Flat_AJ0 Rock_NN1 's_POS First_ORD Cigar_NN1 Store_NN1 Indian_AJ0 
by_PRP Tom_NP0 Sheehan_NP0 
Jacob_NP0 Bessemer_NP0 ,_PUN tobacconist_NN1 ,_PUN retailer_NN1 ,_PUN gunsmith_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 by_PRP necessity_NN1 ,_PUN received_VVD a_AT0 letter_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS brother_NN1 in_PRP Baltimore_NP0 saying_VVG he_PNP had_VHD purchased_VVN a_AT0 wooden_AJ0 Indian_NN1 ,_PUN almost_AV0 6-feet_NN2 tall_AJ0 ,_PUN to_TO0 stand_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 entrance_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS tobacco_NN1 store_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 main_AJ0 street_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 city_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP attracts_VVZ people_NN0 ,_PUN it_PNP brings_VVZ customers_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP paid_VVD itself_PNX off_AVP in_PRP 6_CRD months_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 cost_NN1 of_PRF having_VHG it_PNP carved_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 local_AJ0 artist_NN1 ._SENT Think_VVB about_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN out_AVP there_AV0 where_CJS there_EX0 are_VBB real_AJ0 Indians_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 curiosity_NN1 fact_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 real_AJ0 customer_NN1 grabber_NN1 for_PRP you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
As_CJS a_AT0 command_NN1 of_PRF sorts_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP sent_VVD Jacob_NP0 Bessemer_NP0 scurrying_VVG to_TO0 find_VVI a_AT0 suitable_AJ0 carver_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI the_AT0 same_DT0 for_PRP his_DPS shop_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 wooden_AJ0 Indian_NN1 to_TO0 stand_VVI in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS shop_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD novel_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD good_AJ0 business_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP said_VVD to_PRP his_DPS wife_NN1 Rachel_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ My_DPS brother_NN1 Herschel_NP0 is_VBZ the_AT0 best_AJS businessman_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 family_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP said_VVD to_PRP me_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 letter_NN1 ,_PUN if_CJS we_PNP got_VVD enough_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP ,_PUN stores_NN2 with_PRP wooden_AJ0 Indians_NN2 out_PRP front_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP could_VM0 start_VVI a_AT0 chain_NN1 that_CJT would_VM0 run_VVI across_PRP the_AT0 country_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS wife_NN1 believed_VVD every_AT0 word_NN1 he_PNP ever_AV0 said_VVD ._SENT 
Flat_AJ0 Rock_NN1 ,_PUN Nevada_NP0 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 foothills_NN2 of_PRF The_AT0 Rockies_NP0 ,_PUN was_VBD nestled_VVN into_PRP place_NN1 between_PRP a_AT0 river_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 cliff_NN1 announcing_VVG the_AT0 higher_AJC Rockies_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 stretch_NN1 of_PRF good_AJ0 grass_NN1 that_CJT finally_AV0 ran_VVD out_AVP of_PRF breath_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF town_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 population_NN1 of_PRF 800_CRD or_CJC so_AV0 people_NN0 that_CJT included_VVD townsmen_NN2 ,_PUN ranchers_NN2 ,_PUN hunters_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 hills_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 local_AJ0 business_NN1 covey_NN1 ._SENT Bessemer_NP0 was_VBD the_AT0 town_NN1 spokesman_NN1 on_PRP many_DT0 matters_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 town_NN1 was_VBD also_AV0 on_PRP its_DPS third_ORD sheriff_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 12_CRD years_NN2 of_PRF its_DPS formal_AJ0 existence_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 town_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD above_AV0 and_CJC beyond_PRP its_DPS status_NN1 as_PRP "_PUQ a_AT0 settlement_NN1 of_PRF sorts_NN2 ._SENT Two_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 sheriffs_NN2 died_VVD wearing_VVG the_AT0 badge_NN1 of_PRF office_NN1 ;_PUN the_AT0 third_ORD was_VBD retired_VVN but_CJC two_CRD days_NN2 and_CJC his_DPS successor_NN1 was_VBD due_AJ0 in_PRP town_NN1 ,_PUN attracted_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 opportunity_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 year_NN1 was_VBD 1873_CRD ;_PUN Flat_AJ0 Rocks_NN2 was_VBD nearing_VVG a_AT0 quarter_NN1 century_NN1 of_PRF being_VBG ,_PUN from_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD cabins_NN2 built_VVN against_PRP the_AT0 foothills_NN2 and_CJC along_PRP the_AT0 river_NN1 ,_PUN to_PRP the_AT0 spread_NN1 it_PNP now_AV0 enjoyed_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 ranches_NN2 ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN had_VHD widened_VVN their_DPS grip_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 land_NN1 ._SENT Also_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 hills_NN2 were_VBD alive_AJ0 with_PRP hunters_NN2 and_CJC trappers_NN2 :_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP tell_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN Jacob_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ one_CRD trapper_NN1 said_VVD on_PRP his_DPS second_ORD visit_NN1 in_PRP six_CRD months_NN2 to_PRP Bessemer_NP0 's_POS store_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ getting_VVG damned_AV0 crowded_VVN up_AVP there_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP seen_VVN three_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 boys_NN2 in_PRP one_CRD week_NN1 a_AT0 month_NN1 or_CJC so_AV0 ago_AV0 ._SENT Could_VM0 open_VVI a_AT0 store_NN1 up_AVP in_PRP there_AV0 for_PRP trading_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP could_VM0 ._SENT Hides_NN2 and_CJC skins_NN2 for_PRP tobacco_NN1 and_CJC sundry_AJ0 smoking_NN1 matter_NN1 ._SENT Yes_ITJ ._SENT Sir_NP0 ,_PUN sure_AJ0 could_VM0 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD the_AT0 trapper_NN1 ,_PUN Harry_NP0 Blackstone_NP0 ,_PUN once_AV0 of_PRF Boston_NP0 ,_PUN New_NP0 Haven_NP0 ,_PUN Pittsburgh_NP0 ,_PUN Chicago_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 few_DT0 stages_NN2 stops_VVZ prior_AJ0 to_PRP settling_VVG near_PRP Flat_AJ0 Rocks_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD remembered_VVN as_PRP saying_VVG to_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 townies_NN2 about_PRP his_DPS settling_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 area_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 topography_NN1 out_AVP here_AV0 grabbed_VVD me_PNP wholehearted_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP admitted_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP just_AV0 loved_VVD the_AT0 view_NN1 that_CJT stretched_VVD three_CRD ways_NN2 at_PRP least_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 pause_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS words_NN2 stretched_VVD out_AVP his_DPS vision_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ Nothing_PNI like_PRP a_AT0 good_AJ0 smoke_NN1 by_PRP yourself_PNX beside_PRP the_AT0 fire_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 night_NN1 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT and_CJC no_AT0 busybodies_NN2 poking_VVG around_AVP to_TO0 mess_VVI things_NN2 up_AVP proper_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS adaption_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 area_NN1 was_VBD about_AV0 complete_AJ0 ._SENT 
When_CJS he_PNP heard_VVD about_PRP the_AT0 proposed_AJ0 wooden_AJ0 Indian_NN1 out_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 store_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 search_NN1 being_VBG underway_AV0 for_PRP a_AT0 carver_NN1 ,_PUN Blackstone_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ You_PNP ought_VM0 to_TO0 look_VVI up_AVP a_AT0 feller_NN1 I_PNP met_VVD once_AV0 ._SENT His_DPS name_NN1 's_POS Josh_NP0 Gregory_NP0 ._SENT Lives_VVZ down_AVP in_PRP Newfield_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 last_ORD of_PRF the_AT0 conversation_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS though_CJS his_DPS word_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 final_AJ0 one_PNI on_PRP the_AT0 matter_NN1 ._SENT 
Lloyd_NP0 Winslow_NP0 ,_PUN Flat_AJ0 Rock_NN1 's_POS doctor_NN1 for_PRP ten_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC Bessemer_NP0 's_POS good_AJ0 friend_NN1 and_CJC best_AJS cigar_NN1 customer_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ those_DT0 specials_NN2 from_PRP your_DPS friend_NN1 's_POS field_NN1 in_PRP ole_AJ0 Viginny_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD the_AT0 same_DT0 thing_NN1 that_CJT same_DT0 evening_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB it_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 decent_AJ0 attraction_NN1 for_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN Jacob_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP have_VHB n't_XX0 had_VHN an_AT0 Indian_NN1 in_PRP here_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 now_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP 'd_VM0 make_VVI people_NN0 stand_VVI up_AVP and_CJC pay_VVI attention_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS following_AJ0 silence_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 statement_NN1 that_CJT Jacob_NP0 Bessemer_NP0 fully_AV0 understood_VVN ._SENT 
The_AT0 Doc_NN1 's_POS eyes_NN2 were_VBD often_AV0 dark_AJ0 and_CJC showed_VVD brooding_AJ0 over_PRP some_DT0 internal_AJ0 discomfort_NN1 or_CJC idea_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 serious_AJ0 man_NN1 ,_PUN Bessemer_NP0 liked_VVD him_PNP immensely_AV0 because_CJS he_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 just_AV0 pass_VVI the_AT0 day_NN1 with_PRP folks_NN2 ;_PUN it_PNP was_VBD understood_VVN ,_PUN by_PRP those_DT0 even_AV0 slightly_AV0 alert_AJ0 ,_PUN that_DT0 Doc_NN1 Winslow_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 man_NN1 of_PRF deep_AJ0 and_CJC solid_AJ0 ideas_NN2 ,_PUN as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS a_AT0 doctor_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD saved_VVN many_DT0 lives_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 town_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP paused_VVD a_AT0 bit_NN1 further_AJC as_CJS though_CJS a_AT0 whole_AJ0 passel_NN1 of_PRF commas_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN introduced_VVN into_PRP the_AT0 conversation_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC the_AT0 pause_NN1 said_VVD something_PNI else_AV0 was_VBD coming_VVG ,_PUN something_PNI weighty_AJ0 or_CJC significant_AJ0 :_PUN "_PUQ Course_NN1 ,_PUN this_DT0 thing_NN1 's_VBZ got_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 piece_NN1 of_PRF art_NN1 in_PRP itself_PNX ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 solid_AJ0 qualification_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 doctor_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 man_NN1 of_PRF many_DT0 parts_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP nodded_VVD several_DT0 times_NN2 as_CJS if_CJS he_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 judge_NN1 passing_VVG sentence_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC added_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ And_CJC I_PNP think_VVB I_PNP know_VVB a_AT0 man_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 job_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ Scots-born_AJ0 ,_PUN now_AV0 from_PRP Newfield_NP0 on_PRP the_AT0 river_NN1 ,_PUN below_PRP us_PNP a_AT0 ways_NN2 ._SENT Saw_VVD some_DT0 of_PRF his_DPS carvings_NN2 while_CJS visiting_VVG Doc_NN1 Houndshell_NN1 down_AVP there_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 back_AVP ._SENT Boy_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT0 talent_NN1 in_PRP wood_NN1 shaping_NN1 ._SENT Sure_AV0 does_VDZ ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ never_AV0 carved_VVN an_AT0 Indian_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP know_VVB of_PRF and_CJC an_AT0 Indian_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 most_AV0 welcome_AJ0 task_NN1 for_PRP him_PNP ;_PUN he_PNP has_VHZ feelings_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD Americans_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP raised_VVD one_CRD eyebrow_NN1 that_CJT made_VVD his_DPS own_DT0 personal_AJ0 statement_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Indian_AJ0 situation_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 doc_NN1 was_VBD one_CRD man_NN1 who_PNQ 'd_VM0 admit_VVI that_CJT white_AJ0 men_NN2 were_VBD the_AT0 intruders_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 land_NN1 ._SENT 
True_AJ0 to_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 feelings_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC his_DPS aspirations_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 store_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC his_DPS family_NN1 at_PRP length_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 storekeeper_NN1 told_VVD his_DPS wife_NN1 one_CRD morning_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP was_VBD riding_VVG down_AVP to_PRP Newfield_NP0 to_TO0 see_VVI the_AT0 Scotsman_NN1 who_PNQ carved_VVD wooden_AJ0 things_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP and_CJC young_AJ0 Jacob_NP0 and_CJC Paula_NP0 take_VVB care_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 store_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI back_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 morning_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP was_VBD off_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 sunrise_NN1 ._SENT 
A_AT0 pleasant_AJ0 man_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Scotsman_NN1 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP fully_AV0 understand_VVB what_DTQ you_PNP want_VVB ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Bessemer_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC how_AVQ big_AJ0 you_PNP want_VVB it_PNP ._SENT How_AVQ tall_AJ0 it_PNP has_VHZ to_TO0 stand_VVI ,_PUN to_TO0 have_VHI a_AT0 commanding_AJ0 look_NN1 about_PRP it_PNP ._SENT I_PNP will_VM0 make_VVI him_PNP a_AT0 great_AJ0 chief_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS best_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP can_VM0 ._SENT Feathers_NN2 ,_PUN tomahawk_NN1 ,_PUN bow_NN1 and_CJC arrows_NN2 ,_PUN quiver_NN1 ;_PUN they_PNP 'll_VM0 all_AV0 have_VHI their_DPS places_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP thought_VVD a_AT0 bit_NN1 and_CJC added_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ It_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI as_AV0 though_CJS he_PNP has_VHZ been_VBN sent_VVN off_AVP by_PRP his_DPS family_NN1 with_PRP all_DT0 his_DPS worldly_AJ0 goods_NN2 at_PRP hand_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP least_AV0 ,_PUN his_DPS tools_NN2 of_PRF survival_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
They_PNP struck_VVD a_AT0 deal_NN1 and_CJC shook_VVD hands_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP Josh_NP0 Gregory_NP0 's_VHZ promised_VVN that_CJT he_PNP 'd_VM0 ship_VVI the_AT0 finished_AJ0 product_NN1 by_PRP a_AT0 local_AJ0 freighter_NN1 when_CJS it_PNP was_VBD carved_VVN and_CJC painted_VVN ._SENT 
Bessemer_NP0 was_VBD home_AV0 by_PRP noon_NN1 the_AT0 next_ORD day_NN1 ._SENT 
Gregory_NP0 spent_VVD two_CRD weeks_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 task_NN1 ,_PUN seeking_VVG advice_NN1 ,_PUN suggestions_NN2 and_CJC ideas_NN2 from_PRP friends_NN2 and_CJC acquaintances_NN2 that_CJT had_VHD a_AT0 variety_NN1 of_PRF experience_NN1 with_PRP Indians_NN2 ._SENT Great_AJ0 interest_NN1 consumed_VVD him_PNP as_CJS he_PNP worked_VVD ,_PUN finding_VVG pieces_NN2 of_PRF Indian_AJ0 ways_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ he_PNP had_VHD only_AV0 heard_VVN about_AVP and_CJC never_AV0 fully_AV0 understood_VVN ,_PUN making_VVG their_DPS way_NN1 into_PRP his_DPS work_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS a_AT0 result_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 the_AT0 input_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Gregory_NP0 's_POS own_DT0 passion_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 job_NN1 and_CJC his_DPS artistic_AJ0 talents_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 Indian_NN1 resolved_VVD itself_PNX out_AVP of_PRF a_AT0 huge_AJ0 block_NN1 of_PRF wood_NN1 that_CJT took_VVD several_DT0 men_NN2 to_TO0 raise_VVI into_PRP position_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD order_NN1 of_PRF work_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 chisels_NN2 flew_VVD ,_PUN the_AT0 saws_NN2 worked_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 hammers_NN2 pounded_VVD away_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC the_AT0 skill_NN1 and_CJC artistry_NN1 of_PRF Gregory_NP0 ,_PUN loose_AJ0 at_PRP a_AT0 great_AJ0 challenge_NN1 ,_PUN dug_VVD in_AVP and_CJC carved_VVD out_AVP a_AT0 monument_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 single_AJ0 Indian_NN1 ._SENT 
At_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF two_CRD weeks_NN2 or_CJC so_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 carved_AJ0 Indian_NN1 stood_VVD supreme_AJ0 on_PRP Gregory_NP0 's_POS porch_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS arm_NN1 raised_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 lethal_AJ0 weapon_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS hand_NN1 ._SENT Dozens_CRD of_PRF people_NN0 asked_VVN about_PRP the_AT0 piece_NN1 ,_PUN made_VVD comments_NN2 ,_PUN went_VVD away_AV0 shaking_VVG their_DPS heads_NN2 in_PRP admiration_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 damned_AJ0 thing_NN1 is_VBZ almost_AV0 alive_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ one_PNI local_AJ0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Like_VVB he_PNP could_VM0 swing_VVI that_DT0 tomahawk_NN1 and_CJC take_VVB the_AT0 hair_NN1 right_AV0 off_AVP '_PUQ n_XX0 your_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP bet_VVB it_PNP scares_VVZ some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 kids_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC probably_AV0 some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 ladies_NN2 ,_PUN though_CJS it_PNP 's_VHZ been_VBN quiet_AJ0 here_AV0 for_PRP some_DT0 time_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 accolades_NN2 leaped_VVD upon_PRP the_AT0 Scotsman_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP prepared_VVD the_AT0 finished_AJ0 product_NN1 for_PRP shipment_NN1 to_PRP Jacob_NP0 Bessemer_NP0 in_PRP Flat_AJ0 Rock_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 decent_AJ0 ride_NN1 up_PRP the_AT0 river_NN1 and_CJC closer_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 Rockies_NP0 ._SENT 
Gregory_NP0 called_VVD the_AT0 local_AJ0 freighter_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 sturdy_AJ0 man_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 name_NN1 of_PRF Chauncy_NP0 Gibbons_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD hundreds_CRD of_PRF trips_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 trail_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF Newfield_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Chauncy_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Gregory_NP0 advised_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ this_DT0 is_VBZ my_DPS best_AJS piece_NN1 of_PRF work_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP cannot_VVB lie_VVB flat_AJ0 and_CJC has_VHZ to_TO0 stand_VVI upright_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 wagon_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC has_VHZ to_TO0 be_VBI held_VVN down_AVP proper_AJ0 so_CJS it_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 fall_VVI over_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS final_AJ0 word_NN1 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ And_CJC it_PNP has_VHZ to_TO0 be_VBI shrouded_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 you_PNP leave_VVB here_AV0 until_PRP Jacob_NP0 Bessemer_NP0 in_PRP Flat_AJ0 Rock_NN1 sees_VVZ it_PNP first_ORD ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ paid_VVN for_PRP it_PNP already_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP 's_VHZ paid_VVN your_DPS freight_NN1 charges_NN2 ._SENT So_AV0 ,_PUN do_VDB it_PNP as_CJS I_PNP say_VVB and_CJC all_DT0 will_VM0 be_VBI okay_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 nods_NN2 passed_VVN between_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN the_AT0 Indian_NN1 roped_VVN into_PRP place_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 shroud_NN1 dropped_VVD over_PRP him_PNP and_CJC his_DPS one_CRD raised_AJ0 arm_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 tomahawk_NN1 on_PRP high_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Be_VBB careful_AJ0 of_PRF any_DT0 trees_NN2 that_CJT hang_VVB low_AJ0 over_PRP the_AT0 trail_NN1 ,_PUN Chauncy_NP0 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 be_VBI rushing_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 tree_NN1 line_NN1 too_AV0 fast_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP could_VM0 ruin_VVI everything_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
Gibbons_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 big_AJ0 ,_PUN broad-shouldered_AJ0 man_NN1 of_PRF likely_AJ0 confidence_NN1 in_PRP tight_AJ0 situations_NN2 ,_PUN said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ No_ITJ worries_NN2 ,_PUN Josh_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 ride_VVI a_AT0 man_NN1 out_AVP in_PRP front_NN1 checking_VVG the_AT0 trail_NN1 for_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Always_AV0 make_VVB sure_AJ0 that_CJT happens_VVZ ._SENT Part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 deal_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP shook_VVD hands_NN2 after_PRP the_AT0 Indian_NN1 was_VBD carefully_AV0 mounted_VVN ,_PUN roped_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC shrouded_VVN to_PRP Gregory_NP0 's_POS satisfaction_NN1 ._SENT 
Gibbons_NP0 drove_VVD off_AVP in_PRP his_DPS wagon_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP a_AT0 striker_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 bucket_NN1 seat_NN1 with_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN both_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP armed_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 rider_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 big_AJ0 ,_PUN black_AJ0 stallion_NN1 riding_VVG out_AVP in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF them_PNP ._SENT 
Gregory_NP0 ,_PUN to_TO0 celebrate_VVI the_AT0 completion_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS task_NN1 ,_PUN went_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 saloon_NN1 and_CJC had_VHD a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF beers_NN2 before_CJS he_PNP chomped_VVD the_AT0 chisel_NN1 into_PRP another_DT0 block_NN1 of_PRF wood_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD content_AJ0 ._SENT 
Out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 trail_NN1 ,_PUN equidistant_AJ0 between_PRP Newfield_NP0 and_CJC Flat_AJ0 Rock_NN1 ,_PUN Gibbons_NP0 '_POS advance_NN1 rider_NN1 nowhere_AV0 to_TO0 be_VBI seen_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 wagon_NN1 was_VBD suddenly_AV0 surrounded_VVN by_PRP Indians_NN2 ._SENT Gibbons_NP0 recognizes_VVZ them_PNP as_PRP Lakota_NN1 Sioux_NN0 ._SENT One_CRD leader_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 chief_NN1 of_PRF sorts_NN2 pointed_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 wagon_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 horses_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP take_VVB ._SENT You_PNP go_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD in_PRP decent_AJ0 English_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 message_NN1 was_VBD clearly_AV0 understood_VVN by_PRP Gibbons_NP0 from_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD word_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 as_CJS rifles_NN2 and_CJC loaded_AJ0 bows_NN2 were_VBD pointed_VVN at_PRP them_PNP to_TO0 be_VBI used_VVN if_CJS they_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 obey_VVI the_AT0 demand_NN1 ._SENT 
Gibbons_NP0 turned_VVD in_PRP his_DPS seat_NN1 ,_PUN raised_VVD one_CRD hand_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 gesture_NN1 for_PRP peace_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC whispered_VVD to_PRP his_DPS striker_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pull_VVB off_AVP that_DT0 damned_AJ0 shroud_NN1 and_CJC show_VVB them_PNP what_DTQ we_PNP got_VVD ._SENT Do_VDB it_PNP slow_VVI and_CJC easy_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 striker_NN1 pulled_VVD off_AVP the_AT0 shroud_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ folded_VVD softly_AV0 into_PRP the_AT0 bottom_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 wagon_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 painted_AJ0 colors_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Indian_NN1 leaped_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN bright_AJ0 as_PRP a_AT0 dozen_CRD rainbows_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC the_AT0 weapons_NN2 were_VBD exposed_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 raised_AJ0 arm_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 tomahawk_NN1 carried_VVD its_DPS challenge_NN1 ,_PUN threat_NN1 or_CJC salute_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC alert_VVB Gibbons_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 wise_AJ0 old_AJ0 freighter_NN1 ,_PUN gestured_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 carved_AJ0 wooden_AJ0 Indian_NN1 and_CJC yelled_VVD out_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ Iktomi_NP0 !_SENT Iktomi_NP0 !_SENT Dream_NN1 Catcher_NN1 !_SENT Dream_NN1 Catcher_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP yelled_VVD it_PNP again_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 dumbfounded_AJ0 Indians_NN2 did_VDD not_XX0 know_VVI what_DTQ they_PNP were_VBD looking_VVG at_PRP ,_PUN what_DTQ had_VHD suddenly_AV0 appeared_VVN in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF them_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 Indian_AJ0 ,_PUN fully_AV0 dressed_VVN ,_PUN was_VBD a_AT0 warrior_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 first_ORD order_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 god_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 blue_AJ0 sky_NN1 above_AV0 ._SENT His_DPS arm_NN1 ,_PUN held_VVD high_AJ0 ,_PUN carried_VVD the_AT0 dreaded_AJ0 tomahawk_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP his_DPS other_AJ0 hand_NN1 he_PNP held_VVD a_AT0 longbow_NN1 ,_PUN made_VVN of_PRF ash_NN1 and_CJC strung_VVN with_PRP rawhide_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 quiver_NN1 full_AJ0 of_PRF arrows_NN2 rode_VVD over_AVP one_CRD shoulder_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP appeared_VVD ready_AJ0 for_PRP battle_NN1 ,_PUN ready_AJ0 for_PRP war_NN1 ._SENT Tall_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 wagon_NN1 bed_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP stood_VVD supreme_AJ0 over_PRP every_AT0 Indian_AJ0 sitting_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 horse_NN1 ._SENT 
There_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 mistake_NN1 about_PRP his_DPS place_NN1 in_PRP any_DT0 Indian_AJ0 hierarchy_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 nation_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Seven_CRD Council_NN1 Fires_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP belonged_VVD ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD earned_VVN his_DPS place_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS bonnet_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 full_AJ0 chief_NN1 's_POS regalia_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP eagle_NN1 and_CJC hawk_NN1 feathers_NN2 and_CJC other_AJ0 plumes_NN2 as_CJS colorful_AJ0 as_CJS one_CRD of_PRF their_DPS blankets_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 lime_NN1 green_NN1 rode_VVD like_PRP a_AT0 soft_AJ0 intrusion_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 deep_AJ0 red_NN1 stuck_VVD out_AVP like_PRP blood_NN1 about_AV0 to_TO0 be_VBI spilled_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 deep_AJ0 purple_NN1 stood_VVD for_PRP misery_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI shared_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 coming_AJ0 battle_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 fiery_AJ0 orange_NN1 signified_VVD a_AT0 new_AJ0 victory_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 blue_NN1 signified_VVD the_AT0 endless_AJ0 sky_NN1 that_CJT judges_VVZ all_DT0 men_NN2 from_PRP on_AV0 high_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 deep_AV0 black_AJ0 in_PRP some_DT0 feathers_NN2 said_VVD night_NN1 was_VBD coming_VVG as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF some_DT0 life_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 Indians_NN2 ,_PUN amazed_AJ0 ,_PUN surprised_AJ0 ,_PUN frightened_AJ0 ,_PUN fled_VVD down_AVP the_AT0 trail_NN1 and_CJC out_AVP of_PRF sight_NN1 ._SENT 
