The tunnel thru the air : $b or, Looking back from 1940Gann, William D. (William Delbert)
Religion
The tunnel thru the air : $b or, Looking back from 1940
Gann, William D. (William Delbert)
Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction; Science fiction
A long time ago when Okeehumkee was king over the tribes of Indians
who roamed and hunted around the Southwestern lakes, an event occurred
which filled many hearts with horror. The king had a daughter whose
rare beauty was the pride of the old man's life, and an idol of the
braves. She was a coveted prize. Chiefs and warriors vied with each
other as to who should present the most valuable gift, when her hand
was sought from the king, her father. But the daughter had already
seen and loved Chuleotah, the renowned chief of a tribe which dwelt
among the wild groves of Silver Springs. But it was a sad truth that
between the old chief and the young chief, and their tribes, there had
long been a deadly feud. They were enemies. When Okeehumkee learned
that Chuleotah had gained the affections of his beloved child, not
many weeks passed away before the noble Chuleotah was slain. Slain,
too, by the father. Dead! Her lover dead! Poor child. Will she return
to the paternal lodge and dwell among her people while her father's
hand is stained with the drippings of her lover's scalp? No. She
hurries away to the well-known fountain. It was a favorite spot, where
herself and Chuleotah met on the glassy bottom of the Springs. The
pale ghost of Chuleotah stands beckoning her to come. All was still
save the night winds that sighed and moaned thru the lofty pines. Then
came the girl to the side of the Springs. For a moment she paused upon
the edge of the Springs, then met her palms above her head, and, with
a wild leap, she fell into the whelming waves. She had gone to one of
those enchanted isles, far out in the Western Seas, where the maiden
and her lover are united, and where both have found another Silver
Springs.
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