. The lure of the Black Hills . sun set everything was ready andall went to the place where Hartmann andJim was watching. 144 LUEE OF THE BLACK HILLS Benton carried an immense Jack-o-lanternmade out of mud-daubed canvas and willowhoops, while Brule was provided with a barkhorn for calling moose, as he had learned inthe forests of Minnesota and Ontario. When it grew dark Benton lit the candlesin his lantern and as by means of a shorthandle he waved the monstrous canvas pump-kin back and forth and up and down, a realmonster with fiery eyes and a formidable rowof teeth seemed to be glaring down t
. The lure of the Black Hills . sun set everything was ready andall went to the place where Hartmann andJim was watching. 144 LUEE OF THE BLACK HILLS Benton carried an immense Jack-o-lanternmade out of mud-daubed canvas and willowhoops, while Brule was provided with a barkhorn for calling moose, as he had learned inthe forests of Minnesota and Ontario. When it grew dark Benton lit the candlesin his lantern and as by means of a shorthandle he waved the monstrous canvas pump-kin back and forth and up and down, a realmonster with fiery eyes and a formidable rowof teeth seemed to be glaring down the can-yon. Brule had concealed himself in a thicketon the other side of the valley from whichhe sent out the most hair-raising bellows andgrunts of a mad bull moose. Its a perfectly good plan, he had toldhis friends. The Indians here know elk anddeer and buffalo, but have never seen norheard a moose. For an hour after darkness Bentons Jack-o-lantern ghost glared down into the canyon,while Brules evil spirit made the mountains. BENTONS JACK-O-LANTERN GHOST GLARED DOWN INTO THE CANYON. Page 144. THE NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATIONS E . L. SCAEING THE INDIANS 145 echo and re-echo with blood-curdling bellowsand grunts. Then all returned quietly to camp. Brulestood guard through the night, while the otherfour travelers turned in to sleep as well asthey might. Before daybreak Benton took up his postat Hartmanns rock, while the boys and theother two men packed and saddled the horses. When the sun rose like a red ball over thepines, the whole party started on a trail south-ward wThich Brule and Tom had picked out. Nothing had been seen or heard of the twoIndians. We scared them out this time, Brule de-clared. I think we did, Hartmann an Indian believe theres a bad spiritaround, and hell dig out for good. Brulesurely made a noise like an evil spirit, andBenton ?s pumpkin was a gruesome sight. Thus the Benton party at last penetratedinto the heart of
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