The evening world., 1912-03-27
me- NTH"
By Caroline Lockhart

limestone hill had cracked, lsavtnQ .
crevice wids at the sop ana shaooWen0
at the bottom.
This 10 a good place for . white -
who coils Q rope % well to root," -
or tho c~rsvice. motioning smith - -
seated also.
OR for white men who shoot ~ -
dians in the back TO think about W1n4
they have done" Yellow BIRD 3o1Do1
them.
'Or for smart thieves TO ten ~A9U
they left their stolsn horsss." DonP
Chief dropped cross-lssesd Near thsR
Or for thoss whose 1orksd tonoue
use II for himself" The voice wAs
sneerins.
Smith. YOU'RE up against Ter" -
prisoner said TO himself.
1T will DO hot to-day said Runn1n0
Rabbit. This sky 10 red"
Then the sun showed itssif, giowtag
like q red-hot stovs-lid showed ab0vs ~
horison.
In silence they watched the eomins
day.
This Limestone draws the heat" saiA
Smith. and he laid aside his coat. but.
II suits me. hates to DO chilly"
Bear Chief stood up and they al.
rose.
You are like us-you like the sun. Il
10 warm: II 10 good. Look ct Il. Look
long time, white mani"
There was something eminous In his
tone. and Smith moistsnsd his short W.
per lip With the tip Of he tongue.
'Sovsr there = the ranch whers the
time. white mani" He swung his gaunt
arm n thu WAnt-
You make the big talk. Injun."
nsersd Smith. but his mouth ~ dry.
up there = the sky where the clouds
send mossaSss. who're the sun shines 10
warm u and the moon 20 light %.
There's antelope over there In The foot
hirs and elk In the mountains and sheep
on the peaks. Yos ike to hunt. white
man. same - ~. Look long time on
all-for you viii nsvsf see Il Asaini"
the Indian talked. He had not finished
speaking when Smith 6houted aloud.
A look Of INDISPENSABLE horror wa on
his face. His skin had ysnowed aa4
he stared into the orsv1oe At his feetl
Nov he understood He knew why they
waited on the limestone hiui An 49,.
scarcely p~srcsptfbls - ysG, bot VAtdA.
faint - Il was. acksnsd him. teA ~
his nate. II was the 0nmStakAh1s e1er
OF ~rattisenAkeei
The oFsvtos bsb0w waS Q breeding
place. Q r~attissnakss' den. GmjeA -
seen such places often, and the Oe0GA
wa hot was like nothing de u ~
word. The recollection clone wao e.
most enough TO naussate him, 81 -
always hao ridden . VIDE carois q -
hrst whin.
The Indians hooked a has yellow -
and at hts eyes in which H. Asvue
stayed. and laughed He az ut
struggle when they stood - ou10
upon his fess and bound HIN. ~ 60
knew indiana His NJ ssl -
trcmoI:d; he throat. dv 81 -.
swallowed. His knees sADok, 90 -
had no power 10 control he SWatsAln0
muscles Of hts arms and leD.
II Dances" said Yellow DGRA.
A. the n rose highsP ana oe0aao1
INTO the crsvics. the ovssVowerlag o6Dg
increased With tho hsAS. N yoliOW
OF smith's skin took OF . EssatA
ttngs.
'Ushr" An Indian iaSd his aanA vso
his stomach. 'Ws s.eki"
4 bit Of limestone tell into the ~gvAaa
and bounded from one shstf of ~ .
the Other. Upon saoh lsdge Q ~ q
rattlesnakes backed IN he Oan. - q
chorus Of Misses followed the saii o. -
stone.
They sinGl Their voices are serons
To-day" said Running Rabbit
The Indians threw Smith upon ths
edge of the c~revice. face downward. 90
that ne could look below. With Ms star
ing. bloodshot eyes he saw them ALL
dozens Of them. hundred or merei
Crawling on the shelves and in ne Dot
tam uyrdfhip1 ~rlv0ito1 Ai~afna nn0t~A