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-DR. F. A. AXON...!
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6he
I*/ Woman
73Y ELEANOlt GATES,
Author of "Tho Biography of a Prairie Girl."'
cOPY1110111T, IRON BY teeCleiRil. Piiiituroa COPIPANY.
mitens, wet tney cOale Peelings. you
ask for them PolltelY7 They wou't., I
And. yet; Will be elelightered"
"Then r shall die Ip a noble valise."
answe.red the preacher simply. "The
Indians know me. 1„ ametheir friend.
I have spent my ilte with them, taught
them,. lfilvitled, converted, What is all
.n.ty elixir worth, colouel. if •I cannot go
'anion); them in times of distressr
"Werth this," said" the colonel. "that
you should know when to use your.
common 'sense.- -I-• tell you.- yea will
meet with treachery. Friend or no
friend., this year the Indiana. are hunt•
Ing scalps," • •
"I put my trust in God," murmured
David Bond: •
"Don't put your trust in redskins."
retorted Cummings crossly, Whereupon
be tranoped away.
"Waste of breatb-nothing else," he
declared to els wife. "I'm clean put
out with the old fellow, He's daft on..
going, NOW, Why doesel he stay here
instead of abetting his, throat to the
ktille?. There's plenty to 'do; but, no,
off betnuet rusiten a wild goose chase:
Well.' hell have one. mark thate He's
Other ripe for atrinsane asylum or he's
a •religioni. • adventurer -and I'm banged,
If I enow which:" • . •
. It 'was the bluster . that covers an -
aching, wolunit that is. a Vent for out
-raged. helplessness: And DaVid Bond
understood,' ,. .
• When he 'asked leas .t0 address the
stockade the `commanding officer will-
ingly consented. , The attitude of the
hostages on that occasien startled and
disturbed the, whole post. for the evan-
gelist alight as well have harangued
, the eettou*ood.grove steross the .river..
He asked the braves for thessages' to
their' brothers. By way of reply they
got ate one after tee other frees where -
.heeliad found teem grouped in the sun
before. the council tent and strolled in-
solently to• their lodges, ' Soou :he was
discoursing to empty space and to a
litie of eqieWa•vitio' threw him malig-",
neat glances and Jeered at bine He
left. eurpeised. saddered. but unshaken.
Impudence, bold Mitred :Sect defiance
-these were following the smoke from
Medicine, tneuntain. They • fornied• a
cue .that pointed to one raef-the 'eds-
./Mem *ere disappointed, They. had
hegu exPectleg net peace and :reservetioa iife, but ..ffeedora aud .battle. .
Daeld Bend felt e.double peed for
his quick departure and Ilia. Services
amon,. the gathering war hands.. Be
basteeee Ws few remaining tasks and
set • the day for the Start. . Now the
day Was coiee. Elie farewellrebed been
seid.at the shack and at beaegesitters,
ttreakfa ere'seed e,$hiidraCh ...pet to
4
• eSili" 'lh'":' ayup•
., ...
intik. be 'laid
epee Scpittiv dherte*,. a. final. aid. 0,O1-
eina•charge. ' . ..: ' '.• ' . ' • ••• . ''
. . . .. .
'
The prayer flnishedbe pat out a hand
and touched- .the. ,Indisin. .11-ien. he
-opened hie tear blurred 'eyes and look-
ed et hen. his face softening and work-
ing, SAGS W dharley del not budge.' His
painis were ' still pressed. tight. Ile
blinked at the. aitipon bed. • ;
. "Charles:" ' said', the evetigelist• ear:
nestle, "vou sad i, •Ove.the , little ...Tuthill,
over ,''yonder ' '•-',Xley . have been 'good
. and. kind. "I• went YOU to :enitch• over
'them 'whilst dm gone and be feltbful
'to .them, The. father is crippled and
Weak, and ens no friends. ':Cliarles,.
you Must be a frieed. While and to the
girie. • 'No Matter 'what beeped% do not
fail them. There 'willbeanotbeeeuarek
,•ing. ...Girard with' him: Something may
'call •Iiim away.. Sortie one may kill
him:. Take hie. Remo., li danger 'tomes
-tell-est-it at. the ft.nt-Tl07yett-'p' .
Charles? Do yen. protnise7" He leap-
ed forward. entreating., ' ' '' . .-
. The outcast inrreed from side to side'
„uneaSily. . . *.'''' • . • , , _
• "Premise, .proniiseet -said David
• Bond. "Yen meet give up .eeyteing-
, for them,. even your life. • Remember'
that -even your life. I have told you
often, and Yee have not forgot,. 'Great-
er love bath no man than We, that a
•man lay down his.life for his ftiends.'"
".Again the Ipdiaa Moved uneasily..
"Por, 'his 'friends." • repeated the
getingellet... "Ale they .haveebeen Your
friends!" • He pnt his, ftngers beneath
Sella* Clitieleyes chid andlifted it. The
two leaked long into each other's eyes.
Then they arose and parted.
Later when. the last buckle of Shad-
rach's harness was axed David Bond-
ehnibed to the seat and took up the
reins. A score of. troopers • about the
head Of the 'White horse stepped aside
end formed a little lane: Here and
there a .man reached up. . Here and
there, too. Were awkward attentpts at
wit. "Hobe. y• 've made yer will; pat-.
son." tailed one. "LoOk'ciut theni locks'
o' yourn don't go t' trick Out some big
buck," admenished a second. "Geed -
by." cried a third, saluting with great
formaiity. "Tell ol' St Peter, he'll git
a buneb: of us borne time this summer"
,To all the evangelist 'returned his
blessing. • . .•
The interpretee shoved' forWard
through the growing crowd and made
a -sboW et friendliness. ,"Ciran'Ini." be
said.' "you're pritty game, all -right:
Most old ' war hosses like you'd be
etayhe Immo and enjoyhil their pen-
sion." • .
• David' Bend threw ni his head to.
sentfully. ."PensirM,'" he otticl, and
shot 0 "tchiti- loOk tato Matthews'
face, ."I AM not a man who sells his
pritielpieS for Money. What I give
to my country'l give free." • .--
. 'The crowd Cheered hitn, tlwinghig
their caps.
Then there Was a IniSh. A. Oihttinkett
figure was hurrying 110, stretching out
thin hands to detain him. No one
ecoffed now, but one skint trooper put
an arm about Jamieson be Steady him
while' he talked,
'"S•It'. Bond, the colonel thinks 1
oughtn't to go with you.• Ile want*
me to wait for the ambulance. But
he's 100110g -110'e fooling. Ile Melilla
ate to stay behind, and 1 know it. So
I've 00file to say that I look to yoti to
find mother and . Alice. Telt them to
hut*, for I deal stand •thitt-lOntt,"
4 I 6.40 p.
4 4 ••••. 11.25 p. m..
LONDON, HURON & BAUCE D/V
Geing South , a. in.
4.23 p. nt
11.00 a. m
tt it 6.35 p. in,
, 14 • •
Gang North
etICTIONEER-JAMES SMITH LT.
censed Auetioneer for the CoMity
of Huron: All orders entrusted to
Me will melee prompt attention.
witr ea either by pertentage or
Per sale. Residence on the Baeolleild
Road, one mile With of Clinton.
The gray bead &OW** to the' tr00Pere
eheeider,
"dauliestne“ said tlie evangelist, if •
riod spares my life I shall meet your
mother and sister. I ?hall cheer them
and help them. I believe I shall enVe
them. If tbey are eV= to me. I shall
mime straight back. Do not go with
the continued. Stay beheld, Jamieson,
ill bring them to you,"
"1'11 stay. then. I believe" -
The preacher swilled down and to
every side. Thentenigeked_to pad -
each. The tugs straighbmed. The
wagon rolled slowly out of the post."
The sunlight shone Dp011 the green
box and the red wbeels and open the
stanch oldedriven wlio never once
leolred back. Above. emblem of the
eublitne Marte7r, Sagged the high board ,
cross.
•
CHAPTER XXI,
NDER the 'cottonwoods that
shadowed the landing, place
the clematis trailed its , tufts
of fluffy gray; 'a cluster of
wIndflowerit nodded. winking- their
showy blue eyes; birds whistled about
to fetch straws scraps for ,their
building. and the grass, bright green,
but stubby. wore a changing sPatter-
. work of sun and leaf.
i Marylyn let drop her bonnet and the
cow born that bung by a thong to her
wrist Then, with .folded hands, she
looked up and, around her, sniffing •the
warm air in delight The Texas home
had never offeree such a lovely retreat.
There the arid mesa tied grown thorny
niesquiM, setaggled Cypress or stunted
live oak for a shade. Seedbed whirled
'ceaselessly before s high,- hot wind.
No. flowers had bloomed but the Pale
toadflait and the prickly pear. and be.
. side the snit lakes of that almeet wa-
terless•Waste had nested only the mil-
.. • . .• •
But •thist It was . like the blossom
. Strewn plain that burst upon them as,
desert wearied, theY, teaseled int? cen-
teal Texas; tete the glinipees of April
woodland in the Upper and Loner
Cross.Thnbers. It Made generous re-
run' for the . long, anereiless winter.
Mere -in one glance, in one breath: it
.swept away a whole winter of hateful
•
She cang t rip mine an nett ,
choie.a Seat 'Mose to the' risen ' Before
her was a' gap:in the -knott.nd- grape-
vine. beapsi that clung along the,britik
or the bank. Through it, veiled' only
by some tendrils that swung viShttilly
,across, lay a Wedgelike :vitt*, of mud-
dy watee,. bettor's -land bluff and sky.
.The inidmoening see glinted upon the
:treacheroust 'current, upon the wet grass
. , •
ot",the bottom land, 'epee the green-
brown..bluff and the Getiteg at its top.
.;npotethe 'fan curving :inure of; the sk.y..
Against :the dazzle, her bine eyes'
winked 0010 than the. breeze tossed
'
anemones. • Stretehing out .gpon her
'hace. she 'rested them in, the shiftlng
_canopy of foliage. . • •
io A startled kingbird pest lien
coining from a tree by the ' glee
got lup and ,sew a man in mdform
standing near Be. was a young man,
with' a,• fleshed. face and ,v..didly emu.;
. , .
:pled hak.• In one band. he held .a tate
Wed hat and. in:the ..Other a rifle:.
He leaned* forivard froin behind a
'bnilberry butte. and :his look: was
. .
guiltily gager and admiring. :
startled • as the :kingbird, she
grasped the. co* born and lifted It to
her lips. • ' " •• •'
But ebe did not •blow a "warning.: The
_uniform retreated in cowardly . bake,
romifm7: the tasseled hat lowered. and the eyes
beseethed, • •
A. moment.' Then the- man simned.
and shook his het. at , iter roguishly
"A-ahr be said -in' the tone • of tipe.:
who . had made a discovery -"I didtet
know before that a fairy lives hi Ole
'gravel" " .•
Marylyn 'glanced ever a simelder
.."Does• -there?" she questioited bed
whispering. • , • ' • ,
He took a . forward etee". "There
does," he ensWered 'solemnly. ,"It's
•Geldenheir, as well as I can make out.
But weeee Onearth are the bearer •
. Instantly had her .bonnet. "My.
niy1" she said. 'Bears' Indite*. Is bad
enough:" She peered WO the: tone
heaps of tangied grapevine. • .
,1'01t..nowl" be exclaitned sett. accus-
ingly. Be Whipped a knee wite. the
hat. "Note,' rye gone and geared you!
Say, honeste There isn't a bear in a
• hundred' 'miles. I'd steke. my .stupid•
head on it" •
"Bet Golden"- she began. . • •
-"Goldetibtile?" Ile smiled again,. by
way of entreaty. "'Why. •Goldenhairie
• She clapped' on, bee .breittet in a Eittle
thirty. pulling it dewe to bide the rest
. yellow wisp, • . „
Misunderstanding the *action. he 'be-
gan tO plead. "Ole don't go; please
.dont go! I've Wanted to. Meet yon for
• moeths and. months. I've 'heard se
=eh about You. Leensbury toldme."
• She gave Wm. a quick look froin un-
der • the bonnet's rini. "Mr. Loons.
., belle" she,repertted and Stiffened her
• lessi.
44yeev. •
"He don't know melt about 111' e, I
reckon. He ain't ; beeii to see us for
' 'menthe and 'menthe.'" She began to
dig at the ground With the toe of a
tibiae •
"Well -well" --e he 110thidered. "Elea
been awful. netted lately -needed at
„Clark's -there now. t premisedte-to
tend to his berenese ,hete for hitt; But
he told me about yea,. Just the same,
and about your Sister triO. Say, but the
is a Week!" • • •
She gave hint another look, slightly
resentful; but Inquiring. "What's a
•'brickt'" she demanded..
"Ire a person that's all grit", he an-
ewered earnestly. •
"That's Dallas," she agreed.
Ile passaged in cavalry fashion untll
he was between her and the hack.
Then he Whined a front that was dau.
tiously bunible. "Lounabury's bed the
best of IV he complained, "Ileis
knotvn yon, from the start* • And this is
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Ord,
the drat chance I've ever had to entili
YOU."
She Welled toeing. 'glut E don't
know you," She returned. "Mr. Loupe-
bury's never told me -
"Wed, I'll tell you. fm Robert rm.
per, frotn the fort. That's really all
there IS to flaY about me, Von gee,
I've only beep In .one dget-tbat was
last falleeind I've never even killed set
Indian."
She pulled nervously at her eounet
strings. -"You're n soldier," she said.
"And be MitC1 se a berflet if
he knew I'd ,pole to yon."
Fraser took another step forward.
"Pa won't know," he declared,
"Promise yen won't tell?" she asked,
blushing consciously.
- He cast about him as tf to fled 4
'proper token for his vow. "1 prom-
ise," he answered, hat on heart; 1
Promise by the great born spoon!"
• "You're the fine 1-1 ever talhed 40."
she faltered.
"That's good,"
"Ne; Ifs bad, becitnee I promised pa
once that I wouldut ever have any-
e
•••'1 xrtoralse arazt.h.tirn.spnont"
thing to do with •a soldier, and now
'I'm breaking tuy word"
• "But he's de'ad arrests" -
"That's what Dallas says," •
-
"Does she? Bless her beert: Then
.why don't you both desert and come
over to the eneiny?"
"Pa says Yon are enemy," .
"We were," he corrected soberly:
"but the war is over now.". ,
"Maybe it is," she Saki wistfully..
"but pa is still a -fighting." • •
"And Goldenhalr'i draftee • when
she'd. rather .eave peace. Ttee hadr
Ile motioned bee to the seat ey: tbe•
Can't; I mustn't," she said oleo
moved a little toward 'the shaek.
"Then I'll ' go." be -said "1
.didn't usenti. to, drive 'you esii.ot barn'
He titse moved -toward the landing
. •
place.
At that she assented. fearful hurtine feelluge.„.„Aattteanuld think,
Of . nothilig'tee~e;
•• •
fully sit the grease
• Re etudied the farther blitir top and
ltn .warding.gen.
Peace." .be repeated after a :tirne.
"It's a thing We're net, likely to have
thIsi Mimi:nen and you folks 'Mist let .
ass watch.out foryou, te matter bow
Much you dislike es. The Indians are:,
out endgetting ready. They say teem:
Isn't a young brave left on any of the
nelieevations up this way. They're all
huatitig-and • we • knew . whet that
means. They're &sheeting andarreeig
for battle Our troops to find them
•itt daybreak. Seer . Be bent; fortiard.
pointing. •' .
Below the stockade on alevel stretch
Showing yellow with • mustard, where
grain bad been unshipped the year be-
fore, stood long. gray tented rows.
it by n timing to nor brawl. Then, 1111 -
flag here and thee as she spied new
flusters, she begun an old "I'vSliR bunk -
holes tenig:
"We sew the Indian' eoraIng,
We heard, them sive a yell.
MY feefinge at that moment
No mortal tongue could tell."
Her step Was light. Her dwelt RIM
pink. Her eyes were buppy. The cor-
ners of her month were turned uptvard
smilingly About her warbled the
blackbirds. Sbe mingled ber tune with
their+
CHAPTER XXII.
1 ERCI NO Its sh till Way through
the heavy inlet that hung
above the Missouri came a
strange, new trumpet call
from Brannon. !be Opening notes, rte
Iterated and entooth nowieg. were un-
like the first eprIghtly lilt of reveille.
As Dallas stilled the speaklug of the
,weil pulley to listen they fell upon her
ear dilieetetlY. -
The summone ended.. From behind,
ber father's Voice called to .her (gene
lously, "Seem t' be changlte they
morale' toot. over than" he said. "AO
Wender_ef it aneans apythhe particn-,
ler."
"I thInk the gohliers are going." stte
answered. "
hull passel's" ,he demanded,
Then, wittra grunt. '"Waal,*good rid-.
. "They've •moved out of barracks and
• gone into' temporary camp." .
'llit.e.gone.,10bat land Man leek 'there's moved.
a fed- Then:
• "Are -yen going?" . . •
' Ile shear Ws 'bead, "I'm scheduled
...to sty. It was a disappointment, but
I expeeted it I've tie 'idea B :troop
.wotet be idle though." • • • •
• tier brew knit "Indians?" she asked.
"Yotir beingg on this side of the river
assures You folks. safety:" be hastened
to say. "And they shan't get to yon
:wile' 13 trOoP's In Post."
"All the, same. I wish pied .let Dalitta
take us awdy," . - .
;: • "If Indians sheer up you 11 ad come
to the fort. And -I'd like:that!' ,-. •
•
',o Pa wouldn't let' us. He'd die:
first." • . .
'"And so Maybe I , see you
again-uniess you come bere some day.
De yon think that you .can?" . He bent
to see bet' face. The bonnet framed It
.nuatntlY. ' '
"Wee -it's a nice- Place,". the asserted.
Be held out,his hand to her, "I
, Shall come,"•he Said. gentlY. "Bat now
vesbrgat tvOe fthoi.'63' her
hand. • Ile got to
hiS feet Mill holding it and helped her
, to rise. •
"Goodby." she said baslifullY, draw-
' ing away. .
He freed her. hand. "Yott dent know
bow glad 1 am that We'veniet,q. he
said",NII don't know. WS been pret-
ty lonesetne fOr me since 1 mime out
'and you are a 'taste of -of the old life.
• You're °like one of those prairie tlow-
ers that bare escaped from the ger-
alens back home. Veli sweeten the
•westerri air. alise Marylyn."
.. She hung the cow horn to her ,welst
and turued away. Overhead the heart
'simnel leaves were trembling to • the
rush ef the riser. Her heart trembled
with them aixt her nen).- "We ain't
eaSterts." she said, :Wistful again.. "1
was tern dOwn-yender in the Mee.
spike. 1"- She •oaused, glancing back
tit him.
Be Mood as she had seen him end.
His faee Was flilehed, his uncovered
hair was . rumpled. In One hand he
held his title: iti the other his tweeted
hat. And his eyes were eager, admir,
ing, "No, you're not eastern," he eakif
"you were been down in the mesquite,
but rettletnher this; MISS Marylyn, We
the deepest Woods that grow the sweet..
° est violets." '
She Went on out of the grove. Ile
lingered to watch her. Beyond the
Mate road she taught sight of some
dandelions and gathering het apron
bite it generous pouch started to pick
Meath Iter bounepteli off. She tied
dance ce bad rubbish.'
Later on, as Dallas circled the sleek
with the plow turning up a Wide serip
as a protection.against'fires. she Wised
that the reason she had given for the
trumpet's varying was the true nee,
The sun, disperslue. the fog, bad en,
shrouded the river and urivelket the
barracks and, the bluffs.: When she
saw' that, of the canvas row below the
stockade not a tent remained and the
eatnpground fay deserted, While from
it, heading Denim:int thrOngh the post
to the faint music Of the hand, moved
an imposing coluinit of cavalry. Arms
and equipment Misled gallantly In the
Mtn. Horses curveted. Ilandkereidefs
fluttered goodeys fermi the wineries of
the line. lip Clothe -pin row the wives
and babies of troopers waited in little
groups. At the quarters of the scouts
.sounded the mehineboly beat of n tom.
tom*. AcCOMPEDSIllg it and contrast-
ing with was a plaintive ea.
•denee•ethe monotonous lement of tn.
dian women .' • , , s
The column Wound :on its' way, M
its rear the heavy rolling. white coy.
ered wagon train. Tbe band had
ceased .to play. The groups that • had
been *evil* farewells sorrowfully
dispersed. • The tonitolu was still. .and
no wail of iscputue was borne. across
the river.• Then 1)411as, again started
up Ben and Beni,
. And now a sudden fit of depression
came over her. The dew sparkled on
the grass;the air was soft, the breeze
caressing, the sun was warm on her
shoulders. Yet with all the brightness
on every band g sense 'of, Upeasieee,s
would not be shaken oft.
one ten to thinking of Squaw Clime -
ley. Ile lied not eon* for his supper
-
or broueht them the dully brieltet Woes
he growing indifferent -4o them?,
it wits when slie could no hangee"
keep awabo that ber thoughts asonna...
ed even a terrible seine. She dreamed.
uud Ip her dream a 'head (3:11114t througtat
the dirt limo:. t•lose to her lied. It Iva*,
Covered by It war bonnet of feathers.,
Beside It thrust up by lissome eirrdem
---fliigers svelte and straegely fatalifar,
Wont se k.
Soon' she made out a fesse-atate
thews'. She eiperined. •striVIIIS to' etrge-'
,on her father, A flame flickered' IOW
111 tilt" Oa-0am. The face clowned
front:welly to red, end Cheney daDeadk
before ber. lie nqUIrmed again. MIN"
face faded- .
She found herself sitting bolt v000
right. Her hand's were clinched, -dew
fezeilvely., her teeth were shut so Veit
that ber Jews ached, She was staring
wide eyed ut the door. •
'Tee 10114 , Wan DO longer in dark -
noes. Morning was come, and Its ligbit
made everytbIng clear, She sprang nee
litid lifted the latch, then fen back bar
• feeriel ere Ire rarnhirnietkii,g'darreVrYen. deep -lane
•
the nearest bit ef unpacked ground..
1 was sa011ag new cat and ettippede
• clean of the leek, From its top, anew
' pennon -eke lo the stied, was a scarlet
•dasqunagreling. Atontlehadt frhonetheehronerrhir ofau'imes.thiro..
tIveness, swung a shriveled patch Male •
held a lock of hair.
crTAPTER XXIII.
IFLE hi band. forgetful dr
crutches, bewildered by sleep.
. the section boss clone dkrbair
tentage the blanket partition- ,
to answer eer. calL "Wba's tnatterr
Wha's.matter?" he demanded. thkezer,..
rubbing hard at bis, eyes to 1111tine,
their sight. ..•
Dallas leaned in the doorway, facing:
out. ' Her shoulders :were bent former& • •
heavily, as if she. too, were only ball"
awake. Her beast rested against a.
easing. She lifted it .when she felt
bin] besiide her. "Well, dad," she an-
swered grimly. "It's Indians this tense
and -1 reckoe they got us stanipeaed."'"- •
She smiled a little, ruefully. and poiallp-
ed.
Winking the light Lantra;ster•
followed her pointing and saw the -
pole. Up jerked. his chin. as lf . freest
a blow on the goatee. He stared wild-,
13i. • His jaw dropped, "W'y, ;Amer '
he breathed perplexedly and his Oxide
shiiheisiartvbeadresbefloeepweta,l,ytuhs. hit:tigel:lbogihrsahygulc:dfintsr:or.wornetaaterrdprow- Tebeimi"
'Before the pole he halted and began,
tousling his grizzled crown with. trent-
• bling fingers. Overhead the
weighted. rag swung .to and. fro In. thse.
.
breeze, waving Mw its sinister salute:
Gradually his brein cleared andsine •
it there' trickled a hintlaet the .poleree
• meaning • and • purpose.0 H1/' stoped.
• . . •
She found herself rein -nig often to • e
look . toward Clark's. alkiway. of the
easternAdge was e long buff bloteh4--
the croaSing of the (Melee road. Weald
-a hotseaind rider -pate across that seet
today? Probably not A wet* of lone-
liness and of undeserved injury swept
lien welling the tears to her eyes.
See- velteetelted • -close to the corn
land when vbeerY singing reached her.
Marylyn ;bee' left • tee 'shack. and :•was
Ring rivertenfd,'. dawdling with stud-
• led slowness., • • •
We saw the. Indians. coming,-
. We heard them give a yell.
My .feeltngs at that moment
No mortal tongue -could '
We heard the bugle soundIng.
The captain gave ceMmand.
"To arms, to arms, my comrade!,
• And by your ", ponies stanclt"'
, . „
We fought there' full nine hours '
• . Before the..strife wait. o'er. "
Such sight of dead and wounded
I neer had seen. before-
, .
Fivij hundred noble ranger's
As. ever saw the west -
• Were buried 'by their comrades.
May peaceful be their rest! •
Dallas shivered. The song suggested
a cruel end for the gay troopers whO
had just gone forth. "Marylyn!" she
called. •
"Be 'careful, honey., Keep in sight."
Marilyn nodded, ,threwa kiss and
*droned on. . •
Ali. day Dallas tried to .work away
her troublesome thoughtr.. When ebe
bad known that an Indian was signal-
ing from Medicine mountain' shehad
felt no fear. Why was she growing
fearful now? For it was fear, tee any
mere nervousness or sadness over the
marching of the troops. It was even
more. There was a haunting feeling
tbat something. was going to happen.
There was a terrible eertainty weigh-
ing upon 'ber-a• certainty of coming
barite •
.Toward eight she began to watch
about her -southward to the shanty of
the Norwegian; eastward t� where
the tent of the Sioux Valli man bad
been;, west, where the setting san
touched the sentinel guns on the bluffs;
along the coulee, 'where the darkness
always crept drift
She found herself 'exateining the tops
of distant rises. Medicine mountain
showed a dark Speck at its stinunit-
had She ever noticed that before? Oth.
er peaks looked 'mien:Wier-were they
the lookouts of savage spies? And
north, farbeyond the 91ttle bend,"
was the smoke of a campfire. In fancy
she saw the one who had lighted it -
a wertior with vindictive. painted,
face, who peered at the SCAM Shack
on the bend as be fanned and moth.
ered the dame. •
•
Night was at band. The plover were
wailing. The sad voiced pewits called.
One by one the frogs began a lone.
some chant. A light had mining :up itt
• the shack. She glanced that way.
And the window eye e of the log house
seemed to leer Welter,
• A Warm, supper. Marylyn's bright
face, her father's placid retorts -all
these dld not huillee to drive away
het' forebodlngs, What was there in
the tensing night? ,
All her lustinct seek° for matfett.
The lantern was shaketi out before
the table was Cleared. Her father and
Sister early sought their beds. She
only ley down in her clothes. The
heart passed in 5 failing° suspense,
She listened to her father's deep
breathing, to the IntileS when they
wandered Into their stalls. to the snap
of Simou's long brush as he whipped
at the I'm:smutted. Iler eyes kept
seirthing the black cotters Of the room
end the pae efillilree of the window&
Tier eats were alert for every sound.
Overhead thlr-reffr
• to, awl fro. .
ruffling his hair anct cauget •up tbn
Sharps •in -both hands. . Then.. all et
Once; the trickle swelled to a foatairtg• •
torrent of suspicion that carried. hins. •
close to the truth. Maddened, cursing..
he dropped the gem and fell Upen the
saplitig, pried it •furiously frO.11:1 the
sod and smashed it Into a dozen bits. '
To 'Eiallas, writchtng him- in stem/are
the destruction -9f the pole was is. earn .
reminder, for, better thanever
she realized that her father couldenese
accomplish the hasty, childishibingsg:
that beyond these he was powerless..
Without a doubt she Must suds: One
where for aid.
As he came limping and raging bads
to her she hurried forward by relieve
him of the rifie and to guide hie= air -
pled feet. "Dad. I think it's atom
time we had a' understanding at ttlie
fort," she saki quietly :and took • Woe
' by an arm• . •
He brought up short and wrung hen* •
self out Or her grasp. "Th' fort! 1ld •
v .zymefo.rtsi• tactaThrw: dfe.arLI"ighhetyr.e7Driaithwed inramake.freit-.
"Ira Indians," she replied steadttge
"They're coming too near te•be c
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