Devil's Doorway Page #5

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- Aren't you gonna help him?

- I can't.

Just a little more, Jimmy.

Come on, Jimmy!

Come on, boy.

That was close.

You probably want to know

what it is about.

Every Shoshone boy has to go

through that, it's a test.

Before a boy turns into a man,

- the tribe wants to know if he's an adult.

- What does he have to do?

He's given a knife.

Nothing else. No food, no water.

He has to go up in the mountains above the

snow line, bring back the claws of an eagle.

He has three days to do it in.

He has to be back on the third day

before the sun is going down.

Isn't it rather cruel?

It depends on your point of view. Shoshones

were a small tribe. Every man counts.

Suppose one day that boy had to fight

for his people... Wouldn't it be good idea

if they knew they could depend on him?

But he's not living with the tribe now.

He'll never have to face that test here.

I hope not, ma'am.

There is our warrior.

That's a fine set, Jimmy.

They are yours.

You've earned them.

You made it, Shining Spear.

You're a man now. We're proud of you.

Whatever the trouble,

you will be sleeping tonight.

That boy has a good home.

Don't worry, ma'am. They are Shoshones.

They ran away from the reservation

20 suns past.

Their hearts are dying because

they have no freedom.

They have no milk and

the children weep.

- They heard that Broken Lance has much land.

- Why do you bother to translate?

- Do you care what I think?

- They have broken the law.

I thought you might wanna know.

He says they want a place

to live. They want a home.

- What do you say now?

- What do you think I say!?

I'll tell them to go away and

tell them I don't own my land.

They stay, they will

only add to my troubles.

(You can not stay.)

(I want peace with the white man.)

(We salute you.)

This is Thunder Cloud.

I remember when I was a child he was the

greatest hunter and the bravest warrior.

Once I fought as a mountain lion

and hunted as the eagle.

Now my spirit is dead.

Even my eyes are dead.

We will die, but we'll never

go back to the reservation.

- What did you say to them? - I told them

they haven't to go back to the reservation.

I told them they were home.

You're the only people

who know they are here.

- No one will find out from us.

- No one.

We'd better be on our way.

I will leave you here.

Lance, will you come to the house?

I want to talk with you.

It wouldn't be a good idea for you

to be seen with me after dark.

If you think so.

Lance, I guess I deserved what

you said about the law.

I understand now what that law means.

I want you to know, if you let me,

I'll work for you to get it changed.

I don't know if there's much

I can do, but I want to try.

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