Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-08-14

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HE is very sick, but l shall make
him well after two sleeps" replied
Scissors.
"Shunca-luta breaks jug after the
sun crosses MatO Tipi."
"He talks like an old woman. He
cannot break jugs" scoffed Scissors
| After he tries and fails, and covers
| his head with his blanket, and is hid
ing In his lodge, let Tashunca-uitco
remember what the white man told
| him.
Plainly disconnected by this bold
| skepticism Crazy Horse withdrew.
To add to the tremendous excitement
caused by the medicine mans avowal
three young men rode into the village
shortly after the noon hour, returning
from a scout between the Grand and
Heart rivers They brought with them
horrible trophies in the shape of hui
man hands and feet tied to their lances
Their arrival was greeted with the
firing of guns and much yelling and
bowling. The three ponies wore feath-
ers in their tails and names to show
they had ably abetted their masters
The lances were passed over to the
squaws to dance before being struck
up before the Strong Heart lodge to
which the scouts belonged.
Alarmed by the noise Scissors
stepped outside to investigate. Soon
he was back, his face looking pale
and sickly.
"Some poor devil of soldier who
strayed and got lost, or who wandered
off hunting" he told Dinsdale. Butch
cred. The village is crazy. It makes
| 1t bad for us. They've tasted blood
They won't be- satisfied until they've
wiped us out"
IF there was one soldier there must
be more behind him." said Dlnsdale
hopefully
"He was a soldier. They brought
in enough Of his clothes to prove that.
Crazy Horse Is in his lodge trying to
figure out. how many more there may
be, and where they may be. believe
| 1t means General Crook has struck the
Little Missouri, or even the head of
| LAG 11edILs kllGW SUIuCIAlAS HOoAO
happen today. It's lucky for US that
the scouts saw nothing of Crazy
Horses messengers to the Short Medi-
cine Pole hills. But they'll be coming
back any time now. When things be-
gin to break they come with a rush"
1t was some time before the village
| quieted down sufficiently for public
interest to revert to Sorrel Horse and
his boast. The medicine man, when
he could gain hearing, proudly pro-
claimed it was his new medicine that
had enabled the young warriors to
make their kill. The young girl who
brought in their dinner was too over
come with excitement to answer any
questions. At first Dinsdale refused
to eat, but Scissors insisted until he
swallowed some meat. Scissors would
not let him leave the couch for fear
some curious savage would spy on
them and discover the truth.
After the shouting and dancing had
ceased, the akacita began parading
through the village and crying "Shun-
ca-luta will make new medicine, they
say. Hiyu pol (Come onL Hiyu poP'
AS the camp police passed a lodge
1t was signal for the inmates to
come out and fall in behind them.
Crazy Horse took his place and as
the procession reached the prisoners
lodge he halted and looked inside and
asked Scissors to come and witness
the new medicine.
Continuing to fan Dinsdale, the pic
ture man ceased his chanting long
enough to reply. "He has had an evil
dream. The ghosts are fooling him.
/ NV white brother needs the bear
song"
And he pointed down to the patient,
who groaned and tossed about. The
akacita went their way, calling on all
the people to follow and do Sorrel
Horse due honor; the two lines of
eager spectators, including Crazy
Horse, made for the grassy slope
! Scissors watched their departure
through the opening, and then made
sure the adjacent lodges were empty.
Darling back to the lodge he pulled
away the bundles of antelope skins
and made peep hole with his scis-
sors. Only two lodges stood between
them and tho bluffs, and neither
showed any signs of life.
snow we are ready" he whispered
| to Dinsdale.
Dinsdale came to his feet and
started for the opening, but Scissors
1
drew him back and closed the flap,
and said:
"Out the back end will be better"
He dropped on his knees and had
pulled a hide to one side when both
were startled at the sound Of a step
by the entrance. Snatching up ket-
tie left by the girl he motioned for
Dinsdale to gain the couch. But be-
| fore Dinsdale could get in proper posi-
ton the flap was pushed back and one
of the akacita stuck in his head. He
had noted the cessation of the SILK
mans moaning. He blinked his eyes
to get rid of the sunlight and beheld
Dinsdale stealing toward the couch.
He opened his mouth to emit yell,
when the kettle struck him on the
back of the head, smashing the skull.
AS the nan fell forward on his face.
half inside the lodge, Dinsdale seized
his shoulders and dragged him COM