Carl The Trailer

d in his pocket. Although he spoke encouragingly to him, he did not expect that the young officer would find his way through to the fort alone. The chances were that the horse would fail to foll

h Carl carried in his hip pocket, and then seiz

d Page 117 Carl indignantly. "I could h

n with a grin. "You have stayed in this country just to see how this fight was co

s reply, and he believed every word he said. Of course he was going to seek a chance

n angrily. "Before it is over you and all the rest

nce, then? Don't pull me so

man who has seen it. If I didn't believe in it

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he said this, and showed Carl the scar made by a

id the squawman, fairly hissi

d no business to be caught robb

got you now, and I intend to ma

ny Indian tepee could be as dirty as this one was. The beds were scattered all over, for the Indian women had not yet found the time to gather them up, and on one of them lay half a dozen children fast aslee

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cket. "One of them is my wife, and the others belong to my partners, Ainsworth and Tuttle, who

e driver because he would not stop for you, and you sta

said the squawman. "But you m

Carl. "I can'

w about it, for I was on the Confederate side-

eve the

you crossed the reservation, and get you to write a letter to General Miles, telling him that if he wou

tagecoaches, and that had put a different view on the matter. This squawman-Harding, his name was-came to the conclusion that he had better go easy with Carl. He would offer to exchange him-one scout for two prisoners-and then he would be all right. He could afterward capture Carl, and do what he pleased with him. The scout saw through Page 121 his scheme as easily as the squawman did; and, furthermore, he was anxious to help it along. Very cautiously he let his hands

he lighted his pipe and sat down on a bed opposite t

t I don't know that it wi

a hideous smile. "Suppose you tell him that the only scout he has got at Fort Scott stands a

p your mind to be hanged if you are ever captured," sa

the squawman. "You see, after you have written the letter I will take it to t

ll write such a letter as I am willing those Carlisle fellows shou

rned the squawman. "Everything goes to prove that it is a part o

nce now to learn something about the Ghost Dance. He was more

are going to have it new, as it was before the white folks came here and spoiled it all for us. Those who don't believe in the Ghost Danc

aid Carl; for you must remember that wha

"You must say nothing to nobody about it, for i

ugh. "I shall not get a chance. If the general will not exc

in. "You will be gone up, sure. Page 124 However

are waiting for your letter from General Miles, I

contained one thing that he prized above everything else upon earth. In a few minutes he drew out the ghost shirt, and held it up so that Carl could have a fair view of it. The garment was made of a light buc

row of pins," said the squawman. "The weapon will refuse to fire,

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to the Messiah while they were on their way hom

ty it was, he thought, that Ainsworth and Tuttle did not have on

hat we must not take anything into the dance that the white man has mad

are going to whi

ess we h

d Carl, "you will have to use the we

ll have to use the weapons he made for us, and why not? He brought all Page 126 this trouble up

you if you were known to have shown it to a whi

arment away again in its dried buffalo skin. "We are going to whip them easy wh

Miles you say you have some business to trans

e bed. "You have got lots of cattle there, more than you need, a

t? You will not want the cat

edicine man should be mistaken, we want to get the cattle witho

comes around there fooling with the stock. But your medi

shorten the time of the Messiah's coming until this winter. That is why we are keeping up

thinking about it a shrill voice on the outside of the tepee set up a shout, and the squawman jumped to his feet and went to the flap of

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