The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-28

claimed Yellowstone Yac&. "She's sech
goner on yer she wants you somewnar
outen yer latitude, SO she can't gaze at yer
bootiful figure so often"
The next day runners came into the post
bearing news that the tribes to the north
of us were all on the warpath, burning and
pillaging everything. The cavalry troop
and one infantry company mounted were
sent in hot pursuit, leaving two companies
of infantry to guard the post. OF course
we did not anticipate trouble at the garrl-
son, so we divided our time at the suffers
and by indulging in plenty of bunk fatigue;
only a few men were kept on guard, so we
had plenty of leisure
Just at dusk few nights following the
departure of the scouting party, one OF the
boys CHANGED to gaze over toward Leuten-
ant Toms quarters. 'Say, fellers, come
here and see this queer bundle laying IN
front of our 'loots' quarters" Presently
the door opened and Tom stepped out on
TO the porch; then the queer bundle stood
erect. aud Silver Dove threw her arms
around Toms neck.
wall. I'll be darned, fellers. That's
rum act: right here in front of the bar
racks, too But what the DEVILS upI''
Tom listened to Silver Dove a moment,
then dashed across to the commanding
| officers house on gallop. Hark! bugie
call! The general alarm is sounding. No
time to surmise further. Each soldier
grabs his rifle with belt of ammunition
and falls in. Several Gatling guns and
mountain howitzers are brought and
planted at the most prominent points. The
commanding officer has just time TO sing
out:
Bows. we are surrounded on all sides.
/ and the Lord only knows how many red
( devils there are. but don't waste your am
! munitionr'
/ Then a blood curdling, piercing yell
! that | shall never forget rings out on the
/ still night air; then from out OF the sur
/ rounding darkness 500 dusky forms are
/ discernible dashing toward the garrison.
But we were prepared for the onslaught;
/ when the red impS of Hades arrived at fight
ing distance, laboring under the delusion
/ that they had taken US by surprise, we
turned the tables, and delivered such a
! calling fire from rifles, howItzer and Cat
/ ling guns that they fell hack IN dlsmay-
fought us hand TO hsnd an instant, then
retreated in disorder back TO the forest, the
most surprised redskins you ever saw.
After a partial recovery from the first
. shock of the melee. and we had time 10 re-
gain our wits once more. glad shout rang
out over the post. "Hurrah for Silver
/ Dovel She has saved Us from most ho--
| riole fate" But where is the girlf Have
/ the red fiends revenged themselves by kill
| ing her?
An anxious search begins. Naturally
every step was directed toward Lieutenant
| Toms quarters, and there we lind her. the
| dead body of the Indian maiden lying
| prone on the porch, the ivory hilt OF Z
hunting knife protrUdins from her left
breast, and the body OF poor Tom, sho;
through the shoulder, thrown across her,
seemingly gaSping in the last throeS OF life
We raised them both tenderiy, then sor
! rowfulIy entered the quarters. Silver
Dove, for love of the youngster, ha1
warned US in time; then, traitor 70 hei
peopls, and knowing that they would hunt