Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-08-08

yet TO prevent any air pressure on
the mouth; only he said nothing about
pressure, as the Indian would not
have understood. Sorrel Horse simply
understood the manipulation of the
stopper was the wakan way of doing
it. Had he been told to plug the jug
while one hand was held high above
his head his faith would have been as
great and the mystery no more pro-
found.
Now lift 1t by the handle" said
Scissors.
The hand of Sorrel Horse shook con-
vulsively and he could scarcely grip
his fingers about the handle. He was
on the threshold of conquering the
greatest mystery he had ever attempt
ed To have Tunkan break jug in
his hands had been astounding. But
to be permitted by the stone god to
break jug and then fill it with water
and then to break it second time sur
passed his widest dreams of wizard
ny. Even Sitting Bull, himself, could
not do 1t.
He lifted on the handle and the jug
rose from the ground and remained in
tact. The medicine man stood holding
it, his small eyes protruding, his
breath coming in gasps and the sweat
oozing from his copper forehead as he
felt the close presence Of the gods.
Scissors explained the wakan way was
always to place the jug on smooth,
level spot. Under his directions the
medicine man lowered the jug to the
ground.
Scissors took his paper and scissors
and cut out two ponies, each having
a white rider, and laid the pictures
on the ground and solemnly directed {:
"Now If your heart Is clean, now If
you will do as you have said by the
white men, Tunkan will hear you.
Break the jug by taking out the stop
per-"
OF course the jug collapsed and the
water escaped once the plug was re-
moved. Scissors advised:
"Have the little water-girl help you
hold the jug when you fill it. Be sure
it stands on level place. If jug
breaks in more than two pieces do not
try to fill It, Such jug is weak and
does not please Tunkan. Two Knives
Talking goes to look after his sick
brother"
Dinsdale was nervously walking
about the lodge. swapping his fingers,
his flushed face betraying his highly
strung nerves. He was surprised to
have Scissors abruptly command:
Lie down and be sick"
What the devil" exploded Dins-
dale.
"You have eaten too much meat
and wild cherries. You are very sick.
LIE down."
you're crazy
"You must pretend to be SICK" Scis-
sors calculated. "Sorrel Horse will
show his medicine to the village this
afternoon. We cannot be there. One
white man sick; one white man watch
ing over him"
We're lighting out this afternoon|
hoarsely whispered Dinsdale, clutching
Scissors hand and hurting it. why
couldn't you say that at the start?"
81 say it now. Some time this after
noon. / would like to wait until eve
ming, but l do not dare. l am wakan,
and can hear the pounding Of a
pony's hoofs. Some one is riding to
this village"
"Darhed if know when to take
you seriously" muttered Dinsdale.
you'll get me to hearing and seeing
things next. But If I'm sick, here
goes" And he Topped down on the
robes. "Now while suffer please tell
me what you've been up to-"
Before spend time talking the vii
lage must know you're SICK" said
Scissors. He ran out the lodge and
called to one of the akacita and asked
that the roots of sage and wild licor-
ice be brought him so he might sing
the bear song over his sick friend and
cure him.
The roots were quickly brought, pre-
sumahly obtained from the medicine
bag of Sorrel Horse; and word was
spread throughout the village that one
of the prisoners was Ill. There were
those who declared that Sorrel Horse
was recovering his medicine and was
killing the white mans medicine. But
when it was understood that Scissors
was using licorice, the medicine the
bear digs up, and was singing the
bear song, there was much doubt as
to the efficacy of Sorrel Horses magic.
Then to increase the tension Sorrel
Horse instructed the akacita to an
nounce to all the lodges that after
the sun started down the west he
would break a jug on the river slope
and prove that he was favorite of
the stone god and that Tunkan still
worked through him.
HE has stolen the white mans med
icine! They really say it does what
he tells it to dol" joyously shouted
some.
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