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wo.e- supply. One night Reed had to

| Franks.
He says his ponies must have the
grass. Dillon is back OF this, you can
gamble on that"
Reed found that Bull Ghost had sta
toned guards along the valley with
orders to shoot any Of the cattle that
came back on the grass plat. Reed
rode up to the first guard. The young
buck ordered him TO halt Reed had
row it'll the buck, and ended the
parley by knocking him down. Then
NO dispatched the redskin TO Bull
Ghosts camp with Instructions to tell
the chief that he wanted to see him at
Reeds camp within m hour, or there
would be trouble. He sent the six re-
naming sentries back to camp without
difficulty. with the same instructions
10 Bull Ghost Tom Reed went
back to camp and told his men
that he had made big bluff
at the Indians, and that no in-
tended to win by 1t or lose his scalp.
There was a daredevil colored cook
with him who could talk the Indian
language, and Reed appointed him in.
terpreter. An hour later Bull Ghost,
together with all the Indian flnery
from his tepee village, appeared with
his five hundred braves. Then came
the ''pow wow" which lasted for half
a day. The young buck who had been
knocked down by Reed returned with
rifle, having previously threatened
that he would shoot Reed. Reed kept
close eye upon tho Indian, and made
up his mind tina. he would begin his
bulldozing tactics upon the Indians
with this young buck.
Coin to shoot me with that long
gun, are YEP" said Beed, and without
weapon he sided up to the Indian.
The buck glared sullenly at the white
man, and mado move as II 10 bring
the gun to his shoulder. This was
enough for Reed. His right fist shot
out 1t smashed up against the In
dams left ear The buck groveled on
the green sward for some time amid
the derisive yells OF his five hundred
brother bucks. Then Reed opened up
his parley with Bull Ghost. He
called the Indians all the vile names
in the border category; he Of
fered 10 fight the chief and five OF
his best braves single handed without
weapons; he suggested the utter ami.
hilation OF the tribe by the Great Fa-
TIERS soldiers. and ended the "pow,
vow by telling Bull Ghost that he
must move his tepee village at once.
as he (Reed) proposed to water his
cattle at the spring in question before
shutdown. Then he strobe through the
crowd Of Indians, brushing them aside
| like flies. and returned TO his camp.
Bull Ghost and his five hundred war.
riors watched Reeds departure with
moved their camp that afternoon. Aft.
er that Bull Ghost considered II ia
vor to take Reed by the hand for u
lengthy shake, muttering the whilei
"Buckskin Joe heap bravo white chief;
me like i'm"
The sobriquet given Reed by Bull
Ghost still sticks TO the border veter.
an. He wore handsomely beaded
buclsskin suit at the time OF his blood.
less encounter with the old Indian.
Colonel Reed had very lively matt.
nee with the Cheyenne Indians at the
agency near Fort Sully about two years
later. 1t was upon certain ration
day. The cattle were driven into an
immense coral, where they were
slaughtered. Colonel Reed was super
intending affairs for the contractors
The cattle had all been shot by Indian
marksmen, as was customary. Hun
dreds OF bucks with rifles in their
hands sat upon the railing around the
stocIade watching the slaughter. One
steer had not been killed, and he raised
his head up and beloved loudly.
you've got your gun, Reed" re-
marked the boss farmer, who stood by
Reed side, "let 'er flicker at that steer
and finish him."
Reed raised his gun to his shoulder.
Bang!
The ball crushed into the steer and
his head fell back. At this instant
there was an ear-splitting yell from
the stockade railing. A piece of bone
from the steers skull had been torn
out by the bullet and it glanced up
ward. striking buck on the cheek.
There was rapid flow OF blood from
the wound. The Indians on the rail-
ing at once jumped to the conclusion
that Reed had shot the Indian inten-
tionally. A wild scene OF disorder
followed.
"Shoot whito skunk! Kill the white
squaw chiei!' came from hundred
Indian Threats. The Indians leveled
their rifles at Rood, who stood his
ground coolly with his repeating rife
cooked and swung across his arm ready
for use
They're in an ugly mood, Reed.
~" Va SSNeSi iShb Oub AZ Jou Suu BOt
OUT observed the boss farmer.
mot by good DEAL" returned
Reed. IF they shoot I'll have the
satisfaction OF making one or two
good Indians before they lay me out. :"
The thblcau continued Tor several
minutes. the interpreter was called
into the stockade. ana he mounted a
box and attempted to explain the situ-
alton to the angry Indians. They
would have none OF 1t and cholSed him
off with decisive yells An old and
dignifed-looking Indian had been
closely watching Reed the while. He
never took his beady eyes from the
white mans face. After painful! wait
OF more than ten minutes, the old chief
motioned to the bucks or the stcckade
and mounted bavrsi and beSsE 10
harangue them exctvedly. They aid
not attempt to cry the old warrior
down. Evidently hs was IL chief Of
some Importance in the tribe. He was
most vituperative in his abuse of his
fellow Indians. He called them
"sonay MANI and othor Indian emil