Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-02

Bull. the Mecycro. the Mcctoctscc. north
OF the Owl Creek mountains. and. the
cavalry having long since bern with
drawn from that section. that was how
the detail fell On old Fort Fraync.
"You n straigh;cn matters out in
q month" said the commanding cficrr
10 Major Wayne. who had hssicncd
back from the east 20 take command.
and when IL came 60 SELECTING the troops
10 60. even though IL lacked less than
two months TO his wedding day, Will
Farrar cloried In the fact tina, his was
one of them. II is hard fo conceive Of a
lot in which n spirited. soldicriy fellow
of 81 could possibly be happier than
commanding a troop Of cavalry on an
expedition through 30 glorious a coun.
try. Amory's troop and Lcale's were
designated. and. the latter captain being
still In Berlin aud the senior suhal'crn
on staff duty in the east. Farrar was his
own captain and troop commander and.
despite the Troubles of the Christmas
season. long since buried 90 far nc he
was concerned. just shout the happiest
fellow that wore the army blue.
The expedition had proved wen lon
ger than was planned. hut NJ last. while
Wayne. with Amury and the recapfured
cattle and rounded mp sbo~honcs. went
ovc the Owl Greek mountains Ca rrndef
account Of hts Stewardship nc Fort
washakie. Will wns told 90 make ,he
best Of his way homcward with hts own
command. and. marching leisurcly
along IN ihr radiant spring mornings
through n c-nnrry unmatched for wild
bcanty In all America. shooting. f'sh.
ing. plunging in mountain sfrcams.
sleeping drcamlr~slv IN the opcp AIT by
night. they reached the valley q. thr
Platte toward mid-Iunc. The hlcssed
landmark of the Eagle buffce cztne ir
sight ono peerless morning. The bios
SUBMITS II the Madeleine Bow lcomcd ur
across the horizon { the southeast Tbs
flag tipped bluffs Of old Fort Frsyns
would greet their eyes hrfnre the clos
of tomorrow. march. and 40 they did.
buf with q raging torrent tearing nj
their base. and this was Monday and
less than ~ hours cf Wills wcddinr
day.
Meanwhile there had bccn n partial
reunion within 40. walls 81 the fort.
and already a j"v"us t~vy of army foll
had gathered N anticipation of the Jun'
wedding. with Kitty ormshy No the zen.
ter of attraction. since she was the colo
mel = niece ard u. wa. fo give hri
away. and wayne was Ca be- best mat
by order IL the bride. provided he didn'I
get things mixed an Inns own inimifabls
way and turn up unexpectedly af soms
unc clsc's affair. as he did the night al
the willc;ts' dinner Ia Captain AND
4 Mrs. Billy Rag of the tn. where.
with army hoDhomic. a scat was squecz
ID IN Close irsidc that of the winsoms
guest Of she evening. and where bc wa,
chsrmingly welcomed mud made ri
hnm. despite the fact. which dawne1
upon him only with the champagne,
that hc was due at the Amorvs'. whers
q similar function was ioing held %
honor Il the Truscuifs of the same rcgi
mcni. then ON the march from kansal
10 Montana.
You'll rue 1t. Kitty. that cvcr yot
insisted ON my having Wayne for bcsi
man" wrote poor Will. with prophets,
but unayailirg protest Wayne sayot
my Willy" was the positive rcjoindcr
and no one but Wayne would do. "Al
right" said Will. IF you find year
later that there's hrcn somc fatal aav
IN tn. proceedings. don't blame me.
But here. 81 tins glad June morning
all sunshine aud serenity aloft. all per
turhation ut the post. all raging rive
about ~. % locked as Though the PRO
ccedings Themselves would hc delayes
and that instead e a military weddin,
in the post chapel a, high noon. witt
everybody IN grandc tcluc. there wouif
h. mo wedding a; all. even Though Will
like a modern Lcandcr. swan this will
western Hcllespont i'm search 81 hi
bride. Far away q the east the flood
had swept their haitcring ram of log
and trees and dashed % against Oh,
bridge abutmcnts az the railway. and
though the Farrars Were safely here am,
rad been for several days. kit,y's train
that which bore her and Jack on ihci
westward wsy. had been brought al
standing long miles toward Cheyenne
and there Was mo- telling when the ia.
singer. could ie Transferred "a the wait
Ing cars urcn the hiibrr shore. Aud NJ
believing the other in waiting at tn
post. hrid. and grooin elect woke q
their wedding morn Ia rsil NJ fate. ]
would have been snsne comfort coui,
they have known that. though mile
apart, they were nc least on the sam
sii. of the stream that swept bctwcc
, them and the altar of their hopes.
! And there was dep anxiety unds
the roof where oncc again the Farrai
were installed. fer the mother wa po
. sossed with the fear that Willy woul
{ be mad enough Ca Try tn swim m
stream. and. though Fcnfon had had b
; signalplcn out forbidding any such a
. tempt. mo- acknowledgment had h-t
: rncriv.si to the effect that the ~rrtcsi.
: message was undrrsford. An India
WIN fh-ughf he couid rro-s n, CzsT-
r-k-. several miles mp sfr~am. W.,
! swrr' from hts prny and only sav'd =
the strength q hts horscbair larisi.
s-ow that was laun~hed al the bind ".
battered TO flinders. ard huiile aft
= bottle. corkcd aud slung long yards os
c ;nfo the stream. went bobbing derisiv'