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

They must ride from the south end of
the butte and keep away from the
river. They must ride hard and fast
to the little hill where the Crows were
killed and reach the head of Owl river
above Slave butte. Those who give
chase will turn back when they do not
find a trail along the Grand. Shunca-
luta's medicine will see the white men
making north to Fort Lincoln"
1.-TWO rifles must be with the ponies
and bundle of food" said Scissors.
For If the white men are brought
back it would be very bad for Shunca-
luta. He could never pick up jug
1 again without 1t breaking. AS the
medicine grows stronger kettles would
break. He could not drink or eat from
any dish, but would live like thing
on four legs"
1.-TWO ponies with food and guns will
be where it has been said," promised
the medicine man.
4 How soon?''
TN a few sleeps Before man
comes from the hills. Shunca-luta
must be cunning as the kit fox. He
has things to do first"
/ He rose and left them, still wear
ing his blanket so that no man might
look on his face. As the prisoners
walked back to the village Scissors
explained the talk to his companion,
and said:
Hell stick to his bargain, too. He'd
rather have hundred men escape than
to be laughed at as a man who has
Host his medicine He'd rather have
thousand escape than to have every
dish he touches break In his hands.
Stop worrying" Wien they came to
Sorrel Horses lodge he was standing
in the entrance, his eyes glittering omi-
nously. He held up jug and wiped
his lips and said:
"The medicine stops working against
Shunca-luta. He drinks without the
jug breaking
"Fool!" growled Scissors. Because
Two Knives Talking stopped the medi-
cine from working until Shunca-luta
could pay for it does he think the
medicine grows weak? / will break
this jug"
With low howl of fear Sorrel Horse
thrust the jug inside the lodge and
begged:
"Wait. Shunca-luta buys the medi-
cine. He wanted'to see how strong is
the white mans heart"
With menacing scowl Scissors
passed on, telling Dinsdale:
"Have to watch him like a snake.
/ might have known he would have
risked one more jug. But he'll be
good now"
AS the two strolled about the village
the grown-ups pretended not to sense
their presence. The children kept at
4 a distance and yet were always in
sight. Scissors cut out some pictures
Of dogs, ponies and elk and dropped
them on the ground These pictures
were picked up after the white men
/ had moved On. Toward sunset they
saw several lodges having some of the
pictures pinned on the outside The
inmates had decided the white mans
paper magic would bring good luck !;
nor did Sorrel Horse object to them.
Crazy Horse left the village early
in the morning, and the girl bringing
their food told the prisoners he had
gone west with picked body of men.
Scissors interpreted this journey to
mean the war chief was worried over
the failure of his messengers to return
from the Short Medicine Pole hills.
The chief returned at sunset, his
pony tagged. The mounts Of his men
were also played out, showing they
had travelled furiously. He did not
come to see his prisoners; nor would
the guards outside the lodge give any
Information. The last thing Scissors
did before the sun vanished was to
stand outside the lodge and stare
toward the west and northwest. He
waited and watched as long as it would
be possible to behold signal smoke
against the sky. With deep breath
of relief he rejoined Dinsdale and re-
marked:
"They can't get smoke tonight"
"But a messenger can ride in any
moment" was the moody reply. "And
his coming will be the signal for cut
! ting our Threats"
sI'm wakan witshasha. Nothing has
happened yet. Wonder where Shunca-
/ luta has been today. Haven't seen
hide nor hair of him, and his lodge Is
closed tight. He must have left the
village very early"
Hell betray us. I'm sorry you told
him what you did,"
"He will not betray us. He'll return
and say he's been back in the hills
making new medicine, one that will
break jugs without touching them,"
said Scissors.
ST think we're fools not to make a
break tonight" mumbled Dinsdale.
"They have strong night guard.
| We'd be run down in no time. Shunca-
luta has the right notion-strike Off
from the southern end of the butte
and make Owl river. We must have
guns and food
Dinsdale's moral courage was slip
ping fast. Physical courage he had
| In abundance. Risks that he could
| discern and grapple with, even with
the odds big against him, alarmed him
not. But he had no defense against
his imagination. He was entirely re-
covered from the hardships of the
journey to the butte, but he was find
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