The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-03-26

Pointing to his wounded eye, then
to his bow and arrows, the Indian ex-
planned, rs best he could, that while
shooting at a racoOn in a tree top, the
arrow split, and part of it struck
his eye, destroying the sight.
His curiosity on this point graft
fled, our traveller began to question
when and how he would be able to
get a meal, as his hostess did not
seem Hospitality inclined. At length
he drew out from his pocket a
handsome gold watch, and detaching
the long chain, offered the latter 90
the woman, who was delighted with
the gift, and at once enciTcled her
scrawny neck with it. Not satisfied
with the chain, she did not hesitate
to intimate that a further gift of the
watch would not be unacceptable, but
Audubon failed to take the hint, al
though she assured him there. was
plenty of food in the house.
She must have cooked him a meal,
although not before she had him
again exhibit the watch for her adj
miration. AS might have been ex-
pected of an extremely hungry man,
Audubon was too absorbed in his
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5 about him. Not so the Indian, who,
, Notwithstanding the agony he suf-
- fered, rose from his seat, and walked
b, back and forth in front of Audubon.
trying to attract his attention. Fail
ing to do this, the next time on pass
1 ing him, the Indian gave him such Z
e vicious pinch that it aroused Audi.
bOn's anger, and looking up he was
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T glance of the Indian warned him t
n beware.
Going to his former place by tn
, fire, the Indian again seated himself
and taking out his knife made mo
d; lions as if sharpening it, wheneve
the wOman's back was turned. H
e then, with another significant loo.
at Audubon, took up his tOmahawk
n and filling the head of it with to
"a baccO, began to smoke.
d Looking cautiously around, Audi
II bon saw that the woman was eI
lg gaed in sharpening a huge butche
knife on a grindstone. Round an
ID round turned the wheel, the spark
lie flying from it as the blade presse
in it closely. Pausing for a mOmen
e. the woman tested the point, the
lie once mOre the stone was set in me-
is ton.
Just at that instant the door bur.
~ open, and two young men, evidentl
the old wOman's sons, entered III
cabin carrying a deer they had killeI
and at once demanded whiskey. The
were a villainOus looking couple, ar
- taken altogether it was not an invi
ing family circle, nor one which
stranger would care to intrude.
BY this time AudubOn's suspicion
were awakened; the more so as Il
three were soon engaged in a viii
pered conversation of which he al
his watch were Enthusiastically the o
ljects. OF one thing, however, he w
assured; the Indian was his frien
and not his enemy; but what q
could he be, in his half blind como
ton, in case of an attack by Il
three cOnfederates.
There was no bed in the hous
The best Audubon could do was
bunk on the floor, covered with t
few blankets he had with him, ia
ing care to be in close neighbOrhOI
to the frinedly Indian, and callii
his dog to him he ordered him
|, watch the three.
The old woman, still Unsatisfi
with the edge she had given t
butcher knife, was again turning t
stone with renewed vigOr, until
length the knife had reached the
us, qiusite sharpness. when she gTadu.
the ly approached Audubon, hoping
Fig take him off his guard.
the Fortunately, before lying dow
lay and after becoming convinced I'll
the trio meant to murder him, he h
inc stepped outside the cabin for a f
di- minutes, and while there, loaded
of gun, which now lay by his side. II
er! was we'll enough, he had his gun,
1ou is true, but there were two of tho
weapons in the hands of the you