Evening journal., 1892-01-15
he feared 10 incur the sDoera Of his fellow

OF the counsel, IN when ne hitu uceu bht Il
most prominent Of the younger men.
Anoet-ka heard Of this and WAS |
ashamed She was not afraid OF the |
Wolf, for he had been too good to her and |
she was spoiled. When, therefore, the |
Wolf lay watching her the next day she |
looked up and scowled, and called him a /
coyote puppy and an old woman, and a
toad. and asked him If he thought he would |
ever be a man. Then Black Wolf, grieved, |
rose and walked sadly down to the rock,
where he staid till the owls and bats came
around. His heart was very sore, for he.
was sure now that his wife did not love
him
Ochilla. about dusk. went over 20 Black
VOLTS lodge and being emily Informed by
Ano-et- ka that She knew nothing OF her
lords whereabouts he hurried down TO this
river and found his friend.
Black Wolf opened his heart to the other
and told him all his troubles, Ochilla ask
ing questions and giving advice as though
to son He had doubts rs to the fair
Ano-et-kAs fealty to her hushand-he had
heard her, at several dances, loudly praise
Sa-han-te, bus this was nothing, for everf
Sioux woman may praise whom she will ia
the dance. There were other things also
which gave him suspicion, but he deemed
1t unwise 10 tell his friend Of them az
present. He hoped the Wolf would now
become more like other men and subiugate
Ano.et-ka as he, Ochiila, had subjugated
two wives. SO, when Black Wolf, almost
weeping, had finished speaking be only
asked quietly. "Why has not my brother
given the woman the quirtg
Black VOLTS blood seemed to rush to
his heart What Strike Anoet-kaf
Whip her--my wife2" be exclaimed.
"Why not2 Women are strange crea-
lures aud must he ruled. That is my way
and look Mt my women"
The Wolf did not answer He knew
Ochilla's wives--thin, tired. bent creatures
worn with work and child bearing. He
turned away and went back to the camp.
Thenceforth the Wolf was more like his
old self, except that he hunted and raced
horses as much rs the other men and spent
little time in dreaming To Ano-et~ka he
WIS kind, but nothing more lie paid no
more attention 70 her than to the slave
women who did their cooking
Their child, boy. was born, but he
merely smiled when Il WAS shown him
and said no word TO her. lie had
begun TO have the same uneasy feel
ings that other men do when their wives
are made love TO. For among the Sioux
man may make love to any married
woman, and TO him her lawful husband
can mete no punishment, even If he choose
/ To kill the woman. Sa-han-te, Ano-et-kas
former lover, now owner Of two wives, did
/ not attempt to conceal his efforts 10 induce
| Anoet-ka TO become his third. Indeed, II
/ was, when the time for the next fall hunt
came around, common talk 10 the village.
The day before the hunters were to start,
| Sa-han &c somehow dropped his knife and
hurt his foot very badly. 1t was curious
| wound, which looked as IL it had been pur
| posely nude. but, as Sa-han-te said il WAS
/ done by accident, there was nothing for
others to say. though all knew he would
now be obliged to remain nc home with the
| women and old men. Though Black Wolf
had been grieviDg over that warriors at
tention TO his wife, he still had faith in
her, and believed her yirtuous and trust
worthy
And 80 the brave band went after the
buffalo and did not return for many days,
for they met the Pawnees and had several
battles in the hills where, their foes out
numbering them, hemmed the Sioux in
and kept them away from the buffalo
herds Then, one bright morning they
rode proudly into camp, whittier a courier
had preceded them. An the people came
out TO receive the hunters, and the old
medicine man came up 20 Black Wolf and
took his hand, for the courier had told him
Of the VOLTS prowess, and he was glad, for
the young man had taken more scalps than
any Of bis companions, at much greater
risk
Black Wolf looked around, hoping in
the throng OF women 70 see the glad face
of his wife, but she was not there. The
people near him seemed TO fear 10 speak tC
him His heart standing still, he turned
and rode down to his lodge. All was silent
, He dismounted and looked about him. NJ
, one had followed him, and he lifted the faI
Of the tepee and looked in. All was dis
order and desOlation. He understood. Hi
I own sister had left her husbands lodge il
! the same way, while he was absent one fall
( and the man who got her had 70 pay twelve
ponies
E Some one came up behind him. Blacl
B | Wolf turned and saw IL was his old father
/ They embraced and the old man, weeping
told his son the story.
il Anoet-ka he said, had gone to live witt
4 Sa-han-te the very day after her HUSBAND
Z left. She took the child also The oil
q men had held council and decided that Sa
o han-te must leave the village, TO await th
a decision Of the absent head chief So h
!
horses and pitched his lodge up the creek
past the herd ground, where he now was
g And" said old Ta.ha-chin, III you
= not cause the chief to make this robber pa
dearly, you are not my son"
& Black Wolf did not answer, but leape
4 on his horse and dashed up the creek. Il
n passed woman. toiling under heay
y load OF wood. Il WIS Sa-han-te's olde,
II wife, and she, seeing who the rider wa
IL fell by the trail and began TO wall piteou
b Is. Sa~han-te. whose hair Ano-et-ka WI
II dressing before the lodge, leaped TO his fe
and grasped his bow. but let IL fall whs
IA Black Wolf raised his hand In token
i friendship.
The deserted husband sprang from b
~ horse and looked at Sa-han-te searchingl
IL The other returned the gaze without fine
%. ing.
he "Can the woman said Black Wol
Anoet-ka, who had fled into the lodge al
a was covering under a pile Of skins, can
e. out trembling. her baby in her arms
m The Wolf reached out and took the lit
one and stroking its head asked Sa-han-i
q. DO you love her-the womangn
The other nodded.
N. "Do you love himg"
ed The woman, weeping, answered "Yes
''Wili you be good to her and the chi
on If leave them to you, Silver Tonguei"
sa. Sa-han-te's voice was clear as he answer
me simply. II will"
It'll Down in the village the assembled m
and women were amazed when Bla
70 Wolf, with Sa-han-te and the faithl
M Anoet-ka rode in, but the Wolf did not
~ tice their surprise He saw nothing.
~ fore the head chiefs lodge he halted al
WY before all the tribe, Joined the hands OF I