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Title: The talking leaves : an Indian story
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Stoddard, William Osborn, 1835-1925
Subjects: Indians of North America Children Conduct of life Friendship Hunting Outdoor life Fathers and daughters Reading Apache Indians
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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o hislodge. He had seen his captives safely bound and putaway under guard, and he now summoned his old men fora brief but very important talk. Murray had guessed right when he said he would be sentfor, but he had not waited the arrival of any messenger.The words were hardly out of the mouth of Many Bearsbefore a brave in the crowd responded, Send Warning is here. Where is the Knotted Cord? In lodge. Wait there. That explanation came from Red Wolf, and the Apachesknew exactly where their pale-face friends were at that par-ticular moment, which was the precise thing Murray wantedthem to feel sure of, considering what he knew was aboutto be found out. All the rest of the village was full of noise, but the dig-nity of the older men enforced silence in the circle nowgathering closely around the chief. Added to the dignitywas a large amount of pride over what they had alreadydone, and a little anxiety concerning what it would be bestto do next. Many Bears turned to Murray, Send Warning gave
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The Talking Leaves. 263 good council. His head is white. He is wise. Tell Apa-ches now where all pale-face gone. No come.35 Send Warning can guess. The pale-faces dont like tobe killed. Find too many Apaches. Run away and savescalp. Ugh! Good. Nobody know where they go. No usefollow. Apaches take Lipan prisoners. What Send Warn-ing say about them 2 Keep them till to-morrow. No hurry. Something elseto think of now. More fight, maybe. The chief nodded his head, but a chorus of Ughs! ex-pressed the dissent of his council. They meant to decidethe fate of old Two Knives without delay. Still, three of the older braves insisted upon arguing thecase, one after the other; and by the time the last of themceased speaking, Murray felt pretty safe about To-la-go-to-de. He said to himself, The old fox has half an hourthe start of them now. He is miles and miles away. Just then Many Bears turned to him with, What saynow ? Any words ? No. Never speak twice. Apaches do what think best. Ugh! Good. Youn

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