The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-01-04

the soldiers court to settle on the
spot the responsibility for the last,
which was failure. 1t was found that
beyond certain serious casualties the
damages were mainly at the hands of
Jack Frost to the feet and fingers of
the foenen, though several officers
were declared to have suffered in mind.
body, and estate, and others in reputa-
ton, which was odd, in view of the
fact, as shown before the court, that
the accused had no reputation to lose.
Morgan, happily, was spared all partic-
ipation in this hapless campaign, be-
ing retained at the fort because of re-
cent bereavements and his motherless
children. He was made commissary to
help him out Of trouble, and thereby,
was plunged into worse. When the
command went out in midwinter he
would have been glad to go and never
return, but, as has been said, for those
little faces at home. Another column
was sent out in May, and others fol-
lowed that in June, and still Morgan
was held at the fort on commissary
duty until later the direful tidings
flashed in over the wires that Custer
and his pet troops were wiped out; then
everybody had to go. Morgan strained
"littlc mother" to his heart, praying
God to guard and bless the babies and
bring him back to them in safety. Mrs.
Warren, their next-door neighbor,
promised they should be the objects of
her tender care. They had old nanny
with them still, but the nurse had fit
ted eastward months before-one good
radiance at least,-and by the end of
July Morgan was serving out groceries
and taking in money as field commits
sary. A column on frontier campaign
with only the clothes it had on and
with never wagon could hardly be
expected to be burdened with safe in
which to secure the commissary' s
funds. Uncle Sam has a simple
way of reimbursing himself in the
event of loss: he stops the commissary's
pay until the amount is covered, and
the commissary may stop the hungry
mouths at home meanwhile as best he
can-that isn't Uncle Sans business.
Morgan had over seven hundred and
fifty dollars in ''greenbacks" in the lin
ing of his canvas hunting-coat when
they reached the southern hills in Oc-
tober, and not cent of it when they
marched out on the 18th. The cam
paign being virtually over, all danger,
hardship, work and heavy responsible
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-paclzs, 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 a safe. Morgan,
riding from the bivouac to the stage
station, q mile away, the very evening
of his successors arrival, was lassoed
| on his horse in Cinnabar canyon,
gagged, bound, robbed of his package
of grcenbacks, all in the flash of a
bull's-cye. Picked up, stunned, ten
minutes thereafter, he could not de
| 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.
| ScrJ3ln CIVIL OLlCli1S gave chase. L mere
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 Tintop and his ad.
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 campaigne1
had sought to cheer Morgan by assur.
ences 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 and joined the regulars
That money will never be found, and
am eight hundred dollars more in deb,
| than vas month ago. when It wa