“He turned back.” Great Bear breathed a great sigh of relief. “We’ll go ahead now.”
Little Bear led the horses while Grandfather stayed behind to watch for other Pawnees. The coulee deepened rapidly until soon Little Bear and the horses were well hidden. As soon as Little Bear had the horses in the deeper part of the coulee, Great Bear joined him. They pushed through the coulee until it opened into a small valley. Here Great Bear called a halt.
“It will be better for us to wait here until the sun sets,” he decided.
CHAPTER SEVEN
“I believe those are the Pawnees who had our hunting party trapped,” Little Bear said as they waited. “I thought I recognized some of the horses.”
“I’m sure it is the same party,” Great Bear agreed.
“We ought to punish them,” Little Bear suggested.
There was a hint of a smile at the corners of Great Bear’s mouth.
“And how do you think two of us are to punish twenty Pawnee warriors?” he asked.