"Not till the chief himself introduces you. Even after that you must not say too much."
Steve was well pleased, as he looked around him, to see how very strong was that band of Apaches. It seemed as if he had just so much more reason to feel safe about again falling into the hands of the Lipans.
True, he was among the wildest kind of Indians, but he was not a prisoner, and the Apaches had no claim on him.
"They will not care whether I go or stay," he said to himself.
He had not gotten away from them yet, however, and among the first to welcome him was Red Wolf.
Steve was glad to meet the young brave again, and showed it, and so did Murray.
The latter, indeed, won the heart of Many Bears by saying of his son, in the presence of the warriors standing by,
"Brave young man. Stand right up and fight. Make a great war chief some day. I like him."
"Young men go," said Many Bears. "Send Warning stay with gray-heads."
Steve walked away at his new friend's side, both of them a little puzzled what to do or say, until Steve asked a question in Mexican Spanish.