The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-04

Frank Moore, Post Adjutant, q noble
fellow, proposed and vas refused.
Then came young Vancamp, just graduated
from .sThe Point" with no end of ducats
In bank to draw upon, and . family that
was the blue '5,0Odiest of all the blue blood
ed. Fierce love he made to Miss Mary, and
s'the Ceneral' backed him for all she was
worth. The young lady showed no dislike
to the lively, goOd-lOoking and very
wealthy ''sub,' while she stood somewhat
in awe of quiet, stern Frank Moore.
One evening after dusk the Adjutant
walked up towards the C0lOnel's house
When within six feet Of the porch he
quickly came to q ~'rightabout' and made
his way back to the Office. Ten minutes
later the corporate of the guard appeared at
the door; with him, on q rseking, blown
horse, was . ranchman. There was
news to tell; the Reds were out, two fami-
lies a been butchered, their houses
burned and their stock driven OF.
Moore went again to h chiefs house
and entered, passing Miss Mafy and Van
camp, their chairs very close together. The
veteran commander was Guaranteed BY
old wounds troubling him afresn. Frank
made his report quickly and received brief
instructions.
s.If you nave no objections, sir" he said.
81 would like to 60 out with my troop; Of
fee work is rather wearing, and l feel sort
Of rusty"
.Certainly, my boy. certainly. I'll know
things will be done rightly then. 1t Will DO
you good, too, you do look . little seedy.
I'd 60 myself if l could, but I'm only apoor
Old Grippe now. Give 'em Hail Columbia.
Moore! But take care Of yourself, !
49, /. IN A1iutont ovorv davo
81 think the trip would do you good. MI
Moore" spoke up the General; land Ns
soldiers works. good radiance of bad
rubbishr' is what she said, under her
breath
Thank you. Colonel, I'll attend TO all de-
tails, ard wen start at once" and he hur-
xicd out, pausing only to say good bye" to
Kiss Mary, to hold her hand q moment In
ais. and to look into her eyes with a deep,
steady gaze that made her blush and caused
her heart to beat wildly.
Then there were the calls, the orders ;'the
Lasiy issuing of ~rations. Boots and sad
dles' sounded, and in less than thirty min
CITES the troops were lost to sight.
Eancanp did not 60; a quarter OF an hour
before the news arrived he had proposed to
Miss Mary and been accepted. He told her
he would resign from the army, and pict-
tured in glowing language the grandeur and
pleasure of the life they would lead.
The General was delighted, the old
Colonel was not 0ver-wel pleased and
Growlcd . little: he wanted his girl to be q
soldiers wife, and he wanted Frank Moore
20 be the soldier husband. He did not know
that his favorite had tried and failed to win
the prize.
Late in the evening, three days after.
came a courier bearing the report Of the
Captain commanding. They had one brush
with and were now driving the foe.
All was well, except that Lieutenant
Moore, sent back with the courier, while
.RaIlantly charging the reds had been Sc
riously wounded in the breast
''Too bad! too bady" cried the Colonel.
1.-THE best officer Of the lot. fought not &c
have let him 60"
'.Whcre is Mr.. Moore-where did you
take hiin!" he asked the tired, dusty
trooper.
''Thc Lieutenant is at McCarthy's ranch,
twelve miles up South Fork. sir. He got to
bleeding so and got SO weak he couldn't sit
his horse. sir. l had to hold him on for ten
miles afcre we got there. He seemed dead
Sc, to hold out and git here with me, sir.