Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-29

would hardly attack so large a bodv ~
troops. AZ any rate" she continued mis-
GENEROUSLY. you have a devoted protoc.
yon.n OV'"'' W
Dear Rena," answered the girl do
not tease mo about Captain Barley. Do
You know there is something about that
man which do not trust ?"
VI, Connie '" said the other reproving-
~ IT IS rather unjust. think, to let your
IMAGINATION 30 run away with Won. Can.
IAN Barley is an honorable officer. in.
teiIgent man, very well of, and devoted
TO Mss Constance Dyneoourt.
AZ any rate / could never love him.
although he comes counting armed with
papa consent as no said this morning.
No; no, Rena don't want husband cut
and dred Tor me. | am more romantic
VINO Knows but TINT my love may come 20
me from over tho prairie instead OF the
sea, sang the girl. Just then the burle
summoned them 20 the evening meal.
toiohoi Dynecourt was wldower with
only the two children VIC have introduced
70 The reader. lie had been married twice.
lils ilrst wife diving when Rena WAS only
two years old, in a short time he married
again 2 beautiful girl much younger than
himself, who died within eighteen months,
leaving the almost hrokcn-hearted man an
infant OF t"w months old, who was her
sell an miniature. The Colonel never
married again, but had an excellent house
keeper and mother for his children in a
maiden sister OF his second wife The
Colonel bad come into quite p large for
tune from an uncle for whom he vas
named. a few years before, but had by
TINS time become such o veteran soldier
that hc declared he could never he happy
leading "a civilians life.
Constance had been at a convent in
Georgetown since she was ten years old
She had graduated with much honor few
months before and this was her first expert
cucc Of the plains. Captain Cameron,
Colonel DvnecoaTt' sOn-in-law, was on his
way 10 Fort Laramie. where he was IN COM
maud. There were two other ladies
lbesides the Colouers daughters and
Auntie." as she was called, wives Of the
other officers Of the camp. Their converse
tlon around the campfire was interrupted
10y the COlouel's reminding them Of the
morning early start, which quickly broke
up the whole party, and soon the whole
camp, except the sentinel and officer Of
the day, were wrapped i'm slumber.
About 2 o'clock the camp was suddenly
awakened by vOllcY OF Ausketry and the
war-cry of the savagcs. The ladies were
soon hudalcd together in the rear. The
attack was totally unexpected and the
camp was surrounded before the soldiers
49, VII o"NA'- iiH' ~ ''iP az w"
ny s'oIN "puiu never nav pe'h wfll,eh;
about fifty COWBOYS dashed up. and az the
shout Of " Captain Wilde the Indians be-
come demorahzcd and are soon driven on.
While Colonel Dynecourt was warmly
inanNu& the boys lor ther timely a.
'AuD, H+. 'i1'7u "au-h5ci i|7hou up 10
MN "u''' mn. cIeU, oA05'lll."e g.,
i"pH' caulioO Hnu o"A'''noe' 'ne
was s'andlhy WIN us Anew moments ago.
"u,lV .an Slte "'
- Nol hhn N4hnle ui-JrdcleuiY asks INC
IoioNvt ~ anu almost III "u7"e Young EEL
TO-" Hti9pea up among 1uem bearing the
DrtuliQi elii IN hir arms IN oehu lalht;
lie handed ms burden 10 the be|ildered
'"jhtr' "u"' WIN tiie ASSISTANCE OF 'he Ia
Ne@, soon reStolel her 10 con .clousuess,
On father were her hr-t words, a
horrid painted Indian stopped over ne, sud
deulv cnrei lpiue my head IA his blanket,
Whl stuffed my cries, and drew me up b.
fore him upon his horse and rushed of with
l'c. J vas almost dead Win irieht wncu
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remember no more. Ell,
leWtu lI' JIG" ""niu i'i' you Mss
sa'0 me fouhg man. VINO ahN"hccd WIN a
DOW, bul l'Hhb MS morse Wni'h was
it'~h was gaming "n NINE anu knowing
mat ~ ne eoi p' hind inat chaih on huonS
hh II,l'" Oh "a H'to "',ltlt Nv I.',i IT, s.'O
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warm lho'eu were 'ne cohF I IA, liolis
oi an the g4rfisoh ana Colonel ny heco'ii5
ana lne iI',l, were more ,nam Cn"i'iie'i
W.'. .',C ~u,, I@, nav,
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