Arthur O. Friel

Name: Tupahn--the Thunderstorm — Chapter X
Author: Arthur O. Friel

Tupahn--the Thunderstorm — Chapter X (1922)

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“Tupahn--the Thunderstorm — Chapter X”, published in 1922, is a work by Arthur O. Friel. It explores elements such as Senhor Tom, Tucunas and Andirah.

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Arthur O. Friel, Tupahn--the Thunderstorm — Chapter X (1922)

“ But Pedro grabbed that hand.
“Not too fast, senhor!” he warned. “Slow haste goes farthest. Have care.”
The North American gulped and nodded. Then he asked—
“Is the chief in his hammock?”
“Yes.”
“Andirah, chief of the people of the Bat!” thundered Senhor Tom. “I come again for my woman. That is she on the ground before you. You said no woman had been brought here. Yet here she is. You hid her from me! You handed her over to that stinking dog of a pajé! Your tongue is forked! Now that I find her again, I will have her!”
The old chief sat as if struck dumb. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Tupahn--the Thunderstorm — Chapter X (1922)

“ Andirah, these three make a fool of you indeed. This is no Tupahn, killer of Black Hawk. He is only a loud-mouthed pretender. He can not even see! He is blind!”
But before the Bat could waver and grow suspicious of us, Senhor Tom echoed the words.
“I am blind. My eyes see not. The bullet of the man caught by the Tucunas killed my sight. But I am Tupahn! And, blind or not, Tupahn can punish his foes. Unless you fear a blind man, you skulking pajé of a brave tribe, come and fight!” ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Tupahn--the Thunderstorm — Chapter X (1922)

“ As he spoke he swung toward the place where he had heard the priest demand our lives. But the pajé had stepped a little aside. So, though Senhor Tom spoke to him, his unseeing eyes rested on a post.
“Come here to me, stealer of women!” he snapped. “With my bare hands alone I will break you!”
With the words he unbuckled his gun-belt and held it out toward us. To keep it from falling, I grasped it. But I whispered:
“Are you mad, comrade, to fight a man you can not see? He is heavier than you. Let me fight him!” ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Tupahn--the Thunderstorm — Chapter X (1922)

“ Old Andirah cackled.
“Tupahn speaks well,” he cried. “Better blind eyes and a straight tongue than a twisted mouth. Let Tupahn break his foe as he has promised! Men, put them together!”
This time the men of the tribe did not hesitate. Those behind the pajé gave him a sudden shove. Stumbling, snarling, he lurched forward at our comrade.
“On guard, senhor!” I warned.
INSTANTLY Senhor Tom struck out with both hands. One blow missed. The other caught the Indian solidly under the heart. The crack of fist on flesh was like a pistol-shot. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Tupahn--the Thunderstorm — Chapter X (1922)

“ They see here a man with beardless face. If this be no man but a woman, why wears the woman the clothing of a man?”
For a moment we looked hard at him. As ever, his face was honest as the day. Suddenly our minds found light.
“Por Deus! That is it!' Pedro cried. “He sees dimly, as he says. The senhorita wears your clothing, Senhor Tom. She speaks no Tupi, could not understand what was said to her, made no answer. That rascally priest must have told the chief she was a man, an enemy, partner of the one who was killed. And the Bat, half blind and seeing what seemed to be a man, believed it all. ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Tupahn--the Thunderstorm — Chapter X (1922)

“ It made every Tucuna realize that it was indeed unsafe to obey their pajé without thinking; and it maddened their chief against the medicine-man. The thin old voice broke out in a screech of fury.
“Down with those spears!” The weapons sank to the ground. “You snake! You split-mouthed vulture! You filth! No more are you pajé of the Bat! You shall be the dog of the women! You shall be spat on by the children! You shall work in the crops, a slave, a beast! You shall——”
His shrill tones cracked. Then they were drowned by the roar of Senhor Tom's voice.
“Give him to me, Andirah! ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Tupahn--the Thunderstorm — Chapter X (1922)

“ Instead, all glanced at their chief.
“It is well for you, Tucunas, that you hesitate,” Pedro said grimly, holding our one rifle leveled at the nearest man's body. “We do not die meekly. And it is well for you that you look for orders to the chief. This false priest of yours already has deceived your ruler as well as us; has made a fool of the Bat and brought down on him the wrath of the Thunderstorm. Andirah will no longer allow such a traitor to speak for him.” ”

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Arthur O. Friel, Tupahn--the Thunderstorm — Chapter X (1922)

“ His hollow eyes rested on us without a blink. Then, slowly, he bent a little and stared down at the white face upturned to him.
“Alive or dead, I will have her!” our comrade raged. “And if she be dead, you too go to death! ”

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