The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Meri.uether Levis 7heodosia Rz
 Copyright, 1916, by Prank Munsey G.
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 Tied among them, admitted that even he could not tell what the Sioux might do.
 The expedition struck camp at last high up on the great river, in the country of the Yanktonnais. The Sioux long had marked its coming and were ready for its landing. Their sig nal fires called in the villages to meet the boats of the white men.
 They came riding down in bands, whooping and shouting, painted and half naked, well armed-splendid sav- ages, fearing no man, proud, capricious, bloodthirsty. They were curious as to the errand of these new men who came carrying a new flag, these men who could make the thunder speak For now the heavy piece on the bow of the great barge spoke in no uncer- tain terms, so that it's echoes ran back along the river shores. No such boat, no such gun as this, had ever been seen in that country before.
 '"Tell them to make a council, Do rion," said Lewis. Say that only real chiefs must come, for we will not treat with any but their head men. If they wish to see US soon let them come to our village here."
 You are chiefsv' said Dorion. them so."
 | But Dorion had been gone but a short time when he came hurrying back from the Indian village.
 '"The runners say plenty buffalo close by," he reported. "The chief, she'll call the people to hunt the buffalo, William Clark turned to his com panion.
 "You hear that, Merne?'' said he "Why should we not go also?" "Agreedr' said Meriwether Lewis "But stay; I have thought. We,wi1l go as they ge and hunt as they do. To impress an Indian beat him at his own game. You and I must ride this day, WILL"
 "Yes, and without saddles too. Very well, learned that of my brother, who learned 1t of the Indians themselves. And know you and both can shoot 1 the bow as well as most Indians-that was part of our early education. I might better have been in school some 1 times when was learning the bow" | "Dorion," said Lewis to the inter preter, Ego back to the village and tell their chief to send two bows with plenty of arrows. Tell them that we scorn to waste any powder on so small game as the buffalo, On ahead are animals each one of which Is as big as l twenty buffalo-we keep our great gun for those AS for buffalo, we kill them as the Indians do-with the bow and with the spear
 Swift and wide spread the word among the Sioux that the white chiefs would run the buffalo with their own warriors SExclamatons of amuse- ment, surprise, satisfaction, were heard. The white men should see how the Sioux could ride. But Weucha, the head man, sent messenger with two bows and plenty of arrows-short, keen pointed arrows, suitable for the buffalo hunt when driven by the stiff bows of the Sioux.
 Strip, Willr' said Aderiwether Lew is. If we ride as savages 1t must be in full Keeping
 1 They did strip to the waist, as the savages always did when running the buffalo of all savage sport or labor and one of the boldest games ever played by man, red or white. Clad only in 4leggfngs and moccasins, their long hair tied in firm cues, when Weucha met them he exclaimed in ad- miration. The village turned out in wonder to see these two men whose skins were white, whose hair was not 1 black, but some strange new color "I see that you are chiefs!" exclaim- ed Weucha. You have many colors, and your medicine is strong. Take, then, these two horses of mine They are good runners for buffalo. Per haps yours are not so fast'' Thus Dorion interpreted.
 That the young men were riders they now proved, for they mounted alone, barebacked, and managed to control their mounts with nothing but the twisted hide rope about the lower jaw, the only bridle known among the tribes of the great plains.
 The criers now passed down the will lage street, marshaling all the riders | for the chase. Weucha gave the signal to advance. himself riding at the head If the cavalcade. with, the two white captains at his sfde-a picture such as any painter might have envied. Others of the expedition followed or as might be. They all rode quietly al first. with no outcry. no sound save the steady tramp Of the horses.
 Their course was laid back into the prairie for a mile or two before a halt was called. Then the chief disposed his forces. The herd was supposed te be not far away, beyond a low rim ol hills. On this side the men were rang ed in line. A blanket waved from $ | point visible to all was to be the sig nal for the charge.
 A shout came from the far edge ol the restless ranks. A half naked rtdel