Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-21
spoke in lower tones, aud there was d
hush OF happinestsin the immigran,

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spoke in lower tones, aud there was
hush of happinestSin the immigran
camp.
Large bands of the Sious were in re
volt at this period; years VT oppression
p'under and outrage had. driven then
into a war that had become chronic. Re,
CLOUD rciinquishing. for the time, hi.
ancient allegiance tn the whites. calle,
his braves about him ami Joined the con
federated tribes of the mountains ant
the plains. and set the government at de.
n
IN the mountains. dfsceN miles nortf
OF the immigrant camp. IL hundred Sioux
and fifteen white men, nnder the nomi
nal lead 0f "Whirlw:1d," a sub-chief
watcledGke hawks for tl:c;r prey. Tha,
their fires might not az seea by their in
tended victims. or thHr pursucrs
they had made their came in Il depres.
sion which was the cra.ef .: an extinct
volcano.
From the 0utsr slopes OF the mountain
woou mao been carried, sSd though the
night was not ce'd. fires WIRE built about
the spring. t.s're the waite men, all Of
me ions-haiseA s~waggert"s type. cleaned
tnelr arms ar: smoked. vhile the young
raves with ~. lurid var paint on their
faces. cooked ae butfal.. bear and ante.
i"pc meat.
Whirlw!at he chief I" this banl. WAS
a tan slennss man of 20. He wore no
paint. AS !s' moved H. tile light OF the
ire he lool.f1 like u s'aracen Of old
transported - the far western wilds.
Whirlwind 1pt himsei! apart from the
throng. ing restlrssly back and
forth, and ''oSlns up now aud then to
the star-iit rim OF the. valley MS if ex-
pecting so'fe n e
AT last =. shout ms heard over the
hill, follot'td by another shout farther
away. and the jingl. of Mexican spurs,
and the c'tttcr of finty hoofs.
Hello! hat must be the captain ami
Otter Jak'!' cried ~ dusky-bearded man,
leaping t. his feet and turning his face
in the di:N ction OF the sound
"1ou's' struck it. Utah." said u young
or man l-sside the first speaker. Here
they cors"."
This y@ung man was known as "St.
L.ouis.' '..lst as the man he addressed
went us er the sobriquet of Utah"
The ride IS dashed up on their foam
tleckcd %lTlrses, and swung themselves
from the Paddle with the ease that comes
OF strent III. and the grace that comes of
practice. One of them was tall, swartlly.
dark-eyc' and hlack-bcarded; the other
was Il sfsilder, olive-complexi0ncl youth.
with luscious eyes that told he had not
yet heco: u fully imbued with the cruel.
,:rit that possessed his COM
panions. This youth was evidently pop
ular, for Utah. st. Louis and haif a
dozen other white men ran ovcr to him,
and the fl mer shouted out:
well, s.. Armand, my beauty, what's
the news f.um the front:"
Better e"ll it the rear" suggested st.
"Front m rear, IA you please, my
friends" re, lied st. Armand. with a
that slowed his white, even teeth,
II have becn in their camp"
And they d.dn't suspecs." asked Utah.
Faith. no. do l look like n danger
Gus character:" asked St. Armand, draw
ing himself up with youthful pride.
Not a bit Of it," came in 81 chorus.
".And the outfit is rich?"
ut is fat. Utah: but. to tell you the
truth. ~als-so taken with one OF the
pretty girls-tlle daughter. of Gen. Grey
who commands the train-that |
came near forgetting everything else"
This little speech was greeted with n
boisterous laugh: and the young man
and led his horse to where the 9th
er animals were grazing. An Indian took
the bearded mans horse. saying. in fair
''Thc chief wants to see you, Cant.
Capt. Richmond. unmindin. the saluta-
lions of the white outlaws. who acsnowl-
edged him as leader. went directly to the
chief, and shaking hands with him. said.
did you think l had run awayy"
"A man who has run away from the
replied the chief. grinlly. would
find it hard to find n hiding place if he
the %Indians--the only friends he
mas .:x left" ....,A
a laugh. But safe or not. I am
N with you for the war. and Ill stick
al as the last.
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