Star

th his mother and the other Comanche ponies, travelled rapidly, while Quan

y lather that told how far and how fast the men had ridden. At the same time Comanch

until he could restrain

Deer, at last. His mother had been very ne

to find them. Be quiet, now. Watch and you will learn everything for your

tar's bright eyes saw one of the yo

s time," begge

" replied the chief, and the yo

. When his father went to the Happy Hunting Grounds he left but two ponies for his son, and o

peaking, Star lift

anche herd, and Star, her colt, though young and untried, s

atched anxiously. But the colt's back did not weaken, nor did he flinch beneath t

urning your head from side to side. Do not leap high, but let your body drop low to the earth when you run, and in that way you can outstrip other ponies and not weary for many long miles. If

ack. As the chief's words ceased, the pony felt the rider lean forward, and his knees press closely agai

e, and his long tail streamed like a tattered black flag, while the Comanche ly

or the mere movement of the Indian's body was enough to tell him which way to go. No whip or blow from the rider's heels was necessary

led antelopes which whirled and dashed away; farther off, a bunch of galloping buffaloes thudded with their heads held low down, the humps on their shoulders rising a

d big ponies. The men were dressed in strange clothes instead of the robes that Indians wore. Some of them lifted things from their heads, and Star stared in surprise at the short hair. Quannah and all the Indians the pony had ever seen had worn long

at these were what his mother had spoken about. Things that could roar like angry buffaloes and spit fire that killed Comanche warriors and ponies. He sh

e all dark brown like the bark on trees, their ears were very long, their heads large, they had no flowing manes, and the only hair on their tails was in a thick bunch at the very end. While Star watched them, one of the creatures lifted up its nose and uttered a terrific noise

t of sight and hearing of the white men. Then leaping to the pony's back, the Indian raced furiously toward Quannah'

ies streaked with dust. While the animals rubbed noses t

idden Star was th

. The band I saw is larger than all the Kiowas and Comanches together

band of fighting men coming th

omes from the opposite si

ise and warn the white men. Then I crawled like a snake until I reached a hill near the white tepees. I heard men's voices but I could not understand what they said. They speak a di

a herd of antelopes," one of the men said. "If they were not in ba

er, as he said in a voice that all could hear plainly, "We wil

d the sky the old man called upon the Great Spirit to hear his children and aid them in the fight to save

ws, that the Medicine Man's blessing might make the arrows strong and sure, give strength to thei