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The Indian emerged from his tepee, built by himself, and walking to the shore, stepped into a canoe which also he had made with his own hands. Paddling to the fishing ground, he patiently cast his line until the desired fish were caught. Does any one of us do all of these things for himself?

Casey went farther; he rolled a cigarette and gave it to him and then rolled one for himself. They smoked, there in that unsavoury tepee, saying nothing at all. Casey had achieved the first part of his dream; he was making friends with Injun Jim. Later he went down to his own camp, leading William.

It was almost too tense and terrible a thing to talk much of, and the strain of it relaxed only when the boys were mounted once more, galloping swiftly away toward Gleichen and the train. But, notwithstanding this fright, Tony left the tepee with the greatest regret.

"My mother says you are to come to our tepee this evening," I instantly exploded, and breathed the freer afterwards. "Yes, yes, gladly, gladly I shall come!" each replied. Rising at once and carrying their blankets across one shoulder, they flocked leisurely from their various wigwams toward our dwelling. My mission done, I ran back, skipping and jumping with delight.

"It's a rough road, up Tepee Creek," said he, "but nobody comes. This is a Government car the Cossacks would think I'm going up to work. They got to mark some trees. I'll mark 'em so they can tell, when they come to saw 'em, heh?"

The black shadows upon the tepee cover told me that guards had been posted to keep back the rabble from intrusion, and once I saw signs of a brief struggle in front when the swarm had grown too inquisitive and were forced back with scant ceremony.

The men who had gone without their wives simply got off their horses and went into the tepee. The women rushed out to get the meat. Then the women took the horse with the meat on it to their father-in-law. Then the mother-in-law hurried to get the meal, taking the ribs of the buffalo, setting them up against the fire to roast.

Soon afterwards he left the tepee and ran along the path leading to the spring. "If I see Black Bull," he thought, "I will speak kindly to him even if he is such a useless creature." When Young Antelope reached the spring he heard some one talking angrily. This was followed by a cry of fear.

Cabin and shack and Indian tepee were lifeless, and waited in the desolation of abandonment.

In course ye loved her, boy. How could ye a-help hit? An' ye was willin' to go to Oregon ye'd plow rather'n leave sight o' her? I don't blame ye, boy. Such as her is not supported by rifle an' trap. Hit's the home smoke, not the tepee fire, for her. I ask ye nothin' more, boy. I'll not ask ye what ye mean.