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TEE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE
THE LITTLE CABIN GAVE EVIDENCE OF HER HOUSEWIFELY SKILL
the priest pronounced the words eastward, John Stuart drew from his
which gave to an English family of pocket and read for the third time,
high degree a truly American daugh the missive he had received in the
ter. mail that morning:
Starlight improved wonderfully under the tutelage of her husband. The little cabin in the mountains gave evidence of her housewifely skill and thrift. She knew how to wait upon a husband. No slave could have given more faithful service, or more humble devotion.
But, one day, she entered the cabin to find every evidence of a hasty departure. Her husband was gone. He had been to the post-office that morning to receive his remittance from home. He had returned in due season, but he had been moody and ill at ease. He had sent Starlight for a bucket of water, and when she returned he was gone.
As the overland express rushed
"The life estate in your uncle's property has expired by the death of your aunt. You are now sole owner of the entire estate. Come to London at once."
"I could not have made Starlight understand," he said to himself. "It was better this way. It is too bad, but I simply had to do it. She'll never know what happened to me.7'
But Starlight, the daughter of the great chief, was wiser than he knew. She visited the post-office. With Indian craft and secrecy she learnt of his departure. Did not the warriors of her people often go from home, silently and secretly? No squaw could be received into their council. The mighty minds of the braves and of the great chiefs must make their own decisions. It was right for her