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The Heart of Unaga By: Ridgwell Cullum (1867-1943) |
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BY RIDGWELL CULLUM AUTHOR OF " The Triumph of John Kars ," " The Law Breakers ," " The Way
of the Strong ," etc.
A. L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York Published by arrangement with G. P. Putnam's Sons COPYRIGHT, 1920
BY RIDGWELL CULLUM Made in the United States of America The Knickerbocker Press, New York
CONTENTS
PART I I. JULYMAN TELLS OF THE "SLEEPER" INDIANS II. THE PASSING OF A DREAM III. THE GOING OF STEVE IV. UNAGA V. MARCEL BRAND VI. AN INA VII. THE HARVEST OF WINTER VIII. BIG CHIEF WANAK AHA IX. THE VISION OF THE SPIRE X. THE RUSH OUTFIT XI. STEVE LISTENS XII. REINDEER XIII. "ADRESOL" XIV. MALLARD'S XV. THE SET COURSE
PART II I. AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS II. THE SPRING OF LIFE III. MANHOOD IV. KEEKO V. A DUEL VI. THE KING OF THE FOREST VII. SUMMER DAYS VIII. THE HEART OF THE WILDERNESS IX. THE CLOSE OF THE SEASON X. THE FAREWELL XI. THROUGH THE EYES OF A WOMAN XII. KEEKO RETURNS HOME XIII. THE FAITH OF MEN XIV. THE VALLEY OF DREAMS XV. THE HEART OF UNAGA XVI. KEEKO AND NICOL XVII. THE DEVOTION OF A GREAT WOMAN XVIII. THE VIGIL XIX. THE STORE HOUSE XX. THE HOME COMING XXI. THE GREAT REWARD
The Heart of Unaga
PART I
CHAPTER I JULYMAN TELLS OF THE "SLEEPER" INDIANS
Steve Allenwood raked the fire together. A shower of sparks flew up and
cascaded in the still air of the summer night. A moment later his
smiling eyes were peering through the thin veil of smoke at the two
dusky figures beyond the fire. They were Indian figures, huddled down on
their haunches, with their moccasined feet in dangerous proximity to the
live cinders strewn upon the ground. "Oh, yes?" he said. "And you guess they sleep all the time?" The tone of his voice was incredulous. "Sure, boss," one of the Indians returned, quite unaffected by the tone.
The other Indian remained silent. He was in that happy condition between
sleep and waking which is the very essence of enjoyment to his kind. Inspector Allenwood picked up a live coal in his bare fingers. He
dropped it into the bowl of his pipe. Then, after a deep inhalation or
two, he knocked it out again. "'Hibernate' eh? That's how we call it," he said presently. Then he
shook his head. The smile had passed out of his eyes. "No. It's a dandy
notion. But it's not true. They'd starve plumb to death. You see,
Julyman, they're human folks the same as we are." The flat denial of his "boss" was quite without effect upon Julyman.
Oolak, beside him, roused himself sufficiently to turn his head and
blink enquiry at him. He was a silent creature whose admiration for
those who could sustain prolonged talk was profound. "All same, boss, that so," Julyman protested without emotion. "Him same
like all men. Him just man, squaw, pappoose. All same him
sleep sleep sleep, when snow comes," Julyman sucked deeply at his pipe
and spoke through a cloud of tobacco smoke. "Julyman not lie. Oh, no.
Him all true. When Julyman young man very young him father tell him of
Land of Big Fire. Him say all Indian man sleeping so." He leant over
sideways, with his hands pressed together against his cheek to
illustrate his meaning. "Him father say this. Him say when snow come All
Indian sleep. One week two week. Then him wake so." He stretched
himself, giving a great display of a weary half waking condition. "Him
sit up. The food there by him, an' he eat eat plenty much. Then him
drink. An' bimeby him drink the spirit stuff again. Bimeby, too, him
roll up in blanket. Then him sleep some more. One week two week. So.
An' bimeby winter him all gone. Oh, him very wise man. Him no work lak
hell same lak white man. No. Him sleep sleep all him winter. An' when
him wake it all sun, an' snow all gone... Continue reading book >>
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