Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-09

put ii the best words i could think 81
in his behalf ah--urge you tore
slider your action, especially IN view
of all the ca h en1comiums passed
upon his conduct IN this recent raid on
the Laramie" 3.
The colonel whirled around upon him
as he had on Folsom. 81 NJ a ]: sBurleigh. ,,
he began, IT call you to witness that
I am the most abused man in the army.
Here am, sir, IS years in service, a
full colonel, with a war. record with
the regulars that should command re-
spect, absolutely ignored by these
mushroom generals at Omaha and else
of my command and
kept in ignorance of the movements of
my subordinates. Why, sir,' he con-
tinued, flashing himself on, as he rose
from his chair, there's my junior at
Frayne giving orders to my troop, sir:
presumes to send them scouting the
Laramie bottoms, when every man is
needed here, and then, when. as it han
pens, my officer and his men get into
a fight and drive the Indians, to whom
does he report, sir? Not to me, sir
not tohis legitimate commander, but he
sends couriers to Laramie and to
Frayne, and ignores me entirely
A light dawned on~Burleigh in an
instant. Well he knew that Deans rea-
sons for sending couriers to those
guard posts of the Platte were to warn
them that a war party had crossed
into their territory, and was now in
flight. There was nothing to be gained
by sending man galloping back to
the line of the railway IS miles to the
rear-no earthly reason for his doing
so. But the fact that he had sent run.
ners to officers junior in rank to
Stevens, and had not sent one to him.
fairly ''stuck in the CROP of the cap
tious old commander, and he had de-.
termined to give the youngster les
son. But now the mail was in, and
dispatches from various quarters, and
a telegram from Omaha directing him
to convey to Lieut.. Dean the thanks
and congratulations of the general
commanding the department, who had
just received full particulars by wire
from Cheyenne, and Stevens was glad
enough to drop the game, and Burleigh
equally glad of this chance to impress
Folsom with the sense of his influence.
as we'll as of his justice.
II admit all you say, colonel. have
g-ah-considered you most unfair
ly treated, but really-ah-in this case
of-Lieut. Deans, it is, as said before,
inexperience and-ah-the result of
ah-er-not unnatural loss of-er-
balance at most exciting time. A
word of-ah-admonition, if you will
pardon my suggestion, is all he prob
ably needs, for he has really behaved
very well-ah-surprisingly we'll in
conducting this-ah-pursuit."
And so was it settled that later the
colonel was to see Mr.: Dean and adj
monish accordingly, but that. mean.
time the adjutant should go and wills
| per in his ear that his arrest was end.
ed, and all would be explained later
thereby releasing him before the girls
discovered the fact that he was con.
fined to his tent.
But the adjutant came too late. The
fearful eyes of one, the flushed anc
anxious faces of both damsels, and the
set look in the eyes of both the ypuns
officers at Deans tent, as the adjutan,
approached, told him the cat was ou
of the bag. 'The explanation cauno1
be made too promptly for me, SIR" sale
Dean, as he received the colonels fines
sage and permitted the adjutant to de
part without presenting him to the two
prettiest girls he had seen in a year
"Now, LOOMS, just as quick as pos
sible want you to go with me to tina
man Burleigh. I'll cram his words
down his throat"
FLUSH, Dean, of course, I'll stand b,
you! But both girls are looking. Wal
until tomorrow"
How many project for the morrow
is dwarfed or drowned by events I'm
looked for-unsuspected at the time
Not ten minutes later Folsom ane
Burleigh came strolling together tt
emily unjust accusation, Folsom hae
begged the quartermaster's pardon
and insisted on his coming with hin
and seeing the young people befor'
driving back to town. The horse!
were being groomed at the picket line
The western sun was low. Long shad
ows were thrown out over the sware
and the air was full of life and exhila
ration. The somber fears that had OPP
pressed the quartermaster an houl
earlier were retiring before a hop
that then he dare not entertain.
"You-you stood by me like I
trump, Burleigh," old Folsom was say
ing, ''even after I'd abused you like {
thief. If I can ever do you good turf
don't fail to let me know
And Burleigh was thinking then ant
there how desperately in need of
good turn he stood that minute. Wha
if Folsom would back him? What if
But as they came in full view of tn
picket line beyond the row of tents
the majors eagerly searching gaze was
rewarded by sight that gave him ;
sudden pause. Halted and examining
with almost professional interest tn
good points of handsome little bay
Lieut.. LOOMS and Jessie Dean were il
animated chat. Halted and facing
each other, he with glowing admira
ton in his frank blue eyes, she will
shy pleasure in her joyous face, Dear
and Elinor Folsom stood absorbed il
some "Reminiscences of which he wa
talking eagerly. Neither saw the com
ing pair. Neither heard the rapid bea'
of bounding hoofs near them in eager
haste. Neither noted that a horsema1