Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-02-28
.s0yrioht. 1897. by f. Tscnyooa Nseiy.l

CSCA yOu al ACoOys "ACAO Wv SAAS
boys meet you?"
Here, daddy, at half-past twelve"
It was high noon now, and the ruddy-
faced old fellow grew redder as the
summer sun beat down on his gray
head, but he strobe sturdily down the
b. DAD avenue that led to the heart of
the busting new town, turned to the
right 1T the first cross street beyond
his own big block, and ten minutes
brisk tramp brought him to the gate
way of Burleigh's stockaded Enclosure.
Two or three employees lounging about
the gate were gazing curiously within.
Silently they let him pass them by,
but sound of angry voices rose upon
the heated air. just within the gate
stood the orderly trumpeter holding
two horses by the reins, one of them
Marshall Deans, and sudden idea
occurred to Folsom as he glanced at
the open windows of the office build
ing. There was no mistaking the
speaker within. It was Burleigh.
leave my Office instantly, sir, or I'll
prefer charges that will stick"
"Not till I've said what I came to
say, Maj. Burleigh. I've abundant evil
dence of what you've been saying at
my expense. You asserted that I lost
my nerve the day we met Red Clouds
band-you who never dared get out
of the ambulance until the danger was
over. It's common talk in the troop.
At Frayne, at Reno, and here at Emory
you have maligned me just as you did
in the cars to my friend here, Mr..
LOOMS, and in hearing of my sister.
I will not accept your denial nor will
I leave your Office till you swallow
your words"
'Then, by God, I'll have you thrown
out, you young whipsnapper!"
And then Folsom, with fear at his
heart, ran around to the doorway to
jnterpose. He came too late. There
was sound of furious scuffle within,
rafting Of chairs, crunching of
feet on sanded floor, and as he sprang
up the steps he saw Dean easily squirm-
ing out from the grasp of some men,
Der of the clerical force, who, at his
masters bidding, had thrown himself
upon the young officer, who then deft-
ly tripped his heels from under him
and dropped him on the floor, while
Loomis confronted the others who
orders. And then there was the whirr
of a whip lash, crack and snap and
swish, and red welt shot across Bur-
leigh's livid face as he himself stag
gered back to his desk. With raging
tongue and frantic oath he leaped out
again, a leveled pistol in his hand, but
even before he could pull trigger, or
Folsom interpose, Loomis' stick came
down like flash on the outstretched
wrist, and the pistol clattered to the
floor.
"Good God, boys! what are you do
ing?" cried the trader, as he hurled
himself between them. "Stop this in
stantly. Sit down, Burleigh. Come
out, Dean-come out at once! And
you, too, Loomis."
. '.I'm entirely ready-now," said the
cavalry lieutenant, though his eyes
were flaming and his lips were rigid.
"But whenever Maj. Burleigh wants
to finish this he can find me- and
with these words he backed slowly to
the door, face to the painting and dis
ordered foe.
Finish this! you young hound, I'll
finish you!" screamed Burleigh, as he
shook his clenched fist at the retiring
pair.
go, boys, go!" implored Folsom.
'1ll see you by and by. No-no-sit
still, Burleigh. Don't you speak. This
must stop right here
And so the old mans counsels pre-
vailed, and the two friends, with
grave, pallid, but determined faces,
came out into the sunshine, and with
much deliberation and somewhat os-
tentatious calm proceeded to where
the orderly waited with the horses.
"You will see-the ladies out to
camp, LOOMS? ?" asked Dean. II must
gallop on ahead
"Ay, ay, 60 on, reckon"
But on this scene there suddenly
appeared q third party, in the par
tial guise Of an officer and the grip
of Bacchus. Lurching down the
office steps, with flushed face and
bloodshot eyes, came Capt. New
hall.
"Gen'l'm'n," said he, thickly, 'le'm
Introduce m'self. Haven't tn honor
y'r 'quaint's. I'm Cam New(hic)1l.
Cap'n Nm hic) oohaul (this cost pro-
digious effort and much balancing),
you sherv'd that f'ler pepper
ficky RI. He's damn scoun'rl-
ole frien' nine"
For an instant he stood swaying IN
steadily, with half extended hand. For
IN instant the two young officers
gazed at him in contempt, then turned
abruptly away.
"Good Lord, Marshall" said Loom
is, as they cleared the gate, ''if that's
the only appreciation this days work
will bring us what will the results
be? You served him right, no doubt,
but" and an ominous shake of the
head wound up the sentence.
"But or no but" said Dean, SITS
Aooe now, and I'd do it again"