Trooper Tales — page 116: what you’re looking at

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104 Red Brennan of the Seventh. the man from the ranks, a deserter once. These alone out of many troops had been untouched by the Sioux squaws. : Kate Poison-Water slew the guard and released Rain- in-the-Face, the soldiers say, so that the sub-chief might have Red Brennan spared in the projected attack. None but the Great Spirit, however, could have saved Red Brennan that day. Yes, the Sioux was a happy nation when they re- treated. Their craft was not forgotten and the trails di- verged. One was two miles wide. What squadron of cavalry could follow such a trail? Rain-in-the-Face, sub-chief of the victorious Sioux, lived to glower into the faces of distinguished Eastern audiences. And old Dad Evans, who helped to bury the dead among feasting vultures on that hot June day, still sips canteen beer and tells stories. Connie NOOLKKS.E@