Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-11-10

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erssesf Of tksn shrxnk from the Trial.
Boys" said Gibbon. = II cant order yoa
on this desperate hazard, for helisss in
my soul II d almost certain death, and
YET I must do my duty and sad
the message. II none Of the scouts win
60 I win send my nephew" The persoa
indicated was brave young officer jusk
from West Point, and this was his first
experience In warfare. What chance had
hef Sitting few PAGES apart from the
group Of ofiicers2and men was Beidler,
cleaning his gun and polishing his equip
ments-a stout, heavy-built man Of forty
years of age. Hard service had rendered
rugged his set, determined face, and en-
posure had grizzled his beard and hair.
But there was frank and manly look
in bis full black eyes, and ab. ut tho
tinely-curved mouth touch of tender
ness. His voice was sweet as oman's.
Even the rugged nature of this d .spsrate
service had not destroyed the symmetry
Of his hands, which were clean and taper
ing as girls. But in the slender tingers
dwelt the strength Of q giant-a deadly hand
for his foes, but cordial and kind AZ charity
for all upon whom he looked In friend
ship. As Gibbon ceased speaking tho
frontiersman's voice rose clear and dis
tinct:
"Nsvsr mind, General, mi carry your
messageln y
Gibbon turned toward him ID sur
prise.
aWhat, You, xa Why, man, Icoaldn't
ask you 70 do such thing --beaides, you
are onr pilot"
ayes, I know, but I don't mind lie
venture. Anyway, I'll carry the mes
sage" S..s
it's deadly venture. I wouldn't hnvs
dared to ask you"
ats all right General. Get your let-
ter ready and let me have IL AZ dark. !,
Then rising 10 his feet, he linped
away, for x. Bsidler was lame. Az Tsdf-
an bullet in one Of the wild forays of III
border had shattered his hip, and a
though the wound had long aimee healed,
it had left him lame for life. Two hOurs
later, when the shadows Of nountain
twilight were falling thick and dusky
over the valley, he cautiously ride doxn
the canyon Of the Little Horn and disapr
peared from view. About the incidenfn
Of that desperate ride Of four hundred
miles--of his hair-breadth escapes--of
his desperate adventures it would be i'm
possible in the limits of an article like
this to give anything like an adequate de-
scripfion. 1t will suffice to say that tho
message was carried, and when the writer
saw him two weeks later preparing for
his return trip down the Yellowstone, he
seemed as careless and talked as unc0n-
cerned about il as one might speak Of q
trip 10 bonneville or st, Louis, And vet
he had just performed q deed which The
boldest frontiersman would have shrunk
from in dismay. When not on duty ~
scout he can generally be found around
Helena; at night invariably in newspar
per Offices reading the exchanges and
listening eagerly 20 the news Of the great
outside world which he has NOT seen Cor
twenty years; always genial and kindly,
and taking q faithful interest In fks
~pilgEimS, % the nsw-comem are called.
In he meantsins.
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