The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-11-23

: camp and tell what had happ nd.
. Fhies EssIr s'sh~o ~ b. aiug h'mselI
1 On hi' pony. O ~ hsis ar heur b for. !,
! could have mad god rporp, and ths
B people would h~v. pssis a Oar Chit. TOT
! hs sppointment. No that sneskins dos
OF . w,eii's hsd spaIlea II AL
. He ~As the Hrst ,couf 10 70 nrp 10 camp,
s'd the whole iiioe turned 90, 10 hear be
. report. When they feuni that be had eoae
bsck 90 sonn siyLous hodlas be tsnalo,
. they left HIN II cbgas'. The cntdect u
N, rroplc show, d h,m phat totxp,et from
J the soldnrs, In desperation he turned TO
ieS, Chlrf. As he ,ttrcd the lodge, the
J obi mau looked up s'ernly.
Tb,ie are mspy buff.ls The wtstssid,
J said Flying Essle, u steadily. They were
stili, In, As csme to report, one Of the
scouts shot, aod they s,smpedei.
Ynu make serious chsrge, young man,
answered Bear Chief c,ldly, None of our
scouts have br ken I .e rules Ia msny sea-
sons. why di you not report thl, to the
solditr,S
csme 90 ou becaue al not Wish TO
d 'grace be SILL before the other Paw
ne,s.
Tell your tale, said the old man.
When the request had been coupli d
with, Bear Chief sat In silence for long
lime. VI aly hc s,os L is good. Be-
1 that ~ entaia-s sba,ll ~ 4 fpl,.,
hllor OF The $ III lies whhus Later |
shall decide what 70 do with ihe aiehits.
Let me see your arrows.
The sdsen chang OF su,j ct startled
Fly ifg Eagle. He fombled in he qaiver,
and br " .ht fprth handful OF 10 p,rfecr
arrows. The cd man looked ut them and
grsvdy N ok his al.
N one OF th,m would shoot true. Per-
haps the spotted calf comes your way. See
now, son, give you part q mine, But
that We quarrel not over the ownership OF
the ksme, | make little scratch above The
feathtrs-so.
At this point scout came gslloping into
camp with good ness Of the bun 40. Bear
chief thrust his gifts into the young mans
hand, and abruptly jaiued the throng out
side.
At the dawn OF the folio wing day the
band u soldiers wsi I'd In orderly ranks,
eight sbresst,st The head Of the procession.
Behind thin the medici, e.men and head
chiefs we're falling i1to plae'. The lesser
chiefs and warriors were pushing forward
from behind.
As the eastern sky turned pink, the SOL
ditrs gave the signal and the column start
ed. The hunters rode at an unevar, bead
long asllop, over ruts ard ridges and prsi-
ii d z / oles. Now snd then some I them
lefC the main column. They we're free to
range to the rear or the sides of ihe process
sion. but the most important man Of the
tribe dared moi 70 before the sol Tiers who
bore the buffalo slaves. For such brescb
OF rules public ao1giDg was the perslty.
For hours the struggling mass rode heav-
ilv. Nth a sgop oecasionally, while the s0l.
di rs p. cred over Lii for the buffalo. At
sign from the leaders they moved for
ward asaln, The oil men were used to
these eeliys, but the young ones we're
growing re ess.
L. Was mid-sf ernoon before Flying Eagle
sa. the adyalce.guard make the sign bat
the tnfi,lo had be,n sighed. A tense
quiver Of ,xcltement ran through the CON-
paDy that SAT In rigid silence until the Or
d. came for tlow advance.
As they passed over hill and looked
down into a valley black with game, only
the time-honored respect for the eoldiers
he them In check. Even the horses knew
the hour. They tossed their heads aud
psnttd. Whtn they reache the valley, the
Pawre,s strung out into lorg line abreast
OF the herd, hat all m gbt have an equal /.
CHARGE. A.mpment later the Voice Of the .
leader rang out the final order:
Loo-ih. ID -ih, -
j s'aotly that v ie plain was one chsrg- .
ing MASS of blown todi 9. As Flying Eagle T.
swept In with the others, he cast /. rsI ,
glance over the herd The spott,d calf
was MT Ia sight. He gave up a glariDgly
improbable dream, and lurned vi h will /.
10 the usual huniiog
After mighty chase be killed IA fat
youpg COW. Leaving her where The fell,
be turned back aod rode among the buffalo
for hours, but Without further tuecess.
Tired, lunsry. and ditcoursged, he WAS
turning away, wien, hiding Ia a thicket,
be saw the spotled calf.
Tne boys heart ., emed to s.fi ,cste him /,
with Its beAling. lie prayed to Ii-ra-wa
while be urge ID on the jsded pony. Ga, II
the others only did not SO, Bot thai was
tarcly 10 be exp, cted. Within the last i,
hour rumors Of a spo.ttd calf had run like
fire through the hunt, and every man was
q xious and alert. Even now Sure Arrow
was crowdiDs close brfi d.
Almost hi the tame Instant two AFRO ss i,
pIoiced the hcket, and the calf pitched
beadlong. Flying Eagle and his rival leap
ei from their horses, and dashed into the
underbrusb iu,t ss band Of hunters thun-
dered up iu pursuit.
LIS nine screamed Sare Arrow.
Ainf! cried Flying Eagle See be sp-
pesh d TO the onIookers. Ny srro~ passed
through the vitsls. H.s is 10 the shoulder.
Sure Arrow fas bis case weakening. He
looked Flying Eagle in the fac, and said,
VI Both these arrows are mine. II you shot, !.
yours have gone on to Tighten the Cbey-
pnne squaws
The laush that folllsed III retort died
scon. The osrershp OF a spotted robe was
too important matter 10 be lightly han
'let. Before any n guessed hi, purpose,
sure Arrow app d his hand usdvr the /,
calf, and after some tut i:lous fumbIinx,
brought fofth ap srrus-afai