Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25

| this minute we have been as safe as
If we were back in Deadwood City"
"Oh, I'll drag myself together SOS
not to show anything" muttered Dins-
dale. "But / wish something could
happen. / wish 1t was all over, one
way or the other. I'm not afraid of
where / will land, but it's the road
there that would like to skip
SITS trying to guess what road we're
to take that's ailing you. Wen walk
about and you'll feel better" said
| Scissors.
When they left the lodge several
warriors walked behind them, keeping
fifty feet from them. Other men, as If
wandering aimlessly, walked abrenst
Of them.
During their walk the prisoners saw
nothing of Crazy Horse or Little Big
Man, but Sorrel Horse, the medicine
man, was occasionally gIimpsed as he
glided behind the lodges and near
enough to watch Them
Scissors began cutting pictures of
dogs and children, making them ex-
ceedingly whimsical, and beckoned for
the sulien youngsters to approach and
receive them as gifts. At first the
children initiated the baleful hostility
Of the medicine man and lowered at
the smiling picture man with juvenile
ferocity. Gradually curiosity got the
better of racial resentment, and one
bold urchin counted coup by dashing
in and snatching picture. After that
there was much scrambling for the pic
lures, and as fast as one was secured
it was taken to lodge to display to
the equally curious parents. Some one
decided the grotesque outlines were
medicine, at least good-luck tokens.
and one was pinned on the outside of
lodge The word was quickly passed,
and in very short time dozen or
more lodges were thus decorated.
With rapidly rising anger did Sorrel
Horse observe this homage to the
white medicine. Striding up to an Of
Tending lodge he tore off the picture
and scattered it on the ground and
harshly rebuked the inmates for hav-
| ing anything to do with white medi-
cine. His voice carried far, and dusky
arms were thrust from the other
lodges to remove the pictures
"He hasn't any right to do that"
| gravely decided Scissors. 81 must teach
him lesson. Let's get away from the
lodges where / can think bit"
They returned to the slope and
| walked down to the river. Their
guards followed, but kept distance.
| They seated themselves on the bank
of the stream. A slip of a girl stole
| down to the stream and filed an
earthenware jug to overf1owing. She
| had not discovered them and paused
for minute to dabble her feet in the
water. The jug was decorated with a
red snake, showing the owner had
| dreamed of wolves and had learned
from them how to locate game.
Shunca-luta carried the bent stick of
| a Wolf-dreamer.
| AT last the girl decided she had
better be about finishing her errand
and scrambled from the water and
inserted the wooden stopper in the jug
and smote 1t with her small fist to
drive 1t home. The jug being filed to
| the top of the snout, promptly broke
| under the hydraulic pressure, the
| cleavage being near the bottom and
as evenly cut as II done by knife.
| The girl stared in horror at the broken
| jug and began tearing her hair. Scis-
| sors stepped forward and addressed
her. In broken whisper she ex-
| planned:
4'It is his, the mighty Shunca-luta.
| Each day he sends the medicine jug
by me. Now have spoiled 1t. Now
he will work bad medicine against
me-"
Scissors eyes sparkled with inspira-
| ton and he kneeled and examined
| the break critically. Then he readjust-
| ed the two pieces and found they fitted
snugly together. To the girl he said,
"Stop your noise, little one. Perhaps
my medicine can make the jug whole"
He motioned for Dinsdale to join
| him. Bring water In your hat and
fill this up while / hold 1t from slip
! ping apart he directed.
Deeply puzzled, Dinsdale brought
water in his felt hat and poured 1t
into the jug. Until disturbed the jug
| looked the same as ever. When the
last hatful brought the water TO the
top of the snout Scissors took the
wooden stopper and gently inserted
one end and worked slowly so suffi-
cient water might escape to allow the
plug to remain in place and exclude
the air.
what nonsense is this?" demanded
Dinsdale. THE jug is broken"
II will talk as we walk back"
Then to the girl he said: Lift 1t
gently by the handle. Do not let 1t
hit against your legs. Walk carefully
behind us. When you see me talking
with Shunca-luta place 1t gently on
the ground where the ground is very