerned
to
said the cow.
5y good
horses was
‘em here, and that
have ‘em. You under
asked, turning to Yellow
do a
bt
fy
mne,
gal's
stand ?™
Antelope
“We hear”
iy "It Is a
enough”
I am giad to be able to add that
Sallle Tron Crow, although severely
wounded, did not die. A skillful post
ian and tender nursing at the
school hospital restored her to
health She Is today the wife of a
prosperous Oklahoma farmer of mix
ed blood —Youth's Companion.
gaid the
peace
Brule, solemn
token—it is
phvaic
London Cabmen,
london has over
four-wheelod and
horse cabs.
these cabs and horses from different
companies. They pay the owners In
winter season $1.94,
nine thousand
tourists and their business
active, $2.92 rent a day for cab and
horse. Thelr compensation for driv.
ing is the difference between the
rental they pay and the fares they
collect. The men interviewed stat
ed that only in the busy season can
they make from $10 to $12 a week,
and in winter months they cannot
realize more than $7 weekly —Con
gular Report
Notes for the Girls.
Statistics show that baldness and
higher education go together. In oth
er words, the woman with a hay
stack of halr on her head doesn't
ooiffure of doorknob size.-—Atchison
Globe,
Simple Globe. Don't you know
that it's usually the woman with the
doorknob coiffure who wears the
haystack of halr?—Cloveland Plain
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ELOPING UP DATE,
man
TO
coatless puts
arm
"Round
girl,
over
roads
a horseless wagon
a leadless bullet from
less gun,
smokeless
fhe
a
the walst of the
the dustless,
In they whirl.
hammer
driven,
speechless
by powder
to taste the
lv endless
The only luncheon his «
Affords them
Is a tas meal
With a dish of
He smokes his old
And laughs a
*‘Vhen pape tries
By wireless
union given.
oinless
to the means,
boneless cod
heans.
teless of
stringloss
tobaccoless
laugh
bac’
pipe
mirthless
x her
to» COR
telegraph.
Motor Record.
TO BE C CONTINU ED.
OF COURSE.
wonder why that rich Mrs. Tup
tion furs?
isn't
Dealer.
wears imita
because it
land Plain
) real
Clove
THE SPENDERS,
“How are fou getting slong, Jones,
i? Saving any
married
since you got
money?
“Yes,
tell my
heaven's sake don’t
Judge's Library
but for
IGNORANCE
with his whip):
field
BLIBSFUL
He (pointing
Rr
Cive me the
There's tobacco
and
for
dear
cigar
lines
ou can find
Harper's
a rpe
Bazar,
HEASONABLE.
the Cause
“Did
iharr
repa‘rer you
charge?”
gented take
Cleveland
pssment by his
He kindly co to
EVIDENCE
Me
LACKING.
gaid the po
guilty or
THE
“Stand
magistrate
aw
guilty
Nulty”
‘Are
up,
lice you
not
“Faith, an’ it's mednif
thot till Of hear th’ iv
MeNulty
as can't tell
idence,” replied
Chicago News,
LONDONESE
‘Ere, abaht
Hawker—Wot abaht wot?
Coster—Wot abaht yer
abaht me?
Hawker-—-Well,
go on)-Punch.
A USEFUL BCIENCE
“What is geography?” asked the
father who was testing his son's pro
gress in study.
“Geography,”
Jiggs, “is what
trousers when you
ing to get a whipping.”
Star.
Coster wot it?
wot said
wot abaht it? (And
little Jimmy
inside your
replied
you put
think you are go
Washington
HATPINS
on her friend)-—J
were one of those
MERELY
Ethel (calling
didn't know you
athletic girls.
Madge What
Ethel—Look
your bureau.
Madge Foils!
hat pins.-—Boston Transcript.
do
at
mean?
folls over
you
those
WONDERFUL.
“Physical culture, father,
fectly lovely.
1 grasp this rod by one end and move
is slowly from right to left.”
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“what won't science discover? If
that rod had straw at the other end
SADLY DISAPPOINTED.
“What's the matter, Miss Prink?
“Jim Barnum says the campaign is
over.”
“Yes. What of 1t?”
“Nothing, only it does seem very
strange that none of them candidates
this way."--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
COURTING A BELLE. :
“Would it be any harm to deceivd
her about my age?” inquired the eb
derly millionaire.
“Probably not”
“I'm 60.
fess to HO?”
“1 think your chances would ba
better with her if you claimed 75."
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oO
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mdon Globe criticises the
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$40,000 under the will of Ida A.
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public institutions at New Orleans,
La. Mrs. Potter is the divorced wife
of James Brown Potter, the New
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