Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-17

man came back in minute.
'They got him easy, sir. He had no
snow. His hands were tied behind his
back and he couldn't climb" was the
brief report.
they have not hurt him, hope"
said Armstrong.
NO, sir. He hurt them-one of 'em,
at least, before he'd surrender when
they nabbed him in town. This time he
submitted all right--said he only ran in
for glass of beer, and was laughing
like when got there"
very well. That'll do. Go on, driver
We haven't minute to lose if we are to
see the review" he continued. as he
stepped lightly to his seat. 81 saw
nothing of this affair."" said Miss Prime.
What was it all about?"
Nor could I see," added her father.
II heard shouts and after we passed saw
the guard, but no fugitive"
1T is just as well-indeed, I'm glad
you didn't, uncle" answered Miss Law
renee, turning even as she spoke and
gazing wistfully back. ''He looked so
young, and seemed SO desperate, and
had such al don't know-hunted look
on his face-poor fellow
And then the carriage reached the en-
trance to the reservation and the sub
Ject, and the second object of Miss Law
rences sympathies evoked that day,
were for the time forgotten. Possibly
Mrs. Garrison was partly responsible
for this, for hardly had they rounded
the bend in the road that brought them
in full view, from the left, or southern
flank, of the long line Of masses in
which the brigade was formed, than
there came cantering up to them, all
gay good hu'nor, all smiles and saucy
coquetry, their hostess of the evening at
the generals tent. She was mounted on
sorry-look sing horse, but the "habit"
was triumph of art, and it well beca-~e
her petite, rounded figure.
No one who really analyzed Mrs.
Frank Garrison's features could say
that she was pretty woman. No one
who looked merely at the general effect
when she was out for conquest could
deny it. Col. Armstrong, placidly OBJ
servant as usual, was quick to note the
on the rear seat as the little lady came
blithely alongside. He knew her, and
saw that they were beginning to be as
wise as he, for the smiles with which
they greeted her were but wintry re-
Elections of those that beamed upon her
radiant face. Prime, paterfamilas,
bent cordially forward in welcome, but
her quick eyes had recognized the
fourth occupant by this time, and there
was little less of assurance in her
manner from that instant.
How perfectly delicious!" she cried. !
Il feared from what you said yesterday
you weren't coming, and SO never or
dered the carriage, but came out in sad |
dle-l can't stay on horseback with
such wreck as this, but every decent
horse in the Preside had to go out with
the generals and stats, YOU know, and
l had to take what 1 could get-both
horse and escort" she added, in conf
dental tone. "Oh!-May present Mr..
Ellis? He knows you all by name al
ready CThe youth in attendance and
a Mcclellan tree two sizes too big for
him, lifted his cap and strove to smile;
he had ridden nothing harder than a
park back before that day.. Frank
says / talk of nothing else. But where's
Mr.. Gray? Surely thought he would
Ee with YOU" This for Armstrong;
benefit in case he were in the least in
terested in either damsel.
Mr.. Gray was detained by some du-
ties in camp" explained Miss Prime,
with just trace of reserve that was lost |
upon neither their new companion nor
the colonel. 1t settled matter the
placid officer was revolving in his mind.
Pardon us, Mrs. Garrison" he said,
briefly. 'We must hurry. Go on,
driver"
"Oh, can keep up" was the indomit
able answer, "even on this creature"
And Mrs. Garrison proved her words by
whipping her steed into lunging can
ter, and, sitting him admirably, rode
CALAMITY alongside, and just where Mr..
Prime could not but see and admire,
since Col. Armstrong would not look
at all. He had entered into an eXplana
ton of the ceremony by that time well
under way, and Miss Lawrence's great !
soft brown eyes were fixed upon him
when, perhaps, she should
have been gazing at the maneuvers.
Like those latter, possibly, her thoughts
were changing direction.
Not ten minutes later occurred the
collision between the hack and the
heels that resulted in the demolition of
one and Decentralization" of the rider
of the victor. While the latter was led
away by the obedient Mr.. Ellis lest the