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

! named for her the "Firelight." D WIS
, Bear makes the freight pitch . camS
where the trail OF Running Water VIII pass
as he goes to the hunters An the WIS.,
Bear tells her what 10 say; an also TO haVs
a Wild turkey roasted an a pipe an q bian-
ket ready for Running Water.
! when Running Water sees the Fire
/ light. she Is so beautiful he thinks II 10 .
dream. An when she asks him to eat, an
fills the redstone pipe an spreads a blanket
for him. the Running Water goes no
further. He eats an smokes an rests on
the blanket: an because It is magic to-
bICcO an big medicine mad by the Wise
Bear. Running Water falls asleep with his
head in the lap OK the freight.
When FOrksd Tongue knows that Run
ming Water has started for the hunters, he
walls. Then he thinks: Now the hunters,
because l have waited long. have already
burned Running Water. An l will go an
see an bring back one OF his shin bones
10 show Csly Elk that he Will never re-
turn"
.Forked Tongue travels fast: an as he
runs by the lodge Of the freight, while II
is = new lodge to him. he does not paus<
FOR the lodge IS closed so that the light WIN
not trouble Running Water where he lies
asleep with his head in the lap OF the Fire
light. The Wise Bear is behind a tree as
FOTked Tongue trots past, an he laughs
deep down in his hairy bosom. for the
Wise Bear likes revenge, an he remem-
bers how he was cheated OF his bowl Of
molasses.
"'Forked Tongue runs by the Wise Bear
Ike a shadow an never sees him an can
not hear him laugh. When he comes to the
hunters, they put their hands on him an
tie him 10 the peeled pine tree. As they
sing an shout an pile the brush an wood
about him. FOrked Tongue glares with
eyes fun Of fear an asks: What Is this
~ wnaanpHr IT. hVraN.-. e. gA-r4- an
say: 1T means that il il time to chant the
death song" With that they bring fire
from their camp an make q blaze In the
twigs an brush about FOrked Tongue: an
the flames leap up as if eager to be at him
for fire hates a lisr-an' In q little time
Forked Tongue Is burned away an only
the ashes are left. an the big bones which
are yet white hot.
The sun Ia sinkin. when Running
Water wakes an he Is much dismayed; but
the freight cheers him with her dark
eyes. an the Wise Bear comes from behind
the tree an cheers him with good words
OF wisdom: an when he has once more
freight an goes forward to the hunters
the Ugly Elk said. An when he comes
TO them. he asks Have you killed an
cooked the deer which was sent you by the
Ugly Eik?' An the hunters laugh an say,
Yes; he Is killed an cooked" Then they
- NSe
him OF Forked Tongue an his fats; an
after cooling = great shine bone In the
river, they wrap 1t in bark an grass an
say: Garry that to the Ugly Elk that he
may know his deer IL killed an cooked
While he is r~eturnin' to Ugly Elk much
disturbed. the Wise Bear explained TO Run
ming Water how Forked Tongue plotted;
an both Running Water when he hears ~
later Ugly Elk when he hears can hardy
for wondsr. An the Ugly Elk
nearly dies with his great happiness that
Running Water Ia still alive. an has not
made a Joke OF his ugliness nor laughed.
The same day. too. the Wise ReaF brings
freight to the lodge Of Ugly Elk an she
an Running Water are wed; an from thas
time for many. many years she dHalls IN
the tsepes OF Running Water an - his
wife; ever unto the time when he blows e6
the grizzly's head an IL named Kil-eeRr
an made chief after Ugly Elk 10 No more
that concludes Aou Sam. 10 how
Forked Tongue gets burned because he tells
an Is q nest OF treachsry. An now
that the syenin' Is cool agin. IN carry you
TO your fathers houss.' With that Sioux
Sam elects Enright Peets In bis arms an
out for Tucson Jennie"
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