Part 4, Chapters 25-26 Summary

Whiskey runners are spotted by Owl Child. One of the men protecting the cargo is killed by Fast Horse. They kill the rest of the Napikwans. Fast Horse says they are too close to the Pikunis camps. This will bring trouble to his people. To his surprise, Owl Child agrees. They burn the wagons and drive away the oxen. Fast Horse wonders if Owl Child is losing his nerve. Two men enter the Lone Eater's camp. One is Pretty-on-top, the other is a Napikwan healer. They bring news of the white scab disease. Many Blackfeet have died. The healer was married to a Pikunis woman who died of smallpox. He tells of a vaccine that prevents the disease, but it will take a month to arrive. Until then, he warns them not to intermingle. Visitors will have to be...