He Now Considers It The Finest Thing On Earth, And Keeps
Close Watch Of It At All Times.
We have visits from Indians every day, and this variation from the
monotony is not agreeable to me, but Faye goes out and has long
powwows with them.
They do not hesitate to ask for things, and the
more you give the more you may.
The other morning Faye saw a buffalo calf not far from the redoubt,
and decided to go for it, as we, also the men, were in need of fresh
meat. So he started off on Powder-Face, taking only a revolver with
him. I went outside to watch him ride off, and just as the calf
disappeared over a little hill and he after it, an Indian rode down
the bluff at the right, and about the same distance away as I thought
Faye. might be, and started in a canter straight across in the
direction Faye had gone. Very soon he, also, was back of the little
hill and out of sight.
I ran inside and called the sergeant, and was trying to explain the
situation to him as briefly as possible when he, without waiting for
me to finish, got his rifle and cartridge belt, and ordering a couple
of men to follow, started off on a hard run in the direction I had
designated. As soon as they reached the top of the hill they saw Faye,
and saw also that the Indian was with him.
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