The Oakes times., 1913-08-21

THE WAY
A MAN
By EMERSON HOUGH
Copyright, 1907, by the Outing Publlshing
Company
By EMERSON HOUGH
Copyright. 1907, by the Outing Publishing
Company

We could all now see coming down
from n little flattened coulee to the
left head Of 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
ly. They made long calvacade. 200
horses or more, with many travaux
and dogs trailing on behind. They
were all clad in their native finery,
seemingly hearty and we'll fed and
each as arrogant as king. They
passed us contemptuously, with not a
sidelong glance.
rode foremost in the column were
three or four young women. bearing
long lance shafts decorated with feath-
ers and locks Of human hair, the steel
tips shining gray in the sun.
"Aubcrry." said Belknap. 1--WE must
so 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 Il dozen troop
Orme at my side. and Belknap did not
send us back. We four rode on to-
gether presently. Two or three hun
drcd yards from the place where the
Indians halted Aubcrry told Belknap
to halt his men. We four. with one
ward n hundred yards farther, halted
and raised our hands in sign Of peace.
They rode out to us four of the head
mon of the Sioux. each Il stalwart
man.
Talk to them. Auberry," said Belk-
nap. And az the former was the only
one Of us who understood the Sioux
tongue he acted as interpreter
what are the Sioux doing so far
cast?" he asked Of their spokesman
stern.y.
Hunting" answered the Sioux.
'The white soldiers drive away our
buffalo The white men kill too many.
Let them so. This is our country"
1t seemed to me l 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"
"'rhe Sioux hunt where they please y
was the grim answer. "Rut 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.
Aubcrry answered that we were 60
ing a half sleep to the west to meet
big war party coming down the
Platte the white men from Laramie
The Indian looked grave Mt this.
I'VE are going on up to meet our sol
diers." said Auberry sternly. 1.-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 so"
Aubcrry now turned to us. 81 dom
think they mean trouble. lieutenant,
he said. land l think the best thins
we can do is to let them alone and gt
on up the valley"
Belknap nodded. and Auberry turn
ed again to the four Sioux. who stoot
tall and motiOnless. looking at us will
the same fi.>ed. glittering eyes.
"We hat. spoken" said Auberry
That is all we have to say"
Both parties turned and went bacl
to their companions. Belknap, All
berry and had nearly reached OIL