The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18

"1wcar that you are alonei" L
''Oh, stop that damned nonsensei OF
sourss I'm sionei" was the sullen re-.
ply, and at the sound OF the voice Lor-
ing seemed fairly TO quiver. The gate
was unbarrcd. A mans form, slender
and shadowy, squeezed In and seemed !.
peering cautiously about. "You got
my ,note?" he began. "You know
what's happened?"
But woman's mufIled scream was |
the answer. With a spring like . cat
Loring threw himself on the intruder |
and bore him down. In an instant Fol- |
som had barred the gate, and the wom-
On. moaning. fell upon her knees.
"Mcrcyi Mcrcy!" she cried. "It 10
ell my fault. ! sent for him."
"Tnke your hands OF, damn you, or
you'll pay for this!" cried the under
most man. I'm Capt. Newhall, Of the
army"
You're q thief" answered LorinG.
through his set teeth. "liand over the
key OF that safei"
The sound OF hoofbeats at the front
had suddenly ceased. There was
sputtcr and scurry In the nlley behind.
Full half a dozen horses must have
gone tearing down to the east. Other
lights were popping In the windows
now. Folsom's household was alarmed.
Attracted by the scream and the sound
Of a scufYic, n man came hurrying to-
ward them. from the front.
HALT Who are you2" challenged
Folsom, covering him with his revolver.
"Don't shoot. I'm Ned Lannion--
Just In from the ranch. Have you heard
anything Of Hal. sir?"
"Of 1ini?" gnsped Folsom. dropping
his pistol In dismay. "In Gods name,
what's wrong?"
God only knows, sir. Mrs. Halls
nigh crazy. He's been gone two days"
CHAPTER XIII.
Five days later the women and chill
dren from Warriors Gap, most OF them
bereaved, all Of them unnerved by the
experiences Of that awful day, arrived
Mt Fort Frayne, escorted by n strong
command OF infantry and oil that was
left Of the cavalry troop at the stock
adc. A sad procession IL was MS II slow
ly forded the Platte and nsccndcd the
winding road to the post. where sor-
rowing, sympathetic army women met
and ministered to them. With them,
too. came such Of the wounded ns could
be moved, and at the head OF the little
squad Of horse rode Lieut.. Dean
whom the post commander and several
officers greeted almost cffusively.
Yet almost the first question was;
"Did you see any IndlansT
"Not one" answered Dean. "Thcy
seem to have drawn away from the Big
Horn road entirely. Why do you nsk? ?
he added. opxiously.
"Thcrc were signal fires out al
Eagle Butte last night. and I've just
had n letter from old Folsom ut the
ranch OIL the Laramie. lie bcgs us tc
send n guard at once and havcn'I
to pay at young Folsom's place"
Dcan's face went shade palcr
"What's happcncd7" he asked.
~ dozen of his best horses run of
by Birtlsall's gang, probably to re
place those they lost In the flood, ant
Hal himself was shot and left fol
dead In the hills. He'd died but foi
: an Ognllalla girl and II couple Of half
. breeds who had hunting-lodge on
!. near the Peak. There are letters fol
you ut the Office"
, There were two-one from Loomls
at Emory; one from Jessie, OF al
! places in the world, at Folsom
ranch. This he read first.
I'VE got here late night before last, afte
such an exciting journey. Marshall dear.
hs sns ,nss sa hn GeE nre q is yo
tor Mr.. Folsom says the messenger mus
start Tor Fort Fraync In twenty minutes
That villain. Maj. Durleigh. who dared 4
as ever said he was. They haven't caugh
INN yet, but They've got Capt. ,Newhnl
caught HIM In the back yard OF our house
down by thc gate. and In some way Mrs
F'lctcher induced hin, to come there 10
he had the key to the safe at the quar-
ternastcrs y depot, and was going 10 gc
the money Mai Burlcigh dared no, tax
when b. He'd. ! cant nnd.rstnhd 4 q
! all. and Pappoose docsn' like to talk abou
II. liut Mt. Folsom was robbed OF lots o
money by Maj. Burieigh. Mrs Flctche
mixed np ~ nd !, In sa.h sha w aasSr asry way;
when We came away. and Mr.. Folsom wa
80 good and kind to her. lett nurse will
though SHE wanted 10 pack her things am
no TO tho hotel or the jail. she didn't ear
which; but he wouldn't let her
Lannion. who came with news before, gal
iopcd In 10 tell how lialbert Folsom ha
been missing two days. and Airs; FolsoI
Lieut. LSrins TO attend 70 ali the mat
tiers about the robbery aud started at ono
q Tor the ranch. and pappoose, 9f course. IN
y be left behind. And here we are. Now
n can see the hills where you had the iIsi
and Hors Einos pSs.%rsb bn and Sas ris M
found. Horse thieves had run on his bes
n horses the same gang OF murderers thit
e YOU YOU outwiitcd' ohi Marshall Was eve
Il a. girl go, proud Of her brotheI'-and the
= shot Hal and he Was found and take
N and one was a girl, I.izctte, who had fallc
:, IN love with him four years ago. Wasn
u Is romantic? And she's gone again. b,
!. more MOI ,han hall .craay,, and now old Nj
y Folsom is worried 10 death, and says "
e must start back for homs tomorrow; it
II iheard",at least Mr. i.oomis told me you
sss ySa come ns d d r2a ss fs sS0Sf Of
!, ut once"
:, The colonel sat watching the youn
n fellow ns he read. "Bad news. Dean
n he queried.
!. Every kind Of news, sir. It's a
n a whiri. The devil seems to hay
:. broken loose In Wyoming. Let m
n skim through LGomis' note"
,. Dear Dean. In case the letter sent ye
q 'as say % that 'sS ever 9n i"s saia G mean thin
"A about Loring when We were In the corps.
" take II back. I thought him prig whs
A. under anyhow, being q class ahead, ye
. know, but the way no hns panned out hel
- and wiped up Wyoming. with the only me