Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-11-24

Get out of there,' the captain
said. lie would have used a better
tone to one OF the troop ours.
MackwOrth felt for his carbine
and got out, staggering, but no
longer afraid, only ashamed-sick
enIngly ashamed-beyond all en
duraBce. He tried hard 10 g.t hio =
self Killed alter that. H. walked
up and down In front of his men,
giving orders aud smoking ciga.
Iettes, and doing bis best to serve
target. The captain watched
him aud began to understand His
frOwn relaxed. "YOu'd better get
uuder cOver,' he suggested; "yOo
are taking needless risKs.' Mack
north looked at him Si;h wide,
blank ey es, and did not answer.
His face was not only white now,
1t was gray and set, like the face
of corpse.
uOrelv's heart sOflened. "lI's
baby, anyway" he said to him
self, "aBd 1t is unhappy out of all
proportion.' Aud presencly b.
went to him again. "WIIl you get
IN ler cover, Mack worthP, he in.
sisted.
No." said the lieutenant, "l
Won't"
The captain swore now, fierce
oaths and loud, III ordor sou
back under COY er, sir"
Mackworth glanced at him and
went ON smoking. Morley did not
fancy his own position, arguing
with a green boy, fully exposed to
an Invisible enemy. He knew that
wasting officers is pretty, but is
not ar. Il shall order you to the
rear unGer ares, unless you get
Oack there With the men immedi-
ately."
Mack worth retired, with a look
at his superior for which he should
have been court. t.marshaled. After
that the scout went the way Of
most scouts, beiug a chase of the
intangible, up Iuntain ranges,
when you pnIled \ our horse after
YOU; down them, when ne slid atop
of you; across malpals and desert.
from the level of the mesquite and
the gresSewOOd t. that OF the
plne aud the mauzanita. ChattO's
band was at the north, 10 the
south, 10 The east and west; but
when the troops get to the spO',
ter forced marching. there was
nothing.
It w,nt on for two MONTH; and
II the W IL Mack w0Itn's deepOu
drncN grew Tue weight of wears
was upon his Vet barely sQnared
shoulders, the troubles of "a life.
ulme woie much upon his face.
Aud il WAS piua'y Young face,
IT, spite the growth of yellow b. ard.
He would not be cOmfOripd. Hr
WAS silent and morOse. He would
not lit up bis beautiful baritone
IN song. be the camp never so dull.
Uuly his captain knew why, Of
course-and he didn't tell. Neither
did be attempt consolation H
thought the remOrse heal:hful, aud
be knew, besides, that in such cases
mau has TO work out his own
conclusions and salvation. This is
the way Mack worth eventually
tr ed to work out his.
There came one day a runner
from the hOstiles-a dish faced,
STRAIGHTFORWARD creature of sinews-
who spoke through the White
Mountain Interpreter of the troops
and said that his chief was ready
to 90 back to the reservation, tut
that he must go upon his own ter5s.
Aud the chitf stipulated, moreover
tn 1t Que white map-Oue, alone
and unguarled-should 60 to the
hostile camp and discuss those
terms. 1t force attempted to
come ne would retreat with bis
braves and stay out all winter.
Morley made answer that he had
no fear of the chiet staying out all
winter among the mountains when
the agency was so comfortable,
bnt that If he did the white man
C ,uld stand it as long as could be.
Moreover, he sa'd that none OF his
soldiers had any intention what
ever of walking into q death trap
OF the sort.
Then Mack worth spoke up. "l
have" he said.
"Get out" said The captain, IN
creduIously.
81 meau what I say" said Mack
worth, "aud l shall conslder your
permission to go tie greatest and
the onlv favor you can do me.
Something may be effected by It,"