Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08

ilsgrace, and in q question Of vorncitl
between The two men THERE was iifth
8ouht that Lorlugs would prevail Bu
a very peppery, nhrety unhappy old
man was Colonel Stevens Tor many
days pratng about this Independence
u action Of stripping officers right un'
der his nose.
hut the worst came ON the day when
the little troop uf cavalry atFOrt Emory
was suii further depleted hy the de-.
tachmcnt or sergeant, two c0rporula
md eight trooper ordered to report
with pack mule and ton days rutIons 20
Lieutenant LorinE N the engineers,
and Colonel stevens had not been con-
suited again
The senior colonel IN the department.
he had seen his command cut down
company By company until only bare
squad, said he, remained 10 guard the
| most important post IN Wyoming.
! (Which 70 wasn't by my means. but he
had been lod to think SOD And now
young whlppersuaprcra Just out Of West
Point were running away with his men
right under bis nose.
But Loring's orders came 90 him d.
rect from Omaha lie had need OF every
! procluupu. PIE WINS now going on n
mission that demanded the utmost So
crccy. and The colonel could mo- moro
oonce1l movement than a sieve could
quitting the uutrtormaatcr's depot
| one summer ulrht at %. the little de-
/ tnchmont rode silently out across the
| touthWnfd prairie. swung round Co the
enHt when the dim llrhts Of town were
/ o milo behind. took The trot over the
/ hnrd, bounding turf and az dawn were
/ meaning straight Tor tho breaks NJ the
Laramie. Hating Tor rcst and coffee
when the Gun WINS nu hour high. they
nFhln pushed u1 until noon. when they
unsniilel in grove of ielfy cotton
woods lu little fork of the Medicine
ll'W, Wnforoi che weary horses and
save them a hearty fced and themselves
"a hearty dinner and then pIcketinF
and honuilug their stceds Who wore
g.nd enough 90 roll and sprawl IN the
Sand. ull hands MANAGED to gat some
hours ~ sound sleep before the sun was
sinking TO the edge of the swootwuter
range.
Thon came tho careful grooming OF
thelr mounts, then "a dip In the cool
waters. the Hmoking tins N soldier COT.
Zee and sizzling slips of bacon. Then
nguln the saddle and the silent trail.
with the moon looking down from tho |
zenith ON their warlike array. Heavily |
armed was rfcry man. each, even the /
lieutenant with cnrblne and brace " |
Colts ana on they rode through tho /
tulli SOFT night air. chatting lu low |
tones. no man knowing but cvcry ono |
believing that tho taclturn. blue owed !
young officer In the Head was heading |
them Tor lnlr ~ the Hlrdsnll gang. ID |
was too TAR south Just then Tor sioux
Another moon ma they had crossed
during the dark hours the broad plains
y. Wv l.arAmic ana wcrn winding up
among tho hills. Another rert and
squirting from the rear there overlook
Thorn hr0nfod. weather beaten from.
uefHmnn whom Mr.. toriny greeted
without show Of surprise. and WHOM
again hey moved on Il was he who roie
nt the llouicnnntn lcft. up. up q wind.
lnE tilll among tho frowulug heights
untll Just nH every man was wondering
when on earth they could hops for
hite the nolsrlrsH signal 20 han was
given, while the leader dlsmounted and
ne.rnd nver shoulder N blum ahead
hold brief consultation. then down mo
itlinc 20 the ioft rode the stranger.
lnd BACK 90 hls mon came L0ring. his
oyct hudlinE.
There 10 camp hair a mile ahead
Whcrv ] have 90 make an arrest" nnld
% quicuy. Keep close az nay hseia. |
Wen have 10 rnllop when we rat I'M
'l'W' Draw pistol Don't IRE unless
.h.y 90 Thcy probably won't"
, Ana thcy didn't. Inlf IL dozen star.
.led men, gambling about "a blanket.
Wo or three sleeping on "a drunk mud
'ne hunted. haunted wretch neryousiv
lhclhg up ana down among tho Mines
Nefc NO match for the dash 81 a dozen
lluclhckru coming laundering into
.leM' There was no thought OF nrht.
nose who could catch their horses
hrcw themselves nstride bareback and
10y TOT the heart q the hills; two or
hfce scrambled on af0ot and were
.ulchy run down: one. a heavily bullt
nEgnrd. hollow eyed man. shook From
ma 10 loot az the lieutenant refined nm
" painting and excited horse and cooly
You nre my prisoner. nuriolehr
nor was there attempt at rescue d
counting his four captlvcs on Their e
orsca, their foot dashed 10 tho s,irr,,1'' \
lelr hands bound. an the abandoned +
ms ammunition aud prnylriona H.. ;
.foycd ana the camp burned Ioripg
N promptly away up the range tovvurI | !
=. no. ~ until clear OF the timber tbon q
WI {he westward slope toward mo u
y, .''llg NNlley once more, searching
y secure place 60 bivouac. Frr ~ q
lo north the Grand old poak ioor,eI d
ihlhat The blue gray VI tho Wyornip+ y
',A' ON 10 their loft front. upiiftin,. q
.nAEEy crest from ia surroundips. q
w, bold butte lowered fliiv a6 d,
~ away ana townrd that iarrsJ | nl
.,N,l'llA L'rlng saw his sergeant peer. lu
e. '''"e ana again with hand shaded ~
4. what VIZ do you seo'' no presently i97
Smoke. air. 7 think. VIII Tho it., "a
Haht look With hlH rinas7" ho
t'.hlly Loring unnlung his hlnocuiar
" khHed, HIS eyes We're kopn. but M ~
hned' Take IL yourself scrg's, vs. =, ~
'1p' Nhi tfo veteran trooper refined ~, ~,
y t9 one Hidc ana pcerod long npd W.
n,glly' then came trotting IN 10 th6 ~
70 OF column, doubt ana sippregs't ~,
,i,ement mingling on hia wentbcr p.
i couldn't be sure. sir. butt io,t., w..
"a minute like smoke '''"'" 49,.
Ana that moans"-- ~
lhdian signals. sir TbaPs t,..,. wy
J. on'y couple Of mlles From ii,i ii,,
,orlng pondcrcd. II was Ions. st,., t,a
my Iotce, the Sioux had y.,,,,. ~
,lh or the Platte. hut now /, ~. '' ,nl w
", ~ "a. warrior Gap and tho tre5np fal
~ iI,.niotceinont they had rer'ivaJ a
~ hl the turbulent Tribes ub,, W. So,
'''''"'' John Folsom himself ba5 "
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