Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-12
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his head like an inQuiring bird. MN,
Shadrach." he began in important re-
Election. "Y' call " boss Shadrach.
All seem t hev heerd tibet name be-
fore"
Marylyn raise, r father quick.
earning finger. 5 in the Bible,
ga" she whispered.
"Heh:"
'It's in the Bible"
'Don' v think All know" Evan
vpked the fire cheerfully. He was
airly started in conversation. tibet
hadrach was n prophet, eff All recall
ies' right" he said tentatively.
The evangelist shot him a sorrowful
lance.
mo. pa" whispered Marylyn again.
I Ne was put in a furnace. Remember
,e furnace, pa?"
with tn lions." cried the section
{ ,ss. Certainly All do"
ooh. pa. that isn't the story!'
Evan stroked his mustache. "Ah'm
a,lda often tn trail. honey, amt Ah?''
ak said aside. Then, to cover his mis-
Hike and forestall any embarrassing
d PLANTATION, he poked the fire again
Hl resolutely began, ''Pahson. how
Il v come t. name YOU boss Shad
q .h?''
He had been chriStened Spooks,"
81 Gan the evangelist. as if repeating
va oft told tale. because his last own
M mistook him one night for ghost
& ould not bear to call the faithful
ga nal by that name and day after
de-, thought over all the names had
ga heard. striving to find one suita-
IN That summer something happen
os that decided fT me. Spooks and
S,5 woke to find ourselves surrounded
D. prairie fire. And |. having hitch
ss p and then got down into the bot
s@ of the wagon, my good horse was
sass I'd to meet the Wall of fame alone,
Es ZANE out unscorched. knew at
or what his name should ne. Hence
fort called lsm Shadrach."
T light of returning knowledge-of
bles ed total recall-illumined the face
Of {, listening section boss. He gave
ths re a glad poke that sent the burn
>
chest proudly and pinned the other
with a triumphant eye. WAL, how
bout Mehach and Abednego?" he de-
manded.
David Bond studied Il moment, knit
ting his brows until their heavy arch
ings met in Il single hoary line. Il
take their place. he said at last, with
dignity.
Following supper, which, Dallas pre-
pared, all gathered before the CHEEKY
blaze. There the evangelist, anxious
over the welfare of the people among
whom he had preached and taught,
promptly began to question Squaw
Charley.
you have not told me of your cap
ture," he said. "or of the fight that
came before it. Were you taken in
the north-in the country of the White
Mother-or in Dakota?"
1 The Indian nodded.
"Dakota?'
Swiftly the pariah's whole aspect al.
tered. A moment before, satisfied as
| to food, happy and comfortable, he
had squatted down in his blanket
But now, his shoulders bent, his CHR
sank to his breast, his eyes grew dull
and sullen.
Were you in the Mauvaises Terres p
! Queried the evangelist.
Squaw Charley shook his head.
"On the Powder"
| There was n silent assent
"The soldiers pursued. Maybe they
| surprised you-which?"
| To answer the Indian rose slowly
With one of Lancasters crutches b,
raked out some ashes and leveled then
upon the hearthstones. Next, acros:
| them, STOPPING and using a finger, b,
drew varying line that showed til,
trend of a stream. Far up toward it
source, in a bend, he placed bits o
| bread from the table to indicate tn,
lodges of his tribesmen. Slivers from
az stick showed that the tepees hat
been set thickly in a grove of tall cot
tonwoods. White beans, from a file,
| pan ON the floor near by him, stoo,
for the warriors that had fought. Hi
| fingers moved more quickly as b,
means of handful of corn that Dal
las had put in his leather pouch b
! planted the United States troops o.
! three sides of the Indian campgroun
and moved them forward to the al
/ tack.
Adroitly he Unanswered the oppos
! ing forces, with advancing here an
retreating there, groans when th
! white men felt the fight too keenly
low whoops to picture an Indian gail
little puffs of the breath to betoke
flying bullets. The onlookers saw tn
battle as it ragged about the tepees
And the pickering lantern, as Squa'
Charley moved it in a semicircle, toll
them that the firing began at day
break and continued until dark.
All at once he changed the picture
Twelve beans We're rapidly counted on
and laid in rows, and he mourned soft
~ over these to show that they wer
slain warriors. Five kernels of corn
a line of pale faced dead-were place
beside the bean rows. This done, b
covered the lantern with the graf