Evening journal., 1892-08-05

BTCrsicr led his little band Of troopers
OF into the night.
"Who's theres' demanded Brewster
from beneath his robes and blankets, as
late that night his name was called.
"It is Holden. Tumble up, man; I
want ylu quick"
My God, doctor, is Bei1ien worseY
ono, thank heaven, hos sound asleep.
Sergeant Ellis was brought in by the
guard half an hour ago He fell ex-
hausted at the lines. We've just brought
him TO at tho hospital tent, and from
what 1 can make out-he's so weak yet
there's something back there out on
the prairie. an ambulance and women.
ran over for you as soon as / could, for
You probably know him best
BE with you in a minute, shouted
Brewster kicking off his moccasins
md struggling into his heavy boots.
Lie still, Haddocki you're not want
I'd, he added. "What time is it, Docy"
Long after eleven-near midnight,
Judge. Come as quick as you can. I'll
go right back"
In five minutes, in the dim light of the
hospital tent, Brewster was bending over
Ellis PROSTATE form. Others had pulled
off his heavy boots and We're chatting his
half frozen feet. Holden had Just ad-
ministered another dose Of brandy, but
at sight of Brewster the languid, half
open eyes began to CLEAN and the mus
Giles of the lips to twitch.
"Stoop lower. Brewster; he wants to
speak to you, said Holden. And Brews-
ter inclined his ear almost to the black
mustache.
Then with sudden bound he was on
his feet again.
"What" he cried. "God Of heaven,
mani DO you mean it," His face was
ashen in an instant, but his eyes never
quit their questioning gaze. Ellis nodded
vehemently, striving again to speak
Doctor, do you heary cried Brewster,
in mad dismay. "He says Mrs. Berrien
and Wnifrod are in the ambulance
broken down at Wolf Creek" And
without another word he darted from
the tent
Ten minutes more, dozen men Of the
"black troop" We're bracing cinch straps,
bucklng throat latches and loading
blankets on their astonished steeds. De-
spite the bowling Of the gale, half the
camp was up and astir, Farquhar among
the first. Brewster had his own horse
saddled and was astride before any one
else was fairly dressed, and by this time
Ellis had recovered sufficiently to speak
and tell his story. The train from the
east came in on time at three, and he
was amazed TO see Mrs. Berrien's face.
No one dreamed Of her coming, for the
wires were down. The quartermasteI
ran to meet her, and the sergeant him
self FASTENED to give her good news Of
her husband. Nothing would answer
though, but that she must go to him at
once
In vain did Major Sterrett plead with
her, saying it took five hours to drive
over to the environment by day and he
feared the evening would be dark and
stormy. Go she would, and the quar-
termaster ordered ont his own ambu
lance and best four mule team, with hi:
own driver and a compile Of armed ont
riders. He gave the ladies hot tea
loaded in lots of blankets and robes, and
they started about half past three, were
in the teeth Of the gale at five o'clock
In pitch darkness and or the road at six
and somewhere about seven the mule,
became unmanageable in the blizzard
whirled short around and snapped of
the pole. BY this time too one outridel
was lost, the other was frozen half t
death and had been drinking whisky
The driver was so stiff be could hardly
move hand or foot, and he.and Ellis hao
the utmost difficulty in cutting loos'
the mules. There was every prospec
Of their capsiring the wagon, and they