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

the market affords, to march into an
Indian position and arrest an Indian
chief. There were not soldiers
enough north of the Platte to do it,
and the war department knew 1t II
the bureau didn't. Hence the muster
ing In force along the river, and the
mounting in hot haste of perhaps ten
more troops and companies, nowhere
near enough for the work in hand,
but all the nation had within a
months march that could possibly be
spared from other work and work
more important.
And there was wrath at Emory,
where the colonel found himself or
dered to send all his transportation to
Frayne forthwith, and all his remain
ing troops except one of foot. Dam
nationl I've only got two companies
of foot" he screamed, in the shrill
trebel of piping senility. "And they
metn to rob me of my cavalry, too!
'C' troop is ordered to be held il
readiness for special service
The transportation, consisting of
three wagons and two ambulances,
with the somber company of infantry,
started next day, however, and Dean,
with eager expectancy, kept his men
in camp, cooked rations ready, am
munition pouches filed, arms and
equipments overhauled and in perfect
order, horses examined and reshod,
ready for the word that might come
any minute and carry him-he knew
not whittier. Folsom and the girls
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him. Despite the permission sent by
the colonel he would not leave his
troop and go in town. So back they
came in the soft moonlight and spent
long, lovely summer evening with
him, while the band played melodious-
ly in the fort inclosure, and the stars
twinkled over the peaks of the
Rockies in the southern skies. Fol-
som spent the hours wiring to Omaha
and comforting with such officers as
he could reach. They thought the les
son given Rcd Cloud would end the
business. He knew it would only be
gin it. Burleigh, saying that he must
give personal attention to the selec-
ton of the teams and wagons, spent
the early evening in his corral, but
sent word to Folsom that he hoped to
see him in the morning on business
of great Importance. He had osher
hopes, too. one OF them being TINT
now the order to send that big sum
in currency to the new stockade
would be revoked. lie had lost no
time in suggesting to the chief quar-
termaster of the department the eX-
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saying that before we could send 100
men to Warrior Gap Red Cloud could
call 6,OO0 and the chief quartermns-
ter, being man of method and a
stranger TO the frontier said, as said
the bureau: "Who the devil is John
Folsom? Do as you are told" But
that answer only came the following
day Meantime there was respite and
hope.
Long lived that beautiful evening in
the memory of four young hearts. A
sweet south wind had been gently
playing all day and left the night
warm and fragrant of the pines and
ce6ars in the mountain parks. All
Fort Emory seemed made up of wom-
en- and children now, for such few sol
diers as were left, barring the bands
men, were packing or helping pack
and store about the barracks. From
soon after eight until nearly ten the mu-
sicians occupied their sheltered wood
en- kiosk on the parade, and filed the
air with sweet strains of waltz or
song or stirring martial melody.
For an hour, with Elinor Folsom on
his arm, young Dean was strolling up
and down the moonlit walk, marvel
ing over the beauty of her dark, yet
winsome face, and LOOMS and Jessie
stanch friends already, sauntered
after them For a time the merry
chat went on unhrOken They were
talking of that never-to-be-forgo
visit to the Point-Pappoose's first
and of the hop to which the tall ca
Diet captain took the timid school
girl, and of her hop card and the
distinguished names il bore, as names
ran in the old days of the battalion;
of Roy, who danced so beautifully and
rode so well-he was with the til
cavalry now somewhere along the
L. F., said Dcan--and Of Billings, the
cadet adjutant; ne was with a light
battery in Louisiana. "Nhere this
Capt. Ncwhall is stationed" inter
rupted Pappoosc. with quick, upward
look. 81 wonder if he knows hi.l. Mr.
Dean"
"IIe doesn't like him. I'll venture to
say" said Dean, IF Ncwhall doesn't
suit you and Jessie, and I'm sure
shant." And then they went on to