Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-06

lie put lbs read further II, ana seemed puz
zled. 1t was, Of course, very dark in there
but yet he could probably see that the bet
did not look as though there was man in it
Once raised my pistol, full sure that tn
man was after my life, and fearful that il
threw chance away he might get the bette
OF me; but did not FIRE. Something seemel
to whisper in my car: Hold On, You've Iii
him once. Be sure you're in danger befor,
You hit him again. and lowered my pisto
and watched. Presently:
Major" came from his lips, carefully but
earnestly. "Major-Mai. Cochranei'
There was something in the tone Of thai
voice that gave me heart. Il was sort Of
imploring, prayerful tone, as Of one who ha:
great favor to as. determined to an
sver him; but be sure kept my pistol ready
| at hand.
With yawn, as though just startled from
my sleep, returned:
"A-a-h. Halo! who's hereS'
'Eh? Down here1 It's me, major-Sergt
Connover. Twas passing round back Of your
tent and thought heard We talking with
yerself. So, thinkin' ye'd be awake and hav-
in something that I wanted particularly TO
say I made bold to come around and look in.
The fact is. MAORI couldn't sleep till I'd
set matters right
By this time the fellow had turned so that
| could see that he had no weapon with him,
and began to think that had been little
too fearful However, got up and stepped
out into the center of the tented area, and
then said:
TO ahead, sergeant I'm all attention"
Without further prcliminaries he went on:
OF course you know rlesr
Il think I have a good reason to rernern-
Der you. sergeant"
And you remember the last words l ever
spoke to you IN the old years!"
Il have rot forgotten them
We'll" he said, with palpablo burst of
feeling, them words have been haunting me
ever since l met you at the hotel in Jefferson
When l was ordered to report to Mai Coch.
rane l never thought Of YOU. Tho old affair
had almost gone from my mind; but when l
saw your face | knew you, and when you
looked up at me was troubled hoped
you might not remember me- If you did rot
l meant to hold my tongue. But l couldn't
act like myself. Howsumever I held up till
tonight. But after we'd done supper kept
watch Of your movements, and made I'D my
mind that You were going TO look out for me.
But, major, don't let it go no further Tn
too old a soldier now not to know that the
harm [ suffered at Smelling was of my own
making. [ don't bear the old grl,dgo any
longer, and l tell you the truth when I tell
you that you did me a good turn that time
know how l was going on, and know that
another officer in your place would have shot
ne So, will you take my hand and cry
quits Of old memories?"
1 never gave my hand to man more
readily. nor moro cheerfully; and 1 doubt if
in all the western wilds there was a more
'ociable and jolly party than we made Oh the
following day. As an individual was par
,icularly happy, for am free to confess that
here were q few moments of that first night
n the wilderness weighted with about as |
much dread and unaasiness Els a man would !
are to experience. But, as ! remarked to |
he sergeant on former occasion, "Alrs well |
hat ends we'll" And our tramp of four |
weeks continued so pleasantly that The end I
night have been longer deferred without any |
COMPLAINT from lis