The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-04-26
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Chapter L ~ Time: Summer OF Is.
Osallalla Sioux grow restless. Capt,
Brooks and c troop ordered out as es-
cort for commission which IS TO locate
new army post IN Big Horn country.
chapter u--Brooks taken III, command
falls to Lieut.. Marshall Dean. Party
comes upon Indian village moving 10 the
mountains.
Chapter IIL--.Already friendly Indians
had given warning that Qgallalias meant
trouble. Quartermaster MAJ. Burleight
In charge OF commission, shows fear and
helplessness at shout OF Indians"
Chapter lv.-Indian braves pass by
without denlonstTation, but at post they
learn that Red Cloud Is known 70 be on
warpath Burleigh. after directing loea-
ton Of Warrior Gap Btockade, starts with
escort and fresh horses for Frayne.
Chapter v.-Commander at Frayne
sends Q troop by long detour back to
Emory, fort located near Gate City. Al
latter place old John Folsom, noted fron-
ueramaq, is preparing for homecoming
Of ms daug pter hiinor IapPoosel' ann
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.
o lover, and two brothers swore ven
geanee for Halls treatment Of Ldzette.
Dean reaches this ranch on his march
to Gate City. Smoke signals are seen on
Laramie Peak.
Chapter YII.-One OF the ranehmen
rides up at this moment. Hal Is cor
raled by Indians two miles away. 9
troop goes TO the fight. In the meantime
bad stories concerning Dean are being
circulated b. Burieigh, and "Old Peck
sniff commander at Emory, Is Tuning
about what he considers Deans unneces-
sary delay.
Chapter vIu.-The troop has met the
raiders, killed Chaska, Lizette,s eldest
brother, and wounded Burning star Hal
has been safely rescued.
Chapter Ix.-Elinor arrives home with
her friend. .Burleigh manages 70 ingra-
poose does not like his attentions, and
Capt Newhall, Burleigh's friend, seems
as heartily disliked by both girls.
Chapter x.-Burleigh's insinuations Of
to Folsom's daughter, Ned Lannion
comes from Halls ranch to tell Of raid
and the timely rescue by Dean ana his
troop Dean arriving e Emory. Is
Chapter KI.-Burleigh, already $4,000
short Ia confronted by an unexpected de-
nand for the immediate dispatch Of H0,-
900 to Warrior Gap, Folsom takes girls
to see Dean, but does not let them know
that he IL In arrest
Chapter Kill Folsom Immediately goes
to Pecksniff to protest against arrest Of
Dean after his daring conduct. Burleigh,
coming at THIS moment, IS accused Dy
Folsom OF mean conduct in circulating
insinuations against Deans conduct, but
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 80 miles from Frayne;
40 soldiers barely repulsed 500 braves.
Deans troop, In spite of its recent hard
service. IL ordered held In readiness for
special service.
fNY.ar.to~l XTU -rana,, Lxouvf,,or Iltsrlaf Oh,
to be the cause of most Of hts trouble,
demands a retraction OF the majors In
situations. The major orders assistants
to put Dean out OF the office. Dean raises
his riding whip and lashes Burleigh. and
Lieut.. Loomis takes hand In Deans
behalf, FoisCnl'a opportune arrival
closes the scene,
Chapter xv.-Burleigh wanted Dean
court-martialed, but Folsom, by time
" loan OF $4,000 to aid. az he supposed.
In some mining venture the major was
interested In. secures the latters prom
lee not 70 prosecute, la Later Folsom sen
emily ten men TO carry $4,000 package
to Warrior Gap. Folsom shrewdly sus-
peoted that Burleigh, knowing the. coun-
try between was swarmtng with hostile
Indians, took this method Of disposing
OF Dean Nearing his home by the rear
way, the old trader sshorse SHES at sud
den appearance Of 9 woman, and throws
rider to the ground.
Chapter xvI.-Dean's first halt was In
narrow ravine, but an approaching
storm sends the troop to safer ground
Just In time to escape q raging torrent
Chapter XVII-The fate Deans troop
escaped fell to 30 desperadoes who had
been in pursuit OF the troopers and the
gS0,090 which It had been rumored was
IN their charge On the hfth day while
the troop was secluded IN a deep rayine
two apparently friendly Indians Rp-
proachSs. but buspectinG treachery, they
held at a distance
Chapter XVIII One OF the Indians dis
appears, the other gives whoop and
rolls of into the long grass Suddenly the
slopes to the east are seen dotted with
little knots Of Indian warriors.