Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-18
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he began shooting the cards back and
| forth until they seemed to fly from
hand to hand of their own volition,
and finished by opening them in big
fan. With a flourish he showed them
| toward Crazy Horse and requested him
| to draw one. The chief scowled and
| seemed disinclined to participate In
| the demonstration. But the warriors
were like children In their eagerness
to behold the completion of the mys-
terry, and he darted his fingers toward
an end of the fan.
But even more rapidly did the trick
ster's fingers, concealed by the opened
deck, convey to the danger point the
card he desired to force upon the
chief. Crazy Horse had no suspicion
that his choice had been Influenced
In any way by the white man, but
when he observed he had drawn the
three of hearts he was deeply irritat-
ed. He cast the card on the ground
and eyed it malevolently. But Scis-
sors was not done. He asked the chief
to show the paper he was still hold
Ing in his left hand Crazy Horse I'M
willingly smoothed out the paper and
beheld, in perpendicular line, three
hearts
"Washte-helo!" he muttered, staring
thoughtfully at the piece of paper.
Thus far 1t was obvious that Two
Knives Talking could bring to light
anything Sorrel Horse sought to hide,
and could even foretell--as evidenced
by the paper-just what the medicine
man would attempt to conceal. Sorrel
Horse felt his reputation slipping He
stared off at the Black hills, conjuring
help from Mato Tipi, the Grizzly Bear
lodge, where Tunkan's power dwelt.
Dinsdale's spirits mounted as he be-
held his friends legerdemain surpass-
ing that of the red conjurer; and
despite his anxiety over their situa-
ton he could not refrain from specu.
lating on his companions cunning He
did not believe that any one in Dead
| wood City suspected the picture-man's
adeptness. And he wondered in how
many other ways would Scissors prove
to be a surprise.
Sorrel Horse now proceeded with
his next trick. He drew a short knife
and stabbed it into the ground several
times to prove it was genuine blade.
Then throwing back his head and open
ing his mouth he began, apparently,
forcing the knife down his throat.
This in itself was sufficient to evoke
low chorus of applause, mixed with
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man had yet to appear at his magical
best. Dropping on his side he groaned.
He appeared to be very i'll, and thin
voice that seemed to float in the air,
begged for a lighted pipe.
One was brought and placed beside
him on the robe. He stuffed the bowl
in his mouth and blew the smoke
through the stem, then he inhaled it
AS he kept this up for dozen whiffs
the perspiration stood out on his sharp
features and his copper skin took on
the color of ashes. Dinsdale believed
he was dying. Scissors smiled COM
placently and watched closely. Sud-
denly tossing the pipe aside and clutch
ing hand to his naked ribs he plucked
forth the knife, and his physical APP
pearance quickly became normal.
"Washte-helo exclaimed Crazy
Horse.
Initiating his chest Sorrel Horse
haughtily asked:
What does the white medicine say
to that?"
1T says this" answered Scissors,
snatching, up the knife A guard
lunged forward to pluck 1t from his
hand and found it empty. Crazy Horse
called out for the man to desist. Now
undisturbed Scissors made the knife
appear and disappear with bewilder-
ing rapidly. He seemed to pull it
from his ear, his leg, and to spit it
from his mouth. 1t vanished for the
last time only to appear from over
his right shoulder. whirling rapidly and
striking on its point in the wolf robe
near the foot of Sorrel Horse.
Before the medicine man could es-
say more of his magic the white man
held up small square of paper In his
left hand. Then he waved his scissors
above his head, while the nimble fin
gers of the left hand folded the paper
several times. Then advancing the pa
per toward Crazy Horse he daintily
shipped off a protruding corner. Open
ing the paper he revealed that the
one movement Of the blades cut out
perfect star of FIVE points. Until
the simple trick was explained it must
remain big mystery to the wonder
ing spectators, and mystery is always
wakan, therefore medicine.
Especially did 1t appeal to Crazy
Horse, inasmuch as the star reminded
him of General Crook, or Three Stars.
And how could one stroke Of the two
blades cut it outf His face was SOM
Der as he turned to Sorrel Horse and
asked:
is there more medicine?"
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