The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-22

the major back with his squadron and
his recsptured village and moro than
half the recalcitrant braves, tired OF
their midwinter spree and quite ready
10 be taken back to Abraham's bosom,
10 be forgiven, and, what was more TO
the purpose, Toasted. And by this time
Will was we'll enough TO be out again
and 10 ride to meet them and 10 well
come Wayne with especial enthusiasm.
for the major had re-enforced his ragged
line lust in time to save him from an
other rush such as had burst II and
downed him on the slopes mile to the
east, and Kitty, 10 longer imperious
sweetheart, but devoted love, had found
il high time 10 take no further chances
and so had named the day and had
amazed the dreamy major by her decla-
ration that she would be married only
where Uncle Fenton could give her
away aud Major Wayne, who had
saved her Willy" could be best man.
There was one blissful episode, therefore.
in that sad and somber winter.
But so far us our friends the Farrars
were concerned it was about the only
one. Not until the day after honest
Fenton had gone did it occur to Mrs.
Farrar to inquire how and why 1t was
the colonel left the command and spent
that night at Allison's ranch, and then
as the story was unfolded by Will her
sympathy and Indignation knew no
bounds. Even at such time, when
wounded and maligned, when robbed
of his command at the very moment
when it was dearest TO him and when
he must have been burning with eager
ness to face and confound his accusers,
Fenton had turned back to learn the
truth about the fight at Elk canyon and
wire to her-to her-the glad news Of
her boys safety, the proud news of his
spirited and soldierly behavior. II Fen
ton could have seen her emotion when
from Wayne and Will she learned the
whole story, he would have found his
trials easier TO bear.
He had gone, however. to department.
headquarters, and there his accusers
were missing Not one remained to face
him. and when called upon 10 ubstan-
tiate their statements. a. they had ca
gerly declared their readiness 10 do, one
and all. they had business elsewhere
The chief conspirasors had achieved in
part at least the ends for which they
were striving. . row with Big Roads
band that would enable them 10 get
square with White Wolf, Pretty Bear
and tho other alleged assailants Of Pete
Boland, rcplenish their stock Of ponies
and other spoiIs Of Indian war and
double the price Of forage, and, though
tho alleged murderers escaped them and
the village in great part fell into the
hands of the Twelfth and Fenton came
back from headquarters q indicated
man, still they had given him and his
regiment far more trouble than the reg
iment had ever caused them, so honors
were more than easy. We've learned
the old man not TO monkey with the
cowboy again.
There was q sweet, womanly, CRATE
full note awaiting the colonel when, aft
er an absence Of a fortnight, he return
ed TO Frayne, but the Farrars were
gone. The doctor had said they could
not too soon move. Ellis, once she could
be moved at all, TO southern California,
and, with a month leave in his pocket,
thither had Will escorted them, Kitty
going. too, as a matter of course. Jack
Ormsby came west once more TO meet
Malcolm Leale and to tenderly conduct
him, sightless and suffering, to New
York, and Fenton felt that vengeance
indeed had been wrought by Thorpe and
that the Lord had been with the Phil
istines across the stream, for the light
had gone out of his life, and smiles and
sunshine seemed to have vanished from
Fort Frayre. Will came back in Feb
ruary and threw himself enthusiastical-
ly into his duties with his troop and
Wayne went incoming night after night
to the colonel's fireside, and Terry
Rorke, crippled with rheumatic twinge
about an old bullet hole, was limping
and growing about the post, and Fen
ton prayed for the coming of spring and
sunshine and juno and roses, for Kitty
had still another freak-she would be
married only from under the shadow of
the flag and Uncle Fenton's roof. With
Ellis better, but still not well, the Far
rars and Kitty had taken the Sunset
route from Monterey to New Orleans
the end of March and reached Gotham
just as the buds were opening in the
park, and Wayne, east on leave on
some mysterious mission, called to wei.
come them home and TO say that Orms-
by was to sail at once with Malcolm
Leale, who was 10 60 to Germany to
consult an eminent oculist, and Ellis
lost the color which was fluttering in
her cheeks when they hove in sight Of
the familiar landmarks of the beautiful
harbor, and Helen Daunton strove to
conquer her own disappointment that
she might comfort the poor girl, who,
since the tragic night of her brothers
death, had neither seen nor heard from
the lover she had rebuffed and wronged,
even though here and now she had writ
ten, admitting her sin against him and
humbly yet confidently asking his for
giveness. That was Thursday night, and
there was ample time, but he sailed on
Saturday with never word.