Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-26


away. 1t might be back before Christ
mas light. 1t might not be back for a
week. No one at the nomeat could say
because, even now, Big Road could have
broken CAMP and started with his whole
village on night march for the fast
nesses OF the mountains. uncertain what
fate might be in store for rAem if he re-
manned. With the column went White
Woif and Bear, the former generally
believed to be one Of the four Indians
engaged III the fIacas that wound UP the
earthly career Vi Laramie Pete. Ahead
Of the column, full g.iilop, with only
single orderly. but with Instructions to
tell Big Read and his people to stay just
where they We're. as the Great Father
meant tn come To their protection. wen,
Lieutenant Warren, AID the mactia,t.
''EiserablCst' man in al the garrison
was Lieutenant Will Farrar
When u yoarc fellow is full Of sol
diCrly ambition. when he knows he j.
master of his work and is eager FOR AZ
| opportunity to prove it, when everybody
has been treating him as Il boy and h,
knows he las all the ability OF "a man.
when his sweetheart. even. has been
teasing and INVITING him upon his ap.
parent lack of consequence i'll the eyes
of the garrison, and he Is therefore all
| the more mad 10 prove at any hazard
that II contains 10 more daring and
| spirited al officer. such ali opportunity
~ was here afforded Mr. Farrar was no:
to he Lost. lie had implcr,d Colonsi
I 4 L..
message and was broken hearted at .ht
kind but iirm refusal. Tie Indian i.
peculiar. Will. said the old sold:e,
gently. HE never for.,cts or fo.cives
Ii his father had been killed rs wears
was he wOnld hold 1t something 10 IL
avenged. although rescn,mcn. had TO b,
concealed. p rhaps for wears. They know
ycu are his SOIL They know that tn,
white men are leacuirg now to avenge
the death q. Pete. They cannot under
stand such :. thing rs white soldiers.
from sheer sense Of duty and justice. in
tcrposing against their own kind 20 save
the red man. In your oo,riu;: they
would read only trCachery and wclld
argue that you came TO urge tEei- re
manning so that we might join oll
white brethren L.: surrounding ard wip
ing them oct Of existence. Whaicve,
yos urged, even i'll my n:.r,c, they
wOdid hc sIrr net 10 do. NJ. | mus,
>clId Warren They know him we'll and
trust hir. BIT FcEtou v.s thankful
Inc Lad 81 ;;uoa IN excuse. Ter even with.
out II he co:.id not have brought himself
10 :, nd NarjUria FarIarS only remain
ing son upon u mission that might prove
periious--that would certainly seen
periloIs in her eyes
Fastening To the chaplain as socr
as Thorpe made his melCGrar.atn lit
Ormsby was met at the door by the GOOD
old dominic himself and begged him t.
say To Mrs. farrar that there was nc
cause for alarm. There had been fich
between Indians and boys II
miles away, and Colonel Fcnton had de
cided to send u force out to keep tn,
peace. She heard his voice. and faint,
but eagerly asked that he should CON,
in. 1t was Helen, not Ellis. who Dor,
her mcssage-Hclei,, vino noted Will
comfort, and Ellis, with mixed emo
ton, that the mother had learned t;
lean upon this stanch and devoted
/ friend. Mrs Farrar took his hand ant
looked appcalingly up into his face IL
I he briefly told her what had happenc,
and what the colonel had decided t. do
/, will Willy have Ia go:' was he
4 one question. and. ignorant as yet ,ha
Lcalc's troop would BE- designated to IL
. main. OrnSby grayciy answered that IN
presumed the entire ccnniard WAS OF
. dered out. Bat he added rcasSur
ingly, tina; fact itself Is the s1sxs
, guarantee Of peace. There can b. l.,
further disorder Ill face " So strong
, force"
/, For answer she bowed her head az,
, hid 1t III her Slender whit, hands. "
$ wonder it seemed rs though Christ
i mas ever Brought Its Tragedy To her =,
, old For, Frayrc.
i And tn,n came diversion that Wa
= merciiul. There was u rush of licE
i footsteps. Il fiuttcr Of silkcn skirts OF
\ the porch without, u bang at the doc
y ana IN came Kitty. flushed, disheveled
;. fearful. indignant.
e hat this about WHY'S going?'
!, sue demanded. Where is he: Wha
i business las he WHY, he cannot 60
10 Mrs. farTar les engaged to me fc
J. the german tomorrow night"
, There was something SO comical i,
/" her utter inability TO understand tn
y gravity If the situation. 20 realize tina
soldiers duty far outranked even s
E. solemn compact as AN engagement +
+ dance with his sweetheart. that eve,
II Mrs. Farrar forgot her grief and annre
x hension for the moment aud op.ned no
arms to the imperious little lady AN,
4 drew her To her heart
:. Alb. Kitty, you have the same lesso,
y TO learn that I had long years ago. Sin
D. cried as she sought to soothe and con
I'd sole the child. but Miss Ormsby WIS !,
a. no mood for pe,ting. She was up i,
y arms She was being defrauded Cncl
rs Fenton had no business whatever 7
s. send Willy away on such quest a
1t such a time. 1t was worse than incou
ii slderate. IL was outrageous, and the
% Mrs Farrar's face went white again a
nc she asked what Kitty meant, and the
n hitty's nerve gave way, and she burie