The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-26
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tween the eyes and not get killer
instantly. The fellow certaiIly was
hard-aghting grizzlies and surviy.
Ing . shot In the head!
| He brought water and washed
tn Indians face. A granite pebble.
NO larger than . pea, was lodged
In the forehead wound. Curt priedj
It out with his knife point. examined
the wound and the grs,lite pebble,
and suddenly understood what had
happened to the Klosohee.
One Of those heavy Winchester
bullets had splaated into the gravel!
In front Of him. kicked that stone
against his head, and knocked him
senseless. Stretched out limp, with
= hole between his eycs-no won.
der the others had thought him
dead!
The cold water on the Klosohee's
face brought him to in q few mo-.
ments. When he saw that q white
man was bending over him, hia eyes
turned suddenly cold. His glance
fell upon the hunting knife in Curtis
land. and his expression changed
to q stony ttght-lipped defiance. Too
weak to move. he merely stared up
at his enemy, and waited.
why's he looking q: you that
way. Curt!" Sonya asked. She had
stopped down to hold the flash. j.
Good heavens. he thinks I'm GO
ing to kill hint" He hastily pocketed
his knife. well, he's certainly =
stoical cuss!"
LIE spoke in the Jargon to the In
- dian: "Don't be afraid. I am
friend. I hear you say hurt-cry, and
come over here. l take you now to
my tepee and make you no-sick. You
understand ! am friend?"
The Indians look slowly changed
to bewilderment He had expected
the White-skin to gloat over him be-
fore finishing him OF. and the
stranger was speaking in tones Of
sympathy and kindness!
"What name you?" Curt asked.
"Hai-ee-Tenn.O gshamowam."
Curt smiled. "S'pose call you
Tenn-Og. huh? Now we take you to
tepee."
In the tent he gave the Klosohee q
drink Of diluted brandy to brace him.
and then began dressing the wounds.
The shoulder bullet had gono almost
entirely through. Curt extracted II,
stopped the bleeding. bandaged the
wound. and stuck = cross Of plaster
on the forehead cut.
Feeling stronger. Tenn-Og leaned
back against q pack. watching the
three.
II guess he's convinced we're not
going to kill him. ct least not i'm
mediately." Curt remarked. "Now
let's try out his lingo. Paul. and see
II he speaks anything besides grizzly
bear and porcupine."
They managed . three-cornered
conversation. The Indian talked
readily enough. freely answering all
their questions about his people and
giving them some Invaluable bits OF
information about Siam.Klale ana
LeNoir.
Curt was surprised that he should
| do this and should seem 50 indiffer-
ent to his own clan. Il was only
later, when he knew Tenn-Og better
and had heard his strange tragic
story, that he understood.
He learned that the southern band
had broken away from the main
group because Of m.Klale's tyran'
ny. Middle-aged, apparently having
some queer twist Of cruelty in his
makeup. the tribe leader ruled with
q brutal hand. Within Tenn-Ogs
memory he had killed three men
outright and mads broken crtpples
Of several others. Besides that, he
possessed . shaman power OF deal'
Ing some quick mysterious death 70
anybody he disliked.
sounds like poison Curt ~
marked to Paul II shouldn't be sur
prlsed to fnd LsNoir Is slipping him
that powder. Say. ! wonder Il this
isn't tho explanation Of LeNoirs
stand-in with siam.Klals!'
Lets ask him about the man
we're interested in Paul suggested.
sBetter not, Paul He might gee
back to his band ana report our
questions"
Ne turned TO the indian and went
on With his questioning. LeNoir had
planned the attack that evening"
Tenn-og said. but had stayed on the
maitland shore and taken no part
In the light. Hs had ordered that the
Imsn should 30 killed. their bodies
sunk IN the lake With rocks. and
their canoes Get adrift 6ows -
Lilluar. TO give the appearance Of :
rapids disaster: but the white girl
must not b. hurt Il they could pos
|Sibly help -
Curt wondered why LeNoir had
|gjvsn those orders about eonya.
| Certainly hs hadn't intended that
Ishe should return 20 Russian Lake.
Ifor she would report how the party
had met ito end Had he wanted her
Isparo0 for himself?
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/ Monday. Curt suddenly decides
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