The Delta independent., 1898-07-15
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6any . hungry vnlSs man. Aeantins
tie sun Was sinkisg toward the hosi.
pssDiasioa. came spuTTins mp from the
sosthsass 70 inquire. - b did in tsrss
language. what tbs dsvil was ths INST
tss and Why In the dsvil's sbidins
plsos thsy wess wasting % much valu.
able time. Bsi1s informed that Yellow
Wolf had declared himself poor and
hungry and had bsGsed for food - pr
liminasy to the council. Stanpard Fippsd
ost an explosive protect The old
scoundrel 10 only playing yos." nd b
70 the oolonel. Hes sparrins for wind
and time. don't you see! He knows
we're right in On top Of him now. BY
dint of two days siess work. and that
We could attack BOW with every pros
pecs Of giving them . thraahing. He's
just sanding yoa o6 ustil sunset, colo
neL Fur God's saks send him to the
right sbout Tell him tho talk IL ovss
and MAT We mean to attack at oncs. II
yoa dos'k he'll alp out somcwhers to-
night ssre."
But ths colooel felt bis honor involv.
3D. He coaldn't in good faith send them
beck now. He'd hear what the chief
bad 10 propose. and IL IL wasn't sasis-
factory ssnA him hack 10 his sand holss
and pitch In.
"Yoa caa't," MD 0tannard. aeain.
He had hsd years ol dealings with The
red nsn ard knew their tricks and their
mannssA Nest thing yoa know he'll
stipulate fos . psaos aDoka Can't talk
until sfssr smoke, and hs'n smoke half
N hour bsfoss he'll aya word" Stan.
nard slarsd diagastsdly aroand at the
dlent ofnosfA - much - 70 ~: "Yoa
know this - we'll - do, gentlsmsn.
Why d0a't yoa warn the .eolooell Why
didp't yoa DO itl" But they were silspt
O turned away In visible embarras-
DsoG 6oms Of them had warned The
colonel ed sven argued with him. Tho
cid fellow looked vsxsd and baAsessd
II good eAsDest BOW. He seemed 10 have
k1owD 9tAanaFd many . year. ~ was
Indeed ths cass. and 20 would listen 10
far moss frum him thaA ~ would fEua
his own psopl&
All the tine this sxeitsA talk was -
Ing O soos Nttls distaDos 70 oss -
tbs hAkss's doosa II lsdians wses squae.
~ a ~ ssoanA boaily plying Anssss
aad poooa only oeeasiooally casting
fastivs g1anoss % ~ groaR Aroand
thso. II bi0ges. bsoadss ssmicirela
nsasly 800 troops-infaneEy asd eaval-
g-stood ssssiag O their asns, watch
ing ths sesas and ocoasioaally indulg.
ing n seagh fsuaeAae shas - ohal.
ess ~ is1sspgs4ss AsW Seanaaed a
~. nartsd svssy wesa tAae - nd.
asd h . low tooo warned his eASs6. Whe
glaneea 81 6eannArd's seasay Hgaso and
mapping eyes with ~ little coocssn in
his fass. then Aslpsa hiossls 70 more
Il ths hncon.
Juse - etaanasA prophssisA, more
than IN hour was taksa up By ths SsasG
By that time svssy scrap was eaten, -
Yellow Wolf bsds his istsspssese psti.
tioa for more. and asaia be began. I'VE
ars poor and hungry. " and pleaded for
renewed sspplisA bot this time the
colonel bade the infaatry captain speak
foe him. asd speak hs did in NO uncse-
tain tonsL Not another mouthful until
the talk was over. then they'd - about
II Asothss ooofsrencs followed bsswssa
Wolf and bis inteEprstss. eosductsd
with vase ssssioulasioo. foe, like ths
AnpahoA TIE Cbsysaps language u oas
% Cultural and uncouth that IL 10 nid
two Indians a the same tribe cannot
uDdesstand each other In the dask.
Thsy nsst have sscourse 70 gestureA
And then. jast - Stannard said. the
Why old fsnoer Tor time came up with
. proDositioa for . sDoks. No coufse.
soes oosld b held witboas one. Bat
asais: I'VE ere poos and hungry. We
have 70 eobeooo.'' e.
Tbsy had their pipss however, aDd
thsss wsss spsedily Allsd, lighted, and
with dssp gsssaral ''Ushsr' md sishs
Of ooatsstDsss the squasting warrioes
drew esp cloaAs Of the fragrant vapee
into the langs sppafcntly and exhalsd
the snoks n long blue jstA Yellow
Wolf inaist3s9 - far greater oeremony
and paasisg his beautifully oEnamsntsd
pips from lip - lip Of sboD searsst
him. Half N boar was Consumed ia
this way, and the sua was growing rsd.
der ed anking Iowse, and the old colo
~ Was waxing Wro<h and 1deseing
hsss end thssU. cd thea, and Dos till
theo, whsa tho great orb wss barely
half - AeW high. did yellow Wolf
moeiaa the shrooS 10 fall baek and give
him room, aaA not until The soldisEs ~
tusDsa 70 thsis places aod The warFiosD
squattsd - ssspsotful dtstaoos iron
thoir chisl - ~ colossl and his On.
cess took thsis slasa lneis6 ths Indian
! adse ~ thas nvaes aisnisary sdvases
. steD q swe aed bsgi.- He droppsd his
blankst huo his sh0sldsFs with -.
psfb gesture. and shsa, cla1 ooly -
hessoh c3ost, moccasinA paint and ~.
hasie nscklsoa. ssnIsts. leslets soA
war booses a saGles' esasA.
~ Dsoedly swaying both asDs IN ~
wa gfacs a his nva0s osstosy. YelI0w
We6 bsOns. Ev9y 20 O. 20 woeds -
wosld pa1sa. asA ths istsspretss wooA