The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-26

o'clock, or some such hour on Satur.
day and Sunday nights. It's a strike
their answer. That's what his monkey.
ing has brought down on u.s."
They're not going to quitf"
They've sent word they won't work
on Mondays, and they will 60 to bed
when they choose Saturday nightA
Losing one day a weeki We can't
stand for that Luck's been PLYING
into his hands, but this will show him
Cd. This'n show Marshall his p~e
clerk. Tell Casey there'll be no In
dians tomorrow" He sputtered an
grily out Of the office.
Rickard seemed pleased when Mac.
Lean made the announcement Q few
hours later.
His secretary was weighing him.
"What do you intend to do about itf'
"Call their bluff," grinned Casey.
showing teeth tobacco had not had .
chance to spoil. Boycott them"
MacLean found Wooster at the river
bank with Tom Hardin. The two men
were watching q pile-driver set q 70.
bellious pile. Two, new trestles were
to supplement the one which had been
bent out Of line by the weight Of set
Ting drift. Marshall's plan was being
followed, though jeered at by reclama-
ton men and the engineers Of the D
r. company.
"Stop the mattress weaving sAd
dump like hell" |" had been his orders.
Boycott the Indians, well I'm
blowed." the beady eyes sparkled at
Hardin. snow he's cut his own
throat" vte
by the eterualw swore Hardin.
MaoLean left the two engineers match
ing oaths. fs ,yT
There was an ominous quiet the next
day. Not an Indian offered to work at
the river. A few stolid bucks came b
their tasks on Tuesday morning: they
were told BY Rickard himself that
there was no work for mem. Rickaro
appeared ignorant Of tho antagonimD
Of the engineers
An unfathered .rumor started that
Rickard was In with the Reclamation
Service men; that he wanted the work
to fail; to be adopted BY the Service.
MacLean broke lance or tyRo aSAinstl
the absurd slander. He wds making
the discovery that . mans friendship
for man may be deeper than man's
love for q woman. He was q Rickar0
man. He was made to feel the re-
| proach Of It.
Wednesday not an Indian reported
Coronel passed from camp to camp.
his advice unpopular. Scouts sent out
to watch the work on the river report.
ed It was crippled. The white man
would be sending for tho Indian soon.
The waiting braves sat on their
launches. grinning and smoking their
pipes.
Saturday night the camp went
gloomily to bed. On the Indian side
there was no revel. no feasting or
dancing.
Rickard did not turn in until aftc0
midnight. planning alternatives. H4
was sleeping hard when MacLean. At
dawn, dashed into his tent.
"Quick. what does this meonr
It was a splendid spectacle. ana
staged superbly. For background. the
sharp.edged mountains flushing z
pinks and puppies ..gainst one-hue6
sky; the river-growth Of the old chan.
mel uniting them, blotting out miles %
desert into fiat scene. On the op.
posite bank Of the New river. i've
hundred strong. lined up formidably.
their faces grotesque and ferocioua
with pelnt. were the seven tribes. The
slA's rays glinted up from their hre
arms shotguns. revolvers. into Q mot
ley of defiancel Cocopahs, With
streaming hair. blanketed Nava1os,
short-haired Plmas, those In front REIN
ing In their silent pinto ponies. and an
notionless, silent in that early morn.
Ing light.
"What does It meanT whispered
MacLean. Richard did not answer. He
had one nauseous instant as he Looked
toward Innes' tent. Then he broke Int
laughter.
"See. the white horse, no. In 'front.'
| by jove." MacLean slapped his
thigh. "Coroneli They had me buf.
faloed. What do you think 1t isr'
Rickard stepped out into the wash
Of morning air and waved q solemn
salute across the river. Gravely 10
was returned by Coronel.
what does II meanT demanded
MacLean..
ut means we've won." chuckled hi1
chief, coming back into his tent.
An hour later Coronel led IL picked
group Of the tribes. II the white CHIEF
would recall the boycott tho Monday
strike was over. The white mans ~
yer had won.
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