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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-02
CHAPTER XIV.

A s1eepless night had old John Fol-
som, and with the sun he was up
again and hurriedly dressing. Noise
less as he strove to ~be .he was dis
covered, for as he issued from his
room into the dim light of the upper
hall there stood Pappoose.
"Poor Jess has been awake an hour"
said she. "We've been trying to see
the troops through the glass. They
must have started before daybreak,
for there's nothing on the road to
Frayne.''
ut disappeared over the divide three
miles out" he answered vaguely, and
conscious that her clear eyes. were
studying his face. 81 didn't sleep
well, either. We shall be having
news from Hal to-day, and the mail
rider comes down from Frayne."
She had, thrown about her a long,
loose wrapper, and her lustrous hair
tumbled like brown-black torrent
down over her shoulders and back.
Steadfastly the brown eyes followed
his every move.
" 10 dh IooA w ~ Shh1dSo VIM,
daddy dear; let me make you some
coffee before you go OUT
what? Who said was going out ?"
he asked, forcing smile; then, more
grayely: "I'll be back in thirty min
utes, dear, but wait moment 1
cannot. l want to catch a man be-
fore he can possibly ride away"
He bent and kissed her hurriedly,
and went briskly down the stairs. In
the lower hall he suddenly struck a
parlor match that fared up and IL
lumined the winding staircase to the
third story. Some thought as sudden
prompted her to glance aloft, sust in
time to catch glimpse of woman's
face withdrawing swiftly over the
balcony rail. In her hatred of any,
thing, that savored of spying the girl
could have called aloud a demand
to know what Mrs. Fletcher wanted
but strange things were in the wind,
as she was learning, and something
whispered silence Slowly she re-
turned to Jessie's side, and together
once more they searched with the
glasses che distant trail that, dis
tinctly visible now in the slant of the
morning sun, twisted up the north
ward slopes on the winding way to
Frayne. Not wAif of dust. could
they see.
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sir" he reported at the gate. Cam
anything be wrong?"

anything be wrong?"
Il ordered him to bring with him the
answer to my dispatch to the generab
who wired to me from the railway de-
pot at Cheyenne. Probably he's BEEN
waiting for that, and the generals
away somewhere. We ought to have
an operator here day and night said
Pecksniff, petulantly. But the irrita1
ton in his eyes gave way to anxiety
when at that moment the suffers
buggy was seen dashing into the gar
rison at headlong speed, his smart
trotter urged almost to run. Griggs
refined up with no little hard pulling
at the colonel's gate, and they could
see dozen yards off that his face was
pale.
'Have you any idea, colonel,e he
began the moment the officers reached
him, where Maj. Burleigh can be-?
He left the depot somewhere about
three o'clock this morning with that
Capt. Newhall. He hasn't returned
and can't be found. Your sergeant
major was waylaid and robbed some
time after midnight, and John Folk
som was picked up senseless in the
alley back of his house two hours
ago. What does it all mean?'
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Burleigh's hand. The man was livid
with wrath. First he would have the
youngsters blood, and then he'd dis
miss him. Folsom pointed out that
be couldn't well do both, and by two
o'clock it simmered down to demand
for instant court-martial. Burleigh
wrote furious telegram to Omaha.
He had been murderously assaulted in
his office by Lieut.. Dean. He demand
ed his immediate arrest and trial. Fol-
som pleaded with him to withhold it.
Every possible amende would be made,
but no! Indeed, not until nearly four
o'clock could Folsom succeed IN the
last resort at his disposal AT that
hour he had lent the quartermaster
$4,000 or his unindorseG note OF hand
on condis on that no proceedings what
ever should be taken against Mr. Dean,
Folsom guaranteeing that every
amende should be made that fair arbi-
tration could possibly dictate. He
had even gone alone to the bank and
brought the cash on Burleigh's repre-,
sentation that it might hurt his credit
to appear as borrower. He had even
pledged his word that the transaction
should be kept between themselves.
And then there had been a scene with
that drunken wretch Newhall. What
possible hold had he on Burleigh that
he should be allowed to come reeling
and storming into the Office and de-
handing money and lots of money
this, too, in the presence of total
strangers? And Burleigh had actual
ly paid him then and there some hun
dreds of dollars, to the stupefaction OF
the fellow-who had come for row.
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SYNOPSIS.

S4NOPSlS.
Charter !: - Time: Summer of '6s.
Sgaliaila Sioux grow restless Capt.
Brooks and G troop ordered out as es-
cort for commission which is to locate
new army post in Big Horn country.
Chapter H.-Brooks taken ill, command
falls to Lieut. Marshall Dean. Party
comes upon Indian village moving to the
mountains.
Chapter 1II.-Already friendly Indians
had given warning that Ogailallas meant
in charge of commission. shows fear and
helplessness at shout of Indians"
Chapter IV.-Indian braves pass by
without demonstration. but at post they
ton of Warrior Gap stockade starts with
escort and fresh horses for Frayne.
Chapter V.-Commander at Frayne
sends G troop by long detour back to
Emory, fort located near Gate city. At
latter place old John Folsom, noted from
uersman, is preparing for homecoming
Ds ms na ~ her nor and
Fletcher, army officers widow from
Omaha. Installed as housekeeper.
Chapter Vital Folsom. whose ranch
was not far from Gate CITY, had disap;;
married an eastern girl. Burning Star.
a lover, and two brothers swore VEN
geance for Nais treatment of Lizette.
to Gate City. Smoke signals are seen on
Laramie Peak
Chapter vII.-One of the ranchmen
rides up At This moment Hal is cor
troop goes to the fight. In the meantime
circulated by BSrieass. and "oid Peehs.
about what he considers Deans unnecess
sary delay.
Chapter yIII.--The troop has met the
raiders. killed Chaska, Ligette's eldest
brother, and wounded Burning Star. Hal
has been safely rescued.
chapter IA.-EiInor arrives home with
her friend. Burleigh manages to ingra-
tate himself with old Folsom. but Pap.
Capt. Newhall, Burleigh's friend, seems
as heartily disliked by both girls.
Chapter x.-Burleigh's insinuations of
comes from Halls ranch to tell of raid
and the timely rescue by Dean and his
troop: psan.~arriying at Emory. is
placed under arrest at Pecksniffs ORDER.
Chapter >KI.-Burleigh. already $4,000
short, Is confronted by an unexpected de-
mgnd for the irnmediate ,disnatch of s1o.-
TO soc Dean, but does not let them know
that he is In arrest.
Chapter xII.-Folsom Immediately goes
to Peoksnin to protest against arrest of
Dean after his daring conduct. Burleigh.
coming at this moment, is accused by
Folsom of mean conduct in circulating
( lIlSiAudttonS Against Leans conduct, DuC
the major squares himself for the time
being by aiding to secure the young Off
GERS release.
Chapter xIII.-Courier brings news of
desperate fight so miles from Frayne;
20 soldiers barely repulsed 500 braves.
Deans troop, in spite of its recent hard
service, Is ordered held in readiness for
special service.
Chapter XIV.-Dean, knowing Burleigh
to be the cause of most of his trouble,
demands a retraction of the majors in
to put Dean out of the office. Dean raises
his riding whip and iashes Burleigh. and
Lieut.. Loomis takes a hand in Dean's
behalf. Folsom's opportune arrival
closes the scene.
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aCHApTER xvi.

AT three o'clock in the morning.
while the stars were still bright in
the eastern sky, the little party of
troopers, Dean at their head, had
ridden away from the twinkling lights
of camp, and long before sunrise had
crossed the first divide to the north,
and alternating trot, lope and walk
had put miles between them and Fort
Emory before the drums of the in
fantry beat the call for guard mount
ing.
At ten o'clock the party halted un-
der some spreading willows, deep
in cleft of the bold, high hills that
rolled away toward the Sweetwater
valley. Horses were unsaddled and
picketed out to Craze. A little cook
fire was started close to the spring
that fed the tiny brook, trucking
away down the narrow ravine, and in
few moments the aroma of coffee
and of appetizing slices of bacon greet
ed the welcoming nostrils of the hun
cry men. The sun that had risen
clear and dazzling was now obscured
by heavy masses of clouds, and time
and again Dean cast anxious eyes
aloft. for storm seemed sweeping
eastward from the distant Wahsatch
range, and long before the little COM
mand had dived downward from the
heights into the depths of this wild,
romantic and contracted valley, all
the rolling upland toward Green river,
far to the west, lay under the pail of
heavy and forbidding banks of hur-
rying vapor. Coffee and breakfast fin
ished, Dean climbed the steep bluff
overhanging the spring. faithful
sergeant following, and what he saw
was sufficient to determine immediate
action
Saddle up. Well push ahead at
once"
For an instant the veteran trooper
looked dissent, but discipline pre-
vailed.
The lieutenant knows that Carey's
not in yet, he ventured to say, as he
started back down the narrow game
trail which they had climbed.
Eyes; but yonder he comes and so
does the storm. We can't be caught in
this canyon in case of hard rain.
Let Carey have some coffee and bite,
if he feels well enough, Then we'll
push on"
Ordinarily when making summer
marches over the range, the first "wa-
ter camp" on the Sweet-water trail
was here at Canon Springs. On the
road to Frayne, which crossed the
brook ten miles to the east, all wagon
trains and troops not on forced march
made similar camp. In the case of
scouting detachments or little parties
sent out from Emory, it was always
customary to spend the first night and
make the first camp on the Box Elder
at furthermost, then to push on,
ready and refreshed. the following
day. Dean well knew that to get the
best work out of his horses he should
start easily, and up to nine o'clock he
had fully intended to make the usual
camp at the Springs. But once be-
fore, within a'few years, big scout
ing party camping in the gorge of the
Raox. Elder had been surprised by ono
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go, possibly, with his unexpected
wealth, and Burleigh had explained
that that poor devil, when he could be
persuaded to swear off. was one of
the bravest and most efficient officers
in the service, that he was we'll to do.
only his money, too. was tied up in
mines; but what was of more account
than anything else, he had devotedly
and at risk of his own life from in
lection nursed his brother officer Bur-
leigh through the awful epidemic of
yellow fever in New Orleans in ct. He
had saved Burleigh's life 80 how can 1
go back on him now" said he.
All this was the old trader revolv-
ing in mind as he fastened to the de-
pot, all this and more. For two days
Marshall Dean and c troop had stood
ready for special service. Rumor had
it that the old general himself had
determined to take the field and was
on his way to Gate City. 1t was pos
sibly to escort him and his staff the
troop was ordered kept prepared to
move at a moments notice. On Bur-
from department headquarters. Two
came in during their long conference
in the afternoon, and the quartermas-
ter had lowered his hand long enough
from that lurid welt on his sallow
cheek to hurriedly write two or three
in reply. One Folsom felt sure was
sent in cipher. Two days before. Bur-
leigh had urged him to protest as We
hemently as he could against the send
ing OF any money OF any small detach-
ment up to the Big Horn. and protested
he had strenuously. Two days before,
Burleigh said it was as bad as murder
to order paymaster or disbursing of
ficer to the Hills with anything less
than battalion to escort him, and. vet
within four hours after he was put
in possession of nearly alA the paper
currency in the local bank a secret
order was issued sending Lieut.. Dean
with ten picked men to slip through
the passes to the Platte, away from
the beaten road, and up to ten D. m.
Dean himself was kept in ignorance
of his further destination or the pur-
PoSS VI MS SoiuS. NOC UNI Ill nal1-paSG
ten was sealed package placed in his
hands by the post quartermaster, who
had himself received it from Mai. Bur-
leigh, and then and there the young
officer was hidden by Col. Stevens, as
the medium of the department COM
mander, to ride with all haste com
mensurate with caution, to ford the
Sweetwater above its junction with
the Platte, to travel by night if need
be and hide by day if he could, to let
no man or woman know the purpose
of his going or the destination of his
journey, but to land that package safe
at Warrior Gap before the moon should
wane.
And all this Burleigh must have
known when he, John Folsom, shook
his hand at parting after tea that
evening, and had then gone hopefully
to drive his girls to Emory to see
his soldier boy, and found him busy
with the sudden orders, received not
ten minutes before their coming.
Something in Burleigh's almost trem-
ulous anxiety to get that money in
the morning, his ill-disguised chagrin
at Folsom's refusal, something in the
eagerness with which, despite the fu-
rious denunciation of the moment be,
fore, he jumped at Folsom's offer to,
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frequently heard Ill iUsn meetings. Hi opponents admit that he has an origin& and striking manner of enforcing his ar guments in debate.
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Wilbur E. Lake
OF HUNTINGTON PASSES AWAY AT THE
 HOME OF HIS BROTHER, E. G. LAKE, IN
 VIEWPOINT, AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS.

OF HUNTINGTON PASSES AWAY AT THE
 HOME OF HIS BROTHER, E. G. LAKE, IN
 VIEWPOINT, AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS.
 Wilbur F. Lake of White Hills. Hunt ington, died on Friday night at the resi dence of his brother, K. G. Lake, in North Center district, aged 45 years and 10 months. His last illness was of short duration he being great sufferer from Bright's disease. Mir Lake was the son of the late Nelson R. Lake of Newtowu. He is survived by his mother, Mrs Mary A. Lake, three brothers, E. G. Lake of Newtown, Robert A. Lake of Danbury and Martin N. Lake of BrookfieId; and three sisters, Mrs Ada Norton of Terry. vile, Mrs Annie 0. Booth of Waterville and Mrs Julia Frances Cole of Helen8, Mont. The funeral was attended o1, Monday, Rev George T. Linsley fficiat- ing. The pail bearers were E. c. Lake, Robert A. Lake, Lucius c. Norton and U. s. Booth. Those present from out of town included MT and Mrs Norton and Charles Lake of Terryville, MT and Mrs U. s. Booth of Waterville, Ida M. Treat of Shelton, Robert A. Lake of Dsnbury andMartin Lake and family of Brookfleld. The burial was in the Newtown ceme- tery.
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sa eD. H ALL Sandy Hook. Conn.

passed to the unseen world, and on Octo- Der 22, 1868, he was married in Brook lyn, N. r., to Miss Emeline Bennett, who was born in Westport, this county, November IF, 1845, the dsugh- ter of Edwin and Mary (Coucb) Bennett. She resided at Weatport until about 1C years old, when she removed to Brook. lyn. By his first marriage MT Burr has one son, Ebenezer H., who is engaged in the insurance business at Long Branch. N. J. By the second marriage there are two sons: Eugene B., who married Miss Antonia Jacobs of Easton (they have one son, Joseph William and William H., now in charge of our subjects farm ir Deetfield district (he married Miss Louise Jacobs, and they have three children Emma M., Walter N. and Evelyn Aman. ds). The family Is identified with tht Congregational church at Green field Hil
 to the support of which they are libers contributors.-[Fsirfield County Bi ogrsphical Review.
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He came on to accompany sick friend as far as New York City.
Horse Notes.

CLEANED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES FOX
 THE BEE BY LOCAL HORsEMEN.
 Fair my estate at noon to see' | had st eve the selt same sfores Yet fate that day had beggared me, siDce hope could count mine no more. -lCentury.
 Two of the things that are going with the American flag and the American constitution, are American horses and American mules. r.
 Smith: Ijust hate horse that is al. ways losing his races.
 Brown: That's all right, but would rather race against such horse, than one that was always winning his races.
 Thomas W. Lawson of Boston has bought the coach horse, Red Cloud, pay ing $l0, ,000 for him. He is one of the pair that won the Waldorf Astoria cup at the last National horse show. He was sired by The King, 2.29 IA, son of George Wilkes, 2,22, and out of Morgan mare
 Joe Patchen and John R. Gentry go an l CAAAbIklOu lnNO ou AAL4AS NAAOS V%AJ
 The great pacing team, Passing Belle, 3 O8 fl, and Merry Chimes, 3 Os 1.2, that have been shipped abroad In hopes we may be able to create market for the pacer in Europe, have arrived safely on the other side.
 In order that these notes may be of more benefit to horsemen, when sale is reported 1t is well to also give breeding of horse.
 The Turk, bay gelding, by a son of l Belmont, was sold at auction in New York, April IS, for $7,80O, the biggest price 8 carriage horse ever brought at auction. He ia described as being 151 high, but so high styled as to appear much larger.
 W. D. Grand sold 63 horses at the American Horse Exchange at auction, April 8-19, that averaged 1852 per head. They were trotting bred carriage horses.
 August 21, 1862, Volunteer (the sire of St Julian, 2.l1 IA, the once champion trotter) trotted mile to wagon in 37 for a premium at the Hartford (Ct.) Horse fair.
 Frank Miller's horses of Bridgeport, Dot Miller, 2.15 1-2, Fife G., 2.19 and Etilka Maid, 2.19 IA will be raced through the grand circuit this season by Alta F. Mcdonald.
 The real difference in men is energy.
 Generally the driver with an end in view can see his finish.
 "Don't you want to buy bicycle ?"said dealer to farmer who came into his store. "They are awful cheap this spring, can give you one for $30."
 "T'd sooner put the $50 in a cow,' said the farmer.
 ''But think,'' said the dealer, "how foolish you would look riding around your farm on a cow"
 "Oh don't know!" said the farmer, ''no more foolish, perhaps, than would milking bicycle"
 Two stallions may have been equally as successful as race horses, but not equally as successful ss sires. The diff ference is due to lack of inheritance; mere speed cannot be transmitted any more than the tricks of circus horse can be transmitted.
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PREVENTED | TRAGEDY.

Timely information given Mrs George Long of New Straitsville, Ohio, prevent dreadful tragedy and saved two lives. A frightful cough had long kept her awake every night. She had tried many remedies and doctors but steadily grew worse until urged to try Dr Kings New Discovery. One bottle wholly cu'ed her, and she writes this marvellous medicine also cured MT Long of severe attack of Pneumonia. Such cases are positive proof of the mstchless merit of this grand remedy for curing all throat, chest and lung troubles. Only 50, and s1.00. Every bottle guaranteed. Trial bottles free st R. R. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; s. c. Bull 6 Co.,, Sandy Hook; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station; Edward A. Honan, Merwinsville; William J. Beeh. Ter, Brookfield; William B. Hswley, Sherman, Druggists.
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air1ield County.
GREENFIELD HILL.
HORACE BANKS BURR.

HORACE BANKS BURR.
 Horace Banks Burr. wealthy and in- fuential citizen of Fairfield township, is
 man whose character does honor To his
 pioneer ancestry. His family is one of
 the oldest in the locality, and he is of the
 ninth generation in direct descent from
 Jehu Burre, who came from England in 1880 with Winthorp's famous company and after spending several years in Rox-
 bury and Springfield, Mass, located in Fairfield, where he died in 1870. The line of descent is traced through Daniel
 Burr, who married Abigail Glover, daughter of Henry Glover of New Ha- ven; Daniel CD and his wife Abigail i; Timothy, who married Sarah Ro wland;
 Ebenezer, who married Sarah Sherwood ; Ebenezer CD, who married Amelia Good. sell; Timothy, who married Sarah Tay-
 for; and John Burr, our subjects father, who married Sarah Nichols. The fami.
 ly has always been noted for fine musi- cal ability, and several musicians of
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MT Daragan Of 209 Main street, Dan- bury, is having excellent success III intro ducing his sUltra shoe for women," ad- vertised on another page. For street use and general wear the Ultra shoes are well recommended! You will find them light and comfortable, yet having suffi. cient strength and durability to assure proper support for the ankles and instep. Made from best black Chrome kid, they always appear neat, and are easily cared for. A welted sole .and cushioned cork insole are features of these shoes that will add to your comfort. The Ultra has kid tip and the popular military heel. The three.quarter foxing makes the style pleasing and popular. Mir Dar- agan also has big line of shoes for men and children, and would be pleased to have you call.
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Y OUT \Ar fife 5 E |. l.

ssa S'pose you were q sass she, and that you had to sf sss work early and late beside dN s9s a big hot fire in the kitch- s| esa en range;wouldn't swing a Illa 6 ing a scythe in a sum- daa A mer's sun be cool work .a by comparison ? S
 Dangler Blue-fame Oil T = Stoves keep kitchens cool. z ass They do all the work of s sS S the best coal ranges, and z
 eae do it better at less cost. e
 dss They come in two, three T Gsa and four burners, with q esss and without ovens. We s1 aSln guarantee them to be the s| sa, best of their kind and s6 ssss prices right. ai
 Using coal stove, or buy 2 ing any other but 8 Dan gler - m ans 8 losa for you. sb 1Hs sI)kNBuRY s d 3 5. ssis ass sr lARDWA.R7aE .7a e ! slsS|ks,ssks,Sasski|b skSssssIss !
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People are speaking very much in fa- vor of G. N. Clark's Vegetable Liver pills. They COT slder them the safest and best remedy for regulating the stom- sch, liver and bowels. We would advise any one troubled with biliousness, con stipation, indigestion, headache, dizzi- ness, etc., to give them a trial ss they certainly have 6 wonderful reputation
 for curing bilious and dyspeptic ailments
 Sold by druggists.
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LETTER TO CHARLES GARFIELD, SEwTowN

Dear Sir: As painter you probably use lead and oil, and would naturally object to Devoe lead and zinc. Let us have few words on the subject.
 Painters say good lead and oil job will last three years, and they say house ought to be painted once in three years. We take them to mean that their work is good for three years, no more and no less, or not much more and not much less. Do you want your work to last longer What do you say to six years. You'd have to have twice as much work, you know; or you'd be losing money.
 Consider the case of your doctor. You call him in. Is it better for him to get your child out of bed tomorrow, or keep him sick for month2
 You prefer quick doctor. So does everyone else in your town, and county, and state. We are all alike; we want our doctors quick. A doctor, that gets his patients up quick, is the doctor that gets the patients-gets rich too, if he isn't run to death. It's about the same with painter, isn't it? Suppose you paint Devoe, and your competitor objects to Deyoa; your work lasts six years and his work three. You cost your customers half; he costs double. Who'll get the business; and who'll go to Texas?,
 Devoe lasts six yearg-not exaetlY-we know of it's lasting seventeen-and il never wears out in less than three, 80 fai
 as we know. On windy, sandy seaside house, it lasts three years. Lead and oil
 lasts one year there.
 Devoe lasts two or three times as long as lead and oil; and it'a going to pain
 your town. Do you want to be in it
 Yours truly,-rF. W. Devoe a5 Go.