Mike Vendetti
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1,621 appearances
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Jul
Mike Vendetti’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Must lose many a valued brave.
And that is not the thoroughbred Indian's view of good generalship.
Stabber was old, wily and wise.
The new chief, whoever he might be, seemed possessed of a mad lust for instant battle and
Coupled with a possible fear that unless the golden moment were seized, Ray might be reinforced, and could then defy them all.
Indeed.
There were veteran campaigners among the troopers who noted how often the tall red chief pointed in sweeping gesture back to Moccason Ridge, troopers who even at the distance caught and interpreted a few of his words.
That's it, sir, said Windsor, confidently to Ray.
He says more soldiers coming.
And I believe he knows.
At all events he had so convinced his fellows and even before Stabber reached the middle tooth, where sat a little knot of mounted Indians, signaling apparently to others still some distance to the north, with a chorus of excellent yells, the long, gaudy, glittering line of braves suddenly scattered.
And lashing away to the right and left.
Dozens of them darted at top speed to join those already disposed about that big circle, while others still, the main body, probably seventy strong after some barbaric show of circus evolutions about their leader, once more reigned up for some final injunctions from his lips.
Then, with a magnificent gesture of the hand, he waved them on, and accompanied by only two young riders, rode swiftly away to a little swell of
bell of the prairie just out of range of the carbines, and there took his station to supervise the attack.
Damn him, growled old Windsor.
He's no charger like crazy horse, he's a sitting bold breed of general, like some we had in Virginia, he added, between his set teeth.
But Ray heard and grinned in silent appreciation.
Set your sights and give em their first volley as they reach that scorched line, he called to the men along the northward front.
And pointed to a stretch of prairie, where the dry grass had lately been burned away.
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