The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-11-13
TWO SOLDIERS.

At the moment of the outbreak both
companies from Graham, K and D, or
strong detachments from both, were
scouting through the country - one
through the northern Peloncillo range,
the other far up among the head waters
of the ella. Not Yord did they hear
Of the trouble until 1t was several days
old; then D troop was amazed by the
sudden appearance Of their captain in
their midst-Lane, whom they supposed
to be on sick leave far in the distant
east. It was then for the first time they
learned how their comrades Of K troop
had lost their popular old commander,
and that the great outbreak had occurred
at San Carlos. Stopping only long
enough to cram their pouches with am
munition and to draw more rations, the
troop hastened away toward the rail-
road by way Of Graham, and at the sta
tion, just at dawn, Lane sent brief dis
patch to the commanding general saying
that he was pushing with all speed to
head the Indians off via San Simon pass.
He had then forty-fve men and horses,
in fair condition. K troop would reach
Graham that evening, and he urged that
they be sent at once to re-enforce him.
This dispatch "the chief received with
an emphatic slap Of his thigh and an ex-
preston of delight: BLESS that fellow
Lane! he Is always in the nick Of time. l
had not hoped for an instant that either
D or K would be available, and now
look" he said to his aid-de-camp, "he
has started for San Simon pass, and will
probably throw himself across their
'front.'. Only wish he had more men,"
Shall 1 wire to Graham to have K
rush after him, sirr
"Yes. Order them to start the instant
they can refit, and not to take more than
an hour in doing that. They have been
having easy work on their scout-prob-
ably taking 1t leisurely all the time;
they ought to be in first rate trim. D,
on the contrary, has been making long
and rapid marches to get down from the
Upper ella Where was K at last &C
countsP'
"Couriers had gone to the Upper Pei
oncillo for them several days ago, and,
as Lane says, they are expected at Ora
ham this evening. Lane himself rode
after his own men two hours after he
got to the post from the east, and Noel,
who Is KS new captain, is due at Ora
ham station tonight"
Then send him orders to lead his
troop instantly, follow and support
Lane. Tell him not to lose a moment
on the way. Everything may depend
upon his promptness and zeal"
And 30 it happened that when Capt
Noel stepped from the train that after
noon at the old station the telegraph
messenger came forward to meet him,
touching his cap and saying, "This dis
patch has been awaiting you, sir, since
II o'clock this morning Ihave just had
q dispatch from the post, and K Troop
got in two hours ago and is already start
ing. Lieut.. Mason says an orderly Is
coming ahead with horse and the cap
tain's field hit. Shall wire for anything
else9"
Noel opened the dispatch that had been
handed him, and Rad 1t with an express
sion that plainly indicated perturbation,
If not dismay. He had not been in sad
die for an entire year.
| "Why, must go out 10 the posLI he
said to the operator. II am not at all
ready to take the field. Let them know
that have arrived, and will come out
there without delay. Better have the
troop unsaddled and wait for my com
ing"
"Win the captain pardon mer said
the operator; "the orders from the de-
partment commander that went through
this morning were that the troop should
not take more than an hour in reftting
at the post and should start at once.
thought could see them coming over
the divide just as the whistle blew"
The captain gave no sign Of enthu-
Eiasm as he received this news. he was
still pondering over the contents Of his
dispatch from the commanding general
Its tone was 50 like that Of his order
from the war department-so utterly
unlike what his admiring circle Of rela-
tives and friends would have expected
Stepping into the telegraph Office he
took some blanks and strove to compose
q dispatch that would convince the gen.
eral that he was wild with eagerness to
ride all night to the support Of Lane,
and yet that would explain how abso-
lutely necessary It was that he should