30_CRD 
The_AT0 Spark_NN1 
Ten_CRD miles_NN2 upriver_AV0 ,_PUN Jack_NP0 saw_VVD a_AT0 keelboat_NN1 anchored_VVN in_PRP some_DT0 slack_AJ0 water_NN1 beside_PRP an_AT0 island_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 north_NN1 bank_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 river_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 keelboat_NN1 was_VBD about_AV0 forty_CRD feet_NN2 long_AV0 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD smaller_AJC than_CJS either_DT0 of_PRF Ashley_NP0 's_POS ,_PUN and_CJC Jack_NP0 pondered_VVD why_AVQ he_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 spotted_VVN it_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 drift_NN1 down_AVP from_PRP the_AT0 Arikara_NP0 village_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP could_VM0 see_VVI a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF men_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 rear_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 boat_NN1 with_PRP rifles_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP knew_VVD they_PNP saw_VVD him_PNP because_CJS they_PNP held_VVD their_DPS guns_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 ready_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Hallo_ITJ the_AT0 keelboat_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jack_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN releasing_VVG an_AT0 oar_NN1 and_CJC waving_VVG his_DPS hand_NN1 over_PRP his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Who_PNQ 're_VBB you_PNP with_PRP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Ashley_NP0 's_POS brigade_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jack_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Who_PNQ 're_VBB you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Missouri_NP0 Fur_NN1 Company_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 men_NN2 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Come_VVB aboard_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Jack_NP0 took_VVD the_AT0 oars_NN2 again_AV0 and_CJC guided_VVD the_AT0 pirogue_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 keelboat_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 tossed_VVD a_AT0 rope_NN1 up_AVP ._SENT One_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 men_NN2 caught_VVD it_PNP and_CJC made_VVD it_PNP fast_AV0 to_PRP a_AT0 cleat_NN1 ._SENT Jack_NP0 grabbed_VVD his_DPS possibles_NN2 bag_NN1 and_CJC powder_NN1 horn_NN1 and_CJC slung_VVD them_PNP over_PRP his_DPS shoulder_NN1 ,_PUN grabbed_VVD his_DPS rifle_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC took_VVD a_AT0 hand_NN1 to_TO0 help_VVI him_PNP into_PRP the_AT0 boat_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP boys_NN2 took_VVD some_DT0 fire_NN1 yesterday_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 man_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Thirteen_CRD dead_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jack_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ More_AV0 wounded_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD on_PRP the_AT0 boat_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD cut_VVN free_AJ0 and_CJC drifted_VVD down_AVP yesterday_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 see_VVI this_DT0 boat_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 river_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP were_VBD hiding_VVG over_AVP yonder_AV0 ,_PUN beneath_PRP the_AT0 trees_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 man_NN1 said_VVD ,_PUN nodded_VVD toward_PRP the_AT0 bank_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN trying_VVG to_TO0 divine_VVI the_AT0 best_AJS time_NN1 to_TO0 slip_VVI upriver_AV0 past_PRP the_AT0 Ree_NP0 villages_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ How_AVQ many_DT0 of_PRF you_PNP on_PRP board_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Jack_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Eight_CRD ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 man_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Not_XX0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 put_VVI up_AVP much_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 fight_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS we_PNP reckon_VVB we_PNP 'll_VM0 try_VVI to_TO0 slip_VVI by_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 dark_AJ0 ,_PUN before_CJS the_AT0 moon_NN1 rises_VVZ ,_PUN if_CJS we_PNP can_VM0 pole_VVB it_PNP ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI tricky_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 river_NN1 's_VBZ always_AV0 tricky_AJ0 ._SENT Say_VVB ,_PUN are_VBB we_PNP swapping_VVG names_NN2 or_CJC are_VBB we_PNP going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI all_AV0 mysterious_AJ0 ?_SENT Mysterious_AJ0 suits_VVZ me_PNP if_CJS you_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 need_NN1 for_PRP it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Jack_NP0 Picaro_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Joshua_NP0 Pilcher_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Mountain_NP0 Jack_NP0 Picaro_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN slapping_VVG him_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI skinned_VVN ._SENT I_PNP 've_VHB heard_VVN a_AT0 lot_NN1 about_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN son_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Some_DT0 of_PRF it_PNP 's_VBZ true_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP reckon_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ Jack_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP own_VVB this_DT0 outfit_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP hear_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Times_NN2 like_PRP these_DT0 I_PNP wished_VVD I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB headed_VVN far_AV0 up_PRP the_AT0 Yellowstone_NP0 to_PRP resupply_AV0 one_CRD of_PRF our_DPS trading_NN1 posts_NN2 ._SENT You_PNP 're_VBB welcome_AJ0 to_TO0 hop_VVI aboard_AV0 ,_PUN for_PRP as_CJS long_AV0 as_CJS you_PNP want_VVB some_DT0 company_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB competitors_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jack_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Hell_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ no_AT0 competition_NN1 here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB just_AV0 trying_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI upriver_AV0 without_PRP losing_VVG our_DPS hair_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP know_VVB these_DT0 parts_NN2 as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP do_VDB ._SENT The_AT0 Rees_NP0 are_VBB on_PRP the_AT0 warpath_NN1 here_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 Blackfoots_NN2 are_VBB making_VVG trouble_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 mountains_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 watch_VVI each_DT0 other_NN1 's_POS backs_NN2 ._SENT Just_AV0 leave_VVB the_AT0 pirogue_NN1 tethered_VVN behind_PRP ._SENT It_PNP will_VM0 help_VVI keep_VVI our_DPS bow_NN1 pointed_VVD upriver_AV0 while_CJS we_PNP pole_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
Jack_NP0 nodded_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Hey_ITJ ,_PUN Fontanelle_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 called_VVD to_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 forward_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Get_VVB the_AT0 boys_NN2 ready_AJ0 to_PRP pole_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 take_VVI the_AT0 steering_NN1 oar_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP start_VVB now_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI dark_AJ0 by_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 we_PNP reach_VVB the_AT0 Ree_NP0 village_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'll_VM0 help_VVI pole_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jack_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Otherwise_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP have_VHB an_AT0 uneven_AJ0 number_NN1 of_PRF men_NN2 on_PRP one_CRD side_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Suits_VVZ me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 rack_NN1 just_AV0 inside_PRP the_AT0 cabin_NN1 to_TO0 store_VVI that_CJT fine-looking_AJ0 smoke_NN1 pole_NN1 ._SENT Take_VVB the_AT0 port_NN1 side_NN1 ,_PUN if_CJS you_PNP would_VM0 ,_PUN and_CJC keep_VVB a_AT0 lookout_NN1 for_PRP hostiles_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC after_CJS it_PNP gets_VVZ dark_AJ0 ,_PUN we_PNP 'll_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 move_VVI quiet_AJ0 and_CJC be_VBI careful_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 snags_NN2 and_CJC swayers_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Jack_NP0 walked_VVD the_AT0 tread_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 cabin_NN1 and_CJC went_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 bow_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS he_PNP ducked_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 fore_NN1 doorway_NN1 and_CJC placed_VVD his_DPS rifle_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 rack_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 half-dozen_CRD others_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP kept_VVD the_AT0 powder_NN1 horn_NN1 and_CJC his_DPS possibles_NN2 bag_NN1 over_PRP his_DPS shoulder_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS if_CJS there_EX0 was_VBD to_TO0 be_VBI shooting_VVG ,_PUN he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 have_VHI extra_AJ0 items_NN2 to_TO0 grab_VVI ._SENT Then_AV0 he_PNP said_VVD quick_AJ0 hellos_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 men_NN2 and_CJC took_VVD one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 stout_AJ0 ash_NN1 poles_NN2 and_CJC waited_VVD for_PRP Pilcher_NP0 's_POS order_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS it_PNP came_VVD ,_PUN he_PNP fell_VVD in_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 three_CRD men_NN2 on_PRP his_DPS side_NN1 ,_PUN walking_VVG the_AT0 tread_NN1 back_AVP and_CJC forth_AV0 ._SENT As_CJS the_AT0 boat_NN1 moved_VVD forward_AV0 ,_PUN Pilcher_NP0 lifted_VVD the_AT0 anchor_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 scrambled_VVD on_PRP top_NN1 to_PRP man_NN1 the_AT0 steering_NN1 oar_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS the_AT0 sun_NN1 set_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP were_VBD still_AV0 poling_VVG ,_PUN and_CJC as_CJS the_AT0 dusk_NN1 became_VVD night_NN1 they_PNP slowed_VVD and_CJC kept_VVD a_AT0 sharper_AJC lookout_NN1 for_PRP hazards_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 river_NN1 ._SENT One_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 crew_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 man_NN1 named_VVD Doherty_NP0 ,_PUN was_VBD smoking_VVG a_AT0 clay_NN1 pipe_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP poled_VVD ,_PUN a_AT0 bobbing_AJ0 cherry-red_AJ0 coal_NN1 going_VVG back_AVP and_CJC forth_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 dark_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Doherty_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Fontanelle_NP0 called_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Douse_VVB that_DT0 pipe_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ like_PRP waving_VVG a_AT0 torch_NN1 to_TO0 tell_VVI '_PUQ em_PNP we_PNP 're_VBB here_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Doherty_NP0 cussed_AJ0 and_CJC knocked_VVD the_AT0 pipe_NN1 out_AVP against_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 cabin_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 embers_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 full_AJ0 bowl_NN1 rolled_VVD down_AVP the_AT0 wood_NN1 and_CJC fell_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 cracks_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 wood_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Want_VVB to_TO0 throw_VVI some_DT0 water_NN1 on_PRP that_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Jack_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ This_DT0 boat_NN1 is_VBZ so_AV0 old_AJ0 and_CJC tough_AJ0 she_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 burn_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Doherty_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
Jack_NP0 was_VBD about_AVP to_TO0 object_VVI when_CJS Pilcher_NP0 made_VVD a_AT0 low_AJ0 whistle_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Look_VVB sharp_AJ0 ,_PUN boys_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 whispered_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 biggest_AJS village_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 bank_NN1 ._SENT See_VVB anything_PNI moving_VVG ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Jack_NP0 peered_VVD across_PRP the_AT0 dark_AJ0 water_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP recognized_VVD the_AT0 outline_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 bank_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 mound_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD the_AT0 village_NN1 beyond_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP saw_VVD no_AT0 fires_NN2 or_CJC smoke_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC there_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 movement_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD also_AV0 quiet_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 even_AV0 hear_VVI a_AT0 child_NN1 cry_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 dog_NN1 bark_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI anybody_PNI 's_VBZ at_PRP home_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Fontanelle_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 tell_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Jack_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 whole_AJ0 village_NN1 may_VM0 be_VBI lined_VVN up_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 bank_NN1 ,_PUN watching_VVG us_PNP pass_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP 'd_VM0 never_AV0 know_VVI it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Keep_VVB it_PNP steady_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP need_VVB more_DT0 miles_NN2 behind_PRP us_PNP before_CJS we_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI safe_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 anchor_VVI for_PRP the_AT0 night_NN1 ._SENT Say_VVB ,_PUN is_VBZ something_PNI burning_VVG down_AVP there_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Nope_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ Doherty_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Check_VVB ,_PUN would_VM0 you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP get_VVB a_AT0 whiff_NN1 of_PRF something_PNI every_AT0 now_AV0 and_CJC then_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
When_CJS the_AT0 moon_NN1 rose_VVD ,_PUN two_CRD hours_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN Pilcher_NP0 declared_VVD they_PNP would_VM0 stop_VVI ._SENT They_PNP anchored_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 river_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP a_AT0 high_AJ0 bluff_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 south_NN1 side_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC watched_VVD as_PRP the_AT0 three-quarter_AJ0 moon_NN1 climbed_VVD higher_AJC and_CJC bathed_VVD the_AT0 water_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 banks_NN2 in_PRP silver_NN1 light_NN1 ._SENT Jack_NP0 was_VBD sitting_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 stern_NN1 with_PRP Pilcher_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP were_VBD talking_VVG about_PRP the_AT0 best_AJS places_NN2 to_TO0 build_VVI a_AT0 cabin_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Yellowstone_NP0 and_CJC Powder_NN1 Rivers_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'd_VM0 stay_VVI close_AV0 to_PRP one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 outposts_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS company_NN1 or_CJC yours_PNP ,_PUN it_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 matter_VVI ._SENT You_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 be_VBI so_AV0 far_AV0 away_AV0 that_CJT you_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 call_VVI for_PRP help_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Jack_NP0 shook_VVD his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 get_VVI as_PRP far_AV0 away_AV0 from_PRP everybody_PNI as_AV0 possible_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Have_VHB you_PNP heard_VVN of_PRF Colter_NP0 's_POS Hell_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Heard_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC never_AV0 been_VBN there_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ on_PRP the_AT0 Stinking_NP0 Water_NN1 River_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ About_PRP a_AT0 hundred_CRD miles_NN2 from_PRP where_AVQ it_PNP joins_VVZ the_AT0 Bighorn_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 're_VBB hot_AJ0 springs_NN2 there_AV0 where_CJS you_PNP can_VM0 bathe_VVI comfortable_AJ0 in_PRP winter_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS John_NP0 Colter_NP0 came_VVD back_AVP in_PRP 1808_CRD and_CJC told_VVD folks_NN2 about_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN they_PNP thought_VVD he_PNP was_VBD lying_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Then_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN there_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC I_PNP 've_VHB talked_VVN to_PRP enough_DT0 who_PNQ have_VHB ._SENT It_PNP might_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 hazardous_AJ0 area_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 white_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ Shoshone_NN1 country_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 Crows_NN2 are_VBB close_AJ0 by_PRP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Might_VM0 be_VBI worth_PRP the_AT0 trouble_NN1 to_TO0 take_VVI a_AT0 look_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jack_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
Pilcher_NP0 sniffed_VVD the_AT0 air_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Fontanelle_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP called_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Sure_AV0 there_EX0 's_VBZ nothing_PNI burning_AJ0 ?_SENT I_PNP still_AV0 smell_VVB —_PUN "_PUQ 
An_AT0 explosion_NN1 ruptured_VVD the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 keelboat_NN1 below_AV0 where_CJS Doherty_NP0 had_VHD tapped_VVN out_AVP his_DPS pipe_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 embers_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN smoldering_VVG for_PRP hours_NN2 and_CJC had_VHD finally_AV0 burned_VVN their_DPS way_NN1 through_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 boat_NN1 's_POS store_NN1 of_PRF black_AJ0 powder_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ two_CRD hundred_CRD pounds_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 stuff_NN1 was_VBD stored_VVN in_PRP fifty_CRD small_AJ0 wooden_AJ0 kegs_NN2 packed_VVN in_PRP straw_NN1 ._SENT Water_NN1 flooded_VVD the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 boat_NN1 ,_PUN causing_VVG it_PNP immediately_AV0 to_TO0 list_VVI to_PRP port_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS flaming_AJ0 pieces_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 hull_NN1 floated_VVD past_AJ0 ._SENT While_CJS only_AV0 two_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 kegs_NN2 had_VHD exploded_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 rest_NN1 were_VBD now_AV0 ignited_VVN and_CJC were_VBD belching_VVG flame_NN1 like_PRP Roman_AJ0 candles_NN2 ,_PUN filling_VVG the_AT0 cabin_NN1 with_PRP flame_NN1 and_CJC smoke_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ My_DPS rifle_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jack_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
He_PNP sprang_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 aft_AJ0 doorway_NN1 and_CJC opened_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC was_VBD driven_VVN back_AVP by_PRP a_AT0 torrent_NN1 of_PRF flame_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ She_PNP 's_VBZ going_VVG down_AVP fast_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Fontanelle_NP0 called_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Anybody_PNI hurt_VVD ?_SENT "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 called_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Two_CRD dead_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Is_VBZ one_CRD of_PRF them_PNP Doherty_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Nope_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ Fonantelle_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
Jack_NP0 could_VM0 feel_VVI the_AT0 deck_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 keelboat_NN1 tip_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 steeper_AJC angle_NN1 ._SENT Water_NN1 boiled_VVD up_AVP from_PRP the_AT0 steps_NN2 leading_VVG down_AVP into_PRP the_AT0 cabin_NN1 and_CJC lapped_VVD at_PRP his_DPS moccasins_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Everybody_PNI ashore_AV0 !_SENT "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 called_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ North_NN1 bank_NN1 !_SENT On_PRP the_AT0 bar_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ My_DPS rifle_NN1 is_VBZ still_AV0 on_PRP board_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jack_NP0 said_VVD and_CJC started_VVD making_VVG his_DPS way_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 bow_NN1 ._SENT Pilcher_NP0 grabbed_VVD his_DPS upper_AJ0 arm_NN1 and_CJC pulled_VVD him_PNP back_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 either_AV0 roast_VVI or_CJC drown_VVI if_CJS you_PNP go_VVB after_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP hear_VVB it_PNP 's_VHZ called_VVN the_AT0 ghost_NN1 rifle_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP 'll_VM0 make_VVI you_PNP a_AT0 ghost_NN1 unless_CJS you_PNP give_VVB it_PNP up_AVP now_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Pilcher_NP0 released_VVD his_DPS arm_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ This_DT0 keelboat_NN1 is_VBZ gone_VVN in_PRP about_AV0 thirty_CRD seconds_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 said_VVD he_PNP as_AV0 walked_VVD over_AVP and_CJC released_VVD the_AT0 knot_NN1 that_CJT held_VVD the_AT0 pirogue_NN1 tethered_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 stern_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP threw_VVD the_AT0 rope_NN1 at_PRP Jack_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ caught_VVD it_PNP in_PRP his_DPS left_AJ0 hand_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP 'd_VM0 best_AV0 get_VVI in_PRP your_DPS boat_NN1 and_CJC start_NN1 rowing_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ about_PRP you_PNP and_CJC your_DPS men_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ We_PNP 'll_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 hoof_VVI it_PNP from_PRP here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pilcher_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN holding_VVG his_DPS rifle_NN1 in_PRP one_CRD hand_NN1 and_CJC climbing_VVG over_PRP the_AT0 rail_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Take_VVB care_NN1 of_PRF yourself_PNX ,_PUN Mountain_NP0 Jack_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP hope_VVB we_PNP meet_VVI again_AV0 under_PRP better_AJC circumstances_NN2 ._SENT May_VM0 you_PNP find_VVI a_AT0 luckier_AJC rifle_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Pilcher_NP0 jumped_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP and_CJC his_DPS five_CRD surviving_AJ0 men_NN2 made_VVN for_PRP the_AT0 sandbar_NN1 along_PRP the_AT0 north_NN1 bank_NN1 ._SENT 
Still_AV0 holding_VVG the_AT0 rope_NN1 ,_PUN Jack_NP0 slipped_VVD off_AVP the_AT0 stern_NN1 and_CJC swam_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 pirogue_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 current_NN1 was_VBD carrying_VVG him_PNP downriver_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 anchored_AJ0 keelboat_NN1 ,_PUN amid_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 flaming_AJ0 debris_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP pulled_VVD himself_PNX along_PRP the_AT0 rope_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 pirogue_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 grasped_VVD the_AT0 side_NN1 and_CJC pulled_VVD himself_PNX flopping_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 boat_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 he_PNP found_VVD the_AT0 oars_NN2 ,_PUN put_VVB them_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 locks_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC began_VVD rowing_VVG back_AVP upriver_AV0 ,_PUN taking_VVG glances_NN2 over_PRP his_DPS shoulder_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 flaming_AJ0 keelboat_NN1 disappeared_VVN into_PRP the_AT0 river_NN1 ._SENT 
By_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD rowed_VVN to_PRP where_AVQ the_AT0 boat_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN anchored_VVN ,_PUN there_EX0 was_VBD nothing_PNI to_TO0 see_VVI there_AV0 except_CJS the_AT0 reflection_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 three-quarter_AJ0 moon_NN1 rippling_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 dark_AJ0 water_NN1 ._SENT 
31_CRD 
Medicine_NN1 Owl_NN1 Woman_NN1 
The_AT0 day_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 Missouri_NP0 Fur_NN1 Company_NN1 keelboat_NN1 burned_VVD and_CJC sank_VVD ,_PUN a_AT0 Lakota_NN1 woman_NN1 named_VVN Medicine_NN1 Owl_NN1 stood_VVD on_PRP a_AT0 rock_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 foot_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 bluff_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 south_NN1 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 river_NN1 and_CJC carefully_AV0 slipped_VVD out_AVP of_PRF her_DPS beaded_AJ0 elkskin_NN1 dress_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP folded_VVD the_AT0 dress_NN1 and_CJC placed_VVD it_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 rock_NN1 beside_PRP the_AT0 black_AJ0 and_CJC red_AJ0 ribbons_NN2 she_PNP had_VHD already_AV0 taken_VVN from_PRP her_DPS hair_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD watched_VVN the_AT0 night_NN1 before_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 keelboat_NN1 had_VHD caught_VVN fire_NN1 and_CJC sank_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP marked_VVD the_AT0 location_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS mind_NN1 by_PRP remembering_VVG the_AT0 location_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 cottonwood_NN1 tree_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 opposite_AJ0 bank_NN1 ._SENT 
Medicine_NN1 Owl_NN1 was_VBD twenty_CRD winters_NN2 old_AJ0 and_CJC had_VHD journeyed_VVN far_AV0 from_PRP home_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 advice_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS village_NN1 's_POS medicine_NN1 man_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD caused_VVN nothing_PNI but_CJC trouble_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 village_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 past_AJ0 year_NN1 ,_PUN bickering_VVG with_PRP her_DPS parents_NN2 and_CJC refusing_VVG to_TO0 take_VVI a_AT0 husband_NN1 in_PRP spite_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS beauty_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD rumored_VVN that_CJT she_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI happier_AJC being_NN1 a_AT0 winoxtca_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 member_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 women_NN2 's_POS soldier_NN1 society_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC Medicine_NN1 Owl_NN1 was_VBD unsure_AJ0 ._SENT Her_DPS mission_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 medicine_NN1 man_NN1 said_VVD ,_PUN was_VBD to_TO0 look_VVI for_PRP a_AT0 sign_NN1 to_TO0 heal_VVI her_DPS life_NN1 ,_PUN some_DT0 vision_NN1 or_CJC gift_NN1 from_PRP Wakan_NP0 Tanka_NP0 ._SENT 
As_CJS she_PNP sat_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 bluff_NN1 and_CJC watched_VVD the_AT0 pillar_NN1 of_PRF fire_NN1 that_CJT rose_VVD from_PRP the_AT0 keelboat_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 saw_VVD it_PNP extinguished_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 muddy_AJ0 water_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP felt_VVD the_AT0 presence_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 unspeakable_AJ0 power_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP knew_VVD the_AT0 boat_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI loaded_VVN with_PRP all_DT0 manner_NN1 of_PRF weapons_NN2 and_CJC goods_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP determined_VVD that_CJT in_PRP the_AT0 morning_NN1 she_PNP would_VM0 swim_VVI out_AVP to_PRP where_AVQ the_AT0 boat_NN1 sank_VVD and_CJC see_VVB if_CJS she_PNP could_VM0 recover_VVI anything_PNI of_PRF value_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 fire_NN1 or_CJC the_AT0 water_NN1 had_VHD not_XX0 ruined_VVN ._SENT 
Medicine_NN1 Owl_NN1 dove_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 and_CJC swam_VVD easily_AV0 out_AVP to_PRP where_AVQ the_AT0 boat_NN1 lay_VVD beneath_PRP her_PNP ._SENT She_PNP looked_VVD around_AVP for_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS dark_AJ0 hair_NN1 trailing_VVG behind_PRP her_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ,_PUN making_VVG sure_AJ0 there_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 one_PNI watching_VVG her_PNP ._SENT She_PNP took_VVD several_DT0 deep_AJ0 breaths_NN2 ,_PUN then_AV0 held_VVD the_AT0 last_ORD one_PNI ._SENT 
