Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-07-20

the day, and after nightfali assumed
charge of the dreaded post NO. 3.
Three nights passed without any event.
The moon, though on the wane, was
still bright enougH 10 allow Rogers to see
any moving object on she plain.
One would have expected to have seen
him alert. actively watching for the slight
est sign of danger, but he had IA different
idea.
Seated on the ground, hi, back against
the corral, Ills rifle on his knees, he was
apparently asleep.
Apparently only, for his sharp eyes
kcenly watched every point of the plain.
He knew that lac had Il shrewd, tricky,
but ut the same time IA bold enemy III
that willy Apache. He felt sure that the
Indian, especially in the second case, had
not crcpt up on his victim unobserved.
Ho must have employed some disguise
which had completely deceived the senti-
nel. What was this disguise?
That Apache would be more apt to be-
tray himself if he thought me asleep than
he would if he saw that l was watching
him" was his sound argument.
Through the long hours of the night he
sat motionlcss. 1t was : O'Clock when sud
denly lt caught sight Of a moving object
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lessly he cooked his rife. He was Il load
shot and woe be To that object when he
fired. Nearer and nearer it came, while
he sat as if asleep.
why, it is Corporate he suddenly ex-
claimed to himself.
Corporal was a fine, large Newfoundland
dog, the pet of the garrison, who had mys-
teriously disappeared from the post two
weeks before, and whom every one sup
posed to have been stolen.
Rogers first impulse was to call the
dog, when he remembered his resolution
-'shoot any moving object that comes
within range"
He therefore restrained his impulse, and
no one could have guessed that the APP
parently sleeping sentinel was closely
watching every movement as the dog APP
preached.
1t was a lucky idea of Rogers to feign
sleep, for as the dog came nearer he
thought he noticed something peculiar in
its appearance, and its actions did not seem
quite natural.
Possibly Corporal may he exhausted
from hunger, or it may be the deceptive
light of the moon" thought Rogers.
The dog was now within close range,
and he could hesitate no longer.
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lected, land if l make IA mistake every
onc-even Corporal himself-win forgive
me"
Slowly and imperceptibly he brought hi;
rifle to his shoulder; IA short but true aim.
a crack and a yell such as only al
Apache who has received his death wount
can give-startled the whole garrison.
AS if by magic, every ono collected OF
the spot, each as he approached evidently
expecting TO sec a repetition of the trag
edies.
The story was soon told. The k o
poor Corporal had been used as u disguis'
by the Apache, who, with bow I'm hand
had been creeping up on his third intend
ed victim. Deceived by the apparentl,
sleeping sentinel, he had been led to be
tray himself and had met u most merite(
death.
Undoubtedly he had, by the same device
' deceived the other sentinels and had yer.
nearly succeeded in adding another seal
/, to his belt.
) Young Rogers was overwhelmed VIII
' congratulations, a special report was a
once made to the war department, and be
; fore long he received as reward his mucI