The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02

army, out there looking after investments
"a captain who too busy, however, to go
and see the few fellows of his cloth at the
new post, and who was not known to them
by sight at all. The engineer Mr. Loring
was making minute inquiries about this fell
low, for the description given him had ex-
cited not little of his interest.
! And so the sun Of the second day went
down on Gate City and Emory, and every
body knew Burleigh was gone. The widest
rumors were aioat, and while all Fort Emory
was IN mourning over the tragedy at Warrior
Gap, everybody in town seemed more Wv
id-y concerned in Burleigh and the cause of
ms sudden flight. As yet only certain army
ofhcers and Mr.. Folsom knew of the start
ling discovery at the stockade-that the pack
age was a bogus affair throughout. But all
Gate City knew Burleigh had drawn large
sums from the local bank, many citizens had
heard that John Folsom was several thou
sand dollars the poorer for his sudden 60
ing, and all interest was centered in the COM
ing from Chicago of an expert, summoned
by wire, to open the huge office safe at the
quartermaster's depot. The keys had gone
with Burleigh At the last moment, after
safe contained, for that was found open and
practically empty in its corner of
his sitting room, and when he
had evidently gone to the Office
to get the funds there stored, he was con-
founded by the sight of the two employees.
He could have ordered them to leave and
then helped himself, but conscience had made
a coward of him. even more than nature. He
saw accusers In every face, and fed Bur
leigh had lost his nerve
Two days went by and excitement was at
its height. All manner Of evil report of Bur-
leigh was now adoat. The story of the bogus
package had been no,sed abroad through later
messengers and dispatches from the Gap.
Lieut.. Loring had come to Fort Emory I'M
der the Instructions of the depar tment COM
mander, and what those instructions were no
man could find out from the reticent young
officer. If ever youth seemed capable OF
hearing everything and telling nothing it was
this scientist of a distinguished corps that
frontiersmen knew too little of. What puz-
zled Folsom and old Pecksniff was the per-
sstence with which he followed Up his in
quiries about Capt. Newhau. He even sought
an interview with Pappoose and asked her to
describe the rakish traveller who had so I'M
favorably impressed her. She was looking her
loveiest that evening. Jessie was radiant
once more. long letter had come from Mar
shall-sad because OF the fate that had be-
fallen his companions; stern because of the
evidence OF the deep-lald plot that so nearly
made him victim, but modestly glad of the
official commentator he had received, and re-
joicing over the surgeons promise that. he
could be well enough to make the march with
command ordered back to Frayne Red
Clouds people had scattered far and wide
said he God grant they may not turn back
to the south. He was coming home. He
their readers this very morning that the
General had plainly said his force was too
small to risk further assault upon the Sioux.
Alarmed at the result of its policy the bu-
ment Of Warrior Gap and the withdrawal of
the troops from the Big Horn country. The
war department, therefore, had to hold its
hand The Indians had had by long, long
odds the best of the fight, and perhaps would
be-content to let well enough alone. All this
had tended to bring hope to the hearts of
most of the girls, and Loring's welcome was
the more cordial because of this and because
of his now known championship of Marshall's
cause. From being a fellow under the ban of
suspicion and the cloud of official censure
Marshall Dean was poisoning out as q hero
1t was late in the evening when Folsom
brought the young engineer from the hotel
and found Elinor and Jessie in the music
room, with Pecksniffs adjutant and Loom.s
In devoted attendance 1t was nearly eleven
when the officers left-two returning to the
fort Loring lingering for a word with Fol-
som at the gate. The night was still and
breathless. The stars cleaned brilliantly
aloft, but the moon was young and had early
gone to bed. window in the third story
softly opened, the two men stopped for
their brief conference.-the one so young-look-
ing, sturdy and alert, despite the frost of so
many winters; the other so calm and judicial
desnite his youth.
up to this afternoon at five no trace of
them has been found,'' said Loring "Day
after tomorrow that safe-opener should reach
us. If you have influence with Col. Stevens
you should urge him to have guard at the