The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-09-29

canthat isn't Uncle Sans businees.i
Morgan had over seven hundred andi
fifty dollars in 'greenbacks'' ID the lin.
ing Of bis canvas hunting coat when
they reached the southern hills in Gel
tober, and not cent of it whe1, they
marched out on the 18th. The CAM
paign being virtually over, all danger,ii
hardship. work and heavy responsibii-l
ity at an end, staff captain came by,
rail and stage to take over the funds!
and stores of the line lieutenant and:
charge up to him every cents worth!
that had leaked or dribbled from the:
mule-packs, species of charging that
differed from that expected of lines
man. in that it involved none of the
perils, yet promised greater reward.
You may be assured this gentleman
did not come without safe. Mcrgan,j
riding from the bivouac to the STAGE
station, mile away, the very evening"
of his successors arrival, was lassoedt
on his horse in Cinnabar canyon,
gagged, bound, robbed Of his package(
of greenbacks, all in the flash of 81
bull's-eye. Picked up, stunned, teni
scribe his assailants, but certain hard
characters with the command, some OF!
the precious gang Of recruits just ar:
rived, made off that night with their
horses, equipments and everything.
Certain civil officials gave chase. There:
was still hope they might be over.
hauled and the money captured before
they could reach the mining towns.
Meantime. Morgan, not severely hurt,
was ordered to join his troop. 1t was
Gods mercy that only an hour before
the robbery he had counted out every
cent for which he was accountable in
the presence Of Old 1intop and his adj
jutant, otherwise he would have had
to stagger under the accusation of hav-
ing made away with the money and
made up the story.
In vain the rough old campaigner
had sought to cheer Morgan by assur-
ances that the party sent out in chase
couldn't help gathering in the robbers,
who, with one exception. were
strangers to the frontier. Morgan
groaned in spirit. mo, colonel, it is
useless. Luck has been dead against
me ever since we furled the Wolverine
guidons ard I joined the regulars.
That money will never be found, and
am eight hundred dollars more in debt
than l was montll ago, when it was
all | could stagger under. It's only
worse and more of it." And here this
forty -year-old fatalist turned away and
buried his bearded face in his hands.
And now, few weeks later, with a
hole in his shoulder and fever ins his
veins, Mr.. Morgan was being borne
along homeward in nlule-litter, hope
less and sick at heart, totally 1ncon-
scious of the fact that one man at least
in the long dusty column looked up to-
him with an enthusiastic gratitude,
even while looking down on him from,
the saddle. Schrann's right leg had
been shot through midway between
ankle and knee, but the fracture was
simple, and the wounded limb was
skillfully dressed, set in splints and
Scllramm rode in litter a week or
two, as ordered. then his Teutonic'
prayers took effect on the Herr Wun-
dartz," and he was allowed to swing
the leg over the handsome roam his cap
tain had promised he should have again
as soon as he was able to stradnle the
beast and settle the question why he
had named him Bredow. We had little
or no time for war history in the cav
airy in those days
Morgan could not but note how at.
fectionately Schramm's blue eyes
would beam upon him and how full Of
anxious sympathy were his frequent
inquiries as to whether there were not
something he could do for the Herr
Lieutenant. They sent the two, with
others, in together to the old fort on
the railway, and Schramm, whose
wound was the more serious, was
much the sooner recovered, and bust
ling around as though nothing had'
ant, whose hurt was slight, seemed I'M
able to rally. There are wounds that
sap the vital forces worse than knife or:
bullet. Morgan was fretting himself
to death. He broke down utterly when,
Old ,rintop. month later, came in to.
see him on his arrival at the post.
''What can do, colonel?" he moaned.
II am too old to resign and try to find
employment at home. There's no
room for crippled dragons there. Yet
creditors are bounding me, my pay
may be stopped any minute to settle
this comnaissary business, and then
what will become of my children"
Ito be Continued)
Home Seekers Excursion Over the Albert
Lea Route.
Will be run on October 9, from all
points 10 Oklahoma, Northern Texas and
other territory for one fare for the
round trip, tickets good for twenty days.
These excursions will stop at all points
in this territory, where az good farming
lands as there are in the world can be
bad upon reasonable prices and terms.
These lands are suitable for growing
Grain, Fruit, Cotton and Stock; and the
climate is mild and healthful. Taken al
together no country on the American
continent offers to-day, as good induce
ments for those in want of comfortable