The Somerset reporter., 1888-05-17
SIsiE( TED.
BACK THROUGH SACTAoN.
IE'1ENANl rAskrR PRISONER


IiEViENANl FARMER : rRsoNEH
harle- Parker, being a youn9' man
from the East and hewlg-tedgcd grad
uate OF the military academy was not
looked upon Will awe by the frontiers.
men around his Arizona post, and Ger.
talnly not with Il fearful pespcct by the
military.
ne ir"htiersmcn from their proud
hel2ht OF dyspepsia and dirt, recognized
tidy Mr. Parker only A. Il "tcndcrfoot. -
While the cid officers and soldiers werc
SLOW 10 tpncede military merit 10 i
youhS-ter.
Ills life was not wholly without charms
II lie colonel daughter, Helen, afforded
INN the most delightful of companions.
Sentiment rlpeued into love, until it waS
arranged between Miss llclen aud Parker
That when he could get leave, il should he
a wedding journey. 1t was the peculiar
charm OF this arrangement that it was
made without tile colonel's assistance or
knoWlcdgc.
tlewever, the chances Of Parkers get
ting lurlpn@ were slim. His captain
was on an indefinite sick leave, having a
splendid time and entering heartily into
| business, while his first lieutenant was in
Washington engaged in somc oncrons
duty which required peculiar talents and
consideration influence.
One officer, said the law. "nust be
with the troops, and WHEN the law ut
tered these words, 1t ignored the astute
| captain aud the powerful first lieutenant
anu pointed with its crooked finger at
our friend. Mr.. Parker,
The lone lieutenant acting as post ad-
justant was sitting at his desk in the
coloneFS Office, gravely referring official
papers To himself in some OF his many
| capacities, such as quartermastcr com
misSary, ordnance officer, post treasurer.
chief of scouts, overseer of schools of
perpetual officer of the day. BY his form
al words one would imagine him on very
1rlgid terms with himself. Instead, for
instance of saying, Parker will you
take a squlnt at thls? he wrote; res.
pectiuiiy referred to Lieutenant Parker
who Will take the action required"
Meanwhile the colonel was knitting his
brows over an order from headquarters.
wv hat do you think of that he said
at last handing the paper to Parker.
The young man read the order but
made no answer. He liked to have his
OPINION asked but did not suppose that
his crude ideas would be of value to an
ohic Ger OF SO much greater experience.
what do you Think repeated the
colonel, mildly.
u suppose It'll have to be done" said
the lieutenant vaguely, not knowing on
what point reply was wished.
= eS' unused the colonel, but how?
Tins says he is supposed to be at Sanford,
put tne description Is vague to make IA
search on.
'ol, that, said Parker, why, ! think
Know the man already. | saw him last
summer when | was surveying the line |
from OlIa Bend to Tucson. He keeps Il
saloon III Sanford.
he colonel shook his head.
Il was gong TO send for an Older Of |
leer, but if you can identify the man
you II have to 90, llumph Not very |
pleasant or easy duty'-and he looked |
hard at the young mans smooth face
Its worse than Indian fighting May |
be | had better have an Older officer 90
with you
IF you think Is Is necessary
Il don't said the colonel, instantly |
determined by Parkers look; and he
wrote pencil the draft for an order:
Lieutenant Parker will proceed direct |
~ to Sanford Arizona, with detail of
six men, and arrest an escape military |
convict, John Devinc.
Just have that published
Parker hcstatcd; but as the responsible |
ity of the arrest was to depend ON him,
he determined To speak.
If that order is published, word of II
will 60 to this convict by means of the
underground, and he will give me the
slip"
suppose you were to go away without
an order, said the colonel; that would
excite suspicion As well.
Let it be false order.
1T wouldn't do any good. When these
fellows see a soldier, they are ON the
alert, order or no order. They know the
soldier is alter some one ana they send the
word on by their underground Tor the
benefit of whom it may concern. You
will have to take the chance of tavelling
as fast ms the news of your coming.
But Parker had an idea. He thought
he could cntrap an Arihonian rs easily as
if he had worn red shirt from infancy.
Il learned something, said he, last
summer when was down there. When
they knew was surveying could have
as many blacklegs in my society Is |
wished. Mr.. Devinc himself waited on
me at his saloon, Send me down on
telegraph business again.
'hOOu, CTitu inc tDlplltl. MIKE OUT
an order to examine the line and publish
it here. You will have the real order in
your pocket.
In half an sshour the ambulance rolled
out of Fort Mcdowell into the long road
across the desert. The soldiers were in
good spirits over holiday. Very true,
they carried carbines and revolvcrs, but
in Arizona earbines and reyolyers, are
as readily associated with good spirits aS
chcerfulhess with Deans ana DIG grocery
blil IN New England
Inc traVel Drought them 10 oacaton on
the Hlla' where fafker nad oeeh tle year
before, "heh the people learned hls
present erranh ne was hoSpltaoly enter
talneu ana no warning Oh MS coming was
sent forward. But IN conversation win
thc lhdiah agent 10 "noln ne IeFeaied
ms true orders, ne le 'rlea lhat inc con,
Nlct' lrlShtciieu ny PreNioS iu'lloIS' Hao
sold his saloon and was about 70 leaNe. |
MS r'hdcred ah arrest iiia'1ei Vi uoupie
DANGER ana uIl''e"lty' ........ .,.,.....,
udet IleSe CIRCUMSTANCES "'liouS"
lhe n9Nt uhy was 'uu''nN' IN, !" d, H'i ue''I.
lhlhea 10 push on Az . eioch SUNDAY
nloih'hS the aiiloui''''c was y" US way
WIN urlNe oeloTe It Oh eisuI'en lil"s'
iarher. nan i'''le from M ''rS'I"at'"n
pun On MS uhe0tioclI "'iV "i"tL'" tue
dflNcr 10 S'op' iheh nc pune" 'Ie eri'e
orders out OF MS pocket anu rea" tl ,,,
lDc soldiers exchanged HlaHCtS. lHtA /