The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

"Bin broke loose an got erway. He
Z, gone" Solomon answered in a sa,
voice.
'Did they torture him?"
] "What they done l couldn't jes' tel
We. But they KNIT do ne more to him
, Hes gone"
She seemed to sense his meaning
and lay crouched upon the ground
with her sorrow until Solomon lifted
her to her feet and said:
Look here, little womern, this DOM
do no good. I'm goin' to spread my
blanket under the pines an l want We
to lay down with yer boy an git some
sleep. We got a long trip tomorrer.
"Tain't so bad as 1t might be-ye're
kind O. lucky alter all is said an
DONE" he remarked as he covered the
woman ana the child.
The wounded warrior and the old
men were not to be fOuAA They had
sneaked away into the bush. Jack
and Solomon looked about and the
latter called but got nc answer.
They're skeered cl'ar down to the
toe nails" said Solomon. "They
couldn't STAN 1t here. A lightnin'
thrower is a few too many. They'd
ruther be nigh a rattlesnake."
The scouts had no sleep that night.
They sat down by the trail side lean
ing against a log and lighted their
pipes.
You member Bill Scott% solomon
whispered.
YES. We spent a night in his
house"
HE were a mean ass Sold rum
to the Injuns. I allus toll him it were
wrong but-my God Almighty II new
er 'spected that the fire in the water
we're q goin' to burn him up sometime.
No, sir-I never dreamed he were a.
goin' to be punished so-never."
They lay back against the log with
their one blanket spread and spent
the night IN a kind of half SLEEP.
Every little sound was like a kick
in the ribs" as Solomon put it, and
drove than into the look ana listen
business" The woman was often cry
Ing out or the COW and horses getting
up to fee4
my son, go to Sleep" said SoloLian.
II tell We there amt no dangss cow
not a bit. I don't know much but I
know Injuns-plenty."
In spite of his knowledge even Solo
mon himself could not sleep. A little
before daylight they arose and began
to stir about.
81 was badly burnt by that fire."
Jack whispered.
"Inside!" Solomon answered. $50
was I. My soul were a-sweatin' all
night"
The morning was chilly. They gath
cred birch bark and dry pine and soon
had a fire going. Solomon stole over
to the thicket where the woman and
child were lying and returned in a mo-
ment.
They're sound asleep" he said in
a low tone. "We'l let 'em alone.'
He began to make tea and got out
the last of their bread and dried meat
and bacon. He was frying the latter
when he said:
"That ere is a mighty likely wom-
He turned the bacon with his fork
and added:
"Turrible purity when she were
young. Allus hated the rum business"
Jack went out on the wild meadow
and brought in the cow and MIXED
her, filling a basin and a quart bottle.
Solomon went to the thicket and
Mis- Scott"
The woman answered.
Here's a fowl an a lettle jug o.
soap, Mis- Scott. Ye kin take the boy
to the crick an git washed an then
come to the fire an eat yer break
The boy was a handsome, blond lad
With blue eyes and a serious manner
confidence in the protection of his
mother was sublime.
whats yer name?" Solomon asked,
ooking up at the lad whom he had
fitted high in the air.
"Whig Scott" the boy answered tim
dly with tears in his eyes.
What Be We skeered O. me?">
These words came from the little
ad as he began to cry: mo, sir.
amt skeered. I'm a brave man."
Courage is the first virtue in which
he young are schooled on the from
Jack wrote in a letter to his
at home in which he told of
he history of that day. 'The words
md manner of the boy reminded me
# my own childhood.
Solomon held Wing in his lap and
ed him and soon won his confidence.
'he backs of the horses and the COW
so badly CALLED they could not
ridden, but we were able to lash
he packs over a blanket on one of
he horses. We drove the beasts ahead
f US. The Indians had timbered the
,ra ~ ONO 49, - 90 H.