CHAPTER XXII 

 SATANK ARRIVES 



IC^ARLY March found us closing up our affairs 

 *-* at the camp, preparatory to starting back to 

 the settlements. We had succeeded in taking a 

 few more than our three thousand wolfskins; and 

 in addition to these we would have nearly a wagon- 

 ful of bales of the dressed buffalo robes and other 

 skins we had traded for with To hausen's people, 

 together with the beaver, otter, antelope, and other 

 pelts we had taken in our camp. 



We had hauled all our baled wolfskins over to 

 Fort Larned and stored them there as fast as they 

 accumulated, but retained in camp for the last 

 load our otter and beaver skins and the peltries 

 we had gotten from the Indians; for we thought it 

 best not to bring these latter under the notice of 

 Weisselbaum, for fear he should make trouble for 

 us for encroaching on his Indian trade. 



As a prospective buyer he had kept close watch 

 of our wolfskins, as we stored them, and was anx- 

 ious to buy our whole catch; but we had stood 

 him off, saying that we thought we could do better 

 with them in Leavenworth. We had heard that 



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