I caught water where it trickleddown a rock and
washed myself. No, the priests have taken him from Martha and sent him away
toschool.
Fromthe window I could see dark shore close to us.
Her hair was sticking out wildly,and her face was all swollen with crying. Two bits
was the top price that old Jenny knew.
We did not talk while we ate;you had to shout to be
heard above the surf.
They came home then to write a letter to the store
man at PrinceRupert.
The cat came and cried and beggedfor
food.
It was a patent tobacco pipe with a little tin
lid.
Shedressed him in Indian clothes and took him for
her own.
Then some sea demon tossed her upon a crest and
another plungedher back again. How they could stick up sostraight with no support at
that age was surprising. One day I was passing the cabin in the village where Mrs.
When the man reached the gas boat, thescreams of the boy stopped. Between my parlour
and the front parlour was an archway hung withskimpy purple curtains of
plush.
After seven days the Indians came back with their
boat and took medown the Naas again.
The man struggled a few pacesthrough the foam and
fell face down. Then we heard a terrific pounding and roaring.
The barefoot children swarmedover her side and
waded ashore. I saw myself as a wet rag sticking up in a tub of suds. The first
point at the end of Yan beach was low and covered withcoarse rushes. The Indians
heart was sore for his boat; it looked as if nothingcould save her.
There was no lack of driftwood forthe
fire.
To be able to hear these close sounds showed that
my earsmust be getting used to the breakers. No, the priests have taken him from
Martha and sent him away toschool.
By andby Jimmie and Louisa disappeared through the
little door too. She wore gum boots and carriedanother pair in her hand for me. My
fliend solly me cause I got no more chile so she givethis an this for mine. Green,
Louisas mother, dropped in very often. She had opened one of the houses and was
sitting on the floor closeto a low fire.
Rapidlyit was obliterating every trace of man.
Solitary, uncounted hours in one of those hideous square-snoutedpits of fish
smell!
Father said, Who will give her chocolate to
Joey?
Louisas white cat looked like a ghost with the
firelight on hereyes.
The dog and the catwere curled up among the
blankets.
Thenshe lifted up some loose boards lying on the
earth floor and therewas a pit. She clungvigorously to the old Indian ways, which
sometimes embarrassedLouisa.
She was lame in the hip andwalked with a crooked
stick that she had pulled from the sea.
After seven days the Indians came back with their
boat and took medown the Naas again.