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time of the wreck. Then the cowboys
had gone one way and tho young man
anoth47. Sergeant kearncy who under
Lieutenant Rawson was in charge of
the recruits, snid, begging the new ma
JOr's pardon, that the conductor AID en-
glneor Of No. were sure there was
something queer about that party. 1t
was believed thoy wero all connected
with "A gang of train robbers. Whcreat
the major scuffed until kawsOn Camc up
and currubcrated what Kcarney had
said and was presented by the major to
his wife and Miss Leroy, who wero not
ovgrcordial Women learn SO much
more about their fellow passengers III
the couriu uf few hours than do men.
Then the major, in his happy way,
went on to chaif the wife Of his bosom
upon her having nearly captured train
robher, and then Mis-, Leroy spoke her
mind. She didn't believe word Of it,
At lutte, where they arrived late at
night, while the major was bustling
about after the ami lance and baggage
wagons, Mrs. MainWarirg, sitting at
an open window and gazing out at the
fitting lights on the platform and
awaiting the summons to leave the car,
was suddenly attracted by the sight Of
a little detachment of recruits march
ing by. The young lady, too, was at
near window, and the sergeant, catch
ing II glimpse Of her face remembered
the conversation he had heard al Pawnce
and her prompt defense of the absent,
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and uhdt on CdTth 1rnS she to do lrjth
that handsome NdShP
hand-the stranger whom she could
have sworn she saw at Bonn and Co.
logne not four months before-who
thought it might have been his brother,
who wouldn't give his name, but who
had forgotten the handkerchief with
which he had stanched the flow of blood
from her temple-an uusightly relic ut
the moment, to be sure, but SAT "
slowed in her little satChel for all that,
and already searched and not vainly for
trace Of ownership. Bathed in her
own blood were the letters ID. II. G..
And what on earth she was to do
with that handsome flask and that once
moro prescntable handkerchief was a
problem that confronted Miss Leroy TWO
weeks later, after she had begun TO feel
reasonably at home at Ransom. 1t was
the queerest phase of life that ever she
had encountered. City bred convent
educated, she found frontier ways at an
army post 50 full of novelty and sensa.
tlon as her first explorations in foreign
parts. For two or three days they had
lived at the hotel in Butte until the
MAJOR reported the carpets down aud
the stoves up. The next two or three
were devoted to unpackiug furniture,
pictures, glass and Crockery and putting
everything where it belonged and much
where II didn't 1t seemed TO make lit.
tie difference, for in all these function,
al All hours Of the day and not few II
the night, the young officers, in shirt
sleeves and the best Of spirits, bore will.
ing part. such gay good humor, such
utter lack Of stiffness and conventional
lty, she had never seen. All drills and
duties, 1t seemed, except the necessary
guard, police and stables, were suspend
ed until officers and men were comfort
ably housed and settled down. Tho
bachelor lieutenants pitched tents Oh the
parade aud placidly awaited their turn
to choose quarters, a ceremony which
impressed Miss Leroy as something in
mprehenSible. It was not easy to
make her realize just why Captain Ray
cuuidn't move Mrs Ray and the baby
boys up from tho hotel until Captain
Freeman had chosen and why Mrs
Blake should remain at Cheyenne near
her own old homo until the Truscutts
and Rays had settled on what houses
they would take. They wanted the big
double brick next but one to the colo
nel's but were afraid to move in lest
the new surgeon ordered out from Oma-
ma should take fancy to that very set
1t was all plain sailing, as sho could
see, for the colonel, the two majors and
the two senior captains, but then came
the tug Of war The Greggs had moved
prefer the other side of the garrison, the
very house the lrusootts and Rays
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whom III tho eyes Of the -th there liv-
ed no grander pOtonrate on earth. Then,
the next thing Hunter knew, the troop
came tripping by the line Of picket fence
on which he leaned, gazing out upon
the spirited scene beyond, and now it
was his turn. The teachings of the old
days in the famous regiment, wherein
every man might be said 10 have worn
kid gloves when not on military duty,
We're fresh i'll his mind, as he had been
we'll .chOuled III the first principles of
soldier duty. Yet Hunter felt the blood
was mounting to his temples and his
heart was beating quicker A. he faced
the coming column, braced his heels to-
gether and raised his hand 20 the cap
visor as Captain Gregg came ambling
by The big troop leader glanced curl
ou7ly at tine lonely figure in the cheap
fatigue dress and again, but with far
less precision, returned the salurc, and
Hunter could not hut note the differ
ence. Before another troop could pass
him by, he moved quickly away, 20
yards or more beyond the gate where
no still could have Il good look at the re-
turning -olidery, but was himself be-
yOnd saluting distance. one after an
other the seven separate compact little
columns of fours marched steadily in
and logged on down the gentle SLOPE to-
ward the huge wooden stables, He was
still gazing in some odd fascination after
the last, the roam troop when the sound
Of bounding hoofs, whirring wheels
and gay laughter recalled his wander
ing thoughts, and, turning sharply to
the prairie once more, his eyes fell upon
the foremost of the rapidly nearing car
riages.
1t was light, open phaeton, drawn
by two spirited bays, whose fine action
and we'll made harness won his instant
approval. Beside the carriage trottod
the stocky, burly major whom he so
we'll remembered the day of his first in
terview with Dana III the Office On tho
other side rode Dana himself, hand.
some Young soldier and, far more inter
estcl in them than in the possible oc.
cupants of the vehicle, Hunter was look.
ing upon them with soldiers eye,
kecnly appreciative of Dana's graceful,
easy seat and OF Mainwaring : good, if
bulky, horS3manship when he suddenly
became aware of the fact that instead Of
turning in at tho gate the driver was
heading straight southwark, evidently
intending to drive around to the main
gate instead of passing, as Hunter had
come, through that portion of the post
best known as "SudstOwn.
Another minute and they must flash
past him, not ten yards away, with only
that low picket fence between them,
Already the sentry had halted and pre-
scented arms, both officers touching their
caps in acknowledgement Already tho
swift team was darting past tho gate
The lady occupants of the stylish We
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erner hasn't put bullet through him.
I've heard all about that interview.
And 49, you're willing to take
chances? You re- satisfied this man all
right"
"All right ae men 80, Dana We can +
expect all tho 'vartues and temperance
besides for Sl3 a month, as Mulligan
said in the Mexican war But this APP
plicant satisfies me that he means to
serve, that he loves a horse and can rido
like kontuckian. I'll bet he can fight,
End it's none of our business who he is,
whore he halls from or why he enlisted
so long as he does his duty Now / m
willing to take him.
And that settled it, Recruit Arthur
Hunter was formally accepted as a
member of the sorrel troop, took his
first lesson with the currycomb and
brush without word, and, "without
turning hair, " his initiation on Buck
Ter, the mCanest brute in the stable, and
rode bin barebaCked to water despite
furious plunges and wild hcwls Of de-
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CHAPTER VI.

A territorial governor is not an awe
inspiring official ordinarily. but tho
governor of Wyoming, relieved of his
valuablos at the point of the pistol, was
not slow III seeking redress From Butte
he wired full particulars of the robbery
to the department commander, who was
ut Pawnoe Just back from au Inspection
of the Sioux agencies 90 miles to the
north The general was waiting for the
east bound train at the depot hotel, was
aroused III an instant, and lost no time
IN wiring authority to Colonel Anterior
to use any means III bis power to head
OIL and capture the robbers without
waiting for civil process The news of
the hold up with its attendant casu'
alties Went buZzing over the post AT re-
veille and barely had the story reached
Anterior as he stood under the flagstaff
receiving the reports Of the troop com
manders when out came the telegraph
operator, racing, and the colonel read
the hurriedly pcnned lines and turned
to Ray. Somehow or other whenever
any swift, hard riding had to be done,
lay and Rays troop were the first Eel
lows thought Of
Let your men finish breakfast, " said
the colonel, "then-do your best. And
he handed the dark eyed kentuckian tine
dispatch.
In an hour from that time Mrs Ray,
holding her baby hoy in her arms, was
gazing from the north window of her
army homo at some black speclis on tho
far horizon, and little Sandy, Juggling at
the skirts of her pretty morning wrap.
per, was coaXing for mother to hold him
up too, Tho sorrcl troop We're up and
AWAY, heading for Wheelan Springs, on
the Laramie trail, and bets were even
betwec. Staunard and Mainwaring that
Kay would nah the outfit before sun
down "
But who could that "outtit" be? Jim
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vas The round bale is 80 inches long
and - inches in diameter The farmer
drives up 10 the gin and delivers his
cotton and by the time he reaches the
Office TO receive his pay the bale is
ready for shipment, or else if the farmer
So desires he can. by paying for the
ginning and ba!ing, take his property to
a warehouse and await n higher market.
There is about 20 be direct economy
of from 81 to IS on each bale. The buy
er or ginner can afford 10 pay higher
prices 10 the planter and farmer for
their cotton. The danger of fire, while
not totally eliminated, is 50 greatly
lessened that insurance rates, both fire
and marine, are lowered a car of stand
ard size will hold on an average near
ly - planters bales or about 10, GEO
pounds of cotton The same car will
hold about 30 compressed bales or about
25, 000 pounds of cotton, and it has
capacity Of enough round bales TO make
total of over 80, coo pounds of cotton.
Any one who has seen roll of paper
lifted to printing press can appreciate
the way in which the round cotton bale
is received at the mill, 1t so easily I'M
rolls itself that the cotton is already
prepared for the cards, and thus does
away with much expensive machinery,
and so effects other great savings,
WILLIAM r. BRITTON
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tiuued, with cold courtesy, as she again
urged that he should enter, and strobe
away stablcward with moro than ono
pair of eyes from the laundresscs' quar-.
ters gazing after him, those Of Mrs.
MorriWeather being cloudod ard per.
picked.
IL had been perfect morning, keen
and frosty at guard mount, but warmer
as the sun wheeled high toward tho
zenith, ana Anterior had had the regi-
munt out for drill. The broad prairie
northeast of the post was alive with
praneing, high mcttlcd stccds, with
dashing riders and not fow carriages
and Concord wagons filled with ladies
OF the post, all rejoicing at having the
regiment once more at home. For near
~ two hours AtbertOn had had the seven
troops III rapid movement here and
there and everywhere over tho plain,
and now, the drill over, troop after
troop came marching seGutaly ana quiet
ly homeward TO cool and calm the horses
before reaching stables In full ranks,
80 men at least to each company, in
their trim fitting fatigue dress and
with the silken swalloWtail waving at
the head Of each little column, they
looked wonderfully businessliEc aud
seryiclable. The easy, practiccd seat of
every man, tho nUnChalant grace Of
every pose, the resolute, dust covered.
sometimes devil may care faces. all
seemed thoroughly in keeping with the
scene and surroundings, thoroughly in
.vI fEl, .,
mettles1me mounts. Accustomed from
bUyhUnd to the best of hOrsencsh. a born
rider and Judge Trooper Hunter could
not but see that though these frontier
steods might lack the dainty trappings
and satin coats of the park and avenues
Of Gotham, there were life and spirit
fro and endurance in almost every one
in each Of the seven columns, Standing
by the northward gate, he keenly studied
each troop rs it came jogging briskly
III. The colonel and the major, the ad-
Jutant and certain other officers seemed
to have grouped about the carriages of
the ladies at the edge of the drill
ground. but ut least one officer rode
with every troop, the best opportunity
tho newcomer yet had enjoyed of study
ing these future comrades with whom
be might never expect to exchange %
word or meet with more than the formal
and punculious touch Of the hand to
cap. They were moving st ease now
until each troop in succession might
cross the sentry post and be called to
attention in recognition of the salute Of
its solitary occupant.
Hunter watched the man as he halted
faced outward as the nearest troop drew
nigh, then snapped his clrbine to the
present "a, the head Of the column turn
ed to enter the gate. and Captain Gregg
whipped ont his sabar, gave voice over
his shoulder to the prolonged " Ten
sh-O.O-on' which brought every man :
head and eyes up and to the front, and
then, looking square at the sentry, low
cred the glittering blade IN acknowledge
ment Of the honor paid to himself and
his command. Hunters eyes kindled at
the sight. No matter how humble the
private soldier, there at least, on post
as sentry, he could expect the recogni
ton Of the president himself, than
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light from throesCOre trooper tbroats.
Furthermore, Hunter accepted barrack
fare without remark and barrack chaff
without rcmOnstrance. and when 4S
hours elapsed and his captain asked him
how he liked it the new trooper clicked
his heels together and said, Better
than | hoped to, sir, and then surpris-
ed that officer by a request to be allowed
to be absent until next day. Etiquette
required that such favors should be
asked through the first sergeant in writ
ing. The colonel's consent had also to
be given, but Hunter produced in OK
PLANTATION telegram received but half
an hour before stables. That dispatch
was addressed properly to Trooper a.
Hunter, Fort Ransom, and said: Must
move tonight. Will bring your things
on No. 3, - and it came from pawnee.
Captain Ray looked it over in some
uncertainty. "What things are theso:"
he asked.
"A trunk, sir, and some other prop
erty, principally clothing
Colonel Anterior did not look over
pleased at the application Of Captain
Ray for permission for new recruit to
be absent overnight, but Ray was "a ia
vorite Sergeant Merriweather was 60
Ing to Butte on pass after supper. Re
crUit Hunter could go with him in the
post trader wagon. Ray felt sure of
his man, and the colonel consented.
And so it happened that Merriweath-
er's pretty wife, the invalid of fort
night agone, was surprised by the sight
Of IA tall, very fine looking young man,
in a new fatigue suit not yet altered to
fit him, who appeared at the doorway
Of her little abode shortly after gun fire
and asked for the sergeant.
Hell be here directly Surely this
must he Mir Hunter, said she, busting
n chair and locking up at him from UNI
der her long lashes. "Iou II come in
and wait won t you:" she added invit-
ingly But Hunter thanked her briefly
and said he'd 20 tn the store, which he
did, with her bright eyes following
him in lively curiosity.
1t was midnight when Sergeant Mer-
riweather, driving in, reported his re-
turn at the eualdhouse and found the
officer of the day and half the guard
searching busily about the premises i'll
hopes Of discovering by what means two
general prisoners had sawed their way
out of their iron barred room. The rest
of the guard were i'll pursuit. 1t was q
night of excitement and disgust fOI
most of them, and they We're all wide
awake and eager for news when, at the
break of day, there came galluping out
from Butte the local agent Of the Trans
continental with "A startling story.
Train No. 3, 1.-The owl, the Pacific
express, had been held up by robber,
about an hour earlier, Just east Of Ska
bridge. Jimmy Long, engineer OF iS3,
was badly shot His fireman was killed.
The robbers, nearly a dozen in number,
had terrorized the train hands, got ev-
erytbing there was in the safe, i'll the
mail car and among the passengers III
the day coach and sleeper and had then
ridden OIL northwestward across the
Ska. They were heading for the Dry
Fork The sheriff was trying to raise d
posse III town, hut it was slow work,
For Gods sake. couldn t the cavalry &c
III pursuit:
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hiclo were whisking into view, and,
yielding to sudden and uncomfortable
impulse, Hunter whirlod about, jumped
the shallow ditch and sprang behind tho
nearest Of the little houses devoted to
the use Of the married soldiers. In that
one swift glance ut the fair occupants
h3 mad seen u face at sight Of which ila
blood wont rushing to his own. There.
side By side, wero Mrs. Maiuwaring and
the young lady whom he had picked up
in his arms the night Of that "heaI u
collision at Alkali Flats.
GRO IG CONTINUED
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BATTLE OF THE BALES.
An Industrial Contest In the cotton
states.

N-w York auu 'n-Au INTEREST
Ing contest is now going On throughout
the south to determine whether cotton
shall be packed iu round or square
babes. Il is a fight g. the finish between
two Interest," representing millions IF
dollars The value Of the cotton crop of
This country is annually about 5000.
coo, 600 This cotton is made into bales.
Of which there are betwceu ia. 600 GEO
and l0oo,Ooo, and in this form is sent
to the mills The raising and market
ing Of this staple employ- thousands Of
different persons, and it follows that
the prosperity of the industry is Of the
greatest Importance to our people.
The process Of getting cotton from
the field TO the mill j, at the present
time very costly and Complicated
one. The ripcnod cotton is first
picked by machinery, then carried T.,
the gin, where the seeds are extracted,
and the lint, which is the cotton sep
arated from its seed, is then placed in
press, which reduces the cotton i'm
bulk and in this form it is known as the
planters square bale If these bales are
to be sent any great distance, they
tho cotton j. Gin f,r+har - =.
size
The manner in which +bi. oo..o. :
hordIod l. rorl,Ia.s ,y.ytaf,,landaxir
.iyo and involyo.. a I.ss - III. g
dollars cach voor Tbo baI,, ar'' ,l.,1
made Til ,ra lar.,o .rI I,,,Ii,,. F ~.
co,nhrstib;1i+,. If cotto,, :. d,,a',,,,. ~
to the in4omi,,bIa ma trre of tho 'co 0,',,
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IL Sometimes In the Way.

Bill-Aluminium is all right in its
way
Ill-Yos but it don { weigh much.
-Nonkei3 Statesman,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-18

WASHINGTON. June iT.-The Industrial
commission today heard statement from
L. NJ. lockwood. an oil producer OF Zelien-
opie. Pa. in opposition to the Standard
Oh trust Mr.. lockwood declared the
standard company had driven Independent
refnerses into bankruptcy and serv!tude.
and he denounced the course pursued In
severe terms He held the railroads espe-
cially responsible for the condition OF at
fairs.
Mr.. lockwood was free In the use Of
erishets. characterixing both the oil com
pany and the railroad offfeiais as h.gh-
waymen and hriganas
III you have got 10 be robbed" he ex-
claimed. 1T does not matter much wheth.
er you are held up by Dick TGrein with a
pistol or By John Rockefeller with a rail-
road. it's robbery all the same
He said that men who had carefully an
aiyxed the testimony taken before the
Hepburn commission estimated that I'm
iss months time the nve trunk lines of
Pennsylvania had paid the Standard Com
pans 5iI nss 30 in rebates The railroad
companies had. he said, completely tx-
nored the order OF the Industrial state
commission to stop their discrimination
IN favor of the Standard company. resort
ting then 10 the system of false billing
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-18
POWDER FACTORY BLOWS UP
UNITED STATES SNOK ELEss PLAuT
TOTALLY DESTROYED.
Careless S0oker In the GRaining
1So1 lgnites Fear Tens Of Ex-
Dlosave-vlctins BADLY DisAgured

~ AN FATAEL. CAL. June i'.-Ths Unit
ted states Smokeless Powder Co.'S
factory situated on Point San Pedro.
four miles from this town. was the
scene Of disastrous explosion today. A.
result. four employees were killed and
three seriously injured. while six buildings
were demolished by the shock and the re-
sultant flames. The bodies Of the dead,
who are now at the morgue. are % mutt
lated ~ to be almost unacceptable.
Killed-John Secumhe. John s. Reumbe,
James ~. Hennessy. AZ. Hosienbeck-
Injured-John Farrell. Henry Carroll.
William Webster.
To the sudden igniting OF the powder
contained In the graining ROOM tho dis
aster II due. A second explosion quickly
followed the nrst. and soon the mixing
houses were Ia flames ana we're entirely
consumed.
The explosiens were at first mistaken
Tor the national salute ~ tho military sta
tions In honor Of Bunker Hin day. About
. year ago an explosion occurred 1t the
works from . similar cause. The prop
srty damage today Will not exceed SiS. 0oo
1t IL surmissd that the primary cause Of
the explosion was the careiessnsss ok 4
workman who was smoking in tho grain
Ing room, and It II conjectured that the
offender was either Hollenbeck or So
cumbe. The quantity Of smokeless powder
which was Involved In the explosion 10 es-
tirnated at four tons and the concuasion
was tremendous.
Hennessy would have sscaDsd with Iit-
tic or no injury II hs had resnainsd where
No Wnl ~ t1ho tfme oR The ARf33oafon 40
the nrst promonition Of the disaster. how
ever. he started to run. A. he reached the
door he was struck by . piece OF flying
scantlins from another building. the tim
Der smashing his head to Jelly.
Webster. one OF the wounded men. was
stripped Of all his clothing axcept one
shoe. and was horribly burned about the
back. He viii. however. recover. as will
Farrell. who was blown distance OF about
100 feet, but whose bruises are slight.