ated, it
does not condone the trespass committed when the white man became the
usurper and confiscator of the very thing given voluntarily by his
fathers and forefathers. Follow the patient man of the forest as the
dogs of civilization barked at his heels, worrying him the same as the
doe becomes affrighted when she hears the deep bay of the hound upon her
track. Look at the primitive means of defense with which the noble red
man attempted to defend his domain against the onward march of
civilization. The pages of the record of this chamber, of the war
department, of the department of the interior are dripping with the
blood of this race, defrauded of their homes, their hunting grounds,
aye, gentlemen, even their burying grounds. 'Move on! Move on!' has been
the command since 1620, until this handful of a great and brave nation
are today but remnants of cowardly and degraded tribes, made so by the
damnable treachery of American white people and their civilized methods
of aggression. I consider it one of the greatest honors of my life to be
able to face that faithful, devoted Indian girl, Chiquita, and cast my
vote 'aye' in this weak and tardy attempt at remuneration."

Two tiny red spots burned in Chiquita's cheeks as the senator finished.
She smiled at the applause which greeted the venerable member and
prepared to listen to the rest of the voting. When the last name was
called, before the teller could announce the result, a cheer from the
galleries burst forth, every eye was directed toward Chiquita, and in
response to the wave of applause she arose and bowed her appreciation of
the action of that august body.

But the excitement proved too great a strain upon her temperament, and
she was carried to the hotel in a fainting condition. As she recovered
consciousness, she said to Hazel, "Chiquita will be one of the first to
leave the National Hunting Ground for the great Happy Hunting Ground
above." She realized that her vitality was weakened, that overwork and
exposure had made her vulnerable to insidious disease, whose progress
would be rapid now that the weakened spots had succumbed to its ravages.
But she would not give up the cherished hopes of seeing her one aim in
life accomplished, the forest-grown reservation where her people could
forever hunt and fish without further molestation or dividing up of the
land, and in its center wigwams, lodges, tepees and her great hospital
for the sick, helpless and aged when th