New-York tribune., 1909-06-13

plentiful Providing they did not rob me of my
rife and ammunition. I =t.l had q showdown
for food.
What Became Of His Sweetheart
THEY finally rode away. and % once broke
camp and started back toward the Wash
ita- ! rode al night u put as much country
between myself and the Indians as possible. not
feeling lv auv means sure that their friendly
mood would continue
Learning that cattle were remarkably cheap
II Texas. J went through. and bought tour hun
lTed head Il yeaTllngs al tit-E cents head and
started back Tor Wichita 70 become "a cattle
king and see the E.Tl ! lett behind me
bought more saddle horses and pack ANIMALS
and hired q man 10 heIp herd them
J reached nv destination safely, and % uv
surprise found quite a settlement But. alas !
found that the black eyed girl who had inspired
al tins effort Oh r1y part. had been married 70
another man
Discouraged and. as ! thought. hear,bro}en
drove my cattle north 20 the line q the Kan
sas Pacific road and sold them for eight dollars
9 head. This good profit on nv first deal in
cattle healed my broken heart wonderfully. and
founl my thoughts dwelling on two-year-old
steers. rather than on the falr sex
Becomine an Interpreter
ID FTURNINC 70 Fort Ha-ker. resumed my
II position as guide for General Hazen- who
was u this time appointed Superintendent Of
Indian Affairs n Indian Territory, taxing
charge Of his expedition Fort tobb was our
destination and there met Colonel Boone, one
Of the best Indian agents ever employed by our
Government and also my ConanChe friends OF
the WashIta Mountains.
They greeted me cordially as Good Medi-
cine and saw great deal Of them ! soon
picked I'D enough Of Their language 70 enable
ne 10 understand i and interpret II fairly well
7 taught them the value Cf our different CONS,
and was often called upon 20 help them dispose
Il their robes and tu-s 20 the white traders Tor
- +a;- value In fact Il reached a point where
nearly all nav time was demanded by theIn n
Their different transactions
General Hazon suggested that for the winter
r7,1 IN nv entire time with them, for the pur-
nose Of uerfectIng myself IN Their language, II
d-,7er 10 become an interpreter for the Govern
mont. To this ! agreed and studied hard 20 be
come proficient and IN that way earn the money
! received for nv pay was the same as wheh
acting as guide. There were other interpreters.
4r,- many Of them could neither read nor wTite
and IN none of them did the Indians have the
confidence they appeared 10 have IN me
C,-rh being the case. the General thought
-he,- r7iollt express their ideas more fully 10
me Il vvas ever the ann q General HaZen 10
learn an! 70 heed. so tar as possible the otsIies
Il the Indians and this was an lmpoSslDlIlty
y-i+ro,,+ the aid q q Competent interpreter VINO
v-o7,ld be honest with both parties
vs. . f4vo-i-c with the old men OF the tribe
IN account Of NV assistance 10 them IN 1helI
IT,, md with the YOUNGER ones because /
-ls4 equally with them our hunting expedl-
-5ars 'Thev were a good lot as Indians 90. and
s-5.n+ -nanv pleasant DAYS with them. Thus,
having the confidence Of both old and young
Ial-De5 MANY Of Their tribal secrets, and found
I,,-+ +bs+ had | not been blessed with yellow
mr. and come from the north thereby claiming
reIationship with the hig % Medicine Man, the
hines were that I should not have survived
the first meeting this tale would never
49, beeD told That presumptuous fable OF
nm +5ev never disputed. hut always looked
,Ir me as IN sornewav belonging 10 them,
c5Ilinq me their Good Medicine
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