The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-07-26

Ho was followed closely by slngiaa
Bird and Thunder Cloud.
The boys heart began to swell with
pride. He was glad to have a white
man see him at a time when he had
so greatly distinguished himself lie
tried 90 look less self-consclous ar,i
more stoical and naughty, just as he
had seen others OF his people look
when they had distinguished them
selves. He and his sister dropped
the monsters horns and Bright Eyes
drew closer to her brother and looked
proud and happy.
But the white man was not at all
impressed with Eagle Hearts deed Of
valor, He uttered a cry Of dlsmay
and Thunder Cloud frowned and
looked yexed and Singing Bird threw
up her hands with a walllng cry.
81 did thisw cried Eagle Heart,
striking his breast again. "The mon
ster was leaning against a mesquite
sleeping and 1 killed It. /, Eagle
Heart the son Of Thunder Cloud. 1
VIII go to the chief with this, father,
l."
Eagle Heart had been talking in
his own tongue and the white man in
terrupted him with the words:
"YOu little rascal! You have ruined
my bicycle-ruined it beyond all hone
of repair What do you mean, you
young yandal, by doing such a thlngYr
Neither the boy nor his sister could
understand English very well, and
their father explained that the pale
face was superintendent Of the Indian
school near Phoenix and a friend of
the Great Father at Washington. The
superintendent had come to the reser-
walton on very important business.
and, so far from being a monster the
creature that had been slain was a
steel horse which palefaces made use
of and Of which there were a large
number In Phoenix. What Eagle
Heart and Bright Eyes had thought
to be horns were only handle bars.
with which the rider guided the steel
horse when once on its back, and the
band through which Eagle Heart had
sent an arrow was merely q tube filed
with air, which made the steel horse
move easier. Yes, truly, Eagle Heart
had done a terrible thing, and who
could tell what vengeance the pale
face might take?
ho IT.
so Inundated All the glory with
which he thought he had covered him
self turned to shame and contrition
and he hung his head and wished that
the ground might open and swallow
him from sight.
Bright Eyes the instant she discov-
cred what a wOeful mistake they had
made, had hurried away. A few min
utes later she returned leading her
little brown pony Tears suffused her
eyes and dripped down her cheeks as
she walked silently to the white man
and placed the rope Of the pony's hal
ter in his hand. Then she turned to
Thunder Cloud
Tell the paleface, father" she said,
chat we thought his steel horse was
one of the monsters Singing Bird had
told us about. was as much to blame
as Eagle Heart and it is right that
the paleface should have another
horse in place of the one he has lost.
Let him take my pony and ask him
to forgive us"
Thunder Cloud who could talk Eng
lish very well, explained matters to
the white man. The latter had a kind
face, and when he had heard Thunder
Cloud through he burst into a hearty
laugh, which was something that
Thunder Cloud and his family could
not understand at all. When he had
done laughing the white man pressed
the ponys halter rope back into the
hand of Bright Eyes, laid a gentle
hand on her head and said something
which Thunder Cloud afterward told
her meant in their tongue:
"You are a good little girl, and I
shall not forget you. or your brother,
either. You made a mistake, but you
could not help it. There are no such
things as monsters like those Singing
Bird has been telling you about, and
l think the palefaces are to blame for
allowing such bright little children as
you and your brother to grow up in
ignorance. You will hear from he
soon"
After that Thunder Cloud brought
two of his own horses, all saddled and
bridled, and he and the paleface rode
away together That night Thunder