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CHAPTER TX
The Duel of the Medicines

Although Crazy Horse and Sorrel
Horse rode into Little Big Mans
camp shortly before midnight the
prisoners saw nothing of either. Be
fore the great leader of the hostiIes
arrived the white men were conducted
back to the lodge and the flap tight
ly closed. A small fire was lighted in
side and by It's light three warriors
stood on guard TO prevent any attempt
at escape. Dinsdale was asleep when
the war chief and his escort of a
dozen men made the camp and was
aroused by the commotion
On opening his eyes he beheld the
three silent figures of the guards,
their eyes refscting the light from
the heap of Goals Scissors was awake,
and whispered:
"If / can have a talk with Crazy
Horse l think we would be all right
for while. But that Shunca-luta will
try to keep between us. He ranks
high as a mystery man and is a fair
magician and ventriloquist. He claims
to get his help from Taskuskanskan,
their moving god, who lives in the
represented by Tunkan, who In turn
is prayed to through rocks and stones.
Queer mess. Reckon a white man can
never get it all Strengthened out. /
made a picture of Sorrel Horse when
was prisoner that other time, and
10 ~ s.o Hot -
against us. But I'm wakan. Wish
Crazy Horse would come in to look
us over"
Scissors would have felt more at
ease had he known that the chiefs
first desire was to have the prisoners
brought before him. Sorrel Horse,
however, requested time for consult
ing his medicine, and reported back
to the chief that 1t would be better to
wait until the sun rode the sky. AL
though considerably disturbed that
the chief should ignore him, Scissors
dissimulated and Dinsdale fell asleep
and did not awaken until morning.
With the sunrise came another kettle
of meat. Scissors pronounced 1t to be
mule deer and Dinsdale ate heartily.
After they had eaten, Little Big Man
visited them, and he could not con-
ceal his secret exultation. Scissors
pretended not to see him, and after
waiting several minutes the Indian
said:
NOW Shunca-luta has come Two
Knives Talking has lost both his med
icine and tongue. They say the white
man was tied up all night and could
not get Free
Scissors, who had finished his bowl
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BY HUGH PENDEXTER
hu The Rohhs Nferrll On
Copyright BY The Bobbs-Merrill Co.

then 1t was Crazy Horse who assumed
victory at the outset. when on encoun-
tering Reno's men he saved his fol-
lowers from a disastrous panic by
Draining a soldier with stone war
club and leading counter charge.
And what must place him high in the
estimation of all fighting men was his
insistence that no warrior should pass
him when he gave the order to attack.
He was a great general; intensely
loyal to his people and their cause,
a patriot who had no use for wealth.
And Taku Wakan could ask no more
of any Of his dusky children.
AS he walked around the end of the
circle to take position beside Little
Big Man he was wearing his feather
bonnet and other warpath regalia. In
one hand he carried Winchester rife
and in the other twelve-foot coup
wand of willow. The wand was dec
Grated with symbolic feathers, bits of
fur, and the tinkling bell. He dropped
on a robe beside Little Big Man and
placed his rifle across his lap and rest
ed the end of his coup wand on the
ground, and stared stolidly at Scis-
sors. His gaze quickened as 1t shift
ed to the pile of greenbacks and dust
in front of Little Big Man. The treas
ure meant nothing to him except as
it represented so many magazine guns
and fixed ammunition.
"The white man with the talking
knives will tell why he came to the
Teton country" he abruptly com
manded.
Scissors needed no interpreter, and
began to explain why he and his friend
had gone to Mato Tipi TO make stone
offerings to Tunkan so the god would
send forth his flying rocks" to learn
where Tash-unca-uitco was to be
found.
And while we were asking this of
Tunkan our prayer was answered"
Scissors continued. "He who lives on
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when placing rocks in the trees. Scis-
sors read the tumult in the mans
mind and whispered encouragement
to Dinsdale.
Little Big Man gave an order and
both men were released and conduct
ed outside the lodge and tied to the
medicine pole, from which hung the
strangled puppy. A warrior was told
to sit behind them to- watch their
hands. The warrior obeyed, but did
not fancy the task, for it was like spy
ing on some agency controlled by
Tunkan. To Dinsdale Scissors said:
They're badly worried. Every hour
we're kept alive improves our chances.
Little Big Man won't dare hurt us
until he hears from Crazy Horse. Al
ready he has sent messenger to
Slim butte to fill in the details of the
mirror-message."
The warrior behind him reached a
hand forward and roughly clapped 1t
over his mouth. Scissors left hand
shot to the front and caught the Of
tending palm and at the same time
his right hand darted up under the
armpit and, pulling and pushing, he
sent the guard rolling headlong. The
camp was in an uproar in an instant,
the warriors scrambling for their
weapons. Scissors sternly called out:
"The Ogalala are very foolish. My
medicine will grow very angry. Some
of you will go to Mato Tipi tonight as
ghosts. What do you mean by treating
the friends of your war chief in this
way? Are we Crows or Poncas?"
Little Big Man chewed his lips and
puzzled over the situation. To leave
the prisoners hands free was to con-
fess failure. To tie them up was use
less. His quandary was interrupted by
the rapid drumming of flying hoofs.
A pony raced in among the lodges and
a rider threw himself to the ground.
With a CLEAN of hope lighting his
sullen eyes, Little Big Man called on
the man to speak.
"Tashunca-uitc and Shunca-luta,
his medicine man, even now are rid
ing to this camp" announced the
mdH. Iney were ou the way HeAo
with dozen warriors when Little
Big Mans first messenger met them
and told them about the white men.
They will be here very SOON
ut is good" cried Little Big Man
in great relief.
whats he sayingr muttered Dins-
dale.
Cray Horse and his medicine man,
Sorrel Horse will arrive in a minute
or so. ! am very wakan, but only
Taku Wakan can straighten this mess
out. If only Crazy Horse was coming
it would be better. Sorrel Horse is
jealous of all medicine men. He'll
work to have us skinned alive But
a man amt done for so long as he
can hope"
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THEY SAY

Fancy work is the busy woman's
nlav
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CHAPTER vIII-continued.

.To be free OF Little Big Mans
clumsy cords is easy for the medicine
VI Two Knives Talking" gravely as
sured Scissors. "Will he find the road
10 Slim butte openT
And he brought his hands before
karu - show they were free.
With a yelp Little Big Man turned
and called loudly. Warriors came on
chs run.
Two Knives Talking has united the
savEsslde," grunted the leader.
T'ro warriors advanced to Scissors
anc paved about behind him, but
-ovld find no vestige of the thongs.
1.-TWO Knives Talking'a medicine ate
gneN up" explained Scissors. "Are
ghA Ogalala afraid / will fly up
9EpNng the thunder birds, that they
MSst tie me?"
The reader snapped out an order
Nnd fresh thongs were brought and
Scissors tied up Cor the second time.
"what the devil did you do with the
eords?" whispered Dinsdale from the
Rorner of his wouth.
an your side pocket" yawned
Scissors.
Little Big Man harshly demanded:
sWhy dc white men ride out to Mato
Eipi and place rocks in trees?"
Because we are turning red," was
She prompt reply.
where is Wichakpa-yamani (Gen-
sTal Crook now?"
when l am treated as brother
say medicine Will tell YOU" coldly re-
AEed Scissors.
'"They say you will talk with very
East tongue when you feel the skin
ping knives" threatened Little Big
Man.
Scissors smiled tolerantly and said:
~Crazy Horse will soon set his friend
Tree to walk where he will"
"Two Knives Talking has a weak
medicine. 1t freed him once; now 1t is
very tired" jeered Little Big Man.
SHY young men may not wait for you
to see Tashunca- uitco. They say they
want white skin for medicine shirts.
They say they are sharpening their
knives"
Little Big Man talks like Sho-
shoni singing to the MOON" sneered
Scissors. "A very wakan man never
sleeps"
And to the CONSERVATION of the spec
fators he again brought his hands be-
fore him. Men rushed upon him but
the cords had vanished. Little Big
Man glared murderously, then grew
peasy. A doubt was sprouting in his
( I'D. Mato Tipi was sacred ground.
" those who prayed to Tunkan
a "a rocks and stones must be
No asfuI not TO give offense The
tif were white, yet they had
Nut red. taken by surDrisC
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SELDOM SEEN
Six-day bicycle races in Alaska.

Six-day bicycle races in Alaska.
Diplomats who are diplomatic.
A saxophone player who is loved by
all his neighbors.
Men who become incensed when
girls fiirt with them.
An information clerk who can tell
you where his wife is.
Counterfeits of one-thousand- dollar
bills of originals Of the same denomi-
nation.
Il
Chorus girls who stand and listen to
a Salvation Army meeting in prefer
ence to attending dance at cab
aret.
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NO GIRL LIKES

TO pass a mirror without stopping
to examine herself in it.
To marry a man whose idea OF
good time is staying at home to listen
to the radio.
To stay away from dance when
she knows that her boy friend is TAX
ing her deadly rival.
To be considered so tied up to one
man that no one else ever tries to
make date with her.-Exchange
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Fancy work Is the busy woman's
play.
Left-handed compliments sometimes
turn out all right.
Woman's chief aim seems to be at a
target called man.
There is no substance harder than
the diamond--to get.
The shower that spoils the Easter
hat is rain of terror.
well-bread sandwich makes both
ends meat in the middle.
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whats your guess as to the
outcome Of this strange duel? If
Scissors wins, what then2D
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HEARD.
DEMOCRATIC
C0VCLAVE
Rn Hall
One Station Alone Broadcasts
to More Than 4,O0O, 900
Radio Enthusiasts

ST. LOUIS, July o. station KSD.
operated by the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch, has more than q mere guess
TO offer as to the number Of radio
listeners who heard the broadcast
ing Of the Democratic National Con-
yentiOn. In an actual canvass Of
several hundred small cities and
villages In five States surrounding
K6D It WAS learned some time ago.
that there were 31l, 800 receiving
sets in those states capable OF hear
ing KSD. This does not include
st. Louis, East st. Louis and sub.
urbs. Adding $4,000 sets for st.
Louis and immediate territory, which
ts half the usual estimate Of st.
Louis dealers. there were at least
S61,eO0 radio sets used in five
States to hear what went on every
day In Madison Square Garden.
In signing Off. daily. KSD asked
every one to report the number Of
persons who had listened IN on
the writer's set. 1t has not vet
been possible to tabuIate the thou
sandS Of letters received, but no u
listener reported less than three.
One letter of thanks contained
seventy signatures. From tiny
rectory in the Missouri Valley 223
persons heard proceedings at the
convention. Hundreds Of village
garages had crowds varying from
fifty to two or three. hundred.
Assuming. however, that the
average was five for each set, the
audience Of KSD was not less than
800 900 In the five Sfafoa Ylannad
But KSD at night covers much
more than those five States. 10
double the number would be q very
low estimate, indeed. Ordinarily. In
summer the KSD mail comes from
twenty-eight States.
Out In the Middle West, during
convention broadcasting. II was not
uncommon to attach one loud
speaker to the local telephone sys-
tenn 80 that farmers for miles
around could get the baIloting or
the speeches. Through Mississippi
and other Southern States railroad
telegraphers picked up radio con-
vention news and distributed It to
other tiny telegraph points. High
school auditoriums in the smaller
cities Of the Mississippi valley were
frequently used day and night for
radio reception from Madison
Square Garden.
An average Of five to each re.
ceiving set, therefore, would seem
q very small estimate, indeed. The
number Of persons who got conven.
ton news. both day and night,
through KSD alone could not have
Deem less han 4,OOO,O persons.
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BROADCAST STATION
OPENS m BEL GRADE

BELGRADE. July 2s. RakoVitza,
the largest broadcast station in the
Balkans. has just been formally
opened on the outskirts Of this
city. This Is an important event
for Jugoslavia, according to Mr..
Georgevitch, chief Of the telegraph
service, who foresees a consider
able speeding up in business as q
direct result Of this powerful sta
ton.
Although the station is govern.
ment owned. q thirty.year conces-
sion has been granted the French
.Compagnie Generate de Telegraphie
san FIJI TO pay the staff, make
all repairs, bear operating expenses.
keep the installation up to date
and extend the service. BY means
Of relays with st. Assize station,
France, communication with North
and South America VIII be possible.
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ADORE s 5.
ALSO IS
LISTED
Scientists, Through WcAP,
VIII Tell Of Excavations,
Made at Pyramids

The concert to be played By the
United States Marine Band at the
Sylvan Theater tonight win be-
broadcast BY WCAP and rebroad-
cast by WEAF, New York, and
WMAF, South Dartmouth, Begin
ming 1t 1850 o'clock.
Among the feature numbers Of
the concert will be c6rnet solos by
Musician John p. White, and band
selections from "The Valkyries
and Thurban's suite, .Americana. I"
Address = Feature.
At the conclusion Of the concert
ct o'clock the Bell stations win
present e talk by. L. Dow Coving.
ton. F.. r. @. s., describing his
interesting experiences In his ten
years Of excavation work in. the
pyramids.
Other WCAP numbers for the.
evening win be a song recital by
Mrs. William Reed. contralto, and
a talk By Frederick j. Haslxin on
The Bureau Of Standards
WRC's afternoon program TODAY
viii be featured by q song recital
ny Edith Dunn, pupil Of thu
Louis B. Thompson studio. and d
piano recital by Franklin jackson.
Well known to local listeners-in A
the pianist OF thet Boernstein war;.
man Park Hotel Trio. e4
Other afternoon features win ba
two book reviews presented under
the auspices Of the League az
american Pen Women and 4 tally
~ Mrs. William Atherton De PI:v
on What Women Are Doing To.
Gay. The first Of the books 4,
&c reviewed win be Booth Tarkine.
Ton, recent novel, "The Mid.
lander" by Virginia King FRYE. ana
the second p. s. Stribling's "ReI
sand s., to be reviewed by Mr..
Howard Angus.
Goldman Band TO Play.
Featuring the distant entertain.
ment tonight win be Goldman
sand concert from WIZ, New Yorlx.
~ another OF the series OF Grand
opera performances broadcast
oirect from the Cincinnati ZooloRicai
4ssL OSAA5 ny WLWs
me KDKA Little Symphony or.
chestra and the WGY Orchestra
VIII play concerts at those stationE
tonight. The Pittsburgh organiza-
Ton VIII be assisted by Virginia
Boyd. of the A. Minardi studio and
e Hayes, jr., baritone. rho
schenectady Orchestra win present
as its soloist Edward A. rice.
violinist.
WHAZ. Troy. and WCAO. Balti.
more. who make their weekly ap.
pearances on Monday nights viii
oIer musical programs beginning
at 8 o'clock.
Among the late entertainments
viii be the Nighthawk Froiic a
WDAa Kansas City, the Radiowi
performance at WSB, Atlanta, and
ed Freshney's Tri City. Orchestra.
from WSAI, Cincinnati.
All of the Chicago stations.
WHAS, Louisville, and WHIP, PhiIa.
0elphia, will maintain their custom.
Rry Monday night silence.
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came what was announced as . new
national ode entitled Washington,
MY Washington, !" written by Miss
Byrd Mock. club woman and coln-
poser. The ode is sung to the
tune Of Maryland My Maryland"
The song ist TO be plugged" at
several eastern broadcasting sta
tons.
The country's broadcasting sta
tons are fastening to announce
their plans for the coming politi-
cal campaign.
The Radio Corporation Of Ameri-
ca. with its -hree stations. WRC,
WIZ and WY. has announced
that its naocrcphones will be at
the disposal Of all three parties
alike and that, no charge win be
made for any of the addresses.
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company Is working out .
plan Of wired wireless for the
broadcasting Of tho moro irnpor-
tant Of the addresses.
WCNY, the new municipal sta
ton \ at New York. win scrupu-
lousy refrain from broadcasting
Of a political nature.
WOR, Newark, will follow the
lead Of the Radio Corporation and
yield It's transmitter to all Of the
parties alike. S.
WsY, KDKA and 4WBZ win par
ticipate In the calnaign with q
fairness to all'' policy.
The majority OF distant stations
will confine their political speeches
toAa great extent to local addresses.
Nashville, which has been some.
what tagging In its broadcasting,
the country two new high
powered stations in the near future.
one Of the stations Is to be
operated by Fish University and
win enable the country's listeners
frequently to hear the world-re.
fowned Fisk Jubilee Singers. The
other Is planned by e large insur.
ance company.
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WGY USES SHORTEST
WAVE LENGTH TRIED

SCHENECTADY, N. r., July 25.---
Using q wave length Of only 1886
meters. WGY sent its evening pro-
gram onto the air last night. This
IL said to be the shortest wave
length ever used by broadcasting
station In this country.
The fifteen-meter wave length viii
continue to be used by the General
Electric station to demonstrates its
advantage over the longer waves.
The short waves are more reliable.
II Is believed. and will improve day.
light broadcasting, perhaps making
radio signals constant twenty-four
hours Of the day.
The fifteen-meter length viii be
used In addition to the other wave
lengths used regularly by this sta,
ton. While the program was going
out last night, on the fifteen-meter
length, the regular $50 and lO7
meter waves were being used to
broadcast the same program.
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cABINETMAkER APPEALS
70 WEAF FOR Al WIFE

The prosperous cabinetmaker who
wrote to WEAF a week or two ago
asking that station to aid him In
finding wife,. has since received
a number Of desirable applications.
after several newspapers printed his
appeal. One reads:
~ am twenty-six years OF age,
single and lonely, ASH do not go out
like other girls do, because am a
bit shy ! !. can cook and sew
and I'm fond Of children, and am
sure / would make . good wife,"
This IL being forwarded to the
cabinetmakers together with q pic
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FRANCES MOST POWERFUL
STATION JUST FINISHED

PARIS, July 49, Distinction az
being the most powerful broadcast.
ing station In all France now ia.
longs to the recently completed IN.
stallation at Chilly, With it's ten
Kilowatt capacity. It should Be able
to reach not only over all OF Europe
but America as well.
Schedule Of transmission, as now
arranged, calls for the broadcasting
OF financial reports at noon. or.
chestra music during the afternoon.
talks In the early evening and a
concluding performance by artists
from the opera and all the prin.
ctpal theaters oe Paris.
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Household Needs
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SIMS concert to Phones

More reports of odd appearancea
OF radio continue to turn up. A
French doctor picked up the tele-
phone one night only to hear a part
OF an opera coming over the line.
He found later that young radio
amateur in the house had arranged
the local telephone system SO that
all extension lines in the apartment
house were supplied with muGlc
during the-Tadio 0oncerts.