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

say we shall have big fight with
Three Stars before many sleeps.
Watch these two men, but do not put
cords on Two Knives Talking. He will
not run away and leave his friend;
nor has his medicine the strength
to take the rawhide off his friend vet"
Dinsdale was much discouraged
when this was repeated to. him, but
Scissors enthusiastically declared:
Even If old High Wolf Is among
the hills, as Crazy Horse seems to ex-
pect, the ride is more than a hundred
miles from here. They'll go through
flying unless something happens to
them, but we haven't been skinned yet.
So long as we can hope. we're all
right. I'm wakan. I'm wakan witsha-
sha. Don't look downhearted. Look
jolly. That's better. You're friend
Of High Wolf, remember. He'll vouch
for you. You're just hungry for him
to show up"
Dinsdale was taken back into the
lodge and tied to the center pole.
Scissors was left free but under sharp
espionage. Either Crazy Horse had
no fear. of his trying to escape so long
as his friend was a prisoner, or else
he wished to tempt him to flight, and
thereby prove all his words were so
many lies. Scissors refrained from
even moving about the camp and from
his position in the opening of the
lodge kept his companion informed of
all that was going on outside.
Two ambitious young bucks were
soon speeding north in search of High
Wolf. who was believed to be some
where In the neighborhood of the
Short Medicine Pole hills. A few hours
after their departure word was given
to strike the lodges and pack them on
travels poles. Dinsdale's shelter was
the last to be taken down. He was
mounted on his own horse with his
hands still fastened behind him. Scis-
sors was commanded to ride at the
front of the band with Crazy Horse on
one side and Little Big Man on the
other. Sorrel Horse loitered behind to
have private conference with his
medicine.
A monotonous ride of twenty-five
miles, almost due NORTH brought Slave
butte abreast on the right. After the
first few miles Crazy Horse had evil
denced willingness to talk with his
prisoner and was ready to answer
questions. He took much pleasure in
describing how some Snake captives
were killed at Slave butte by the
Dakota in the old days, thereby orig
mating the name, and added that
much had been learned since then as
to the most painful method of putting
prisoners to death.
Scissors appeared greatly pleased by
the gruesome recital and refused to
betray any concern over the yelled
threat as to his own possible fate. AL
though the top of the butte was about
the same height as that Of Mato Tipi
Its actual elevation above its base was
less than three hundred feet owing to
the sharp upgrade from the Belle
Fourche.
No shelters were put up and after a
meal of jerked meat guards were
posted and the men rolled up in their
blankets. Scissors was not tied. and
Dinsdale was secured only by his legs.
From the chief down to the youngest
buck 1t was firmly believed that thongs
of rawhide could not hold Scissors,
and as an extra precaution against his
attempting flight Sorrel Horse offered
to stand watch over him. Nor could
there have been more jealous
guard, for whenever the picture man
opened his eyes It was to find the
baleful orbs of the medicine man star
ing at him.
When they resumed their journey in
the morning the course still held
northerly, and Crazy Horse informed
Scissors they were to pass through
Prospect valley between the Short
Pine hills, and then turn east and
skirt the bad lands and make hard
ride of some forty miles before reach
ing the Slim butte village. The chief
seemed to be very confident that his
village was inaccessible for the sol
diers. should they ever come.