Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-21


among the younger set Of these he first
achieved certain standing Processing
to hold himself above The private sci
der, proving himself an excellent rider
AID an expert i'll drill with carbine CT
saber, he nevertheless declared il Vas
his first enlistment and gave it to he
understood that u difficulty with the
sheriff. who sought TO ;TTCs st him. had
ocen the means Of bringing him to the
temporary rsiGgc Of the ranks
For tie fist lev weeks, too. he drank
but little, and wearing his uniform with
the case and gracc Of o;ic long accus-
toned to the buttons, and being erect
and athletic il bald, he presented q
very crcditabic appearance. The blCat-
ed, blCodshot look he wore Oh his ar
rival. the ie,,.lt Of mach surreptit.ous
WHISKY IN route, passed somewhat away.
and i, was CEly VIXEN one studied his
race that the traces Of intamporancc.
added 10 tn" sullen brows and shifting.
rcs' less eyes, hanishcd the claim to good
locks that were at FIRST accorded him.
From tho Lrat, however, the old SER
EcaIiS and such veterans among the
corpcrals AZ Terry Rorkc looked askauce
az Trooper GTaicc. Another guard
house l.:vyc-,' said the iirsr sergeant
CT LcGlc'' troop, rs he GisSastcdiy re-
c,.NCd the adjutant's notification Cf
Gr"ic"s assignment. "Arorhcr wan
OF thin, jailbir.s like Mr.. American
t!ood, the newspaper pet. said Rorkc,
III high GisGaiu. wen have Il circus
with him, too, AZ they had il the E.ev-
cnth. or I'm jew. Where have seen
that sweet mag Of his tcfo-C:" he
added rcticctir.lv, rs he watched the
newcomer sGrllly scrub5iHc 1T his XII,
aid the newcomer, CHANGING sideways:
ri III" Irish corporal, seemed 10 read his
thoughts. although too far away TO hear
his Eiui:,.ed WEEDS. 1t was plain to
every man i'll < troop that there was
apt 70 be no love lost between Terence
itCIl.c and ''ToElr1y the Tough
Aad there v:s another still vino wore
I'll" simple drCS.; Of u private soldier,
whose eyes, black, piercing and fall Of
expression, were constantly following
| that new recruit. and that was the Sioux
Indian, Crow Knife. Il youth barely 10
years Ct age. He had been 4 boy scout
hct,ic ~" days IF the ghost dance craze
\ yalUcd and trEstcd all, of tho white
soldiers, l:c bad horne dispatches I'D to
| the v,ry moment when Kill Eagle s
mad lT,ircd ultimatum drove his band
into r,vult and launched them on the
wGyIth.
With them went Grow Enifc's father
and Elotlier, and the boy rode wildly in
pursuit. lie WIS with them, striving to
induce his mother to abandon the vii.
| lagc, when the warriors made their de.
scent on the ranches Of tine Dry Fork,
and later, when Farrars fierce attack
burst upon them like Il thunderbcl,
| through tho snowclouds. Selling his
mother in his arms, the boy had shield.
cd ana saved Der when Lcale's vengeful
men rushed upon the nearest Indians,
when unqucstionabiy, yet unavoidably,
some squaw5receivedth cirdea attn wounds
III the furious fight that followed Far.
rar's assassination. Recognized and res.
cucd by his former friends. Crow Knife
went back to Frayrc when the brief but
bloody campaign was ended and then
was sent to the Indian school at Car.
Isle. Returning i'll the course of three
years. he had been enlisted in what was
left q; the Indian troop Of the Twelfth.
and was ora Of the few Of his tribe who
really mac ! success Of soldering. By
thc ?c.uri " this cvcntful year Crow
hmfs's cc--radcs were rapidly bong
discharge. rad returning IT, their b!an.
} kc:s and lodge life q, the reservation Cr
hanging ab"ut the rquaiid cattle town
acfHS III" rlvcr. Crow Knife. stiCkin.
20 ms ca-airy duty and showing I'M.
looked tur deviation TO his officers. was
regarded Ivy the Twelfth us an cxccp.
cordinSly
What dye think &c that follow,
Gro" asked CORPORAL Rorke enc day y.
ne watched the expression i'll tie Indi
an face. I'VE don't like him any
more ihan do. What's the reason
lh're Is saying among my peo,
pie. was the answer Ill the slow. meas.
ur"d tones Of oGr who Thought i'll an.
other tongue, Eyes tl.a. canuct meet
eyes ea'de hauGs that strike foul He.
ths abs-ln-tnc-dark is the name We
si'' >'''h III 'i!.tt man.
Dye Know INN. C,oys Did We
never see him." persisted Terry. Eve,
since the day he came the CAPTAIN ha.
had his eye on him. and So have We.
and so have I. / can't ask The captaiu.
bat | can ". Where have We seen hin,
befurt:''
But Crow Knife shook his head al
cannot remember his face. Ii ia hi.
back seem 70 know. Ny peonIe Say
that way they sse their enemies
And so Rorke could find no satisfac
tory solution Of the ever vexins cues
ton. Twice or thrice he accos;ed Gra;cf
and strove TO draw him into talk. bu,
the newcomer seemed TO shut I'D like n,
oyster in the presence of the Irish cor
poral. q great contrast TO the jovialit,
he displayed when soliciting cornrsde
TO take hand at cards. The recruits
had hardly any money left. Graice ha,
won what little there was Gu the wa,
TO Frayne, and now he had wormed hi
way into the gambling set that is apt I,
be found in every fort-all corners VIII,