The Sioux have made me a big chief, and I'll have my hands full.

If you hear of the 'White Elk,' as second only to Sitting Bull himself, you'll know who it is." "You, of course!" "Yes, Addie; that is the name they have given me.

And if the Sioux fight as I think they will, and all the northern tribes join, we'll force a treaty that will give us all the Black Hills and the Yellowstone, Powder River, and Big Horn Country for ourselves forever.

Then, my girl, and not till then, can I make a safe home for you, and not till then will I ask you to be my wife.

For then the outlaw will be safe, and can live in peace, and look for days of home and happiness." "Bill, when you ask it, be it in peace or war, I am yours.