The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-12-14
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CHAPTER XIV.

things had happened and were still to
happen in the hurrying hours that fol.
lowed Sunday night. The garrison woke
at Tuesdays reveille in much perturba.
ton of spirit, as has been said, hut by
8 o'clock and breakfast time one cause
of perplexity was at an end. Relief had
come with Monday afternoon and Alice
Renwick's letter saying she would not
attend the german. and now still great
er relief in the news that sped from
mouth to mouth-Lieutenan Jerrold
was in close arrest. Armitage and
Chester had been again in consultation
Monday night. said the gossips, and
something new had been discovered
no one knew just what-and the tolls
had settled upon Jerrold's handsome
head, and now he was to be tried. AS
usual in such cases, the news came i'll
through the kitchen, and most officers
heard it at the breakfast table from the
lips of their better halves, who could
hardly find words to express their senti-
ments as to the inability of their lords
to explain the new phase of the situa-
ton. When the first sergeant of Com.
pany b came around to Captain Armi-
tage with the sickbook soon after in
the morning the captain briefly direct
ed him to transfer Lieutenant Jerrold
on the morning report from present for
duty to "in arrest, and no sooner was
it known at the quarters of Company B
than it began to work back to officers
row through the medium of the servants
and strikers.
1t was the sole topic of talk for q full
hour. Many ladies who had intended
going to town by the early train almost
periled their chances of catching the
same i'll their eagerness to hear further
details.
But the shrek of the whistle far up
the valley broke up the group that was
SO busily chatting and specializing over
in the quadrangle, and with shy yet
curious eyes the party Of at least doz-
en-matrons and maids, wives or sisters
Of the officers-scurried past the dark
ened windows of Mr. Jerrold's quarters.
and through the mysterious passage west
Of the colonel's silent house, and down
the long stairs just in time to catch
the train that whirlod them away city
ward almost as soon as it had disgorged
the morning. mail. Chatting and laugh
ing and full of blithe anticipation Of the
glories of the coming german, i'll prepa-
ration for which most of their number
had found it necessary to run in for just
an hours shopping, they went jubilant.
ly on their way. Shopping done, they
would all meet, take luncheon together
at the Woman's Exchange, return to
the post by the afternoon train and have
plenty of time for little nap before
dressing for the german. Perhaps the
most interesting question now up for
discussion was, Who would lead with
Mr. Rollins? The train went putting
into the crowded depot, the ladies has.
tened forth and in moment were Oh
the street, cabs and carriages were pass
ed in disdain, brisk walk of block
carried them to the main thoroughfare
and into the heart Of the shopping dis
trict, rush of hoofs and wheels and pc.
destrians there encountered them, and
the roar assailed their sensitive and I'M
accustomed ears, yet high above it all
pierced and pealed the shrill voices of
the newsboys darting here and there
with their eagerly bought journals. But
women bent on germans and shopping
have time and ears for no such news
as that which demands the publication
of extras. Some of them never hear or
heed the cry: Indian massacreW
Here y'are! All about the KILN of
Major Thornton an his sojersp' 'Ex-
try! Extryv"
1t is not until they reach the broad
portals of tie great Stewart Of the west
that one of their number, half incrcdu-
lousy, buys a copy and reads aloud
"Major Thornton, -th infantry, Cap.
tain Langham and Lieutenant Bliss,
-th cavalry, and 30 mon are killed.
Captains Wright and Lane and Lieuten-
ants Willard and Brooks, -----th caval-
ry and some 40 more men are seriously
wounded The rest of the command is
corralled by an overwhelming force of
Indians, and their only hope is to hold
out until help can reach them. All
troops along tho line of the Union Pa.
cific are already under orders. -
"Oh, isn't it dreadful?''
"Yes, but aren't you glad it wasn't
ours? Oh, look! There's Nina Beaubien
over there in her carriage. Do let's find
out if she's going to lead with Rollins. "
Vac victis! Far out in the glorious
park country in the heart of the Gen.
tennial State little band of blue coats
sent to succor periled agent is max
ing desperate stand against fearful odds.
Less than 200 men has the exalted
wisdom of the department sent forth
through the wilderness to find and, if
need be, fight its way through five
times its weight in well armed foes.
The officers and men have no special
quarrel with those Indians, nor the IN
dians with them. Only two winters be-
fore. when those same Indians were sick
and starving. and their lying go be-
tweens, the bureau employees, would
give them neither food nor justice, q
small band made their way 10 tho rail
way and were fed OH soldier food and
their wrongs righted by soldier justice
But another snarl has come now, and
this time the bureau people are i'm q
pickle, and the army--cver between two
fires at least, and thankful when it isn't
skis ordered to send little force and