The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-18

4 look on his face was sufficient proof
. 10 the officers that he wns not tell.
ing The truth
He assumed naughty attiud,
when questioned and. aiaudng with
his arms folded loosely across ht
chest, replied To- questions with
marked abruptuess ana evident
reluctance.
Two. months later Il was again
reported that "A ghost dance was in
progress The report apparently
was Hprcad by white ncttlcrs who
were coming into the territory I'M lu.
crcasing numbers ana who devious.
ly and slowly broke their own trails
through the frontier wilderness,
Although thcrc was other busi
ness To- be attended To-, as there had
been when the ghost dance was held.
the officers concluded TO strike while
the iron was hot--to lot the other
matters wait while they went 10 the
scene Of the dance and discovered
the Identity uf the leader. by
catching him they would effectively
put a dampcr ON further dances.
The remainder " this story will
De told in the language OF tho
original narrator, or as nearly Rs 10
can he reproduced
There vas llttlc logic In large
number Of officers. Thcy did not
expect trouble because they in
tended To conceal Themselves and be
content with Identifying the par
ticipuuts, who would be arrested
later and Jailed before Indian COM
missioner for trial and sentence,
TO walk boldly into the scene OF
the mciVil,svd event might rcsult
In trouble, for the dancers would bC
IN no mood for interruption. even
though II might be official.
"Bil DALEY and George Sutton
which names are fictitious and used
only for this oecasion--wcr among
those assigned TO the ghost dance.
They had been In PaWhuskn Tor
several months on como Rpcclal
whisky cases. and because of their
experience In frontier detective work
they were considered especially
nttcd for the assignment
1T was late In tho evening whom
news of tho dance was received,
After u discussion OF tho trip 1t was
decided 20 start early the next
morning, as only "A general idea had
been obtained az 60 the place whore
the dance was In progress aud II
might require an entire day to dis
cover g.
AT sunup. Daley, Sutton ana
three other officers strapped on their
guns IA was the custom IN those
days, mounted their well groomcd
horses and started. Tho day was
bright and warm. for II was late
summer time and the songs OF
vari-colorod birds filled th} air
However. those In the party we're not
~ f4.f hot la
plcasautness OF nature made only
slight appeal To them. They were
good natured. but their weather
beaten faces bore a look OF deter
mlnatlon that II read accurately
meant they intended to get what thcy
were going after.
"All that day they Travelled over
the hills and through the valleys
going leisurely and carefully go they
would see before being seen Al
though they Travelled In the general
direction decided on after hearing
the report, they had almost ahHn-
doncd hope OF continuing In this
direction and finally brought their
horses together 80 they could better
discuB the advlsabllity OF changing
their course.
1T was not lato. The sun had set
huu lNlllkHi was Eltltrttng over
hills. As the horses stoppcd and
we're noisclcss for mament. tho
faint dun beat Of tom toms was
heard, as though from a diaance of
"A mile or so. Immediately after
ward an evening breeze was fclt.
ana simultaneously the nOlao was
lost. But the officers knew they
were on the right trail. and futher-
more thnt they must proceed cven
more cautiously with quiokenod
pulses they spoke TO their horses aud
IN" pnrty proceeded toward the
direction from which the sound
seemed 70 etnunate.
within the next five minlltoh the
tom toms could be heard plainly,
giving positive evidence that the
dance was wen under way. Darkness
had come md the moon shone In
tormlttently through the llzily float
ing, fcH h"ry clouds
Another five minutes OF slow go-
lng ana tho officers dlsmounted
Horses were tied to trees securely,
but at a sufficient distance apart to
give assurance they would not scrap
among themselves and by a neigh
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