Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-19

uuNlcNs nc lilhcN uNNINNaiN required
n man Of nerve and quick decision, but
above an be must be possessed Of well
known fighting qualities. King had
reputation ~ an luiiHu fighter. and VI.
though ho was not 10 f1voriic personally, /
u was conceded that Boo could Doe trusted J
aud That hc would be- brave in tho face /
OF danger
"Wlnt do Won Huplaso ever took King
on. anyhow snid one of the men, nft,r /
ihoy had canyusoi the subject repeated. |
" and yet had moi agreed upon cap.
tain. His question sce'uod 90 ho nd
Dire scd to the camp ingeraral. and after
moments silence aud the usual prz-
glire " brows Whenever iho l0at wagon
masters name was mentioned. % soldier
who was lying on she erase raised upon
bis elbow and uid:
81 don't know us you have oskCl me.
but believe this man You arc talking
about went away because he sgw fqmc-
body aboard tho Polar Star that ho
didn't want 10 meet. Who knows 10
wasn't that woman
The men looked nt tho speaker IN
/ blnul. nstouishmoni, hut no ono contra
Lictad him. II WIS tla first probable
solution that had been offered, and un,-
urlly It WAS not long iu finding lodg. .
mcnt IN every iuuns miirl Then ono
/ added.
"lio was aiearl. aud watched. hey!
| Likely enoughw And another Hil;
"suart follow; but he's no cOwhrl.'
The ropncline done, after The ioluus
/ nnd rcttliug Of tito freight between
! Mcstport and Council Grove, and tho
cattle windcd and refreshed, It became
nccutary % decide upon a captain AMI
go On. An old Mexican plaiusman WIS
chogrn--a man who had made many
overland Journeys, hud seen much hrZ-
6rdous service aud could speak hrukgn
| English aud number OF ndirn lan-
| guugos, besides Spanish. But ho had
mover before commanded an expedition
across the pllius. Just why. nobody
seemed 90 know or 20 bo willing 60 say.
Perhaps because Of m underlined fear
that in pinch hc would "uuuh.' II
seemed to bo his due that ho should once
hayo the honor Of commanding 70 train,
and though ,hcso overland mariners
were net mon 20 tsEo great risks for
houor's sake. they vcnturcd liulo this
limo and elected old JU.o Valdez 90 Gao
captaincy. Withn great show oi loyalty
tho crown Of authority was put upon lIa
brow, and many Of DIS followers pro-
tested that they had long wished 10 see
the tling done.
! HAPPY old Jlso' ho started the cNrc-
dition with flourish. Ills glil,cgias
black eyes danced, for they had mot yet
lost their lustcr, AMI th'y could SEQ a
moving object un tho plains farther
awuy than many that w-rc o score of
year. younger
Ellis pride would mako him DO biz
BEST they said; "oycythius would 10
snfc.'
Aud his pride dil SPUR the old captain
constantly. 1t AROUSED bis ambition 90
mike tho quicscat TIP that had been
known for years, 90 have the most com
furt1hlo camping grounds, and the best
timo generally Occasionally Inc would
bring his mind back 20 dnty with start
because he had discovered himself n
Santa fc, rocowniius the success Of Oh,
expedition under his Leadership 10 hi.
siuy-nt-humc coinradcs, into whose ear
lc had hoped for ton years 10 DO able &c
pour this proud tale.
From Council Gruy9 10 the great bend
Of tho Arkansas oycsy thing had moved
along ldat 10 his liking. i was at thi'