Broken Arrow Page #4

It is known that the chief

of Chiricahua Apaches...

...is the greatest Indian leader.

I have come to speak to him about

the welfare of his people.

It is known he respects truth...

...as he respects bravery.

You will hold these for me?

I will want them when I leave.

How do you know you will

leave here alive?

I am Cochise.

Speak.

When the Indian wishes to

signal his brother...

...he does so by smoke signs.

This is the white man's signal.

My brothers far away can look at

this and understand my meaning.

We call this mail.

The men who carry the

mail are like the air...

...that carries the

Apache smoke signals.

They seek no trouble.

Yet your warriors kill them.

I've come here ask you to let

these men travel in safety.

This mail carries war

signals against us.

No, this is used for other talk.

War signals are sent

by the military...

...by special ways.

How?

Sometimes by a thing

we call the telegraph.

Other times by men like me.

You have carried messages against us?

When I was a scout for

the military, yes.

You have fought us?

Yes.

In the battle of Apache Pass.

Come with me.

You are a brave man.

Now hear me.

I am the leader of my people.

They do not betray me and

I do not betray them.

We fight for out land against

Americans who try to take it.

You give me no reason why I should

not kill American mail riders...

...and kill you too.

You were not asked to come here.

Mail riders do you no harm.

Apaches who did your people

no harm were hanged.

One was my brother.

My people have done

yours great wrong.

I have always said this.

Do you think because I am

an Indian I am a fool?

You can trick me?

I would not have come here

if I thought that.

A fool sees only today.

Because I respect you and

your people, I think of tomorrow.

What about tomorrow?

The Apaches are warriors

without equal.

But they are small in number...

...and tomorrow they'll be smaller.

I will not talk of that with you.

Is it not possible that your

people and mine...

...can some day live together

like brothers?

That is strange talk

from a white man.

Your people do not want peace.

They have taught me that.

This mail can be the first step.

I ask you to think on it.

Why should not the

white man act first?

Am I better than the white man?

A white man has come here.

I ask you to think of your people...

...and look at tomorrow.

My mind must work on it.

You will rest here tonight.

It is my strong wish.

Walk with me so they will

see us together...

...so you will be safe here.

What is the meaning of the dance?

The Spirits of Good and

Evil are dancing.

Not everyone can do it.

If it's done wrong they

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