Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-23
A Daughter
Of the Sioux
By GEN. CHARLES KING. |
Copyright, 1902, by The Hobart Company.
CHAPTER V.-CoNTINUED.

CHAPTER V.-CoNTINUED.
eyes, sir" answered the boy,
Strengthening up to attention. Then,
scrupulously exchanging salutes, the
old soldier and the young parted com
pany, and the major returned to re-
ceive the reports of the old and new
officers of the day. These gentlemen
were still with him, Capt. Chew, of
the infantry, and the senior first
lieutenant for duty with the til,
when Hay came hurrying up the
board walk from the direction of the
store. For reasons of his own, Webb
had sent his orderly to the guard
house to say to the officers in ques-
ton that he would await them at his
quarters instead of the little building
known as the adiutant's office, in
which were the offices of the com
mander, the record room in which
were placed the desks of the ser
geant major and his three clerks, and
the sleeping rooms of the special
duty soldiers. II had happened more
than once in the past that garrison
stories of matters not supposed to
be known outside the Office had been
traced back to that desk room, and
now Webb's questions Of his old Of
hcer of the day, and his instructions
to the new, were not things he cared
to have bruited about the post He
was listening intcntIy to the captains
report of the sCntries' observations
during the night gone by when Hay
reached the gate and stopped, not
wishing to intrude at such a moment.
Come in, Mr.. Hay" said the com
mandcr, cordially. This all will in
terest you" and, thus bidden, the
trader joined the soldiers three on
the yeranda, and some of the young
people of the garrison, setting up
their croquet arches on the parade.
looked curiousIy toward the group,
and wondered what should keep the
old officer of the day so long. Saun-
tering down the walk. smiling radi-
antlY upon the occupants of the vari-
Gus verandas that she passed, then
beamng between times into the face
of her smitten escort, her black eyes
and white teeth flashing in the rare
sunshine, Nanctte Flower was gradu-
ally nearing the majors quarters.
She was barely 20 yards away when,
in obedience to some word of the
major, Mr.. Hay held forth two white
packages that, even at that distance,
could be recognized, so far as the
outer covering was concerned, as of
fetal envelopes. She was too far
away, perhaps, to hear what was said.
at seems began Webb, to his of
ficers as he mechanically opened the
first packet, that Field took fire at
wilkins growIs about the bother of
keeping his funds, so the youngster
slowed his money with Hay He in
sisted on turning over everything
before he left, so | receipted to him.
Let's see,," he continued, glancng at
the memorandum in his hand. Three
hundred and sevcnty-two dollars and
e!ghty-five cents post fund, and four
hundred belonging to enlisted men.
may as well count it in your pres
ence."
By this time the long, lean fingers
had ripped open the package marked
four hundred, and were extracting
the contents-a sheet of official paper
with figures and memoranda. and
then a fiat package, apparently, of
currency. Topmost was a 81 treasury
note; bottommost, another of the
same denomination. Between them.
deftly cut, trimmed and sized, were
blank Slips Of paper to the number of
perhaps a0 and the value of not one
cent. With paling faces, the officers
al bs. no ..1.