Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-30

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mands for fear Of hili -
We'll, who brought the message:
Who's that big buc. IL the lead there"
That's One Eyed Bull, sir-him
that was nursed III the hospital here
after the fight three years ago"
.Bnll: He ought TO know better than
to bring any such message" said Fen
ton reficctively. Il presume he dare
not refuse, however. Mr.. AdJutant.
mount Fallon' nurse, gailop out there,
and tell Bull 10 tell Biz Road 10 20 to
the devil. That's all on that head. Cap
tain Farwell, as soon as your men have
had supper let them saddle and be ready
for night work Orderly, have my horse
sent up in half an hour. That's all for
the present, gentlemen. Come. Jack
LOUIS waiting dinner for us. "
| Ii was the first time that any one had
seen tenron mad, a. Amory put II.
| when the group broke up. Either Big
| Road will come down Oft that high
horse or the old man viii snatch him.
| and within the next few hours too
Ormsby brings Us luck. He never comes
ont here that We don't have 4 shindy Of
some kind. -
| More than one officer was thinking Of
this remark Of Amory's as they scattered
to their homes. Many a dinner was kept
waiting and many housewife had to
| be piacat2d when the lord and master
hurried in and tongues that We're primed
with wifely reproof were stilled by the
4 tidings that quickly spread from door to
door. Big Road had made an insoient
| demand and coupled with II defiant
message. Big Road WAS drunk and had
threatened to move with his village.
and then it would become the duty of
| the Twelfth to surround and herd him
back Under the stipulation of a late
treaty he was allowed fer his winter
range only the south bank or the Platte.
! from Fravne 70 the breaks of the Medi.
| cine Bow II lie crossed the Platte and
struck ont fCr the Big Horn. he invaded
the cattle lands and laid himself open
| to attack from the hustlers. If he
dove into the mountain range to the
| south, he left his reservation and for.
feited the rationS and supplies which
the agent at Fetterman Bend was bound
10 issue at regular intervals. He had
quarrcled with the agent and moved his
village up stream TO within ten miles of
Frayne-which he had right to do.
He had quarreled with-and Oh good
| Srourds-the cowboys and then been
taken under the wing of Uncle Sam for
safety, and row he proposed quarrelinS
with his benefactors and launching out
Oh forbidden territory. and that meant
business for all at Frayne.
But One Eyed Bull was TO truculent
warrior He had delivered his message
III accordance with his chief $ demands,
and in far more civil tore and terms
than il was consigned to him. then had
waited i'll dignilied silence, confronting
the somewhat flippant bluecoats from
the fort, refusing to make any response
to the jocularity and ridicule i'll which
/ some of their number INDUCED or to
| enter into any discussion with Bat or
the two Indian soldiers as to the prob
able inspiration Of Big Roads bombast
Well enough he realized when the adju-
tant arrived upon the scene that the
bluff" had totally failed. and before a
word was spoken read contemptuouS re-
fusal IN the young officers face. They
We're indeed cold and hungry over III
the village, and he himself and the war
riors with him would have been glad of
a feast on army rations.
Nor were the warriors at all satisfied
with the Judgment and discretion of
their chief, but one and all the Indians
were now imbued with the warning of
their medicine men and expected
l fl,-y, =, l.. =
hostility on the soldiers part If there
ever was time i'll Big Roads history
when ii clear head and cool brain were
needed, it was now. just when he had
succeeded III getting drunk, and well
had the cowboys reasoned While some
OF the number lured the chief to the
banks of the Platte and piled him with
lies and whisky, others were scurrying
up and down the valley routing out the
ianchmen, settlers and "hustlers' ami
warning them to be IN readiness 70
gather at the given signal. for there
was no telling what would he the first
consequence of their diplomacy If Big
Road simply broke camp and started
with his whole village III the dead of
night i'll hopes of leading the soldiers a
stern chase o the Big Horn, they could
stumble III his way, impede his flight
and bring Oh row i'll which, with vast.
~ superior numbers they could at least
rob the red men OF their pony herd
That would be part satisfaction for the
death Of Laramie Pete. Then. when the
soldiers came up. they could sail in aft,
Ell them and claim such spoil as was
worth having and all the credi. Of hav.
ing brought the chief to bay. If. on the
other hand. Big Road became so crazed
with their iirewater as to 90 down and
beard the lion Ill his den and desy the
Cavalry at the fort. then there nigh.
be pretty scrimmage right over on the
hats when the colonel ordered the
chlef's arrest and when the soldier.
were tack!ing the warriors ~ the omen
ana having nip aud tuck fight of il
The frontIersmen could surround the vii.
iage and help themselves There won Id
be Only old men ana women and children,
10 defend it There was gloom. there.
fore. IL Bulls sole remaining optjc as