Warren sheaf., 1903-09-24

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THEY SAW THE ORDERLY COMING
J. ALMOST AT A RUN FROM THE d.;
RECTION OF THE GUARD HOUSE.
: their caps to the preoccupied general,
such salutation being then fashion,
not a.: regulation of the service, and
stood silently awaiting Instructions,
for something of consequence was
surely at hand. Then the orderly
again appeared, returning from his,
mission, out of breath, and speaking
with difficulty.
, Craps [ mean the Frenchman,
sir, says it was after four, perhaps
half past when they started, Pete
drivin' He didn't see who was in it,,
'Twas the covered blackboard he took,
sir-the best one.'''
! And then, little by little, it trans
pired that Hay, the post trader whom;
the general had need to see, had
taken his departure by way of the
Rawlin's road, and without so much
as whisper of his purpose to q ny
one. ~...- - /,
. Il knew he had thought of going.
He told Maj Webb so,'' said Dade,
present. ". But that was before the.
outbreak assumed proportions. !: Hea
had given up all idea Of it yesterda VI
and told me: So" 4 :.s1S:*1":: =: ;4z
= "Has anything happened to- ST ttartts arta
him since then?" demanded the beard
ed general, after a, moments talk. .~.
! Dade and the doctor looked into
each others eyes, and the latter
turned away. 1t was not his affair.
J. "W-ell, something has happened,
general" was Dade's slow, con-
strained reply. IF you will step this
way-In see you later, gentlemen"
this to his subalterns-''I'll explain
as far as I can." :, :. r.
i And while DR.. Waller fell back and
walked beside the aide-de-camp, glad
.ly leaving. to the post commander the
burden of a trying explanation, the
general, slowly pacing by the cap
tain's side, gave ear to his story.'S*
"Hay cleaned up quite lot of
money" began the veteran, land had
intended starting it to Cheyenne
when this Indian trouble broke out.
The courier reached US during the
night, as you know, and the major
ordered Ray to start, at dawn and
Field to go with him. "s'ia:>.. $50
'Why, I thought Field was post
! adjutant!' interposed: Tie general.
i He was, but-well-I beg you to
let Maj. Webb give you his own rea-
sons, general" faltered Dade, sorely
embarrassed. "He decided that Field
should CO.
"He asked to go, I suppose it runs
in the BLOOD said the general, quick
! ly, with keen look from his blue
gray eyes. .."
81 think not, sir, but you will see
Webb within a few days and he will
tell you all about it.. What I know is
this, that Field was ordered to go
and that he gave the major an order
on Hay for two packages containing
the money for which he was account
able Field and Wilkins had had a.
falling out, and instead of putting the
cash in the :quartermasterss sa8e,~.
Field kept it at Hays. AT guard
mounting Hay brought the: package
to the major, who opened both in the
presence of the officers of the day.
Each package was supposed:s com.
tain $500 or $400. Neither contained
$40. Some paper slips inserted be-
tween SIS bills made up the packages.
Field was. then far to the, north and
past conferringI,. with. Hay vas
amazed and distressed said that
some one must have duplicate keys
of his safe as. well as Of his stables. -
.'Why the stables? ?" asked the chief,
pausing at the gate and studying the
troubled face of the honored soldier
he SO well knew and so fully trusted
He was thinking, too, how this was
not the first occasion that the loss
of public money had been hidden for
the time in just that way slips in
serted between good currency.
Because it transpires that some Of
his horses were out that very night
without his consent or ken. No one
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