Chapter 5

Henry and Red Bear were traveling great distances, when they finally came across a town in Idaho, they were dirty from head to toe, and when they arrived at the saloon they tied their horses up to a post outside and walked inside.

"Hello sir, I need two whiskies please?" asked Henry.

"Oh, I'm older than I look," said Red Bear.

"Alright two whiskies coming right up," said the bartender.

"Thank you," said Henry.

As they were drinking and talking Sheriff Jason came walking inside.

"Hey, bartender whisky?" asked Sheriff Jason.

"Rough day?" asked the bartender.

"Yes," said Sheriff Jason.

"Jason," said Henry.

"Henry, I should not have left him, I know what those blue coats are capable of doing, and what they were thinking when I left," said Sheriff Jason.

"It is alright, I know we were both blue coats, we will get him out somehow," said Henry.

"What if they won't let him go?" asked Sheriff Jason.

"Well were going to have to do what Lone Wolf would do, kill," said Henry.

"Let's go then," said Sheriff Jason getting up from sitting at the bar.

Meanwhile back at the Fort Lone Wolf was in the stockades looking out the barbed window.

"Well they finally caught you after all these years," said Running Fox.

"Running Fox," said Lone Wolf.

"Ha llannsi" (how are you)?" asked Running Fox.

"Inju" (good)," said Lone Wolf.

"You are finally here with your people," said Running Fox.

"Not for long, my friends will come and take me away from here," said Lone Wolf looking out the window.

"You do not wish to stay with your people, your tribe?" asked Running Fox getting up from sitting on his bed.

"No the old ways are gone, too many memories happened here on this land, too many memories I try to forget and move on, but it seems to always find me, I'm a good Indian now, my blood is good," said Lone Wolf.

"If your friends your friends do not come, then will you stay?" asked Running Fox.

"Yes but I know Hery he will come," said Lone Wolf.

"Henry I thought you killed him," said Running Fox.

"I know, he will come from," said Lone Wolf.

"Are you sure he will come and save an Indian boy, he is white, you are Apache, what makes you think he will save you?" asked Running Fox.

"He will I know it, I'm like a son to him, and he is like a father to me, we are even now, I spared him and he spared me," said Lone Wolf.

"Why didn't you kill him?" asked Running Fox.

"I don't know," said Lone Wolf looking out the bar window.

So now Henry, Red Bear, and Sheriff Jason were traveling together to get Lone Wolf. They did not stop until they were in Arizona. As they arrived at Fort Apache the door opened and they rode in.

"May I help you gentlemen?" asked one soldier.

"Yes the Sheriff here made a mistake on the man he brought in here three days ago," said Henry.

"Yes the man told me his name is Lone Wolf, but we rode past a Navajo reservation and saw a woman cry out for her son, he has been missing for three days, he calls himself Lone Wolf, but his real name is Running Bear, I could have sworn it was Lone Wolf, so I brought him here," said Sheriff Jason.

"Wait here," said Christ going to the see the lieutenant.

"I'm not sure about that solider," said Henry watching Chris from behind.

"Henry," said Rough Rider.

"Rough Rider," said Henry walked up to Rough Rider.

"I had to see it for myself; I couldn't believe it, he left you alive. If they do not let him go the stockades are over there in that corner, what about Running Fox, are you going to let him go as well, or just Lone Wolf," said Rough Rider.

"Both Rough Rider, I am not that same soldier I once was," said Henry.

"Sir, the Sheriff from Montana is back, he said we have the wrong Indian and that his name is not Lone Wolf," said Chris.

"The Sheriff," said the lieutenant.

"Yes, he said he came across a Navajo reservation and he saw a woman cry out for her son, who claims to be Lone Wolf, but his name is Running Bear," said Chris.

"What, he looks like the real Lone Wolf, I"ll let him go," said the lieutenant.

"What, but sir, the Sheriff lied, that is Lone Wolf I know it," said Chris.

"They're taking too long Jason, to long," said Henry cocking his pistol.

"Just wait, maybe they'll let him go," said Sheriff Jason.

"The Sheriff lies, good Sheriff's would keep their words and keep the peace, why would he lie?" asked the lieutenant.

"He is a crooked Sheriff and a liar," said Chris.

"Hold your tongue soldier," said the lieutenant.

So the lieutenant went outside and walked towards the stockades and went inside and unlocked the door and said,

"Young buck, you can go, but be careful on how you use the name Lone Wolf," said the lieutenant.

"But I...," Lone Wolf paused and looked past the lieutenant and saw Henry, Red Bear, and Sheriff Jason standing there.

"The Sheriff told us everything, I bet your mother is worried sick about you," said the lieutenant.

"Oh yes I'm sure she is very worried, I won't do it again I promise," said Lone Wolf.

"Running Fox, you can come out of there as well, you've been in there long enough waiting on the real Lone Wolf to show up," said the lieutenant.

So they both walked out and as they got far enough away from the lieutenant Running Fox said,

"I will always remember this day. It is a good day to live" said Running Fox.

"Yes it is, tell Rough Rider bye for me?" asked Lone Wolf.

"He already knows," said Running Fox.

So Lone Wolf turned around and their stood Christ face to face.

"You think you have the lieutenant fooled, but not me, you will pay for this injun, and I will catch you again myself, dead or alive, it does not matter to me if I bring you in dead or alive but I prefer you dead," said Chris full of anger.

"Leave him be, he is not Lone Wolf," said the lieutenant.

"You heard the lieutenant," smiled Lone Wolf he turned around and walked towards Henry.

"I knew you would come," said Lone Wolf.

"I know, now let's get out of here," said Henry.

"You took the words right out of my mouth," said Lone Wolf.

So Sheriff Jason, Henry, Red Bear, and Lone Wolf were traveling together back to Montana. They rode for days and hours and it started to get dark, so they tied their horses up to a tree and built a fire and went to sleep. The next morning came Red Bear was up already making coffee and drinking coffee.

"So are we in Montana yet?" asked Red Bear.

"Yes we are," said Henry.

"Great, that was fun," said Red Bear.

"Fun for you maybe, but my butt his sore, you let me ride up front and you in the back," said Lone Wolf.

"Okay," said Red Bear.

"Now that you are back, stay out of trouble?" asked Sheriff Jason.

"I will," said Lone Wolf.

"Lone Wolf I heard what happened in town and those men," said Henry.

"I snapped, I had my Winchester in my hands and I just lost it. I didn't have any control over it, I don't know I just went crazy," said Lone Wolf.

"I know son, you change a warrior," said Henry patting Lone Wolf on the back.

So they went to Frankie's house, when they arrived Frankie walked outside and said,

"I'm glad you guys are back in one peace," said Frankie.

So they went inside and everybody walked into the living room and sat down, they were reading and talking until about midnight, it was late, so they all went upstairs and went to bed.