The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-02-27

Silence and discipline were restored In .
moment, and a. the platoon formed rank
he inquired Of q sergeant how they came
10 DO there The reply was that It had
grown 90 dark on the prairie that further
search seemed useless, Capt. Stryker and
most Of the men had been drawn of BY
signals from the Cheyennes up the val
ley towards the post, and these men who
bad been beyond Dunraven on the north
ern prairie were coming back along the
Monee trail when they saw the lights
and heard voices over at the lower shore.
There they found Leary, who~as excitr
ed about something, and before they hao
time to ask he suddenly shouted, They're
KILN the lieutenant Come on, boys"
and galloped of with his own party; 90
they followed. Perry quietly ordered
them TO leave corporal and four men
with him. and told the senior sergeant
to march the others back to the post; he
would follow In Eve minutes Then he
turned to the manager. ..
"You will have TO put up with my
keeping some Of my men with me. In
view Of all the circumstances, he said,
coldly but after this exhibition Of
lawlessness on the part Of your people l
do not propose to take any chances. !
want TO say to you that II d my belief
that some Of those ruffians you employ
can tell what has become Of our missing
man, and that you will do well to inves.
tigate tonight As to you, Mr.. Matt
land" he said, turning to the old gentle
man, who had sunk into q low easy
chair, "much a. regret having dis
turbed your privacy and-that Of the
ladies Of your household, you will ad.
init now that Justice to my men and to
the service demands that ! should report
my suspicious and my reception here to
the commanding officer at Fort Rossi.
ter"
There was no reply.
~ wish you good night, SIR" said
Perry; but his eyes wandered In to the
lighted parlor In search Of o very differ.
ent face and form-and still there was
no answer.
The manager came back upon the pl.
azza and stepped rapidly towards them.
Perry quickly dismounted and bent
down over the crouching figure.
"Why, hereI" he suddenly exclaimed,
"your employer is faint, or-something'a
gone wrong"
"HushT was the low spoken, hurried
answer Of the Englishman. "Just bear
q hand, will you, and help me to lift
him to yonder Solar
Easily, between them, they bore the
slight, attenuated form Of the old man
into the lighted parlor. A deathly pallor
had settled on his face. His eyes were
closed, and he seemed fallen into q deep
swoon. Perry would have set cushion
under his head as they laid him down on
q broad, easy couch, but the manager
jerked It away, lowering the gray hairs
to the very level Of the back, so that the
mouth capped wide and looked like death
itself.
"Just steady his head In that position
one minute, like q good fellow. I'll be
back in twinkling," said the manager,
as he darted from the room and leaped
hurriedly up the hall stairway.
Perry heard him rap at distant door,
apparently at the southwest angle Of the
big house Then his voice was calling:
"Mrs. Cowanl Mrs. Cowani would you
have the goodness to come down quicki
the masters ill"
Then, before any answer could he
given, another door opened aloft and
trailing skirts and light foot falls came
flashing down the stairway. Almost be-
fore he could turn to greet her, she was
In the room again, and with quick, i'm
pulsive movement had thrown herself
on her knees by his side.
"oh, papal dear fatherl I was afraid
Of thisl Let me take his head on my
arm. SC" she hurriedly murmured; "and
would you step In the other room and
fetch me little brandy It's there on
the aideboard."
Perry sprang to do her bidding, found
. heavy decanter on the great oaken
buffet, half filled o glass, and brought Il
with some water back to the lounge
She stretched forth her hand, and,
thanking him with q grateful look from
her sweet, anxious eyes, took the liquor
and carried It carefully to her fathers
ashen lips.
"Can | not help you In some way1 Il
there no one l can call?' asked the young
soldier, as he bent over her. .
"Mr. EVEN has gone for her-our old
nurse, mean. She does not seem to be
tn her room, and fear she has gone over
TO her sons young fellow at the store
house. Mr.. Even has followed BY this
time"
She dipped her slender white hngers
ln tho water and sprinkled the forehead
and eyelids Of the PROSTATE man. A