The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20


Wise Bear. the bear thinks now he vi
nave vengeance on Forked Tongue. who
was false about the mOlassss. TharupOn
ne rests his head on his paw. an thinks an
thinks; an after a long while. he tells
Forked Tongue what TO do. Follow my
directions. says the Wise Bear. an they
VIII bring Success But the Wise Bear
don't say TO whom success" will come; brt
torked Tongue does not notice because
liars are ever Quickest To believe an there
Is no one so easy 10 deceive IA u tIeaCher-
GUS man. Forked Tongue leaves the WISE
Bear an turns 10 carry out his su'Scs-
tons.
.Forked Tongue talks to U-lv Fix. whea
they're alone an touches his feeiiu's where
they're sore The Running Water laughs
at you" says FOrkeI Tongue 10 Ugly Elk.
II says YOU are more hiJcOGs than q
gray gaunt old wolf an hat he must hold
his head away when vuu an lie are TO-
gether. II he looked at YOU. be says. YOU
are So ugly he would laugh til Le died"
Then the UEly Elk TUNED To t-e SIT
rage. How Will you prove that says
Ugly Elk to FOrked Tongue
.FUTked Tongue Is ready, FER the Wise
Bear had fOreseen the question 81 UGIy
Elk. You may prove it FOR yourself
says FOrked Tongue. When YOU m
Running Water are together, see II lie does
not turn away his head"
That night il was a. Forksi Tongue
aHll. Running NAlEE llfAEl up NJ AhG TOP
OF the lodge, or down At the robes on the
ground. or he would turn his back on Ugly.
Elk: but never once would he rest his eyes
on UGly Elk or look him in the face An
the reason was this: FOrkel Tongue had
told Running Water that Ugly Elk COM
planned that RunniEg Waters eye was evil;
that his medicine told him this; an thut ne
had asked Forked Tongue to order Running
Water not TO look at him, the Ugly Els. for
ten wakes an ten sleeps. when the EVIL
would have gone out OF his eye An USly
Elk" says FOrked Tongue. would tell you
this himself, but he loves you so much Il
would make his soul sick. an SO he asks
me"
Running Water. who IL all truth. does
not look for lies IN any mouth. an he be-
ieves Forked Tongue ana resolves FOR ten
sleeps an ten wakes not TO rest his eyes on
Ugly Elk
" When Ugly Elk notices how Running
Water will not look at him. he chokes with
anger. for he remembers he is h.dcOus an
believes that Running Water laughs, as
Forked Tongue has told him An he grows
so angry his mind IS darkened an his heart
made as night. He seeks out Fovked Tongue
an says; Because l am weak with love
for him. I cannot kill him with my Il
What shall I do. for he must die?'
Then Forked Tongue made a long think
and as n he Is hard at work inside his head.
Then he gives this counsel 10 Ugly Elk:
6Eil W -buE hAAAAEAH NAEAu AANN aAU
camped by the river. Say to them by your
runner TO seize on him who comes first TO
them in the mornin'. an tie him 10 the big
peeled pine tree an burn him to death with
wood. When the runner Is gone. say to
Running Water tina he must go 10 the
hunters when the sun wakes up IN the East
an ask them II they have killed and cooked
the deer you sent them. Since he will be
the first to come. the hunters will lay hands
on Running Water an tie him an burn
an that will put an end TO his testS
an laughter over your ugliness."
Ugly Elk commands his runner TO hurry
word TO the hunters to burn him TO
death who shall come first to them In The
Then he gives his orders TO Run
ming Water that he go to the hunters when
the sun comes up an ask II they have
killed and cooked the deer he sent them
Elk scowls ike a cloud while he gives
his directions 70 Running Water, but the
boy does not see since his eyes are on ths
ground
"sAs the sun comes up. Running Water
starts with the word of Ugly Elk to the
hunters. But the Wise Bear Is before him
for his safety. The Wise Bear has brought
a young squaw Of the lower Yellowstone
who IL so beautiful that her people have