Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-08-01


Scissors smiled contentedly and said:
You're forgetting the two ponies he's
sacrificed He's smart. He's working
them up by degrees to believe he can
break jugs. He'll have them at the
proper pitch just about the time we light
out. They'll never suspect him of hav-
ing anything to do with our going. He
even arranges 1t so none of his ponies
| will be missing except the two he
sacrificed several sleeps before we
got away. He's clever. He's setting
his stage for big effect. / must go
around and see him."
He succeeded in seeing Sorrel Horse
but was unable to speak with him
privately. Warriors and women were
standing thick about the medicine
mans lodge. Crazy Horse strobe
through the group and after darting
a glance at Sorrel Horse said to Scis-
sors:
They say Shunca-luta will break
jugs without touching them"
When" asked Scissors.
Crazy Horse did not answer but
looked inquiringly at Sorrel Horse.
The medicine man confidently pro-
claimed:
by the end of few sleeps Shunca-
luta will break jugs"
"Shunca-luta has been making a
very strong medicine" Scissors polite
ly said.
"He has been back in the hills where
he made his heart humble by giving
two of his best ponies to Taku Wakan.
Then Taku Wakan talked to him
through an elk dream. Tunkan's fly
ing rocks have told him he shall break
jugs"
Scissors turned away, pleased to
know Sorrel Horse had burned his
bridges behind him and must now COM
plete his bargain for the white mans
magic. Crazy Horse followed behind
Scissors and said:
1.-THE young men do not come with a
talk from High Wolf. Has Two
Knives seen them in his dreams?''
HAS Tashunca-uitco asked his med
icine man about the scouts?"
"Shunca-luta has been dreaming of
elks. He must paint his lodge before
he can look in dream for my young
men"
1.-TWO Knives Talking has seen in a
dream two men riding north from the
Short Medicine Pole hills as if look
ing for soldier smoke. The dream
men had no heads. Two Knives Talk
ing could not see If they were old or
young"
'"They are ghosts. They have been
killed." muttered Crazy Horse.
1.-TWO Knives Talking believes the
dream means they do not know just
where to look for smoke"
''They would never leave the hills
to look for soldiers If High Wolf and
his Cheyennes were in the hills"
Scissors shrugged his shoulders and
replied:
what is 1t to the white men where
they ride? They are fed each day and
have good lodge to sleep in"
Crazy Horse glared wrathfully at
the back of Scissors head, and
warned:
IL AO Ldlh COulCS I1lku w Oil
at the end Of three sleeps, and If
Shunca-luta's new medicine says the
white men are liars they will eat no
more Ogalala meat and berries"
"Shunca-luta's medicine will never
tell the Ogalala to skin the white men,"
calmly replied Scissors. 'The white
men went to Mato Tipi to find trail
to this village. Little Big Man sur
rounded us. We made no fight, for our
medicine told us Little Big Man would
bring us to Tashunca-uitco. It is SO.
My white brother, Two Guns Shooting.
could have killed many of them, for
his gun medicine is very strong. But
he did not hurt them"
Crazy Horse unused over the state
ment for some minutes. He said moth
ing until they were close to the pris-
oners' lodge. Then he spoke and Scis-
sors turned to listen.
'"Fashunca-uitco has the young mans
guns. Do they really say he can fire
them better than Tashunca-uitcoY
Scissors smiled as If amused at the
query.
Let the young man talk for himself
through the guns" he suggested. Two
Knives Talking does not know how
fast and straight Tashunca-uItco can
shoot. He only knows about the white
man. After my white brother has
done his best then the mighty war
chief canfshow him how man should
shoot
Crazy Horse walked away. his head
bowed Scissors entered the lodge and
told Dinsdale:
| II think there's chance for you to
show some gun play. The chief Is
curious to see what you can do. Too
bad your nerves are shaken to pieces"
Shaken to pieces?" snarled Dins-
dale. tits this waiting for something
to happen that's troubling me. MY
shooting nerves are always steady"
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