Question

How does Leaphorn deal with his feelings about O'Malley? in Dance Hall of the Dead

Answer 1

Leaphorn does not trust O'Malley

According to Laphron, O'Malley possess the character that is had by typical Federal agencies' employees, acting only like a loyal servant for the big man upstairs.
But Lephron does not let his opinion to intervene with the quality in any of his works, but he seems to can't be fully truthful to O'Malley

Answer 2

Answer:

Joe Leaphorn was a fictional character which has created by Tony Hillerman, who was a mystery writer. He was as traditional as his grandfather. He valued him a lot. He was a police officer and to handle the crimes he used his Navajo believes. He uncovered the culprits using his old traditional belief-system. In Navajo, they believed that nature and man depend upon each other. Moreover, we can’t separate them. He doesn't trust O'Mallery and possess the character by Federal agencies.He doesnot intervene with the quality.

Explanation:

Despite his traditional views, he was restricted to some taboo of Navajo beliefs.  He was of the view that many people believe in those systems, which resulted in violence.

Furthermore, he was the person who can change himself according to the character the people around him want to be. He was trying  change himself the way white men live. Because he was unable to understand, Ted Issac left his love of life when she needed him.