Tomahawk Page #4

He's the guy Monahseetah

spotted in Laramie.

He looks so young. She was

just a kid when this happened.

- She could be wrong.

- I know that.

That's why I'll wait

until I'm sure.

After all these years,

you still trying to track him down?

Wouldn't you be?

Come on. Let's beat it.

Mail detail approaching.

Open the gates.

Mail detail approaching.

Jim!

- Jim! I'd about given up on you.

- Hello Colonel.

Major, you know Jim Bridger.

Is that Jim Bridger?

My mean have done

a good job here Jim,

and a fast one.

- What do you think of it?

- It's well placed Colonel.

We built this fort in 34 days.

Hurry up with the mail Parr.

We had a brush with the Indians.

A man in the wagon was wounded.

- How many Indian casualties?

- None. They all got away.

I want a full report.

Go to my office. You too Sergeant.

Parr, Lt. Brown will help you

sort the mail and distribute it.

- Yes sir.

- Major, take care of the wounded man.

Right sir.

There's not much I can do Miss.

- Doctor, please.

- I won't risk an operation.

If the doctor's brain was put

in a jaybird, he'd fly backward.

- Say, you THE Jim Bridger?

- That's right.

What's that Indian name I heard?

"Techa" something?

- Techahngpe.

- "The chump"?

No, "Techahngpe". That's

Sioux for Tomahawk.

You must've been in this country

quite a while I reckon.

- I've been out here a while.

- Yeah, Jim says that

when he first came west them hills

was nothing but holes in the ground.

The Adjutant said you men can bunk

in the Quartermaster Barracks.

He couldn't figure what

to do about the squaw.

We'll wait here until

he can figure.

She can't sleep in the barracks

and the wives in the fort...

Mr. Bridger?

The Colonel says you should

report to the office.

They kept hidden until

we were nearly past.

They made a fast attack and ran.

There was no provocation.

I left Red Cloud's village

four days ago.

He said they wouldn't fight

unless they were pushed.

And an Indian's word

is Gospel?

In fact Indians don't lie.

It's part of their religion.

Lieutenant, were you with that

wagon all the way from Laramie?

All the way from the outpost.

- And nothing happened?

- To the wagon? No sir.

And no other incident

was reported to us.

- And you Sergeant, hear anything?

- Not a thing.

What about it Jim?

Let the Lieutenant have it his way.

They attack out of pure cussedness.

Let's have it now.

Let's have the whole story.

Don't lie. I can read your face

as plane as that buffalo skull.

Those Indians had a reason

for making that attack.

Something happened on the road,

something Dancy didn't tell.

I got to serve under Lt. Dancy.

If I make him out a liar...

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