Americahasinvestedherreligionaswellashermoralityinsoundincome-payingsecurities.Shehasadoptedtheunassailablepositionofanationblessedbecauseitdeservestobeblessed;andhersons,whateverothertheologiestheymayaffectordisregard,subscribeunreservedlytothisnationalcreed.

           —AGNESREPPLIER,TIMESANDTENDENCIES

           Shadowdrovewest,acrossWisconsinandMinnesotaandintoNorthDakota,wherethesnow-coveredhillslookedlikehugesleepingbuffalo,andheandWednesdaysawnothingbutnothingandplentyofitformileaftermile.Theywentsouth,then,intoSouthDakota,headingforreservationcountry.

           WednesdayhadtradedintheLincolntowncar,whichShadowhadlikeddriving,foralumberingandancientWinnebago,whichsmellednon-specificallybutpervasivelyandunmistakablyofmalecat,andwhichhedidn’tenjoydrivingatall.

           AstheypassedtheirfirstsignpostforMountRushmore,stillseveralhundredmilesaway,Wednesdaygrunted."Nowthat,"hesaid,"isaholyplace."

           ShadowhadthoughtWednesdaywasasleep.Hesaid,"IknowitusedtobesacredtotheIndians."

           "It’saholyplace,"saidWednesday."That’stheAmericanWay—theyneedtogivepeopleanexcusetocomeandworship.Thesedays,peoplecan’tjustgoandseeamountain.Thus,MisterGutzonBorglum’stremendouspresidentialfaces.