The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-12-07

EoibOn SNOOu uuu Nlptu HIS
ing face and looked the speaker square
I'm the eye, and Burleigh stood the
scrutiny with unlookedfor nerve.
Long years at the poker-table had
given him command of his features,
and the faculty of appearing the per-
sonification of serene confidence in his
"hand," when the twitchinR of a nerve
might cost thousand dollars. Folsom
was no match for him in such game.
little by little the anger and suspicion
faded from his eyes, and. a shame-faced
look crept into them. Had he really
90 misjudged. so wronged this gentle
man? Certainly there was every APP
pearance of genuine sympathy and
feeling in Burleigh's benevolent fea-
tures. Certainly he was here almost as
soon as he himself had come, and very
possibly for the same purpose. 1t was
all that old fool Pecksniff's doing after
all. Folsom had known him for years
and always as more or less of an ass
n man of so little judgment that,
though major in the line at the out
break of the war, he had never been
trusted with command in the field,
anu htIC lt was INV a lulA NbAphSA WIN
only three companies left him. Bur-
leigh saw his bluff was telling, and he
took courage.
"Come with me-" he said, land let
me reassure you" and the doors OF
the commanding officers sanctum
opened at once to the omnipotent dis
burser of government good things,
Folsom following at his neels. Col.
Stevens" he began. the moment he was
inside, and before the colonel could
speak at all, Tin n moment of eX-
ASPIRATION and extreme nervous-ah-
depression the night I-er-started
east so hurriedly after most exhaust
ing Journey from the Big Horn, l spoke
disparagingly of the action of Lieut..
Dean in face of the Indians the day we
met Red Clouds band, but on mature
reflection | am convinced ] misiudged
him. l have been thinking 1t all over.
recall how vigilant and dutiful he was
at all times, and my object in hurrying
out here to-day at-ah-almost the in
slant l heard of his arrest, was to
put in the best words l could think of
In his f--to-ah-urg you to re-
slider your action, especially in view
of all the-e-ah-enco passed
upon his conduct in this recent raid on
the Laramie"
The colonel whirled around upon him
as he had on Folsom. Maj. Burleigh,"
he began. II call you to witness that
am the most abused man in the army.
Here / arn. sir. 35 years in service, a
full colonel, with war record with
the regulars that should command re-
spect, absolutely ignored by these
mushroom generals at Omaha and else
where-stripped of my command and
kept in ignorance of the movements of
my subordinates. Why, SIR" he con-
tinued. lashing himself on. as he rose
from his chair, "here's my junior at
Frayne giving orders TO my troop, sir;
presumes to send them scouting the
Laramie bottoms. when every man is
needed here, and then, when. as it hap
pens, my officer and his men get into
fight and drive the Indians, TO whom
does he report, sir? Not to me, sir
not tohis legitimate commander, but he
sends couriers to Laramie and to
Frayne, and ignores me entirely
A light dawned on Burleigh in an
instant. Wen he knew that Deans rea-
sons for sending couriers TO those
guard posts of the Platte were to warn
them that "A war party had crossed
into their territory, and was now in
fight. There was nothing % be gained
by sending a man galloping back to
the line of the railway IS miles TO the
rear-no earthly reason for his doing
50. Bu- the fact that he had sent rum
ners t. officers junior in rank to
Stevens, and had not sent one to him,
fairly "stuck in the crop" Of the cap
tious old commander, and ne had de-
termined to give the youngster a les
son. But now the mail was in, and
dispatches from various quarters, and
telegram from Omaha directing him
10 convey to Lieut.. Dean the thanks
and congratulations Of the general
commanding the department, who had
just received full particulars by wire
from Cheyenne, and Stevens was glad
enough co drop the game, and Burleigh
equally glad of this chance to impress
Folsom with the sense of his influence
as well is of his justice.
81 admit all you say, colonel. l have
ong-ah-considered you most unfair
ly treated, but really-ah-in this case
of Lieut.. Deans, it is, as | said before
inexperience and-ah-the result Of
ah-er-not unnatural loss of-er-
balance at most exciting time. A
word of-ah-admonition, if you will
pardon my suggestion, is all he prob
ably needs, for he has really behaved
very well-ah-surprisingly we'll in
conducting ths-ah-pursuit.'
And so was it settled that later the
colonel was to see Mr. Dean and adj
monish accordingly but that mean
time the adjutant should go and wills
per in his ear that his arrest was end
ed, and all would be explained later
thereby releasing him before tha GIRL,