The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-14
They were not only off the road by a door

| They were not only off the road by dozen
| yards, but over bank two feet high.
And this last pound broke the back of Bur-
leigh's obstinacy. 1t was nearly midnight,
| anyway. The best thing TO be done was to
unhitch, unsaddle and biyouac until the gray
| hight of dawn came pcering over the east
ward prairie which in that high latitude
J and 'long-day' month would be soon after
3. Then they could push on to Reno
Not until nearly o'clock in the morning,
therefore, did they heave in sight Of the low
| DeIt OF dingy green that told of the presence
| Oh stream still miles away, and here, know
| ing himself to be out of danger, the major
| pade the weary escort march in at q walk
| while he hurried on. In fifteen minutes the
| black-hooded wagon was twisting and turn
! ing over the pOwdery road a good mile ahead
| its dust rising high over the sage-covered
desert, while the other two with the dus;-
| pegrlmmed troopers, logged sturdily on.
| Loring the young engineer, had waived
cordial goodby TO his old cadet acquaintance.
! See you later, old man." he cried. Stone,
| the aide-de-camp, nodded anu SAID lake
care of yourself" and Burleigh said nothing
at all. He was wondering what he could do
to muzzle Loring, in case that gifted young
graduate were moved 10 tell what the quar-
terlnaster actually did when he heard he rush
ana tring out 6t the front OF the road from
Warrior Gap
But when at last the black wagon bowled
in at the stcck&ded quadrangle and DISCHARGED
its occupants Il the hut of the major COM
manding there were tdiugs of such import
to greet them that Burleigh turned yellow
white again at thought CT the perils they had
escaped.
MY God, man." cried the post commander,
! as he came hurrying out to meet the party,
We been in blue funk about you fellows
dians?"
See any Tndians"' said Burlegh rallying
to the occasion as became a man who knew
how TO grasp an opportunity. I'VE stood of
the whole Sioux nation over toward Crazy
Woman's Fork. There were enough to cover
the country !cd and black. for dozen miles.
We sighted them yesterday about 4 O'Clock
ana there We're enough around US to eat US
alive, but we just threw out skirmish lines
and marched steadily ahead, they thought
best not to bother us. They're shy of our
breech-loaders. damn EN-! That's all that
kept them at respectful distance"
The majors face as he listened took on d
( puzzled, perturbed look. He did not wish
to say anything that might reflect on the
opinions Of influential a man as the depot
quartermaster at Gate CITY, but it was plain
| that there was train Of thought rumblins
through his mind that would collide with
Burleigh's column of events unless he were
spared the need of answering questions. Let
me tell you briefly what's happened" he
said. Red Cloud and his whole band are
on the warpath. They killed two couriers.
half-breeds, l sent out to find ThOTntOn5
troop that was scouting the Dry Fork. The
man sent to find you and give you warn
ing hasn't got back ct ALL We've had double
sentries for three days and nights The only
souls to get in from the northwest since our
fellows were run back last night are old
Folsom and Baptiste. Folsom had a talk
with Red Cloud and tried to induce him to
turn back. He's besct with the idea that
the old villain is plotting a general massacre
along the Big Horn. He looks like ghost.
He says if we had FIVE thousand soldiers
up there thered hardly be enough. You
know the Sicux have sworn by him for
years. and he thought he could coax Red
Cloud to keep away, but all the old villain
would promise was 10 hold his young men
back ten days or so until Fol
som could get the general to
doned. II the troops are there Folsom says
it's all up with them Red Cloud can rally
all the Northern tribes, and it's only be-
cause of Folsoms influence at least I fancy
so-that-that they din't attack YOU
"Where is Folsom?' growled Burleigh. as
he shook the powGery cloud from his linen
buster and followed the major within his
led the aid and engineer into the adjoining
leone right or to Frayne The old fellow
will wear himself out. I'm afraid. He says
he must get n telegraph communication with
Omaha before he's four days older. Ny
heaven. man, It was a narrow squeal, You
had! It's Gods mercy Folsom saw Red
Cloud before he saw you"
ooh pshaw." said the quartermasteT, turn
ing over little packet of letters awaiting
1--WE could have given good account OF
ourselves 1 reckon. Brooks is down with
fever, and young Dean got ratified. or some
thing like it. He's new at the business and
easily scared, You know; so ! practically had
to take command They'll be along III an
hour or so, and-a word in your ear II
Brooks has to remain on sick report you'd
better put somebody in command Of that
troop that's Neutrality-suspicious."
The post commander looked genuinely trou-
bled. why, Burleigh, we've al! taken, a
shine to Dean. know the officers in his