The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-02-13

colonel passed, clanking forth q the
sounding Of adjutants call. and were too
completely engrossed In their delightful
occupation TO notics what took place a
parade
The long. slendsI Line had formed
the infantry companies On the right and
loit aankn, their neat and tasteful dTesI
Of blue and white contrasting favorably
with the gAudy yellow plumagO Of the
four dismountod troops Of the cavalry
Company after company had taken the
Staturesqus possof parade reSt" and its
captain faced 70 the front again, the I'd,
jutant was Just about moving 10 his post
on the prolongation Of tho front rank.
and the colonel settling back into the
conventional attitude Of the command
Ing officer. when from outside the rect
angular Inclosure Of the parade ground
from somewhere beyond the menS
barracks-therO came sudden outeFy and
commotion There were shouts. indiS
tinguishable ct 6rst. but excited and
startling. Some Of the men In rankI
twitched nervously and partially turned
their heads. - though eager 10 look Be
hind them and see what was wrong
whereat stern voices could bo heard 10
subdued but potent censurO; Keep youI
eyes 70 the front, there, SullivAni" "Stand
fast. there, center Of Third companyr
Tho guard. too. paraded In front Of its
quarters some distance behind the line
was rnanlfeStly disturbed, and the voics
Of the sergeant could b heard giving
hurried orders Every man In the bat
TALON seemed at the same instant 70 aT
rive at one of two concluSlons-prisonen
escaping. or Gre over at the stables-and
all eyes were 6xed on the imperturbablI
form Of the commanding officer, q
though waiting the signal from him te
break and 60 to the rescue But there
the colonel stood, placid, calm, and ap
parently utterly unconscious Of the diS
tant yet nearing elamoe. The adiutani
hesitated . moment before procoOdina
further, and glanced appealingly At hii
chief; whereupon there came from tht
blue and gold and yellow statue out o
the parade. In half Teproachful tones
the quiet order, ''Go ont" and the adiu
tant, recalled 10 his senses and with evi
dent expression Of his sentiments 70 the
effect that u otheFs could stand q ht
could. braSquely turned his head 70
wards the band and growled, Sound
orr The boom and crash Of drum and
cymbal and the blarO Of brazen throat
drowned for moment the sound Of thu
turmoil without. The next thing the
battalion heard or saw was . riderles
horse tearing full tilt out on the parads
and sweeping In big circle from the
right Of the line down towards the poini
where the colonel stood
Following him came 0 pair Of Chey.
enne scouts, their ponies ScampeFing In
pursuit, but veering o6 the green q theli
riders realized that they were intFudina
on the ceremony Of the day. RSlisved
Of his purSusFs. the fugitive speedily sst.
tied down into . lunging trOt. and with
Streaming manO and tail, with head and
cam erect, with falling bride rein and
Tapping stirTups, he circled rapidly the
open space between the colonel and The
line Of battle, th0n came trotting bach
along the front. - though searching b
the stolid rank Of bearded faces for TIT
friends hO knew. Omcor after OfilcsI
be passed In review Until be came q
Styksris troop, posted On the right d
the cavalry, and there, with Q neigh oi
recognition, he fearlessly trotted up to
thecaptainS outstrStched hand Anotha
minute and two men fell out and madeS
temporary gap In the rank; through tht
. sergeant Gle closer extended his Whils
glove. relieved the captain of hiS charge
and led the painting Steod away.
The men rstook their piAoesi the cap
tain again resumed his position In front
Of the center Of hls company, drupped
the point Of his sabsr 10 the ground and
settled back into parade rsstss the band
went on thnndering down the line
countermarchOd and cana back 10 Ii
post on the right, making the wsIlkin
ring with the triumphant strains Of
"NOrthern Route" the tFumpSiS pealeG
the ''retreat," the adjutant StaIked hii
three yards 10 the front, faced fercaly
10 the left and shouted his rosonantor or
dsEs down the Line. three hundred mar
tial forms sprang 10 attention, and thu
burnished arms came 10 the .earTy'
with simultaneous cra1h. Fanks vert
opened with old time procision, ths
parade "prsssnted" 70 The colonial with
an due formally, tho manual was "a,
Ocuted juSt ~ punctiliously q though
nothing unusual had happened; arstssr
geants rDpoEtsd, ordsES wore publIShed,
parade formally dismiassd, the line oi
oGiosrs marched Solidly 70 the front.
halted, and made its Simultaneous saluts
10 the colonel, who slowly raised and
lowered his Whits gloyed hand In roeog.
nitiou, and then. and not tn then, was
any one allowed 10 speak Of what wa
uppeFmosI In every mind-that Esrgt
Gwynnsis horse had come b without
him. and that the animals right aank
was streaming With blood
Ten minutes later Lieut. Ferry, % I'D.
Ing drass. came huFTying down % the
quarters, where two Or three
u1lceFs were nov gathered q the gate.
The ladies had put aside the albums. and
with anxious faces were scanning the lit
tls group - though striving 10 gauge
from their gestures and exprOsslon the
extent Of the calamity % the possible d.
gree Of danger. But MFa Lawrence
looked fairly startled whom her hus
bands voios Wns heard for the firSt time
Above the general hum Of consultation
"CoL Bsainard, MF. Perry d coming, .
~, and presume fhogO q no time % Be-
Iosk You have aakod q none Of " who
were statioued here ever visited the
ranch, and the ansWer Wn1 no Nay !
IuggeSt that d. ouin could psEhaps tall
Of its tnhabifanfIf
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