Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-08-07
CHAPTER x-continued.

white man was unthinkable; and yet
1t was a fact There had been no
chance for cheating. Two Knives
Talking had not touched the jug. The
appearance of the jug on the scene
was merely an accident.
The jug was whole when the Tnedi-
cine man picked it up. 1t was filed
with water. 1t did not break until
he attempted to drink. The catas-
trophe was too great to permit of
Jealousy it was so terrific that he did
not have thought even for his lost
caste
The effect on the spectators was
also tremendous. Crazy Horse in ST
lence examined the broken jug. 1t was
all entirely beyond his comprehension
and was as much of a miracle as II
the white man had precipitated the
southern half of the butte into the
fork of the Grand.
1--WE go to our lodge, Tashunca-
uitco," said Scissors, the first one to
break the silence.
Linking his arm through Dinsdale's
he walked to the lodge, followed by
the gaze of the entire village Once
they were screened from the view Of
the Ogalala Dinsdale exclaimed:
ut beat anything / ever saw. Talk
about luck! If that girl hadn't broken
the jug
eff! III" repeated Scissors impa-
tiently. II am wakan witshasha. !
suI, .-,r,, xx,ox,IIl y.ay, on, nor %hoi- q m
different from other men. Many
things I have forgotten, because a
wakan man Is not supposed to re-
member rubbish. But the things
have learned from life come back to
me when the knowledge can help me.
When man can remember only the
helpful and forget the useless then
ne Is wakan.
"What I did on Grow creek was
only sleight-of-hand. Fellows on the
stage back In the States can beat me
all hollow at 1t. Even If Shunca-luta
knew this last was some trick he'd
never tell his red friends. It's better
for his reputation to have the Indians
believe the gods beat him than that
] outfooled him."
While waiting for the village to re-
cover some of its composure they re-
NAMED in the entrance; and as they
talked Scissors amused himself by
cutting out pictures of the yelping
ours and fat puppies. No one came
near them and the family In the
nearest lodge moved to a more re-
mote shelter.
"Very soon this will be looked on as
n white medicine LODGE" unused Scis-
sors after he had discovered the sur
reptitious withdrawal Of their neigh
bors.
Dinsdale discerned great advantage
IA their desolation and whispered:
"Why not try for 1t now? They're
still stupid over the trick. If we could
reach the ponies we could race for
~
I'm wakan witshasha. My medicine
will tell me when to act and when to
be fdle," said Scissors. Here comes
one now who must talk with us. He
seeks us. It is good. He knows he
must have an understanding with us
If he would save himself from being
known as q failure"
The figure approaching them had
the head muffled In a blanket, but
Scissors identified him as Shunca-luta.
Scissors turned to one side as If to
pass without speaking, but halted
as a troubled voice said:
MY medicine tells me to talk with
the white men. Unless Shunca-luta
can learn the jug magic he will be
ghost and wander alone"
"Shunca-luta should talk to Tunkan
and paint the rocks green and red,"
advised Scissors.
'He has long talked to the sacred
stones. They tell him to talk to the
jug-breaker. | will give many ponies
to get the medicine of the Jug"
Scissors laughed at him.
1.-TWO Knives Talking can give you
the medicine that breaks jugs, but
many ponies will not buy It,"
LET the white man tell the price for
the medicine"
Scissors produced his paper and
scissors and cut out jug. Next he
cut two bowed figures mounted on gal
looping ponies, each figure wearing
hat to show it was white man. He
dropped them on the ground before
Sorrel Horse. A lean hand darted
through the blanket and snatched up
the paper pictures.
when will the white man SELF"
whispered the medicine man.
''It must be before any rider comes
from the Short Medicine Pole hills"
"Shunca-luta knows the young white
man is not High VOLTS friend. He
knows Two Knives Talking is afraid
of the talk High Wolf will send. If
he tells what he knows In Tashunca-
uitco's ear the Ogalala will make two
new medicine shirts out of white
skin"
"That is true" agreed Scissors. 'It
Is true we want to ride from here
1t is true Tashunca-uitco will have us
skinned If you can make him believe
the truth. Go and tell him now. Then
pick up jug and have it break In
your hands. Go away from your peo-
pie and have men of other villages
drive you back from their lodge, call
Ing you the 'jug-breaker,' the medicine
man whom Tunkan forgot. Two
Knives Talking will wait here In the