The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
ICopyright, 1896, by F. Tennyson Neoly.l

wandering life sinking lower and lower, mar
ries his employers daughter and commits
forgery. II-Colonel Farrar, father OF Royl,
is killed in battle with Indians III-Royl
Farrars younger brother VIII graduates a
West Point and falls in love With Kitty Orms
by, whose brother is in love with Wits siste
Ellis. IV-Will Is made lieutenant. They al
return 10 Fort Frayne, accompanied by Ger
tain Mrs. Daunton. VT has been reporte,
that Royle Farrar is dead, but he turns up
the fort in the guise OF common sodie
under the name OF Graice. Ellis Farrar anC
Jack ormsby quarrel over Helen Dauntor
VI-Helen Daunton has an interview with
Jack ormsby, in which it transpires that she
Is ROyle Farrars much abused wife whom
Ormsby has before befrended. VII-HeleT
Farrar discovers her husband.
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SEA lcoNTlN"ED'l
"What GO you think they'll do?" was
the eager question asked the adjutant
on his return to the post. lis he mad
enough to mean fight?"
BE is, if he doesn't get any drunk
er," was the answer "More whisky
would be the surest way of settling the
question now, but it would rob us of
the pleasure of knocking him out-and
be Id to him for spelling my din
nerl'
At s o'clock that night, with one
platoon in dispersed order well to the
front and others in reserve, while the
garrison of Fort Frayne stood by their
arms within the fort, Captain Farwell's
troop moved slowly up the dark valley.
along the SHOW covered flats, out beyond
the point where the delegation was met
at dusk and held at bay, and, though
the stars were glinting in the frosty sky
and not breath of air was stirring
and the night was still as solitude it.
self, not whisper could be heard from
the direction of the village, not a spark
of fire could be seen. Over against them
on the northern shore were sounds at
times as of rapid hoof beats muffled by
the snow. Half mile out a horseman
doomed up at the front and in a moment
was merged in the advancing line.
''What is it, sergeant? What news
have your asked the young platoon
commander.
They're off, sirl A whole gang of
old folks and women on ponies and
travels has started across the Platte
The warriors are all there yet. You'll
hear Big Road shouting in a minute.
Hes fighting full and is urging on some
deviltry. can't make out what, but
from all we can understand of it he
wants to lead rush through the stables
to capture or kill the horses. He's Just
drunk enough to try, but the others
won't let him. They declare they won't
follow him. They know too much.
What they want TO do is to get out and
reach Trooper creek tonight, reckon. -
ride back, then, and let the captain
know. Who else are out at the front on
watch?''
"Only Rorke and two or three Of the
Indian troop, sir. They are taking care
of themselves, though -
And then for a moment the forward
movement ceased. Halt. halt!" were
the low toned orders of the noncommis-
stoned officers dispersed along the line,
and under the twinkling stars, dim,
ghostly and silent, the extended rank Of
riders seemed as one man TO rein in and
wait. Here and there an impatient
charger began TO paw the snow, and
others shifted suspiciously and cooked
their pointed ears in the direction Of the
unseen village. Some young troopers,
tremulous with excitement and cold
combined, began to slap their fur gloved
hands on breast or thigh and had to be
sternly called TO order. Presently
muffled horseman came riding up from
the rear, a trumpeter in his tracks.
"That's right, Martin. You did well
to halt minute. I've sent back word
to Colonel Fenton. He had wired TO the
agency before we pulled out "
Cant we turn 'em back without his
authority, sir?"
''No even when we know they mean
to cross the Platte. But orders will
como tonight. The wires are working
we'll
Captain, did you hear what Captain
Amory said this evening?' asked the
youngstcr as he edged in closer to the
elders side, that Ormsby never came
out here that we didn { have shindy
with the Sioux?''
eyes, but poor Jack is out Of the
uduOc tHlS tlIHo anu Cdu DS WIFI US
as he was before. +"
II don't understand" said Martin,
having some vague theory that the ILL
ness of Miss Farrar was at the bottom
of Ormsby's inability to take part in
the promised chase. 81 didn't suppose
could keep him from taking
hand in soldier service"
"Well, that's just it. Those fellows
in the Seventh are as punctilious ON
point of duty as any man we know in
the army. Ormsby promised to be back
with his company for some review or
within this week. He's got
to go. They've telegraphed to remind
him, and he has just time, barring &C
cident, to make the trip"
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