The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-01-25
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A ContinuedNoveIb by Wilbur G. Renshaw


In spite of an agonizing thirst.
swollen blood caked hands, and
aching head, Grover like the
man he really was, began to talk.
even though all he said was not
true. yellow Moon, the great.
est of all Cheyenne Chiefs, be-
fore I talk of horses, I would
ask you in all your wisdom to
allow your humble prisoner to
have his swollen hands loosed,
and be given a drink of water.
Yellow Moon with all of his great
physical power has nothing to
fear from a tired white man"
He hesitated long enough TO see
that his psychology was doing
its work, then continued, will
the great chief, Yellow Moon,
live up 20 the belief Of all of the
Great White Fathers soldiers
and treat his prisoner as 1t is
said he does?"
As Grover finished, Yellow
Moon pulled his arms back a
trifle, thrust out his chest anO'
Their degree or two and yelled,
white Horse, cut the rawhides
from the prisoners wrists. Eagle
Woman. bring a shell of water
and give the thirsty one. Yellow
Moon has spoken"
Immediately the guard behind
Grover cut the rawhideS which
bound his wrists, and the squaw,
Eagle Woman. ran for some
water.
Grover moved his fingers, rub
bed his swollen hands and wrists.
took a drink Of the heaven sent
water and continued 10 speak.
yellow Moon is truly a great
chief. The Great White Father
would surely honor you for what
you have done. and will, If the
chief listens TO reason. You asked
me why came here 10 steal
your peoples horses. I did not
come to steal. I came under the
sign of peace. Ibid not run away
and ! used no gun. ! came as a
true brother, but I was treated
as a cut4hroat- Your young
braves took my guns, my horse
and all the time / was making
the sign of peace. Then like a
real nobody they struck me from
behind Would il be that the
great Yellow Moon will allow
his men TO treat a brother in
such q shameful manner? / ask
you, Yellow Moon, 10 bring me
the unworthy ones who told the
great Chief that I, your brother
at heart, tried to take from you,
your horses"
Up spoke Curley Bear. The
white dog lies. He talks with
forked tongue. Two Moons and
Night Wolf told me they caught
him as he was driving the horses
around the hill"
No Water spoke, Il think the
same as Curley Bear. / do not
believe him"
Big Snake spoke next, Let US
give the dog the rattlesnake
death now"
Yellow Moon interrupted TO
ask, What are the wishes of
Ssrrel Horse, Windy and No
Coat?"
No Coat answered, Il am touch
ed by what the white man has to
say. do not think he meant TO
harm US. Let US hear why he
came TO us. Let him use his own
tongue so that We may hear his
reason"
Sorrel Horse was the next to
speak. mo Coats medicine is
always bad. He is getting old and
weak at heart He would never
make the white dogs suffer. He
would let them come until their
number is as great as that Of the
buffalo. Then our people would
be no more. I think We must con-
tinue TO kill every white man,
woman and child who dares to
come 10 our country. They all
come with forked tongues. They
come to starve US out. IL we treat
them as No Coat would have US
ve will all die before the Great
Spirit calls US. Sorrel Horse has
spoken-"
yellow Moon spoke to Windy,
You have been silent all this
time. The Chiefs of Societies
wixh 20 have your thoughts"
Slowly. but loud and clear,
cane the sound of windy's voice,
Il would hear Two Moons, Night
Vol. and the others who brought
An The Long Knife. They have
not laid me Of the affair. Bring
them before me"
Thfy we're summoned to the
meeting but IL was learned that
an xho had taken part in the
eapsnre had left camp on a hunt,
% be gone for several days. This
tart sas announced by Yellow
Moon
windy again began 20 speak