H. Bedford-Jones

Name: The Star Woman — Chapter 6
Author: H. Bedford-Jones

The Star Woman — Chapter 6 (1924)

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“The Star Woman — Chapter 6”, published in 1924, is a work by H. Bedford-Jones. It explores elements such as Crawford, Frontin and Standing Bull.

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H. Bedford-Jones, The Star Woman — Chapter 6 (1924)

“ She turned to the warriors, ordered them to obey Crawford, and then walked in among the trees and vanished in the direction of her own abode. Frontin glanced after her with his darkly sardonic gaze, and shrugged.
"The olden fanes fall crumbling, the chatter of priests and the mystery of woman alike are withered and desolate in the breath of ambition," he murmured. "That crooked pine-tree under which you lay, my cap'n, was a sacred tree among these people; blood must not touch this ground. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, The Star Woman — Chapter 6 (1924)

“ When he next wakened, it was in a glorious sunset that flooded the lake and outflung forest below with a mellow golden glow. Frontin was again with him, and gave him meat and corn, since his hunger was sharp and avid. Crawford sat up to eat; to his new astonishment he found himself, if not healed, at least able to move without pain. Frontin nodded curtly.
"Ay, you're well enough, cap'n. A week we've been here—carried you and the chief. She has tended you both with simples and herbs; a wise woman, and beautiful to boot. There below us is the lake of many stars. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, The Star Woman — Chapter 6 (1924)

“ The Star Woman gave him a curious look, sensing the change.
"Standing Bull has fifteen of his young men here; Old Bear brought five warriors from the Teton clan, to the west. With you, Frontin, and the Mohegan, that makes twenty-five."
"Have you healed Le Talon, then, as you have me?"
A sad smile touched her lips. "I cannot do more than is humanly possible. The chief's leg will always be crippled, for flesh and muscles are shrunken." ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, The Star Woman — Chapter 6 (1924)

“ The warriors fell to work, with Old Bear and Frontin ordering them. Crawford walked across to the Mohegan, who met his eyes and chuckled.
"My brother is well again; that is good! His medicine is strong. To-morrow he shall see how a chief of the Loup nation dies, that he may tell Metaminens the story."
"We'll not die to-morrow," said Crawford. "No word has come from Perrot or from the Dacotah to the south?"
"None. The place here is surrounded and cut off. Ah! Here is Standing Bull!"
Across the neck of ground appeared the old Dacotah chief, a number of warriors following with shrill yelps. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, The Star Woman — Chapter 6 (1924)

“ CHAPTER VI SOME PROBLEMS ARE BEST LEFT UNSOLVED A DREAM came to Crawford. It seemed that he lay beneath a huge pine, wind-twisted and curiously crooked, at the very brink of a dizzy cliff. Below and before him was outspread a magnificent panorama; a blue lake, blue as the sky, still and deep and very clear, and out beyond this mile after mile of green forest running up to the horizon, until green merged imperceptibly with blue. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, The Star Woman — Chapter 6 (1924)

“ Then again she regarded him with that cool and aloof gaze. "How does he look? He is old?"
"Some men never grow old." Crawford was confused, staggered by all this. Surely this was not the woman Perrot had seen thirty years ago! He stood silent, wondering.
"What is your errand here?" she asked quietly. "I have talked with your friend Frontin, I know how you tricked Standing Bull into delivering my message to the wrong man, I know with what obstinate pertinacity you have fought across the wilderness to reach me—but why?" ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, The Star Woman — Chapter 6 (1924)

“ It was as though she had some power which broke down all his hard shell of materialism, touching the very spirit within him. He suddenly understood why she was a person reverenced by all the red tribes. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, The Star Woman — Chapter 6 (1924)

“ Frontin came up, bowed with a certain air of deference to the Star Woman, and spoke to Crawford.
"How like you the situation, cap'n? Standing Bull and some of his warriors are scouting the enemy. We'll hear from them before dark."
"Things might be worse," and Crawford pointed to the narrow space between the ravines ahead. "There's the point to defend, with the ground falling away in front. Excellent! Who is in charge?"
"Ask madame," said Frontin, and Crawford turned to the Star Woman. ”

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H. Bedford-Jones, The Star Woman — Chapter 6 (1924)

“ The white man has come into the land, and oddly enough he reveres the same symbol—a crooked Tree. The difference is, that his is stained with blood——"
Frontin broke off abruptly, as though fearing to trace his thought farther.
"Forget your moralizing and get to work," said Crawford curtly. He walked over to Old Bear, and the Teton chief grinned at him in recognition. "Old Bear, put your warriors to work! A barricade must be laid across this narrow ground to-night. Frontin, have we any guns?"
"Half a dozen," said Frontin. "Standing Bull and his scouts are using them. ”

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