This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...Beaver. Waki-zezeya saw him doing so. Did not he notice that the chief's face was turned aside, so that White Medicine could not see both of his eyes? She believes that he saw all that came from the eye that he could see. She thinks that what was in the other eye was not clear to the paleface. She believes ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...Beaver. Waki-zezeya saw him doing so. Did not he notice that the chief's face was turned aside, so that White Medicine could not see both of his eyes? She believes that he saw all that came from the eye that he could see. She thinks that what was in the other eye was not clear to the paleface. She believes that he did not know all of the life of the chief, and that the Wakan-man that we saw had a shadow over part of its spirit. But it had life. It was life. But no one can know all that is in life." This explanation seemed to come without effort, and was spoken with an air of confident belief. Moonbeam was bending over her, rapt in the now transparent vision that had been revealed to his consciousness. CHAPTER VI THE TRAGIC AND STRANGE KILLING OF LITTLE BEAVER The attention of Moonbeam and of Swinging Bird was now diverted by a loud whinny of recognition from the roan horse, --to the near vicinity of which they had come without realizing the fact. The animal was alternately pawing the ground with a vim, and throwing up his head and arching his neck, then impatiently shaking his head and champing the bridle-bit; ending all with a sonorous snort that told at once of reserve force, and of long weary waiting for his master's return. "Hanwi-yanpa must now leave the Tetonwan village and the kind Waki-zezeya, and hasten to join his people, who are now far on the trail to the lodges of the Rosebud," Moonbeam said, fondly and wistfully gazing into the face of Swinging Bird. "He thanks her for wishing him to come to the tepee of her father, and he hopes that she will soon come with her father to visit at our lodges." Then he thanked Swinging Bird for making clearer to him the paleface's magic: "Hanwi-yanpa's mind was confused...
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