The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-10


kindergarten orders to the Indians.
Says they have to be In bed By ten
o'clock. or some such hour on Satufs
day and Sunday nights. It's strike
their answer. That's what his monkey.
ing has brought down on ~"
They're not going to Quit1"
They've sent word they won't WORT
on Mondays. and they will 60 to bed
when they choose Saturday nights.
Losing one day q weekl We can't
stand for that. Luck's been playing
into his hands, but this will show him
up. This'll show Marshall his pet
clerk. Tell Casey therein be no In.
dams tomorrow" He sputtered an.
grily out Of the Office.
Richard 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 blum" grinned Casey.
showing teeth tobacco had not had Q
chance to spoil. Boycott them"
MacLean found Wooster at the river.
bank with Tom Hardin. The two men
were watching pile-driver set q re.
belliOus pile. Two new trestles were
to supplement the one which had been
bent out Of line by the weight Of set.
thing drift. Marshall's plan was being
followed, though jeered at by reclama.
ton men and the engineers Of the D.
Il. company.
"Stop the mattress weaving and
dump like hell!" had been his orders.
Boycott the Indians. well I'm
bowed" the beady eyes sparkled at
Hardin. "Now he's cut his own
throat"
by the eternal!" swore Hardin,
NacLean left the two engineers match
ing oaths.
There was an ominous quiet the next
day. Not an Indian offered to work at
the river. A few stOlid bucks came to
their tasks on Tuesday morning: they
were told by Richard Aimself that
there was no work for .llem. Richard
appeared ignorant OF the antagonism
Of the engineers.
Richard was in with the Reclamation
Service men; that he wanted the work
to fail: to be adopted by the Service
MacLean broke a lance or two against
the absurd SANDER. He was making
the discovery that mans friendship
for man may be deeper than mans
love for woman. He was Richard
- - ~
prOach of 1t.
Wednesday not an Indian reported
Coronel passed from camp to camp
his advice unpOpulse. Scouts sent out
to watch the work on the river report.
ed 1t was crippled. The white man
would be sending for the Indian soon.
The waiting braves sat on thei.
launches, grinning and smoking theis
pipes.
Saturday night the camp went
gloomily to bed. On the Indian side
there was no revel. NO feasting or
dancing.
Richard did not turn in until after
midnight. planning alternatives. He
was sleeping hard when MacLean, at
dawn, dashed into his tent.
"Quick, what does this meanf'
It was q splendid spectacle. and
staged superbly. For background. the
sharp-edged mountains flushing to
ptnks and puppies gainst a one-hued
sky; the river-growth Of the old chan.
mel uniting them. bl0tting out miles Ut
desert into q fiat scene. On the Op.
pOsite bank Of the New r'.er, Ave
hundred strong, lined up formidably,
their faces gr0tesQue and ferOcioue
with paint, were the seven tribes. The
suns rays glinted up from their IRE
arms. shotguns. revolvers. int a mot.
ley Of defiance! Cocopahs. with
streaming hair. blanketed Navajos.
short-haired Pimas. those in front rein
Ing in their silent pinto ponies. and all
motionless, 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 into
laughter.
"See. the white horse. no, In front-s
by jove." MacLean slapped hio
thigh. 'Coronel! They had me but.
faloed. What do you think It isr'
Richard stepped out into the wash
Of morning air and waved q solemn
salute across the river. Gravely Il
was returned by Coronel.
"What does it meanT" demanded
MacLean.
1T means we've won." chuckled hin
chief. coming bacx into his tent.
An hour later Coronel led in picked
group Of the tribes. II the white chief
would recall the boycott the Monday
strike was over. The white mana Ell,
yer had won.
(TO BE CONTINUEDA
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