The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-21

remained that war to the knife would
follow. Then how long would 1t be be-
fore they came charging down across
the Platte, east or west Of Frayne, and
raidtng those new ranches in the Lara
mic valley?
Reassuring as he meant his words to
be, Marshall Dean himself looked anx-
iously about at the unprotected walls
Not even the customary "dugout" or
underground refuge seemed to have
been prepared. Almost every home
stead. big or little, of those days, had
it's tunnel from the cellar to a dug
out near at hand, stocked with pro-
visions and water and provided with
loopholes commanding the neighbor-
hood, and herein the besieged could
take refuge and stand off the Indians
until help could come from the near
est frontier fort. 1.-THE name of Fol-
som is our safeguard" said Mrs. Hal,
in her happy honeymoon days, but
that was before the mother had told
her of the threats of Burning Star or
the story Of the Ogallalla girl he vain
ly loved. "All that happened so long
ago." she murmured, when at last the
tale was told. But Hal should have
known, if she did not, that, even when
it seems to sleep, Indian vengeance is
but gaining force and fury.
Presently Mrs. Hal came tripping
forth again, little carte de visite In
her hand, a smile of no little signifl-
canoe on her lips. "Now, Mr. Dean,
will you tell me what you think of that
for pappoose?"
And with wonderment in his eyes
the young officer stood and held it and
gazed
There stood Pappoose, to be sure, but
what a change! The little maiden with
the dark hrSjdc of hot
below her waist had developed into a
tall, slender girl, with clear-cut, oval
face, crowned by a mass of dark tress-
eS. Her heavy, loW-arching broWs
spanned the thoughtful deep, dark
brown eyes that seemed to speak the
soul within, and the beautiful face
was lighted up with a smile that
showed just a peep of faultless white
teeth, cleaning through the warm
curves of her SOFT sensitive lips. The
form was eXquisitely rounded, yet sup-
pie and erect
Hasn't Jessie written you of how
Nell has grown and improved?'' said
Mrs. Hal, with a woman's quick rvSte
of the admiration and surprise in
Deans regard.
'She must have" was the answer
I'm sure she has, but perhaps I
thought it schoolgirl rhapsody-per-
maps ndu 100 many Otner things to
think Of ....... 49,.
Perhaps you'll find it superceding
these too many things, Mr.. Soldier
Boy was Mrs. HaPs mental comment
Now, sir, if you've gazed enough, per-
haps you'll tell me your plans" and
she stretched forth a retaining hand
But he hung on to the prize. Let
me keep it a minute" he pleaded. IT'S
the Lowell est thing I've seen in months"
And, studying his absorbed face, she
yielded, her eyebrows arching, a pref
ty smile of feminine triumph about
her lips, and neither noticed the non
commissioned officer hurrying within
the gate, nor that half the men in c
troop at their bivouac along the stream
were on their feet and gazing to north
east that far down the valley a horse
man was speeding like the wind, that
little puffs of smoke were rising from
the crests of the grand landmark of
the range and floating into the blue of
the heavens. Both started to their
feet at the abrupt announcement.
Lieutenant, there are smoke signals
on Lar'mie peak"