Chapter 20 THE STORY OF THE CUSTER FIGHT

"You know my bein' with Major Reno is why I'm able t' tell this story, 'cause all th' Old Man's outfit-'Old Man' bein' what we called General Custer-was wiped out.

"Us soldiers didn't know all th' ins an' outs o' what was goin' on, but we did know that th' Old Man was a whole lot dissatisfied. There'd bin a lot o' talk 'bout him havin' gone t' W