Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
CHAPTER XIII.


CHAPTER XIII.
II was july before the sheriff Of Lat
inner county would have been allowed
the undjsputed custody Of the person
of Trooper Schramm and by that time
the sheriff began to wonder whether
he really wanted him or not. To begin
with. the Young German lay at pawnee
for nearly week in about the hottest
fever DR.. French had ever encountered.
The infantry went on home to Ransom
with most of Thornton's little squad
and the wounded, but Col. Thornton's
influence with his old comrade, the adj
iutant general Of the department, was
amply sufficient to have the doctor and
some attendant, remain there with his
son and schramm. There were days OF
delirum in which the young Prussian
babbled OF the Rhincland Of home and
mother, Of old days in saddle with the
hussars on the sunny slopes beyond
Metz. Of mad envy at sight OF Brcdow's
squadrons riding away eastward from
the heights of Tronville, down the
sheltering ravine, then up the slopes
again and, in headlong charge, full On
the front Of the battling French. Then,
cxultant, he seemed to hear the longcd-
for order for his own fellows, to recall
the keen soldier rivalry between uhlan,
cuirassier and hussar, as the three regi-
ments 'lincd up for their charge, with
dragons and hussars In support, and
with the August sun just sinking in the
west they swoopcd down upon the ar
raysd divisions OF Montern and Cleram-
bault to the north OF Mars-la-Tour.
And then he lived again the perilous
hours Of his first experience with the
Sioux, and poured out his heart In gra'
tltudc to the officer VINO SO pluckliy
saved him. old lhorlitoh' slt''hg py
! his camp cot, his father-heart yearnlhg
over his own BOY lying III piacid siaii'-
Der close at hand learned enough u
guide him in letter 10 INC Alncrlcah
legation at Barlin,--a soldier fathers
letter to another soldier father II u
foreign land, angercd At ana estrangel
from the son OF whose very existence,
perhaps he was in doubt The letter
was posted before Thornton heard nan
babble OF other Names and tel OF tho
gnadigc l'raulein, Morgan ) oldest %lld'
and with grave face the colonel roso
and looked ut his sleeping boy and
went out upon the breezy PRAIRIE walk
ing for hours before MS returh' Many
things ana Schialhm hlut'sr ana lnur,
muir and reveal that thornton couia
not understand ~ ail' o"' nc nne"
enough German 10 d'yihe much OF inc
soldiers past, ana 10 demand OF MS son
what letter was that he sent 70 CON
stance Morgan; wherca' ferry' looking
much amazed, answered WIN hil
promptltude' Letter TO connie Nor
gan? Why, certainly! wrote 10 her
the second day out from hanson 10 tell
her what you told me about promotion
and to ask her to send Us inc measures
for her fathers belt and helmet Inc
men Of the old troop were bound 70
send him his captains shoulder KNOTS
and some one suggested That u might
be pious idea to CHIP IN and order Il
complete new outllt, helmet ana KNOTS
and belt and ADJUST tosurprisc HIM
Some thought he might take oilence,
but old 'Tintop swore he shouldn't
And Thornton pere walked ont again.
Perry had never lied to HIM IN his me-
Would it be fair to ask the boy II he
had been making love to Morgan
motherlcss daughter?
But within the week the crisis was
overs schramm was out Of danger,
Mother and sisters were clamorlng for
Perry at home, SO eastward went TIC
colonel and his boy, and presently, BIZ
easy stages, westward went Schramm
his escort camping at Alkali, crossing
to the north bank and going on to Min
den, where camp was made again, and
where Mr., Fisk, the agent, came over
ostensibly to see if he could be Of any
service, and then went back to his
Office and said toa deputy sheriff that
II Tint was one Of the men wh1 came
In with ,he dispateh that Friday morn