twenty-five cents a day to gather the boughs, branches and logs, after their daily chores were finished. As was befitting an Indian chief, Grey Feather pondered a while. Then he signalled to Running Deer that he was ready to answer. Speak ing slowly, with great dignity, he said he had no objection if the parents were willing. Then with a big grin spreading over his leathery face, he said, “ Providing you do not teach them to do anything wrong.” He patted the happy Running Deer on the head, showing how pleased he was that the boy remembered his native tongue. Smiling and bow ing, the missionary expressed his thanks, and soon he and Running Deer hurried off on their horses to the clearing. What a happy day that had been — a day of thrills for Running Deer! To crown it, the mis sionary opened one o f his bags and drew out a beautiful red leather English Bible which he handed to the Indian boy. “You have been a big help to me this day, Running Deer,” he said. “ Now if you will round up some of the children, we will start building our arbor.” With a full heart, Run ning Deer hurried home to tell his family all that had happened. (Continued next month)
English. So the missionary asked: “ Is there a boy who knows your language who will go with me and translate my request?” Running Deer was thrilled to hear his father say proudly: “My son is able to do that.” So in a short time the missionary on his big horse and Running Deer on his pony rode up to the chief’s house. At their knock, the door was opened by one o f Chief Grey Feather’s many grandsons. In a trembling voice, Running Deer asked to see the chief and soon with Mr. Cameron was led into a huge room, decorated with colorful woven blankets, where the venerable Pima leader sat in a big rocking chair. So awed was Running Deer he could hardly get out the words: “ Oh, great and honored chief, this is Mr. Cameron, and he has a request of you.” Underneath shaggy white brows, the chief’s sharp, bright, black eyes took in the missionary at a glance. He noted the plain clothes, the work-worn hands, the open, smiling face. To the old man the missionary made known his wishes through his young interpreter, asking if he might erect a shel ter to protect the children from the sun while he taught them songs and stories from the book of God. He also said he would pay the boys and girls
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