The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-10
John Fox, JEHss|
illustrated by RH.Livin1stc

| tFfh<Sman. and Ne wheeled and w.ni
| to rsrk. who smiled Airwaay the elg
| ~hief had guards concealed In his
iittie house. Who seised the attacking
Indians while two minutes later the
| tawux1erple were under arms The
eApffves we're pat IN irens and Ers,
kline SAM afaamS them the crvsttagien
fares ~ Black wclf and Cruaked
hrhtntng The lnaisns pleaded that
shes we're trying to se~s the frseNh~Mtp
~ the French fer Clark. has clark.
refusing al requests fur ahsir release.
r~mslaed silent. hauFtsy. infitcress
f~sriesx Ne sslil refused 20 takc ref.
ogv ri the iofs. and csllsa In neusber
81 lassfeS and gentlemen 60 his house.
where they dancvd sli night amid ths
rpuntal-rrcs ~ the beulliered sas.
ages Ner morning h~ sfeed In the
center 81 their rsmxed warriors with
IAe faSssied shirts ~ his rlfemen
nsax~ee hehlaa him. released the cap.
tsse chiefs and handed them the hieody
wnr hess II wampum
4 scorn yuur hostility and tresshs
cry. You deserve death. bat you shall
leave In safety. ID three days shall
begin war On sou. II you lndlnns do
nuf want yoar women and c..sldren
kliied--sgop killing ours. We shalt SEQ
whe can make that war belt the nsoss
tloods. While yen have heen In nay
camp you have had soed and fire-
water. but now that have finished.
sea lauss depart speedily
The captive chief spoke and 80 did
CID kmhgoo. With bis eyes hxed sadly
has proadly On bis adopted soa They
lad listened ~ had liEds and hern led
mstrAy By the British .henceforsh they
weufsi b. friendly aitA the Americans.
RHs Clark wgs not satisfied
II cerae as warrior" be said
h#aThgaly n shall be friend 10 the
friendly. II yoa choose war ! shah
send - many warriors from ilae Thir.
teen ccHnrsl.Flrss that ycur land
shall he darkened and sou shall hear
na sounds hus tkat ~ the birds who
TIVE em blood And then he handed
tssih fHo teiss ef peace and wnr. and
they eagerly took The b~st " sseAra
The Treaty. followed NEXT dny and
Clark lnsla@d tisat two ~ The prison
ers shf'uld be pat Ia death and as tho
two seiected came forward Ersksne
saw Black Wolf was one He Wits.
pcred with Clark and kahfoo.. and
Gruoked Lightning SAW the hi9 clalef
with his hand on Erxkines shoulder
and heard him forgive the two and
tell them 10 depart And thus peace
was wen
Straightway old Kahtoo pushed
through the warriors and. plncking the
blg chief BY the sleeve. pointed TO Ers.
kline.
THAT is my son." he said, "and I
want him 20 80 home with me
lie shall CO. said Clark quickly.
''bNt be shall return. whenever n
picnses him. to me-
And SO Ersklne went forth one
morning IT dawn. and his coming into
the Shawnee camp was like the com,
ing of king Early Morn greeted
him with glowing eyes, hts foster
mother brought him food. looking
proudly upon him. and old kAhsoo
harangued his hrsyes around the coun-
eil-poie. while the prophet and
, Crooked Lightning snlked In their
tents
MY son spoke words of truth" he
proclaimed sonorcusIy. "He warned
us against the king oyer the waters
and told us to make irsends with the
Americans We did not heed hts
words. and NO he brought the great
chief o. the Long Knives. who stood
without fear among warriors more
numerous than leaves and spoke the
same words 20 sfI We are friends
NJ ihe Long Knives. Ny son " the
trsle prophet Bring out the false one
and Crooked lightning and BLACK
Wolf. whose life iny son saved though
the two were enemies NJ sen shnll
10 with them NV be pieases
Many youns braves spfsng wililngly
forward and the th~e per~ hailed bs-
fore Erskine old kahsoo waved hls
hand toward them and sst down. Frs