The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-04-20

Fletcher induced him 10 come there. for
he had the key TO the safe at the quar-
| termastcr's depot. and was going to get
the money Maj. Burleigh dared not take
when he fed. i can't understand IL at
all. and Pappoose doesn't like to talk about
IL But Mr.. Folsom was robbed OF lots OF
money by Maj. Burleigh. Mrs. Fletcher
| is mixed up I'm IL In such q queer way.
can't explain now. She was nearly crazy
when We came away. and Mr.. Folsom was
| so good and kind to her. left nurse with
her. and made her stay at the house. al
| though she wanted 10 pack her things and
| 20 TO the hotel or the jail, she didn't care
| which: but he wouldn't let her.
And right I'm the midst OF IL all Ned
| Lannion, who came with news before, gal
/ Hoped in TO tell how Halbert Folsom had
been missing two days, and Mrs. Folsom
was crazy with fear. so Mr.. Folsom left
Lieut.. Loring 10 attend to all the mat
tiers about the robbery and started at once
| for the ranch. and Pappoose, OF course. In
| sisted on going with him. and would not
be left behind. And here we are Now /
can see the hills where you had the fight
and wore Elinor's picture. and IL was right
out there among them that Halbert was
found. Horse thieves had run Off his best
| horses-the same gang OF murderera that,
| they say. planned TO trap you and that
you outwitted. oh! Marshall. was ever
| a girl so proud OF her brother!-and they
1
care OF by some Indian people, tame ones,
| and one was a girl, Lizette, who had fallen
| in love with him four years ago. Wasn't
| Is romantic7 And she's gone again, but
| Hal is safe here, although Mrs. Folsom is
/ more than half-crazy, and now old Mr..
| Folsom Is worried TO death, and says we
4 must start back for home tomorrow. It's
| seventy-five miles. and we don't want 20
| go at all, only I'm so eager TO see you, and
| heard--at least Mr.. LOOMS told me you'd
be back any day. and he has your troop
TIL you come and he's so fond OF you
Oh. here's Pappoose TO say this must go
| at once"
The colonel sat watching the young
fellow as he read. "Bad news, Dean?'
he queried
Every kind of news, sir. It's all
a whirl. The devil seems TO have
broken loose in Wyoming. Let me
skim through LOOMS note"
pear Dean: In case the letter sent yes
terday passes you on the way, add line
to say that IL ever l said mean thing
about LoriDg when we were In the corps.
take u back. l thought him a prig when
| we wore the gray. He rather held us
under anyhow. being n class ahead. you
know. but the way he has panned out here
and wiped up Wyoming with the only men
| Il
| simply wonderful. He's nabbed three OF
the Btrdsall gang and is away now after
Burleigh. The news from Folsoms ranch
| IS more reassuring. Hal was shot by horse
| thieves who were running of stock, and
| was found and taken care OF by friendly
Indians, but Mrs. Hal had an awful scare
| and sent for the old man. who went. OF
course--both young ladies going with him.
| They were miles away before we knew OF
| IL al the fort. / tried TO persuade old Peck
snn that he ought TO let me go with twenty
troopers TO guard the ranch and scout the
Laramie. and he threatened 10 put me in
! arrest. OF all the double dashed. pig head
ed old idiots he's the worst. don't want
people at the ranch 10 be scared, but IL
the Sioux only would make some demon
stration this way that would give me a
chance. I'd try TO earn little OF the rep
utation that you're winning, old boy. and
no man knows better how much you de-
serve IL than gI t
''Your friend and classmate, HANK L."
i up. Storing took ten OF the troop into
the Black Hills 10 beat up Burlelgh, but
he said II they struck Indian sign he meant
to make for Folsoms ranch. Now IL we
could only meet there!
The sun was well down at the
west. The days march had been long
and tedious, as only cavalry marches
are when long wagon trains have to
be escorted. Dean had not yet fully
recovered strength, but anxiety lent
him energy.
IF Mr.. Folsom says there Is need
of cavalry guard at the Laramie, ii
is because he breads another Indian
visit. colonel / have nine men in
good shape. Our horses are fresh, or
will be after few hours rest. May
l push on to-night2"
And to the young soldiers surprise
the elder placed a trembling hand
earnestly into the eyes. Dean, my
boy, it's my belief you cannot start
too soon. Do you know who Lii
zette is?"
1--WE heard the story" said Mar
shall, briefly. "She must have been
lowering about there for some time"
Eyes, and now her people know It,
and ii will rekindle their hatred. The
moment / heard of this / sent old
Bat TO watch the crossing at La
Bonte Not an hour ago this came in
by the hand OF his boy" and the
colonel held out scrap OF paper.
IL was n rude Photograph, rough
sketch, map-lilSc, OF winding river
another and smaller one separated
from the first by chain of noun
tains. The larger one was decorated
by n flag-pole with stars and stripes
at the top and figure with musket
and bayonet at the bottom. The
smaller one by little house, with
smoke issuing from the chimney, and
woman beside il. Above all, its
head over the mountains pointing to-
ward the house, its tail extending
north OF the bigger stream, was a
comet--the "totem" or sign of the
Ogallalla lover Of Lizette. The story
was told az glance. Burning Star
was already south of the Platte and
lurking in the mountains near Fol-
SONS ranch.
That night toward ten o'clock, an
nnxious council wns held Halbert