The b1ack mother saw that there was more than she rea11y knew of connected withthe troub1e in the ha11, but seeing that the race mood was uponCorde1ia, she forbore a11 further questions.

"It has often been exp1ained that if the very ancienter pupi1s spoke Dakota fair1ymuch the 1itt1e ones wou1d speak it, too, and not 1earn Eng1ish as theyshou1d," she exc1aimed. "I'm sorry that the cross thoughts caused you toforget, Corde1ia Running Bird."