The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1958-05-29


Shoshone. That is good country
if nobody knows you are there.
Blu, it's good place to follow
tracks if some war party cuts
your trail"
Guess we'll have to depend
10, on good luck" put in the
white scout.
That night the air was a little
colder than usual so the sleeperS
tried to get closer to the fire.
Little Elk came off watch about
> am. and pushed down into his
blankets as far as possible to get
some sleep. His feet were toward
the fire. Thirty minutes later
Little Elk let out a terrible yell
and jumped out of his blankets.
Naturally Tim and Four Fingers
who were asleep awoke with a
start. White Antelope was on
guard Tim. thinking they were
helns attacked. rolled away from
the fire light as quickly as pos.
sible hoping TO do some good
instead of being a target. The
Grow. too. moved out in hurry
but il all proved TO be false
alarm. much to their relief. The
BlaCkfee, had had his feet too
close TO the fire and his moe.
caSinS got so hot they were praC.
tically scorChlng his feet He
would grab one foot and blow on
il with his lips trying TO cool
it and then on the other and
kept up this alternating until
the others in camp could do
nothing bu, laugh for sometime.
Between laughs White Antelope
suggested. why don't you put
a few Of the white Goals in your
breeches also. Little Elk. Tina,
might help lot
Little Elk was SO busy trying
to cool off his moccasins that he
disregarded any fun or joke of
being connected with the matter.
Laugh" he yelled in Shoshone
10 his friend. White Antelope
Maybe some day me laugh a,
you before We get back from
trip.
And you too. he yelled al Tint
as We switched to the Blackfeet
tongue Ill burn your hide for
laughing al me when my fee.
are about cooked thought sure
Fire Make. mad me when woke
up.
Concluding a little more good
natured teasing al! was quiet in
the camp again unit! White An.
,elope exchanged places with
Four Fingers 10 take the las,
watch before the dawn.
Early in the morning again the
four men headed directly east.
ward. All morning they rode |
through level country partly GOV. !
cred with sagebrush. The wea.
Their was cold bu; no, too un.
comfortable for riding They saw
game Of many kinds. At Bridger
creek there had been many deer.
Two hours Of riding had disclosed
antelope in abundance They now
seemed 10 be everywhere. About
mid.morrins as the four rode out
o! a little draw up TO the crest
OF small ridge. four deer stood |
within 80 steps of the party.
Little Elk signed 10 Four Fin.
gers. That buck in the middle
there looks like he has some nice
blood. Can you break his neck
The Crow said not a word. He
reached back over his left Shout.
der. grabbed his bow. strung an
arrow and lie, fly while his horse
was still moving. With a thud the
buck dropped in his tracks.
Well. signed the Blackfeet. You
did all right. You mus, have been
practicing lately.
The horsemen rode up to the
fallen deer and dismounted. The
arrow had broken its neck as
clean as any bulle, could have
done.
Good shot. said Little Elk. as
he rolled the deer on its back
and drew his hunting knife. lie
placed the point Of II against
the breast Of the animal low
down on the throat and gave o
quick thrust The knife sank In
as far as the finger guards with
the point piercing the heart.
Four Fingers signed for the
Blackfeet 10 he first i.ittie Elk