The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-24

one horn into the ground, and, laying hold of the lower hind leg. I actually turned the carcass on its back.
 That's the first time ever saw a bull die on his back said Auberry.
 "He did not die on his back,'' I re piled. ''I turned him over"
 You did-and alone? It's rarely a single man could do that, nor have I seen it done in all my life with so big a bull" .
 ''The Indians don't bother to turn a bull over. They split the hide down the back and skin both ways. The best meat is on top anyhow" and then he gave me lessons in buffalo values, which later I remembered
 We had taken some meat from my bull, since I insisted upon it in spite of better beef from a young COW Au- berry had Filled not far above, when suddenly I heard the sound of a bugle, sharp and clear. and recognized the notes of the recall"
 "What's up?" inquired Auberry as we pulled up our galloping horses near the wagon line.
 Tndiansr' was the answer. Fall inr'
 We could all now see coming down from a little flattened coulee to the left a head of a line of mounted men, who doubtless had been the cause of the buffalo stampede which had cross ed in front of us. The column of the tribesmen came on toward us fearless 1y. They made a long calvacade, 200 horses or more, with many travaux and dogs trailing on behind. They were all clad in their native fnery, seemingly hearty and well fed and each as arrogant as a king. They passed us cOntemptuously, with not a sidelong glance.
 In advance of the head men who rode foremost in the column were three or four young women, bearing long lance shafts decorated with feath- CTS and locks of human hair, the steel tips shining gray in the sun.
 "Auberry," said Belknap, i've must go talk to these people and see what's up."
 "They're Sioux" said Auberry. "But come on They don't mean fight right now-''
 Belknap and Auberry took with them the sergeant and dozen troop CTS. I pushed in with these and saw Orme at my side, and Belknap did not send us back. We four rode on to- gether presently. Two or three hun dred yards from the place where the Indians halted Auberry told Belknap to halt his men. We four, with one private to hold our horses. rode for ward a hundred yards farther, halted and raised our hands in sign of peace. They rode out to us four of the head men of the Sioux, each a stalwart man.
 "Talk to them, Auberry," said Belk- nap. And as the former was the only one of us who understood the Sioux tongue he acted as interpreter.
 "What are the Sioux doing so far east?" he asked of their spokesman sterc1y.
 Hunting" answered the Sioux. ''The white soldiers drive away our buffalo. The white men kill too many Let them go. This is our country" It seemed to me I could see the black eyes of the Sioux boring straight through every one of us.
 "Go back to the north and west, where you belong," said Auberry. ''You have no business here on the wagon trails"
 ne SIOUX uuuI "uCIO lucy IIcdSCs was the grim answer. "But you see we have our women and children with us the same as you have"-and he pointed toward our camp.
 ''Where are you going?" asked our interpreter.
 The Sioux waved his arm vaguely. Heap hunt" he said. ''Where you go?' he asked.
 &I,oH ing a half sleep to the west to meet a big war party coming down the Platte. the white men from Laramie. The Indian looked grave at this.
 ''We are going on up to meet our sol diers.'' said Auberry eternly. '"The Sioux have killed some of our men be- low here. We shall meet our soldiers and come and wipe the Sioux off the land if they come into the valley where our great road runs west.''
 ''That is good" said the Sioux. "As for us, we harm no white man. We hunt where we please. White men go"
 Auberry now turned to us. "I don't think they mean trouble, lieutenant" he said, land I think the best thing on up the valley"
 belhHdp nOOOeQ, ana AuDerEy IuTn- ed again to the four Sioux, who stood tall and motionless, looking at us with the same h;Aed. glittering eyes.
 "We hay , spoken" said Auberry. ''That is all we have to say"
 Both parties turned and went back to their companions. Belknap, Au- berry and I had nearly reached our