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horse's withers to see what I was doing and 

 watching for a chance to rush upon me un- 

 awares. In this relative position we remained 

 lor some minutes, when they sHd off their 

 horses on the opposite side, taking care to 

 keep their bodies protected by their ponies, 

 but watching me intently all the while. Still 

 holding my gun in position to cover any one 

 of them in an instant, I asked them what tribe 

 they belonged to, but they only answered 

 '^Yah." I said '^Shriam," but they still an- 

 swered '*Yah." Again I asked, '^Are you 

 Ogallahs, Arrapahoes, Utes, or what ? " but 

 still they answered as before. I then took my 

 gun from my face, but still held it in a position 

 to do quick shooting, when they began to 

 separate and move to the right and left, evi- 

 dently intending to surround me. I motioned 

 to them with my gun, to stay together, when 

 they made signs to the effect that they wanted 

 something to eat. I was afraid that this was 

 only a trick to get me off my guard, but I 

 moved cautiously toward the wagon, at the 

 same time watching them very narrowly, to 



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