Men of Two Worlds Part 3

Chapter : Five Running Wolf

As I left all I could think about was Bright Moon. I began to plan where to go I first thought I would steal from the Comanche…But no they were my people. I next thought about the the Tonkawas or the Krankawas but I had been told by the Medicine man that if captured they would eat me and keep me alive while they did it.

I completely disregarded the full Apaches and decided on the Kiowa Apache. A fierce but honorable people. Besides they were almost the nearest and I didn’t wish to wait to long to buy Bright Moon. I scouted the Kiowa village,

Their vast horse herd was guarded by 6 braves. For 5 nights I observed the movement of the herd. On that fifth night I spotted the prettiest pinto pony. I just had to have her for Bright Moon. I observed that when the horses moved to water part of the herd was obscured from the night guards by some large Boulders. I made my plans which all depended on the pinto taking that path to water.

I covered my body with mud. This served more than one purpose. First it made me almost invisible to the guards and the horses. The horses also couldn’t scent me.. I lay in the mud with ten lariats with loops. On the fourth night the pinto walked right up to me. I slipped a loop around her neck and soothe her until the loop was tight..

I began to move to random horses till I had loops on nine more. I let them drink as I moved through them. When the horses began to move away from the water. I led my ten between the rocks and waited.

Once the herd was out of sight I moved across the creek.