The Jasper news., 1919-07-03
ThpMANnf MI6HT
HALbERT E.SMITHm
2YRUS TUWNSEND GRADY
PhutO Play yPr0dured by Nta5raph 81
COPYRIGHT, W. BY MTA6RAPH GSZ

delay there was no help for 1t. Red
Cloud must be sought out and his
piece of bunting obtained by some
means, and the only way this could
be done was to go to him. Scarface.
turned to his companions.
~ have got little scheme that
think will work with that Injun," he
grinned. But If it don't-well there
is more than one way to skin cat
or man either for that matter. If
Red Cloud is obstinate l think l have
little medicine that will be too
] strong even for an Indian. So let's
get hustle on us, men, and be on our
way" With their hopes once more
raised high they followed closely
upon his tracks.
The outlaws wasted no time, but
bought a complete outfit, including a
horse for each and n pack train of
for Hermit Pass. Their journey was
uneventful, and on the afternoon of
| the third day they came to the pueblo,
made of adobe brick and surrounded
| by Indians cultivating grain and by
grazing flocks. Leaving the others,
| Scarface and Screweye made their way
to the big, common room in which
Tomas Terrible, son of the old chief.
who was a member of the original
Ransome expedition, was holding
council. Greetings were exchanged
and Scarface said:
1--WE are sent by Great Father at
Washington to get pieces of flag from
Red Cloud"
Tomas nodded and replied
"My father, Red Cloud. He dead"
The outlaws started in disappoint-
ment and began to say that the flag
must be somewhere around, when the
Indian leader interrupted:
81 Nave seen flag. 1t is buried with
Red Cloud, my father"
Scarface frightened at this and told
Tomas it would be worth his while to
produce the flag, offering money and
TASKS of whisky, but Tomas stopped
him and with quiet dignity said:
"Me Christian Indian. Eternal
sleep of Red Cloud must not be dis
turbed."
With that Tomas turned upon his
heel, and gathering his blankets about
him stalked away leaving the gang
staring after him with black scowls.
Screweye was for enticing him to
some out-of-the-way place and there
making a prisoner out of him, hoping
to force him to do their will by threats
of torture, but Scarface would not
listen 10 it.
1--WE will save that for last re-
sort. Meanwhile we will hang around
here and get little acquainted with
the rest of them, and maybe we can
find out what we want to know in an
easier way. 1t is pretty hard to bluff
an Indian and the better game is to
wait our chance and then Outwlt him.
Unless / am very much mistaken we
will be able to find that burial place
before another twenty-four hours has
passed, and when we do old Red
Clouds eternal rest will be suddenly
interrupted, Tomas or no Tomas. II
he comes foOling around us after we
get started to dig he will find out what
eternal rest means mighty sudden
Come on now and get acquainted with
some of these other bucks and see
what we can learn" Concealing their
disappointment and impotence as best
they could, they went about their task
And as it turned out, Scarface was
right. Tomas had an enemy among
the Indians, and the latter was not
long in finding out what the white
men had come there for. And now he
had chance to kill two birds with one
;; stone; namely to get whisky and
money for himself and have his re
venge upon Tomas. 1t was an oppor
tunty he had long been hoping for
: Yet he dared not make any move II
daylight when he might be seen by
the other Indians, therefore he would
, be compelled to- wait until the Others
were asleep. Keeping out of the wa!
of the whites that he might not bt
! seen in their society and suspected o.
!, consplring with them, he patientl.
awaited for the time to come wheI
he could make the visitors his prop
osition.
: That night, as they were seated
: about their camp fire the renegade
= Indian approached and asked fo
= whisky. He was refused, but insteaC
of leaving came close to Scarface ant
said:
"Me know where is burial place o
= Chief Red Cloud"