The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-03-26


the pretended officer evasvely. III
could get trace Of that insane woman
and her child, | would give n thousand
dollars out of my own pocket. Think
what a start in life that sum would give a
young man like you =
Mark shrank back, as from the touch
of an embodied pestilence.
Il can give you no assistance in your
search Lieutenant Falon,' he said cold
ly.
Permit me to ask if Miss Ilebcr is
your own sister, born of the same parents
as yourself2' demanded the pretended off
Ger abruptly.
Il do not tolerate any intrusion into my
private family affairs, Lieutenant Fallon,
said Mark haughtily. My sister has al.
ready been annoyed by your questions in
regard to her history, and l must request
you to leave us alone
Il beg your pardon, Mr.. Heber,' said
the william, adding maliciously, Il see this
is u sore subject with you. You have
not said that Miss Heber is your own
sister. l presume you cannot say SO
truthfully.'
we will not discuss the matter, sir.
Gay Heber is my sister, and while | live
she shall not lack for protector
'Ah, yes said the pretended officer,
using his favorite phrase of assent. Broth
ers are not usually so devoted to sisters
as you seem to be, Mr.. Heber.'
That evening Gay, whose curiosity had
been stimulated by what had taken place.
to find out something more about her
parentage, was examining some jewels
which had been left by her mother, and
some trinkets she had possessed when a
child. She had taken them from little
box in the bottom of her trunk, and
thought herself perfectly secure under
the cover of the wagon, when she sudden
ly detected the false Lieutenant Fallop
peeripg at her through hole which he
had cut in the canvass. All this she re.
ported to Mark.
On the following day Mark had a vic.
lent alteration with tho pretended Lieu
tenant.
No one had eyes or ears for anything
but this exciting scene, and it thus hap
pened that small body Of horsemen in
the uniform of the United States had come
up, and had dashed into the very camp
before their approach was noticed
A loud bugle call from the head of the
troops was the first token the cmigrants
received of the new arrival.
In a moment the combatants we're
loosed, and all eyes turned to the new
corners.
The disguised Lieut.. Fallon looked and
turned faint. He knew what this visit
meant. if no one else did.
CONDUCTOR, shouted the leader Of the
troop, we are here in search Of Blue
Jack, the noted desperate, accused Of the
attempted murder OF Lieutenant Falon Of
the United States army, whom he brutal
ly attacked and flung into the Deep Can
yon as dead The Lieutenant is now at
Fort Kearney, in critical condition, and
we demand his would.be murderer
The emigrants had listened with
breathless amazement to the announce
ment Of the officer in charge Of the small
detachment of troops. They were actu-
ally spellbound Not so the person most
interested in the announcement-Blue
Jack himself.
The desperate had comprehended the
errand of the troops in the first moment
of their appearance. After his first SEN
sation of iantness and terror, he had re-
covered his GOODNESS and courage, and was
himself again.
At the very commencement of the Off
GERS announcement, Blue Jack exchang-
ed glances with the terrified and cover
Burk The latter pointed one trembling
finger over his shoulder to spot at lit
tie distances, where Blue Jacks horse
stood grazing, sadded for use.
In an instant the chief desperate
darted under the wagons toward the
waiting horse. He reached him and
leaped udon his back
And in the next moment that desper-
ado rose gracefully in his stirrups at the
distance of a few rods, and with the
fierce defiant yell of wild Indian,
dashed his spurs into his horses side,
and was away like the wind.
The troops gave an answering yell OF
surprise and anger, and the officer III
command led the swift pursuit.
Blue Jack had the advantage of q
good start and was splendidly mounted
his horse being seasoned animal, born
and bred on the plains, and endowed
with great life and spirit.
Blue Jack laughed aloud as the strong
animal bore him onward as if he had
been a feathers weight. he rose a
gain in his stirrups, and shouted bach
deiantly:
Come on. Take Blue Jack if you
CAM.
The pursuing officer shouted to the
outlaw to surrender, but the only reply
was hooking laugh The officer ther
fired shot at the fugitive. but the bull
let missed its mark, and Blue Jack
bending low to his horses neck, anC
digging the spurs into the animal''
sides, swept on and away with the rusf
of tornado.
And after him swept the pursuers.
The emigrants watched the pursui
with breathless interest until the fore
most figure upon the powerful 'ndiar
steed had passed beyond their line o
vision.
DuIluR tHc COiiiusioh Duih coS"PeN
also.
AT nightfall they halted upon thu
south bank of the Platte, and were a
supper around their fires when thu
troops were seen to approach, wear,
and dispirited-w without their prisoner
The fellow has escaped u.s. said tn
officer.
You held on to the chase well, Lieu
tenant said the conductor.
} can't bear to go back to the for
without him., was the quick reply
There's excitement all through tn
fort. Poor Fallon was nearly murder
ed, and was left for dead He was fun
: over into Deep Canyon, and happene,
to lodge in a clump of bushes. Their
> he came to himself, an hour or NOR
! afterward, and, more dead than alive
he climbed up to the ground above, an
fell down in dead faint. A party wa