The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-14


three of their best men, lost their ron
devious at Morcno's, lost horses and
mules-for what our men didn't get
tho Apachcs diG-and Won absolutely
nothing except tho 81 hour possession
of safo they hadn't timo to open.
Whereas | got my commission and my
wife; Fccny, honorable wounds and
mention and tho chevrons of Il first ser
geant; Costigan got his scrgcant's
stripes and the medal of honor, Murphy
his sergcantcy, Walsh and Latham med
ais aud corporalships, and the only fell
low who didn't get II blessed thing but
scars WAS tho commanding lieutenant
your worthy self thanks to wiseacrcs
at Washington who say Indian fighting
ism t war"
Didn't get Il letter of thanks from
tho department. comlnander?' grins
Drumlnond. What else could OK
pect:''
What clse:' is Wings impulsivo
rcJoindcr. Then, as though mindful
OF some admonltion. quietlnS at once
and speaking i'll tono less suggestive,
We'll, your case L suppose you can
be content with nothing, but bless me
if | could" Then, suddenly rising and
respectfully touching his weather beat
eli hat ho salutes Il stoutly built, sol
dierly looking man III rough scouting
dress. whose only badge of rank is the
furnished shoulder strap with the sill
Yer leaf Oh the shabbicst old fatigue
coat to he found in tho battalion, most
of whose members. however. wear no
coat ut all.
Hullo, Wing-didn't mean to dis
turb your siesta-Drummond here? 2"
says tho commander in his offhand
way, and at sound of tho we'll known
voice Drummond, too, is on his feet in
twinkling
Seen the papers that camo in to-
day? queries the colonel, celebrating
from his sentences all verbal superfui-
ties.
Not yet, sir; any news?''
HI to pay i'll Chicago, SO far as
heard from. The railway strike has
taken firm hold there. Police and mi
litia both seem unable to do anything
against the mob, and the authorities
are stampedcd. Your home. isn't it 2"
{" 1t was once, sir, but that was many
long year ago"
h-c-clI. says tlC COLONEL rc1letC-
lively, stroking his grizzled beard, Tits
my belief there is worse to come 1t
isn't tho striking railway hands that
will DO the mischief, but every time
there's strike all tho thieves and
thugs and blackguards i'll tho comlnu-
nifty turn out That's what happened
i'll Pittsburg It that's what's tho matter
III Chicago, 1t looks to inc as though
the plea for regular troops would have
to be granted
Think we can get there. sir:" asks
Wing eagerly.
"Can'tsay. We're supposed to have
our hands full covering this section of
| Nebraska though haven't heard of n
hostile Sioux this summer Besides,
they have full regiments of infantry at
) Omaha and along the lakes. Doesn't
Mrs. Wing say anything about ths
trouble:"
Her letter is four days old, sir, and
only says her father looks upon the sit
uation us one of much gravity, but
women rarely see troubles of this kind
until they come to their doors. :"
Well, this is The Times of two days
ago. II reached Sidney at breakfast
| time this morning, and Hatton brought
| two or three copies out when he came
with the mail. | thought You two might
be interested And with that the
colonel goes strolling along down the
bank of the stream. pausing here and
there to chat with some officers or give
! some order relative to the grazing of
the horses one OF his especial 'fats {"
APPEARS "2er tic iGw Dill IL ~ WIZ Hsn to o Tie
west and the horse S are being pickctcd
for the night. while from score o. cook
fires the appctizing SAVIOR Of antelope
steak and the aroma of "soldicr coffee
rise upon the air, IL little dust cloud
sweeps ont from the ravinc into which
disappears the Sidney road and comes
floating out across the prairie. Keen
eyed troopers quickly note The speed
with which it travels toward them
Officers and men, who have just been
look & 10 the security of their stccds,
pause now on their way to supper and
stand gazing through the cleaning at
the coming cloud. In five minutes the
cause Ii apparcnt-tw swift riders,
urging their horses to full speed, racing
for the ford. Five minutes more and
the foremost throws himself from the
saddle iii HE midst OF the group at the
colonel's tent ana hands that officer a
| telegraphic dispatch, which is received,
opened, read with impcrturbablc gray
ity and pockecd. TO the manifest
chagrin of the courier and disappoint-
ment of his officers, tho colonel simply
says:
"W-c-cll. I'm going to supper You
all'd better have yours too.
"Why, blame his old hideu' pants