Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14
CHAPTER xxyI.-(Continued.)


mans shoulder. St. Armand did not move
to resist or avoid. The panther light
cleaned in his eyes. The people said af-
forwards that they saw a flash and the
movement of St. Armand's arm, but the
keenest of vision was not sure. A cry
rang out from Richmond. He was on the
ground, with his hand clasped to his
breast. And st. Armand was still erect,
with his left hand resting on Mon-nah's
shoulder.
HE has killed Richmond! Avenge
him! Avenge himv shouted st. Louis.
The white men drew their pistols and
broke through the circle. Jennie was
clinging to her father, and Mabel was
standing beside Col. Leroy, who had
drawn the pistol he had taken from Rich
mond.
"Seize those white menu Numbered
command through the crowd, that arrest
ed the onset Of the desperadoes.
'Who callsT' demanded the amazed
Sitting Bull.
''I, Red Cloud, chief of the united
SiouxW And the next instant the tall
form of the great chief lowered above
the people.
RED CIoudV' exclaimed the braves.
''Aye, Red Cloud Did We think me
dead that We should take command so
soon" asked the chief, glancing about
him with scorn in his eyes.
81 came here but an hour ago." said
the abashed Sitting Bull, land finding all
the chiefs gone, I took command
"And therein you did right, but you ex-
ceeded your duties when you became the
dupe Of these white men and dared to in
terfere with prisoners who were still I'M
der the charge Of my guards"
"Daredp' repeated Sitting Bull
"Aye, dared. Let those who do not
choose to obey me withdraw from the
confederation. But so long as l am chief
every man must obey"
ST thought the day must soon come
when Red Cloud, who loves the whites,
would weary Of the contest, and l knew
then that the war would devo1ve On me
and my people; but I did not think the
time was so near" said Sitting Bull,
turning haughtily away.
In the meantime st. Louis and Otter
Jake had picked up their fallen leader,
and carried him to spring that dubbed
up beside Red Clouds lodge. There was
the unmistakable hue Of death on the
desperado's face, and his lips were drawn
back with the pain Of his labored breath
ing. -.
"How is .it?' asked Richmond, not dar-
ing to glance at the wound.
1T must be worse than it looks, OR it
wouldn't make you feel so used up" re-
piled st. Louis.
'One. of you go and learn what Red
Cloud says. I do not understand this
move And then it's all coming in this
way, Just when l was so sure"
st. Louis was amazed at the amount
there was to learn. In the first place. he
learned that Gen. Greyson and Col. Lee
roy, with the young ladies and Mon-nah
and St. Armand, were free. He also
Learned that Red Cloud had concluded
a weeks truce with the white men be-
longing to Gen. Greyson's party. He
learned how the chiefs had been captured
and how Guide Whitman had stated his
terms to Red Cloud and then released
them on parole. He heard Red Cloud
saying this to Sitting Bull, and he heard
Sitting Bull say:
'"Then I will take my warriors away,
for between me and the whites, till
have conquered there can be no peace,
not even for an hour"
He saw the parting of the chiefs. He
saw the braves mounting their horses
and following their vindictive leader out
of the Boiling Springs valley. Full Of
this information, ST. Louis fastened
with the report to his dying leader. Had
he waited he might have seen on the OPP
posite rim of the valley to that by which
Sitting Bull and his warriors had left,
body Of white men standing by their
horses, and bearing green branches-the
red mans emblem of peace-in their
hands.
He might have seen Red Cloud leaping
on a horse as lightly as a young brave,
and riding unarmed in the direction of
the whites, he also holding aloft green
branch. But st. Louis did see that all
the men. women and children in the val
iey-Guskal and Mel-ahl excepted-were
providing themselves with green
branches. and waving them alott.
what does it mean?" asked Rich
mond rising on his elbow by a great eff
fort and trying to see for himself
1T means peace" replied Otter Jake
Whirlwind, of all the chiefs, was crush
ed in spirit, and refused to abide by the
truce, so far as other whites were con-
cerned Yet he had brave mans ad
miration for brave act, and, In addition
to this, the firm, manly, yet courteous
bearing of Guide Whitman won him. He
said, before they had come down to the
valley, and of his own volition:
IF Guide Whitman will remain with
the immigrants. and all the Unca-pah-
pahs will be their friends, even though
we still keep up the war on the other
whites"
"And we will do the same,' said the
other chiefs, one of them adding:
THE place you call Bellevue will be-
come as sacred to US as is now the val
ley where dwells he whom our people call
the Spirit of the Mountain"
Should we accept your offer" said
Guide Whitman, "and / am sure you
mean it, hope to show you that and