...ith and kin to prevent her from quitting his ranch, renouncing her allegiance, and returning to her savage life. Only one man in four among the Cherokees is now of pure blood, says Boudinot. Billy Ross , though representing Indian legends and traditions, is a mongrel. Frank Overton, the Chickasaw chief, is a mongrel, and a handsome fellow. In these halfwild tribes the chiefs are nearly all of m...