CHAPTER XXIII.

STRANGE MESS-MATES—THE JOURNEY TO THE AGENCIES—GENERAL 397 SHERIDAN’S VISIT—SPOTTED TAIL—THE STORY OF HIS DEAD DAUGHTER’S BONES—WHITE THUNDER—RED CLOUD—DULL KNIFE—BIG WOLF—THE NECKLACE OF HUMAN FINGERS—THE MEDICINE MAN AND THE ELECTRIC BATTERY—WASHINGTON—FRIDAY—INDIAN BROTHERS—SORREL HORSE—THREE BEARS—YOUNG MAN AFRAID OF HIS HORSES—ROCKY BEAR—RED CLOUD’S LETTER—INDIAN DANCES—THE BAD LANDS—HOW THE CHEYENNES FIRST GOT HORSES.