Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-31

and confinement, his laughing defiance
of his accusers, until he found how
muc4more tEey knew than be supposed,
| his metaphorical prOstra ton at tho feet
Of his judges, his humility, repentance,
suffering and sacrifice. his pledge OF
future atonement, his protestations of
love for his long suffering wife, his sur
render of his valua bles for her benefit,
his meekness of mien until the court
had concluded his case and gone; then
his sudden resumption of bold, trucu-
lent defiant manner his midnight
breach of arrest, which had leaked out
through the guard that was promptly
sent forth to fetch him in; then his de-
mand for the return of his property and
! his furious Outburst on learning that
Loring had taken him at his word and
sent it without delay by the safest pos
sible hands.
That proved an exciting day. The ad
| Jutant's message had temporarily awed
and quieted tie man, but toward 3 p
] m. the mail carrier arrived from the
! ella with his sack Of letters and papers
He reported having been stopped only
five miles out from Sanchos by masked
men, who quickly examined ais Dig
leather bag, silently pointed 60 curious
mark-a dab of paint that must have got
Oh it while he was there at the ranch
and sent him ahead without a word
being spoken. He saw other men, but
they passed him by in wide circuit. He
met Lieutenant Blake and the troop,
and the lieutenant babe him hurry So
the letters were delivered nearly two
hours earlier than usual In the mail
were dozen missives for Captain New
ins-two in dainty feminine su perscrip-
ton pOstmarked San Francisco several
that might be bills, others that were
local, one pOstmarked Tucson, and one
slipped in at SanchO's
The major himself looked these en-
velopes over as though he thought their
contents ought to be examined. but even
a convicted man had his rights, and the
letters were sent to him In less than
three minutes thereafter the hot, breath
less air of the long afternoon was sud
denly burdened with another eruption
Of oatbs and rawlings One or two wOIn
en- sitting in the shade Of their canvas
shelters across the parade clapped their
hands TO their ears and ran indoors, and
the majors orderly dashed full tilt for
the guard Half an hour later Captain
Nevins was escorted TO a new abode, a
tent pitched just outside, not within,
the corral, and there he was left to
swear at will with the sentry on No /
warned to call the corporal of the guard
if the gentleman for one moment quit
the seclusiOn Of his solitary quarters
And this was the stains of affairs
when the sun went down at the close of
the third day after adjournment
Wheu II rose upon the fourth, all was
quiet aboEt the impetuous captains
canvas hOIe-too quiet, thought the
officer OF the day after his visit TO the
guard at reveille. and therefore did he
unite the cords that fastened the flaps
in front and peer within Five minutes
later two new prisoners were placed in
charge of the guard, Of which they had
been members during the night-Pri-
Yates Poague and Pritzlaff of the first
and second reliefs respectively But the
aggregate gain in the column of lin ar
rest or confinement was only one. for
Captain Nevins had disappeared
OF course there was a rush to the out
lying ranch WHOSE lew reLldlulnS oCcu-
pants grinned exasperatingly and
shrugged their shoulders, but gave no
information OF course a courier was
sent scurrying away on the trail of the
cavalry, but he came back sore footed
at night. relieved Of his horse arms and
equipments and thanking God for his
life. OF course another courier was
started by night to make the perilous
ride to the Salado and order the instant
return of at least a platoon, but nothing
more was heard of him for a week, and
it was nearly five days before these
desert bound exiles of Camp Cooke got
another atom of reliable news from
Sancho's, and meantime wondrous 9TH
er things had happened.
To be continued