would consent to it, he felt sure.

Upon this Joe Blunt rose and said, "The great chief

of the War-are-ree-kas is wise, and knows that enemies

cannot be reconciled unless deputies are sent to make

proposals of peace."

"The Pale-face does not know the Blackfeet," answered

the chief. "Who will go into the lands of the

Blackfeet? My young men have been sent once and

again, and their scalps are now fringes to the leggings

of their enemies. The War-are-ree-kas do not cross the