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C HAPTER O NE

From the New York Register Journal:

Indian Depredations

G HASTLY R AIDS A GAINST I NNOCENT F AMILIES

Spirit Talking the Cause

CHICAGORecent savage attacks by Plains Indians have given General Nelson Miles, Commanding General of the Department of the Missouri, cause to be concerned about a possible new Indian war. To this end he has ordered all commanders in the field to be alert for any further savageries. His concern is animated by intelligence from the West which suggests that the recent horrors perpetrated by various nations of the Sioux, the same tribe of heathens who so foully massacred Custer and all his brave men, may be the harbinger of renewed war against the white race. The cause of the unrest is thought to be something called Spirit Talking, a quasi-religion espoused by various shamans in which they are told that if all tenets of the strange heresy are followed, the white man will leave the cities and settlements of the West, and the land will be returned to the Indians.

The Indian who started this movement and is its most vocal spokesman is Mean to His Horses, a leader of the Crooked Lance Warrior Society of the Cheyenne. Mean to His Horses was a relative of Roman Nose, the ferocious Cheyenne warrior who led more attacks against the white man than any other Indian. He was also a follower and protg of Crazy Horse. It is said that the Indians believe that Mean to His Horses is able to communicate with Crazy Horse through the means of Spirit Talking, and that has given him much medicine.

Buffalo Bills Wild West Exhibition Playing to Packed House

NEW YORKThe Buffalo Bill Wild West Exhibition has performed before the crowned heads of Europe, delighting the royals and their subjects with a view of life in Americas Great West. Now that same show is in New York and should a citizen of this fair city wish to be enlightened about the true nature of the Wild West, they need only to apply at the ticket office at Madison Square Garden where daily performances are being given.

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

By the use of clever stage props, dirt, horses, cattle, cowboys and Indians, Madison Square Garden was transformed into a part of the American West. Falcon MacCallister and his brother and sister, the twins Andrew and Rosanna, were among the many spectators enjoying the Buffalo Bill Wild West Exhibition. So far the show had portrayed Pony Express mail carriers galloping to deliver the mail, leaping off one horse and instantly mounting another to continue at breakneck speed around the arena; Indians setting fire to and attacking a burning cabin from which heroic settlers would escape just in the nick of time; and stagecoach robbers who were fought off by the bravery of the shotgun guard and armed passengers.

They also had cowboys bringing a cattle stampede under control, and it was during the stampede that something went wrong. A bull broke out of the thundering herd to come rushing toward the audience.

Oh, isnt it wonderful how they have trained the bull to do that? Rosanna said, her voice tinged with excitement.

When the bull first broke loose from the herd, Falcon, like Rosanna and everyone else in the audience, believed it to be a part of the show. But looking around, he saw that there was no cowboy in position to be able to stop the runaway, and the reaction of the nearest cowboys to the bull clearly indicated that this was unplanned. There was a mounted New York policeman nearby but he was for crowd control only, and Falcon could tell by the expression on his face that he also thought the runaway bull was part of the show.

With no time to spare, Falcon got up from his seat, climbed onto the railing and, pushing the policeman out of the saddle, leaped onto his horse. He wished he was on Lightning, but he had no choice. This police horse was all he had. He raced across the arena toward the bull.

Behind him the policeman blew his whistle in anger. Stop that man! Stop him! He stole my horse!

The crowd, still believing that it was all part of the show, cheered in approval and applauded as Falcon, bent low over the horses neck, urged the animal into what was, without doubt, the fastest it had ever run. Falcon measured the distance between the bull and the crowd and between himself and the bull, and realized that if he was going to catch up with it, it would be at the last possible second.

As he drew alongside the bull, he could smell its pungent odor and see the fear, confusion, and anger in the bulls eyes. Falcon leaned over the bull, then leaped from the saddle, grabbing the bull by the horns as he did so. He dug his heels into the ground as he twisted the bulls neck, throwing the animal over onto its side.

With the bull safely on the ground, Falcon quickly regained his feet, then swung back into the saddle of the horse that had stopped running and was now waiting for him. The bull, its initial charge stopped, got back to its feet, shook its head and snorted a few times. By now a couple of the cowboys from the show had come over and herded the bull, docile now, back to rejoin the others.

Buffalo Bill himself rode up to Falcons side and, reaching over, grabbed Falcons hand and lifted it up into the air.

Ladies and gentlemen! he shouted. The cowboy who performed this thrilling rescue for your viewing pleasure is Falcon MacCallister!

The crowd gave Falcon a thundering ovation.

You are acting as if you had planned that, Falcon said quietly.

Why not? Cody replied, still smiling and speaking without moving his lips. It was a great act.

Falcon laughed, shook his head, then rode the horse back to the policeman who, while angered by the theft a few minutes earlier, had now joined the crowd in applauding him.

Falcon swung down from the saddle and handed the reins to the police officer.

Thank you for the loan of the horse, he said.

Well, I didnt exactly lend the horse to you, the policeman replied with a big smile. But Im glad Harry was here for you.

Harry, is it? Falcon asked. He rubbed Harry behind one of his ears. You did well, Harry.

Ill say he did. I never knew he had that in him.

Treat him well.

Hell get an extra ration of oats tonight, the policeman promised.

Hes a good horse, Falcon said.

And you are a good man, the policeman responded. He stuck his hand out and Falcon shook it.

Delmonicos, New York

The waiters at Delmonicos Restaurant on Number Two William Street vied for the opportunity to serve the handsome assemblage of guests in the private dining room on the upper floor. All the diners were well known personalities. There was Buffalo Bill Cody, easily recognizable by his flowing blond hair and his neatly trimmed moustache and goatee. In addition there were the MacCallister twins, Andrew and Rosanna, who were famous show business personalities. Andrew had what the newspapers called rugged good looks, handsome enough to play the most romantic lead, but manly enough to play the most gallant hero. Of Rosanna it was said that she had discovered the fountain of youth, for her skin was smooth and flawless, her dark hair luxuriant, and her eyes ablaze with still-youthful beauty.

The fourth diner was Falcon MacCallister, brother to the show-business twins. Falcon was over six feet tall with wide shoulders, a flat stomach, and powerful arms. Someone once described his face as not weathered, but cured. It bore a permanent tan, and his eyes had the suggestion of a squint as if he were outside in the sun. Unlike Buffalo Bill, Falcon wore his hair, which was the color of sun-ripened wheat, cut short.

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