Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-06
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1AflAOlia captain lNOlIe, an officer OF the
love affair is in the way. Nita swoons over
some mysterious apparition on the eve of her
departure for home. iI-After Nita leaves
camp DIR. Holden tries to unearth the mystery
Of her swoon. lie suspects that Sergeant
Ellis, recent recruit and man with a hiss
tory, had some connection with it. Ill Lieu
tenant Curly Brewster. another officer OF
the Twelfth, is in love with Winifred Berrien
the daughter Of Major Berrien Captain Koife
ilEhts upon evidence that another woman
claims l3rewster's devotion iY-The society
~ the fort gives a hop, and Mrs Knowles,
married ilirt from a nearby town. makes a
scene with Brewster, at which Major Berrien
ana Winifred are myatftied and indignant.
N-Beiore brewster can explain TO Ninifred
about the knowles oman his troop is ordered
70 march against the Sioux Indians in Dakota.
Major Berrien hears some gossip about
Brewsters relations TO Mrs, Knowles and
Minifred VII and VIII The whole
Twelfth goes to the seat of war. Captain
Role sends d detective to hunt up Sergeant
Fills career before he Joined the army. IA
Major Eerrien is wounded in a skirmish.
BREWSTER aud Ellis save his life. \ 70 Ky
Ellis and Brewster have posts Of honor during
and Minifred from death in Dakota blizzard
and from the murderous Indians
Begun Tuesday, July 26-Back numbers at
the Counting Room.l
And that swerve, that sudden halt and
turn to the south end, had cost the band
their liberty. Darling along abreast Of
them, but nearly half mile away to the
south, the warrior on the dun colored
pony had shot far out beyond them, and
now. sweeping around in wide circle
to his right, rode between them and the
broad wastes to the west. Two other In
dams were circling in their front, bar
ring the way to the low hills to the
south. Others still, struggling far out
east ward, refined up so as not to inter-
fere with tho rounding Of the herd.
and IN moment or two more these
three experts had turned their runaway
property in wide sweep back into the
shining track Of the sun, and in a very
few minutes the matter was settled: the
ponies were sulSily trotting along the
bank beyond the bend, headed for home
and hard work again, with the ambu-
lance mules braying at their heels Here
the younger Indians, the boys, took
charge, and from the distant slopes,
from south and east and from the prai-
rio to the west, the others came canter-
ing toward that sharp angle half mile
away and gathered in eager consulta-
ton about one who seemed to be their
leader.
All this, and much more. Brewster
and his men were watching with bound
ing pulses, in breathless excitement,
Brewster with feelings Of mingled hope
and despair. Now he knew that the
ambulance must be somewhere near at
hand, possibly up that long ravine on
the south side that slanted in from the
prairie not hundred yards away below
them. Surely the banks looked as though
there were a good ford at that point.
Might not that be the very one Of which
Ellis spoke? Now, if it were but posi-
bic to drop back out of the drifts in
which they were hiding and recross the
stream, they might yet creep unobserved
into the mouth of that gully and feel
their way afoot until, somewhere in the
snow, they came upon, as he now felt
sure they must, the stormbound wagon
with its precious contents. From their
crouching place it was impossible to see
across the ridge that separated them
from the Tavine referred to; but to the
southeast the prairie lay before them,
and the keenest eye could detect no sign
of hollow between that which lay so
near them and that from which those
vagabond mules had emerged far out
upon the plain. Somehow Brewster felt
certain that now at last he was actually
within pistol shot of the ambulance,
within speaking distance, almost, Of the
girl he SO fondly loved, whose very life
at this instant depended not only on his
courage, but also on his judgment One
false move would ruin ALL
So long as the Indians kept up their
powwow at the bend, So long was Wini-
fred safe. The longer they delayed the
nearer would it bring Murphy and the
men from the main crossing three miles
away up stream. Then, six to six, he
could laugh at the Sioux. But any one
who knew Indians at all knew that the
discovery Of the mules would only set
them to work to find the snow camp
from which the animals had broken
away Aye, even as these things flashed
through his mind, Brewster could see
that they were signaling ''halt" to the
herd guard, and that two Of the young
sters were lashing their ponies out in
front Of the band and gradually bring
ing it to a standstill. Almost at the same
moment, too, those in consultation sepa-
rated, three riding swiftly after the
herd, while the other three, slowly and
cautiously, began to advance toward the
hollow whence the mules had emerged.
Evidently they expected to find the white
mans wagon there.
s'Now is your time, men" muttered
Brewster. Quick! Off with your side
lines and double them about your horses
fore feet so that they can't even hobble
out Of the drift. Keep thefahere. Take
your lariat and hopple my horse, one Of
you Throw him if need be. IN watch
those beggarss down stream. All, |
thought so,'' he muttered, athey've
grabbed the mules and are examining
the harness; that will tell them easily
enough they were cut loose after break
ing the pole. Quick, menl throw snow
by the bushel all over your horses. Roll
in it yourselves. Get all the white on
you can: then run down the gully as
soon as you have your horses hidden
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