The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29
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III
Where's Katy?" Hermann demand
/ ed, as he unceremoniouSly ran into
Mother MaIone's house.
Don't be askin' me-, cried Mrs. Ma
lone, ENORMOUSLY. What are you want
IN Wild Katie at this time Of night?
It'll be taps in a minute"
Cause l was down at the guard
house TO see Faval tonight, and he's
! Worryln' awful. He's to be taken to
! LeaVenworth in a day or two. So l
| thought I'd just ask Katie-ne was
| stuck on Katie Just like me-to go and
cneer him up a bit I'm not jealous.
e Wee GiVil," howled Mother Ma
lone, welcoming chance 10 discharge
her wrath upon somebody; AN it's
mlschlef maxim we're after, lis it? Git
out NV thisl Git out now, afore do yez
HARM
pies"
The angry woman charged upon him.
Hermann grabbed an apple, upset the
barrel and fed, screeching.
Dlo yez ever hear the llke?" Mrs.
Malone muttered. katy to go an see
Faval. Was liver the like?'
she did not know.
Inc guardhouse lay at the back of
the post, on the bluff overlooking the
| meadows. The inner room was very full
as a result of pay day. The Stopping
! wooGen platform on which the prie-
oners, wrapt in their blankets, slept,
was lined with recumbent figures. Some
| or the long-sentence men, however, for
| greater comfort, had made hamnocks
| OF their blankets and slung them by
cords from hooks in the walls The
barred windows were few, and by one
| or these, in a corner, FaVal had slung
/ MS hammock beneath another man,
who swung near the roof. Thus the
window, open for the heat, was almost
shut or from sight of the rest of the
occupants, and the wicket which separ-
ated the guard from the prisoners An
Indian scout had been brought in from
the camp a wild and savage sight. He
| lay outstretched on his back on the
| hoor, bowling lugubriously, and beating
on the boards with extended fists. In his
drunken NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he had an
idea that the white men were about TO
hang him, and his bowls sank to long.
horrible, wailing death song.
Amid the noise and the heat and the
stencil OF the oVercrowded room Faval
was wide awake. For half an hour af-
Ter taps so he remained, until the lamp
at the door was removed. Soon as the
post recovered from its periodical out
DAA1]NOA PclS0c1y ICSuulGu l62u-
lar nightly air of rep0Se the lonely SEN
tries began their monOtonous calls.
taVa1'S window opened on the back of
the guard house, and he could not see
the sentry On No. /. But very distinctly
there came to his ears the methodical
oeat of the soldiers shoes on the porch
and at last his proclamation to his
brother sentries of the hour.
Ten O'Clock" Fayal murmured. 1.-Two
hours yeti is a year"
As the distant calls came family from
the far away posts and No. l repeated.
AIS Wellb' the young musician steal
chilly reached from his hammock. and
graSped one of the window bars. It
shook beneath the pressure of his slen-
der fingers. Easily" he muttered. and
then huddled in his hammock as he
heard the sentry challenge and quick
ly shout TO the sergeant inside:
Officer of the day. Turn out the
guard,'
Had they suspected? Had they dis
covered?
Never mind the guard
The trembling. lad heard the officer
step on the porch and the SERGEANT
make his report Faval sweated with
fear What was it? Were they talking
about him? Would the sergeant, would
Holmes betray him and have him nut
IN 1rons2 It was likely. He had done
as Katy had told him to do. but he
could not understand when she had
said that Holmes was mis- friend. The
ohlcer went away and, trembling, Fa-
val crept from his hammock and
sllpped on shoes and clothes and stayed
at the bars, peering out anxiously.
He won't be back until early morn
ing, the corporal of the guard re-
marked with a yawn. Daddy Dodds
IS getting old and likes his snooze.
even Wnen he's officer of the day. Where
are you off to, Holiness"
The sergeant in charge replied gruf-
fly, as was his won't
There were so many prisoners COM
ing in had no time to get my blanE
kets. Take the keys till 1 come back"
He Went out, but he did not go to
the barracks for his blankets. 1t was
dark and moonless now, and at the
foot of the bluff he met the girl. She
was very pale, but in her there was no
sign of fear Her eyes glittered with
determination He tried to take her
hand. but she withdrew it and wills
pered:
ready?"
He ought to be ready. I have done
all can, he answered, a little sullen-
ly. AT midnight ) shall engage No.
Is attention
She gave a little laugh of triumph.
L must see him." she said. IT must
say goodbye. / know the window"
He flashed up at that with suspicious
anger.
What do you want 10 see him for?''
ne whispered sullenly. You told me TO
save him and 1 have, but-but you are
mine now. don't want you to see
him.
She laughed and put her hand in his.
Il know. Holmes she said You
are true and-and love you better than
1 ever did, but
He interrupted her by Dassionately
Kissing her hand and STOPPING, he could
not note her frown.
but that poor boyl He loved me,
too. and-and let me say goodbye"
He let her go and she slipped UP the
DUH and SO 10 the barred window. At
once ICE Favars hand caught hers.
The bar" she whispered.
1T is loose
The. horses are at the cottonwood
full"
MY darling, 1 shall be there-or
shot!''
she. was back with Holmes imme-
dlately' and. though her eyes sparkled, !
sue Wlped them with her handkerchief. !
Poor fellow she said and paused, |
ana then went on. and so he is gone
forever Thank you, sergeant. II do |
like you now"
. Holmes took her in his arms and |
kissed her
God bless you. Katy" he said. filled !
with leye, "and may he forget me if l !
DO not make YOU happy all your life"
he left her, dazed at that caress, and /
went back to his duty, and the girl /
looked after him with smile and a /
sigh.
The night passed on, punctuated by |
the yaWning sentries' calls. The men /
nnarveled at the sergeant's unaccus-
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