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"How, cola!" exclaiap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in

He grinned e of the

hand across the throat

But men, rifles crosswise, barred hi the barricade A half dozen rifles, thrust out through

wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the

Crows; but the savages, so This was sport to them They had no doubt at all that

they would have their will of this party of the whites as soon as they

got ready, and they planned further strategy To drive a prisoner into

ca him was humorous fro a buffalo close to the village before

shooting it

But the white -post salutation

"He's a liar!" called out the voice of Jackson "They're not

Sioux--they're Crows, an' out for war! Don't let 'em in, boys! For

God's sake, keep 'em out!"

It was a brave man's deed The wonder was his words were not his last,

for though the Crows did not understand all his speech, they kneell