The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-08-24

were pallleO Feu tue DetteI 10 cx-
| emplify the wielders' sangulnary am.
| billions. AS the savages pressed closer
| to the building In passing In review,
we saw them only from the neck up.
and the effect was that Of detached
heads floating and bobbing by.
Then there came the sweetest strain
of music ever heard although It was
| produced by the cultural voice of o
most hideously painted creature, who
| had concealed all suggestions of a hui
man countenance BY painting his face
| with series of circles in black, red
and white. His song was sweet In
my ears because he sang through the
open window the simple refrain:
"Ha-hum-weh. Ha-hum-wef."
"T belong to the Wolf clan. be-
long to the Wolf clan.'"
Surely words were never more vel
come. felt the tightness in my chest
give way; and knew that Round
Paw of the Onondagas was on the
scene and ready to stand or fall with
me. Beaujeu, too, caught the song
and remarked:
"That's not northern voice, MOI
Shawnee, nor LeniLenape.a 1t sounds
like Mingo. and get 1t is different
Il was not giving much heed" /
said. st sounded like an Iroquois
singing his Wolf song"
Next we had view of a Potawa
toni who brandisned war-club. OF
birch. The club was painted red and
black and was decorated with brass
nails. The arm holding the club
boosted -of badge of skunk-skin to
show the man had seized wounded
enemy by the arm and had held him
Three Of the feathers in his hair were
notched, evidencing he had killed and
scalped as many foes, and there were
other feathers unnotched. indicating
he had scalped warriors slain by his
companions. For after the northern
fashion of counting coup four feath-
ers could be worn for the death Of
each enemy slain-one by the man
who made the kill, one by the man
who took the scalp, and one by each
of the two men who might assist in
the scalping. This fellow remained
before the window long enough to
chant In a tilroaty voice:
can eagle feather see; brave !
have caught. A wolf see; a wolf ]
have caught
Beaujeu Interpreted the song fof.
me. would have thought nothing
about it had not the Onondaga soon
passed the window again. proving he
had not waited his turn, and pro
claimed himself to be of the Wolf
clan. And directly following him re-
appeared the Potawatomi with his
boast of having caught wolf My
nerves began Tightening. There was
a sinister significance in the second
appearance of the two men. It was
plain that the Potawatomi was eK.
erting himself to keep at the heels of
my friend
There was no time to worry over
the coincidence, however. was con-.
fident the Potawat0mi, even If some
thing had aroused his suspicious
would never catch Round Paw off his
guard. The dancing suddenly ceased
and we noted that the framework of
the medicine-lodge was up, and that
the wizards were rapidly covering II
with medicine-robes so as to shut off
all view of the interior except as the
small flap was pulled back and rel
yealed a small, square opening facing
our window.
Pontiac came through the doorway
and spoke to Beaujeu. The comman
dant nodded, and explained to us:
sHe says one of the Potawatomi
Little Wolf, wishes to entertain US
with some magic"
We settled back to enjoy the jug
glery, but my nerves gave jump
when in Little Wolf recognized the
dancer who had said he had caught a
wolf. He halted near the table and
eyed us all steadily. imagined his
gaze rested trifie longer on me than
on the others, but set 1t down to my
being a ranger.
beduJeu EUSG anu udHuSu uiA a
glass of wine and spoke first in the
Ottawa tongue and then in French
saying:
Little Wolf is mighty wizard
When the medicine-lodge is ready he
will call the ghosts to talk to us. They
will tell us how to strike an az into
the English"
Little Wolf refused the wine and
glanced about until he had located
the brandy. He stretched out his hand
for the stronger drink and Beaujen
threw out the wine and accommo
dated him. Tossing Off the brandy
he placed his bow and arrow on a
small side-table and turned his back
on US and made much business Of ex
aiming the contents of the bag
when he faced about, he had long
knife in his hand. This he proceeded
to swallow up to the hit. So far as
could observe the blade went down
his throat.
(To BIZ CoNTINUED.l