Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-16

was impending restless shifting OF
the group took place. forming circle
I'm which smoke and Cultus George
faced each other. And Smoke realized
that by common consent he had been
made the representative OF his fellows
In what was taking place
Also he was angered Ii was beyond
him that any human creature. wit
ness TO the scramble of volunteers.
should hang back For another thing.
in what followed Smoke did not have
Cultus Georges point OF view did not
dream that the Indian held back for
any reason save the selfish. mercenary
one.
"Of course you viii take team.
Smoke said.
How much?" Cultus George asked
A smart. spontaneous and general
grated In the throats and twisted the
mouths OF the miners.
wait bit boys" smoke cried
Maybe he doesn't understand Look
here, George Don't you see. nobody Is
charging anything. They're giving ev-
erything TO save 300 Indians from
starving 10 death file paused 10 let
II sink home
How mnchr' said Cnltus George
Wait. you fellows Now listen
George We don't want you 10 make
any mistake These starving people
are your kind OF people They're an
other tribe, but they're Indians just
The same. Now. you've seen what the
white men are doing coughing up
their dust. giving their dogs aud sleds
falling over one another To hit the
trail Only the best men can 40 with
the first sleds. Look at Fat Olsen
there. He was ready to fight because
they wouldn't let him go You ought
to be mighty proud because all men
thiuk YOU No | musher II isn't q
case NJ how much. but how quick.
How much?" said CultnS George
XIII him. Bust his head Tar
and feathersr' were several Of the
.ries In the wild medley that went up.
The spirit OF philanthropy and good
fellowship changed 10 brute Savagery
pn the instant.
In the storm center CultnS George
stood imperturbahle. while Smoke
thrust back the hercest and shouted:
Wait. Who's running this?' The
'iamor died away Fetch rope" be
added quietly
Cultus George shrugged his shout
ders lie knew this white man breed
lie had toiled on trail with It and eat
en- its -four and bacon and beans too
long not 10 know IL II was law
oughly. II always punished the man
who broke the law. But lie had bro
ken no law. He knew its law. He had
lived up to It. He had neither muir
dered. stolen nor lied
There was nothing in the white
mans law against charging a price
and driving a bargain. They all charg.
ed price and drove bargains He was
doing nothing more than that. and it
was the thing they had taught him.
Besides, IL he wasn't good enough to
drink with them. then he was not good
enough to be charitable with them nor
to join them in any Of their foolish di-
versions.
Neither Smoke nor any man there
glimpsed what lay In Cultus Georges
brain. behind his attitude and prompt.
ing his attitude. Though they did not
know 1t. they were as beclouded as be
In the matter of mutual understanding.
To them he was selfish brute: TO him
they were selfish brutes.
When the rope was brought Long
Bill Haskell Fat Olsen and the craps
player. with much awkwardness and
angry haste. got the slipnoose around
the Indians neck and rove the rope
over rafter. At the other end a dog
en- men tailed on. ready to hoist away
Nor had Cultus George resisted He
knew il for what 1t was-bIuff The