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Updated: June 18, 2025
For soon as the latter had started off on his reckless chase braving public opinion, and defying the opposition of the elders a revolution had arisen in the tribe; while a council meeting, hastily called in the malocca, had, with almost unanimous vote, deposed him from the chieftainship, and chosen Kaolin cacique in his stead. Needless to say, that to all this Nacena was a consenting party.
Soon as resolved how to act, the Indian girl, still holding the captive by the hand, leads her on to the door; and, passing over the threshold side by side, they present themselves to the sentry, Nacena saying: "In going in I forgot to tell you my errand from Mam Shebotha. She bade me bring the paleface to where she is herself. You see, I am taking her."
And from the fact of their having themselves released Nacena let her go without further detention than would be required to come to an understanding she concludes that this has been come to, and the Indian girl consented to aid them in their intended rescue.
The jealous one is an Indian girl, named Nacena, the daughter of a sub-chief, who, like Naraguana himself, was an aged man held in high regard; and, as the deceased cacique, now also sleeping his last sleep in one of their scaffold tombs.
"Why do you ask that?" is the interrogative rejoinder, in a tone distrustful. For that smile may be but to deceive. "Because Nacena has it in her power to give you freedom if you desire it." "Desire it!" exclaims the captive. "Nacena is but mocking me," she adds, involuntarily falling into the figurative mode of speech peculiar to the American Indian. "Indeed, I do desire it.
This due to his suspicion of the motives actuating her who has promised to be his sister's deliverer. Nacena is not their friend for mere friendship's sake; nor his, because of the former fellowship between him and her own brother. Instead, jealousy is her incentive, and what she is doing, though it be to their benefit, is but done for the thwarting of Aguara.
For it is this last that has brought the girl thither. Only a second or two do they remain silent, till the sorceress recovers breath; for it is she who breaks the silence, saying: "Nacena wants to speak with Shebotha? On what subject?" "Need I tell you, Shebotha; you know!" "I know that the sister of Kaolin is in love with our young cacique. That is no secret to others, any more than to me."
"Muchacha mia! you see who we are, and know all three of us. We know you, Nacena even to your tenderest secret; which has been revealed to us in the dialogue just held between yourself and Mam Shebotha. Every word of that we've heard, with the lies she's been telling you.
He fears her, as all our people do; but he more than any. She has surely left him with commands to keep a close watch. He does not disobey her; and it may be impossible for me to speak with the paleface, much more get her away from him." "Caspita!" exclaims Gaspar, his countenance again turning grave. "There will be a difficulty there, I see it; if the man's crazed, as you say he is, Nacena.
While she is still cogitating as to how Nacena could have come to this knowledge, and wondering the while, the latter bleaks in upon her wonderment, and once more urges her to flight, again speaking of him who is near and dear, so anxiously expecting her. It needs not such pressing appeal.
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