Baked_AJ0 Earth_NN1 
by_PRP Steve_NP0 Carr_NP0 
The_AT0 earth_NN1 was_VBD baked_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 intense_AJ0 rays_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 summer_NN1 sun_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 thudding_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 horses_NN2 hooves_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 hard_AJ0 ground_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 soldiers_NN2 rode_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 outpost_NN1 made_VVD the_AT0 floor_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 cabin_NN1 vibrate_VVB ._SENT Wearing_VVG the_AT0 thinly_AV0 tanned_AJ0 deer-hide_NN1 moccasins_NN2 worn_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 young_AJ0 Sioux_AJ0 Indian_AJ0 girl_NN1 ,_PUN raped_VVN and_CJC murdered_VVN by_PRP six_CRD fur_NN1 traders_NN2 less_AV0 than_CJS fifty_CRD miles_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 outpost_NN1 ,_PUN Amanda_NP0 felt_VVD the_AT0 shudder_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 vibrations_NN2 through_PRP the_AT0 soles_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS feet_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 moccasins_NN2 were_VBD similar_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 ones_NN2 she_PNP wore_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 ten_CRD years_NN2 she_PNP lived_VVD with_PRP the_AT0 Sioux_AJ0 tribe_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD only_AV0 sixteen_CRD when_CJS captured_VVN and_CJC taken_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 Sioux_AJ0 camp_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 murder_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS parents_NN2 and_CJC two_CRD brothers_NN2 by_PRP a_AT0 Sioux_AJ0 war_NN1 party_NN1 as_CJS they_PNP were_VBD crossing_VVG the_AT0 plain_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 covered_AJ0 wagon_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD year_NN1 she_PNP was_VBD passed_VVN from_PRP one_CRD Sioux_NN0 brave_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD until_CJS she_PNP was_VBD taken_VVN in_AVP by_PRP Rushing_VVG Wind_NN1 as_PRP his_DPS third_ORD wife_NN1 ._SENT By_PRP then_AV0 she_PNP was_VBD so_AV0 traumatized_VVN that_CJT she_PNP lost_VVD all_DT0 memory_NN1 of_PRF anything_PNI that_CJT preceded_VVD her_DPS capture_NN1 ._SENT Who_PNQ she_PNP had_VHD been_VBN and_CJC where_AVQ she_PNP came_VVD from_PRP ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD no_AT0 idea_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP was_VBD brought_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 outpost_NN1 the_AT0 year_NN1 before_AV0 as_CJS Fallen_AJ0 Dove_NN1 and_CJC given_VVN the_AT0 white_AJ0 man_NN1 's_POS name_NN1 Amanda_NP0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 door_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 cabin_NN1 opened_VVD just_AV0 as_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD of_PRF the_AT0 soldiers_NN2 rode_VVD by_PRP leaving_VVG a_AT0 cloud_NN1 of_PRF dust_NN1 in_PRP their_DPS wake_NN1 ._SENT Amanda_NP0 turned_VVD from_PRP the_AT0 small_AJ0 window_NN1 from_PRP where_AVQ she_PNP had_VHD been_VBN watching_VVG them_PNP and_CJC saw_VVD her_DPS husband_NN1 ,_PUN Jackson_NP0 Riley_NP0 ,_PUN walk_VVB in_AVP ._SENT She_PNP realized_VVD that_CJT while_CJS being_VBG lost_VVN in_PRP thought_NN1 ,_PUN time_NN1 had_VHD gotten_VVN away_AV0 from_PRP her_PNP and_CJC that_CJT she_PNP had_VHD forgotten_VVN to_TO0 add_VVI salt_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 pot_NN1 of_PRF stew_NN1 she_PNP had_VHD placed_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 stove_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP hung_VVD his_DPS hat_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 hook_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 ,_PUN glanced_VVD at_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN his_DPS face_NN1 sunburned_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC went_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 bucket_NN1 of_PRF creek_NN1 water_NN1 she_PNP had_VHD brought_VVN in_PRP earlier_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 day_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ hot_AJ0 as_PRP hell_NN1 today_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD and_CJC then_AV0 scooped_VVD out_AVP a_AT0 dipper_NN1 full_AJ0 of_PRF water_NN1 and_CJC poured_VVD it_PNP over_PRP his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP shook_VVD the_AT0 dripping_AJ0 water_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS beard_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 foal_NN1 born_VVN last_ORD night_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 make_VVI it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ too_AV0 bad_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD as_CJS she_PNP crossed_VVD the_AT0 room_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 stove_NN1 and_CJC grabbed_VVD the_AT0 tin_NN1 of_PRF salt_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 shelf_NN1 above_PRP it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ How_AVQ 's_VBZ the_AT0 mare_NN1 doing_VDG ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ A_AT0 bit_NN1 tuckered_AJ0 out_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC fine_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ a_AT0 blessing_NN1 at_PRP least_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Amanda_NP0 had_VHD a_AT0 child_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 boy_NN1 ,_PUN soon_AV0 after_PRP joining_VVG Rushing_AJ0 Wind_NN1 's_POS longhouse_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC suffered_VVD several_DT0 miscarriages_NN2 after_PRP that_DT0 and_CJC then_AV0 never_AV0 conceived_VVN again_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 child_NN1 ,_PUN Running_VVG Elk_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP was_VBD thinking_VVG about_AVP ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 an_AT0 infant_NN1 when_AVQ the_AT0 soldiers_NN2 had_VHD forced_VVN her_PNP onto_PRP one_CRD of_PRF their_DPS horses_NN2 while_CJS she_PNP was_VBD out_AVP gathering_VVG berries_NN2 and_CJC brought_VVD her_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 outpost_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD year_NN1 after_PRP being_VBG brought_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 outpost_NN1 they_PNP had_VHD kept_VVN her_DPS ankle_NN1 chained_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 post_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 room_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 soldier_NN1 's_POS barracks_NN0 to_TO0 keep_VVI her_PNP from_PRP running_VVG away_AV0 ._SENT Slowly_AV0 re-introduced_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 white_AJ0 man_NN1 's_POS ways_NN2 of_PRF talking_VVG and_CJC thinking_VVG by_PRP the_AT0 women_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 outpost_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP gave_VVD up_AVP thoughts_NN2 of_PRF returning_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 Sioux_AJ0 tribe_NN1 ,_PUN knowing_VVG they_PNP would_VM0 kill_VVI her_DPS on-sight_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD married_VVN to_PRP Jackson_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 outpost_NN1 's_POS livery_NN1 stable_AJ0 owner_NN1 ,_PUN initially_AV0 not_XX0 out_AVP of_PRF love_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC because_CJS the_AT0 other_AJ0 women_NN2 demanded_VVD it_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ We_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI a_AT0 Sioux_AJ0 whore_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 if_CJS she_PNP is_VBZ white_AJ0 ,_PUN going_VVG about_PRP this_DT0 outpost_NN1 unmarried_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ they_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
She_PNP unscrewed_VVD the_AT0 lid_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 tin_NN1 of_PRF salt_NN1 and_CJC poured_VVD a_AT0 palm_NN1 full_AJ0 into_PRP the_AT0 pot_NN1 and_CJC stirred_VVD the_AT0 boiling_AJ0 stew_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 soldiers_NN2 have_VHB been_VBN back_AVP and_CJC forth_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 times_NN2 today_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Are_VBB the_AT0 Sioux_NN0 on_PRP the_AT0 warpath_NN1 again_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ rumors_NN2 of_PRF secession_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT He_PNP sat_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 and_CJC watched_VVD as_CJS she_PNP ladled_VVD stew_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 bowl_NN1 and_CJC placed_VVD it_PNP in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Secession_NN1 ?_SENT What_DTQ 's_VBZ that_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP put_VVD a_AT0 spoonful_NN1 of_PRF stew_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS mouth_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 southern_AJ0 states_NN2 are_VBB threatening_VVG to_TO0 break_VVI away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 north_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ talk_NN1 of_PRF war_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP has_VHZ thrown_VVN the_AT0 local_AJ0 garrison_NN1 into_PRP turmoil_NN1 since_CJS there_EX0 are_VBB men_NN2 in_PRP it_PNP from_PRP both_DT0 the_AT0 North_NN1 and_CJC South_NN1 ._SENT Colonel_NP0 Matthews_NP0 is_VBZ doing_VDG everything_PNI he_PNP can_VM0 to_TO0 keep_VVI this_DT0 outpost_NN1 from_PRP being_VBG torn_VVN apart_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP sat_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ does_VDZ it_PNP mean_VVI for_PRP the_AT0 Dakotas_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Not_XX0 much_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 Sioux_NN0 will_VM0 continue_VVI killing_VVG settlers_NN2 and_CJC we_PNP 'll_VM0 continue_VVI to_TO0 kill_VVI the_AT0 Sioux_NN0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP put_VVD a_AT0 spoonful_NN1 of_PRF stew_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS mouth_NN1 and_CJC coughed_VVD ._SENT Too_AV0 much_DT0 salt_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 forgotten_VVN to_TO0 put_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 salt_NN1 earlier_AJC after_CJS all_DT0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ A_AT0 small_AJ0 wagon_NN1 train_NN1 that_CJT has_VHZ stopped_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 border_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 outpost_NN1 brought_VVD with_PRP them_PNP a_AT0 young_AJ0 Sioux_AJ0 male_NN1 that_CJT tried_VVD to_TO0 steal_VVI a_AT0 horse_NN1 from_PRP them_PNP "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP had_VHD him_PNP trussed_VVN up_AVP like_PRP a_AT0 pig_NN1 ready_AJ0 for_PRP slaughter_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP handed_VVD him_PNP over_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 soldiers_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP rose_VVD from_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 and_CJC took_VVD their_DPS cups_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 bucket_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ If_CJS he_PNP 's_VBZ young_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP hope_VVB they_PNP go_VVI easy_AJ0 on_PRP him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ They_PNP hang_VVB horse_NN1 thieves_NN2 ,_PUN no_AT0 matter_NN1 what_DTQ the_AT0 age_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC especially_AV0 Sioux_AJ0 horse_NN1 thieves_NN2 ._SENT You_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 teach_VVI a_AT0 Sioux_AJ0 savage_AJ0 right_NN1 from_PRP wrong_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP glanced_VVD at_PRP her_PNP seeing_VVG that_CJT her_DPS back_NN1 had_VHD stiffened_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP were_VBD never_AV0 actually_AV0 a_AT0 Sioux_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP added_VVD contritely_AV0 ._SENT 
She_PNP scooped_VVD the_AT0 cups_NN2 into_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ,_PUN filling_VVG them_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC brought_VVD them_PNP back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP placed_VVD his_PNP in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Strange_AJ0 that_CJT he_PNP was_VBD all_DT0 by_PRP himself_PNX ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
He_PNP took_VVD a_AT0 large_AJ0 swig_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 water_NN1 and_CJC then_AV0 wiped_VVD dribbled_VVD water_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS beard_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Stranger_NN1 still_AV0 is_VBZ that_CJT the_AT0 word_NN1 going_VVG around_AVP is_VBZ that_CJT the_AT0 boy_NN1 has_VHZ blonde_AJ0 hair_NN1 and_CJC blue_AJ0 eyes_NN2 but_CJC has_VHZ Sioux_AJ0 facial_AJ0 features_NN2 and_CJC skin_NN1 coloring_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 half-breed_NN1 ,_PUN no_AT0 doubt_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Shocked_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP accidentally_AV0 knocked_VVD over_AVP her_DPS cup_NN1 of_PRF water_NN1 onto_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS she_PNP bent_VVD down_AVP to_TO0 pick_VVI it_PNP up_AVP her_DPS blonde_AJ0 hair_NN1 fell_VVD across_PRP her_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT 
Just_AV0 past_AJ0 sunrise_NN1 ,_PUN before_CJS Jackson_NP0 was_VBD due_AJ0 to_TO0 get_VVI out_AVP of_PRF bed_NN1 ,_PUN Amanda_NP0 carried_VVD the_AT0 water_NN1 bucket_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 cabin_NN1 ,_PUN walked_VVD past_PRP the_AT0 well_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC headed_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 creek_NN1 ._SENT Getting_VVG water_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 creek_NN1 was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 last_ORD holdovers_NN2 from_PRP her_DPS time_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 Sioux_AJ0 ,_PUN something_PNI she_PNP did_VDD out_AVP of_PRF habit_NN1 ._SENT Rapid_AJ0 Creek_NN1 wound_VVD its_DPS way_NN1 between_PRP the_AT0 narrow_AJ0 grassy_AJ0 banks_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 outpost_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP normal_AJ0 weather_NN1 its_DPS deep_AJ0 water_NN1 rushed_VVD along_AVP and_CJC was_VBD cold_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 summer_NN1 's_VBZ extremely_AV0 hot_AJ0 weather_NN1 had_VHD turned_VVN it_PNP warm_AJ0 and_CJC and_CJC it_PNP ran_VVD slowly_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS if_CJS it_PNP suffered_VVD the_AT0 same_DT0 lethargy_NN1 brought_VVD on_AVP by_PRP the_AT0 heat_NN1 that_CJT affected_VVD the_AT0 citizens_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 outpost_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 only_AJ0 person_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 creek_NN1 when_CJS she_PNP dipped_VVD the_AT0 bucket_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS going_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 creek_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 morning_NN1 she_PNP never_AV0 wore_VVD shoes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC as_CJS the_AT0 bucket_NN1 filled_VVD ,_PUN she_PNP placed_VVD her_DPS feet_NN2 ,_PUN one_PNI at_PRP a_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 and_CJC splashed_VVD them_PNP about_AVP ._SENT The_AT0 times_NN2 she_PNP had_VHD taken_VVN baths_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 creek_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 with_PRP all_DT0 her_DPS clothes_NN2 on_AVP ,_PUN had_VHD so_AV0 outraged_AJ0 the_AT0 other_AJ0 women_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 outpost_NN1 ,_PUN that_CJT she_PNP stopped_VVD doing_VDG it_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP longed_VVD to_TO0 immerse_VVI her_DPS body_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 creek_NN1 ._SENT With_PRP her_DPS feet_NN2 washed_VVN and_CJC the_AT0 bucket_NN1 full_AJ0 she_PNP walked_VVD back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 cabin_NN1 in_PRP time_NN1 to_TO0 see_VVI a_AT0 dozen_CRD soldiers_NN2 on_PRP horseback_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 road_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS cabin_NN1 heading_VVG eastward_AV0 ,_PUN toward_PRP the_AT0 plains_NN2 beyond_PRP the_AT0 outpost_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP placed_VVD the_AT0 bucket_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 and_CJC swiftly_AV0 walked_VVD toward_PRP the_AT0 barracks_NN0 ._SENT 
At_PRP the_AT0 eastern_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 barracks_NN0 she_PNP heard_VVD soldiers_NN2 inside_PRP talking_VVG and_CJC laughing_VVG ,_PUN their_DPS words_NN2 garbled_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP left_VVD no_AT0 doubt_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS mind_NN1 that_CJT they_PNP were_VBD taunting_VVG someone_PNI ._SENT She_PNP made_VVD her_DPS way_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 barracks_NN0 to_PRP a_AT0 window_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 where_AVQ she_PNP had_VHD been_VBN held_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC peered_VVD through_PRP the_AT0 bars_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 blonde_AJ0 haired_AJ0 Sioux_AJ0 teen_NN1 was_VBD chained_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 post_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 room_NN1 ._SENT Four_CRD soldiers_NN2 were_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 with_PRP him_PNP ._SENT They_PNP repeatedly_AV0 kicked_VVD and_CJC slapped_VVD the_AT0 boy_NN1 seeming_VVG to_TO0 try_VVI to_TO0 elicit_VVI a_AT0 response_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 youth_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP remained_VVD sitting_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 ,_PUN neither_AV0 looking_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 soldiers_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC looking_VVG at_PRP anything_PNI in_PRP particular_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD his_DPS head_NN1 held_VVD high_AJ0 and_CJC stared_VVD straight_AV0 ahead_AV0 ,_PUN his_DPS eyes_NN2 fixed_VVN on_PRP something_PNI only_AV0 he_PNP saw_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 boy_NN1 's_POS deerskin_NN1 jacket_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN removed_VVN from_PRP him_PNP and_CJC lay_VVD crumpled_AJ0 in_PRP a_AT0 corner_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP his_DPS jacket_NN1 lay_VVD his_DPS headband_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 single_AJ0 hawk_NN1 's_POS feather_NN1 sticking_VVG out_AVP of_PRF it_PNP and_CJC a_AT0 pile_NN1 of_PRF blonde_AJ0 hair_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 soldiers_NN2 had_VHD cut_VVN from_PRP his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP knew_VVD without_PRP a_AT0 doubt_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 boy_NN1 was_VBD Running_VVG Elk_NN1 ._SENT 
Ten_CRD minutes_NN2 later_AV0 she_PNP picked_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 water_NN1 bucket_NN1 and_CJC went_VVD into_PRP her_DPS cabin_NN1 ._SENT Jackson_NP0 was_VBD seated_VVN at_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ,_PUN still_AV0 in_PRP his_DPS long_AJ0 johns_NN2 ._SENT Although_CJS still_AV0 hot_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 morning_NN1 temperature_NN1 inside_PRP the_AT0 cabin_NN1 was_VBD better_AJC than_CJS that_DT0 outdoors_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Where_AVQ have_VHB you_PNP been_VBN ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP growled_VVD ._SENT 
She_PNP lifted_VVD the_AT0 bucket_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP went_VVD to_TO0 get_VVI water_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS I_PNP always_AV0 do_VDB ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP were_VBD gone_VVN longer_AV0 than_CJS usual_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP stopped_VVD to_TO0 watch_VVI soldiers_NN2 leaving_VVG the_AT0 outpost_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP looked_VVD like_PRP they_PNP were_VBD planning_VVG on_PRP a_AT0 skirmish_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 Sioux_NN0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ always_AV0 a_AT0 skirmish_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 Sioux_NN0 ._SENT Could_VM0 you_PNP get_VVI busy_AJ0 making_VVG my_DPS breakfast_NN1 ?_SENT I_PNP 've_VHB already_AV0 lit_VVN the_AT0 fire_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 stove_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Certainly_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP poured_VVD water_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 bucket_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 coffee_NN1 pot_NN1 ,_PUN added_AJ0 coffee_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC placed_VVD it_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 stove_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP then_AV0 slipped_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 moccasins_NN2 and_CJC began_VVD making_VVG biscuits_NN2 ._SENT 
Mrs._NP0 Cavendish_NP0 at_PRP the_AT0 dry_AJ0 goods_NN2 store_NN1 scooped_VVD flour_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 large_AJ0 barrel_NN1 and_CJC emptied_VVD it_PNP into_PRP the_AT0 feedsack_NN1 that_CJT Amanda_NP0 held_VVD open_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 store_NN1 was_VBD busy_AJ0 ,_PUN with_PRP other_AJ0 women_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 outpost_NN1 ,_PUN other_AJ0 merchants_NN2 ,_PUN cowboys_NN2 ,_PUN folks_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 wagon_NN1 train_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 few_DT0 soldiers_NN2 going_VVG in_AVP and_CJC out_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Sugar_NP0 also_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Mrs._NP0 Cavendish_NP0 said_VVD after_PRP loudly_AV0 clearing_VVG her_DPS throat_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD short_AJ0 ,_PUN stout_AJ0 and_CJC her_DPS cheeks_NN2 were_VBD the_AT0 color_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 ripened_AJ0 tomato_NN1 ._SENT 
Amanda_NP0 realized_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 store_NN1 owner_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN talking_VVG to_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC from_PRP the_AT0 impatient_AJ0 expression_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 woman_NN1 's_POS face_NN1 she_PNP had_VHD been_VBN asked_VVN the_AT0 question_NN1 at_PRP least_AV0 a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF times_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Not_XX0 today_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Amanda_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Do_VDB you_PNP have_VHI any_DT0 peppermints_NN2 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Mrs._NP0 Cavendish_NP0 eyed_VVD her_PNP curiously_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Peppermints_NN2 ?_SENT Has_VHZ Jackson_NP0 acquired_VVN a_AT0 sweet_AJ0 tooth_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ They_PNP 're_VBB for_PRP me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD having_VHG a_AT0 hankering_NN1 for_PRP them_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 small_AJ0 tin_NN1 of_PRF them_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP have_VHB n't_XX0 gotten_VVN around_AVP to_PRP sitting_VVG out_AVP yet_AV0 ._SENT Give_VVB me_PNP a_AT0 minute_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP 'll_VM0 go_VVI get_VVI them_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP handed_VVD the_AT0 sack_NN1 to_PRP Amanda_NP0 and_CJC disappeared_VVD through_PRP a_AT0 doorway_NN1 draped_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 burlap_NN1 curtain_NN1 that_CJT led_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 storeroom_NN1 ._SENT 
Amanda_NP0 carried_VVD the_AT0 sack_NN1 over_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 cash_NN1 register_NN1 and_CJC set_VVD it_PNP up_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 counter_NN1 ._SENT From_PRP behind_AV0 the_AT0 counter_NN1 ,_PUN Mr._NP0 Cavendish_NP0 —_PUN as_CJS thin_AJ0 and_CJC pale_AJ0 as_CJS his_DPS wife_NN1 was_VBD portly_AJ0 and_CJC full_AJ0 of_PRF color_NN1 —_PUN was_VBD engaged_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 conversation_NN1 with_PRP one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 cowboys_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 wagon_NN1 train_NN1 who_PNQ was_VBD rolling_VVG a_AT0 cigarette_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 cowboy_NN1 's_POS hat_NN1 was_VBD pushed_VVN back_AVP on_PRP his_DPS head_NN1 ,_PUN revealing_VVG thick_AJ0 red_AJ0 hair_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ We_PNP chased_VVD that_DT0 boy_NN1 about_PRP a_AT0 mile_NN1 before_PRP catching_VVG up_AVP with_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 cowboy_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP put_VVD up_AVP a_AT0 heck_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 fight_NN1 before_CJS we_PNP were_VBD able_AJ0 to_TO0 tie_VVI him_PNP up_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Awfully_AV0 strange_AJ0 that_CJT a_AT0 Sioux_AJ0 youngster_NN1 that_CJT age_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI all_AV0 alone_AV0 out_AVP there_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Cavendish_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ He_PNP only_AV0 speaks_VVZ that_CJT Indian_AJ0 gibberish_NN1 so_CJS we_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 understand_VVI a_AT0 word_NN1 he_PNP said_VVD so_AV0 no_AT0 one_PNI knows_VVZ what_DTQ he_PNP was_VBD doing_VDG ,_PUN other_AJ0 than_CJS trying_VVG to_TO0 steal_VVI a_AT0 horse_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Lakota_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Amanda_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
The_AT0 two_CRD men_NN2 looked_VVD at_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ the_AT0 cowboy_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 Sioux_NN0 speak_VVB Lakota_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Mr._NP0 Cavendish_NP0 rolled_VVD his_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Give_VVB a_AT0 woman_NN1 a_AT0 little_AJ0 bit_NN1 of_PRF knowledge_NN1 and_CJC she_PNP thinks_VVZ she_PNP knows_VVZ everything_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 cowboy_NN1 laughed_VVD ._SENT 
Mrs._NP0 Cavendish_NP0 came_VVD out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 storeroom_NN1 and_CJC placed_VVD the_AT0 tin_NN1 of_PRF peppermints_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 counter_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ How_AVQ many_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 do_VDB you_PNP want_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD to_PRP Amanda_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Just_AV0 a_AT0 handful_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC give_VVB me_PNP a_AT0 bottle_NN1 of_PRF whiskey_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Minutes_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN Amanda_NP0 left_VVD the_AT0 store_NN1 carrying_VVG the_AT0 sack_NN1 of_PRF flour_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 bottle_NN1 of_PRF whiskey_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD put_VVN the_AT0 peppermints_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 pocket_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS skirt_NN1 ._SENT 
