Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-01

sGDsi..tlOn on the Laramie ulitli att tflc
repairs We're made. but other dispatch
80 were wired from Cr!ow the breaks.
alleging first that. 50 far from F-nron's
DOING As ordered. he was apparently
ben; Oil driving Big Road ) people up
the river OK into the Cpen field, then
that he had done so. and that the In
dians were now raiding the scattered
ranches and driving the cattle into the
foothills. while the settlers Were fleeing
in terror. Fenton's dispatches. wired
before Big Roads escapado. had. CT
coarse. been received. but his report Of
the situation WAS at utter variance with
that from, the aycnty and those from
the Thorpe party Gross miSmanaSe-
ment and general incomretency were
the principal allegations against Fsnton,
though the astn;e ''hus;icrS" did ROY
FORGET TO add drunkenness 70 the list a.
one which tie public would accept
without question. he being az army
officer. AID when the governor himself
WIS induced TO add ii- complaint To
these of rs enterpriSing people the
general yielded
TIE dispatches sent by courier called
! fo- explanation # the charges made by
! Tie agent and civilians. animated doubt
| ~ 20 t,le wisdom Of Eentou's course or
| the accuracy of his Information ami
wnCnd up with the significant clause
| DO nothing - provoke hoStiiitieS II
arouse the fears Of the Indians. and
| here l.c had been II hot pursuit cf then.
| al! the liveiorg day.
| Strn- IL the quick. FentCn ncverthc-
| less pressed vigorously GA. The result
wc.li lu>tify hing and he could wait
! f.. h!S ,inGirar;on until tie campaign
VS. over The village At shutdown c1u,
not Ec ino-c than three miles away, said
| his scOUts. and the energy Of Big Road :
defensive measures WAS rednUbled. In
| struciiOiiS t. Dc nothing TO provoke hos
! tilltios were dead letters now that hos
',l!t,es had actually been rrCvcact!-no,
| hy him ur his people, bur. between
them. hy Zig Read and the cowboys
/ There WAS only me course for ftntCE
/ 10 t:kc. and That was TO overhaul the
! village and pcaceably If lie cCuld. tut
foiciEly ii he must. escort il back with
ii the reservation lines Bat had rid
d II up Just - the sun was disappear
!
| tc heading for deep cleft III the foot
! hill through which the buffalo ~ by
| gore days bad made their way. Now
if Fcnton Could cn!y send Farwell CT
| An,Cgy with half the squadron to gal
| inp il wIGc &ctcar TO the west under
ccv,r,f the darkness and seize lie bluifS
ovorilanGlng the canyon. meantime
making cve.v rretens" OF kcerinC up the
pursuit with the remainder &C his .orcc.
We MIcLt trap the village while mosS of
Its defenders were s;iil far away. DARK,
rC,s -rili.i down ,vor the ds ISOLATE win.
tIy landscape and tine two troops dis
patched on this stirring, and rerious
mission were those Of F;rVell and Nal
colin Leale. the latter led 10y lis boy
lieutenant. Will Farrar,
One hour later. a. the advance WAS
still cropping along the trail and the
weary troopers. altc rnately leading
afoot and riding sic,p!ly III narrow col
unn pushed steadily in their tracks,
two horsemen On faded mounts came
squirting from the rear. and WAYNE
; with sorrowful face. handed his dis
, patches Ia the colonel By the light al
little pocket lantern Fen,on read.
while III breeding silence knot Of hall
dozen officers gathered about them
The cic>ln. paragraph Is all we need {,
quote: lyon will therefore turn owe,
the command to Major Wayre and re
Pert iii person 1t these licadquartcr,
: with Jut unnecessary delay. AckuCwI
edge receipt At any Other time the
colonel might have been expected Il
swear vigorously. but the trouble il
Wavne's face ana HE unapckcu sym
pathy and sorrow Were too riuch 81,
him All right. cid hoy. SAID I've u,
; he refc.!e,. tn- papers. Pitch al I;oyy
and t:4Ish Up tine business. with ley
. blessing Bat, lie continued, .Ern:n-
u 20 the swarthy guide "kow f.,r j. i,
u over 20 the Allison ranch: l think III
II sleep thCrc." AID 10 further word.
were needed 10 tell the little group that
their colonel had been removed free
command just On the eve Of ConsumnIa
: ton OF his plans, ard he was the only
;, man Of the lot who didn't look d
: 'EouSh ali heart had tccn taken out G
= him as the immediate result.
- D-n that fellow Thorpe! Its hi!
DOING. swore the adiuiant between III.
set teeth. lie mas never forgiven u
for spelling his scheme 10 clean out III.
whole band
Don't waste time swearing, saif
y Fcnton grimly. I'll take the fob Of
your hands They're heading for Ell
Springs. Wayne. and I've sent Farwel
with two troops around 10 the left 7,
find their way 10 the bluffs and get Their,
first. Everything depends on that
But even Fenton hardly realized nov
very much depended. 1t was now anon
O'Clock, and ever since the early daw,
the cavalry had been pressing steadil,
at the heels of 'the Indian rear guard
never firing. never responding TO III,
challenge of shot or shout from TN
scampering warriors before them. Ayai,
and again had Bat and his half bree,
cousin. La Bonte. striven to get Bi,
n. Road to halt and parley; but. thoug
the signals were fully understand, oil
lie Road was mad with the mingled rag
l. of fight and whisky and believed him
s. self the leader Of an outbreak tina