Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-03

by night with Kennedy to warn them it
was Webb's intention to surround the vii
lage at dawn and make prisoners Of the
men. 1t was Field, she said, who furnished
the money Moreau needed to establish his
claim to gold mine in the Black Hills, the
ownership of which would make them rich
and repay Field a dozen times over 1t was
Field who sought to protect her kindred
among the Sioux in hopes, she said it bold
ly, of winning her. But the general had
heard enough. The door was opened and
Ray and Blake We're ushered in. The for
mer briefly told of the finding Of her note
in Fields room the night the adjutant was
so mysteriously missing. The note itself
was held forth by the inspector general and
ed and read aloud. Her answer was that
Field was a coward, bastard, to betray a
woman who had trusted him.
"Oh, he didn't" said Blake drily "Twas
just the other way. He couldn't be induced
to open his head SO his friends took hand.
You got word of the outbreak through your
Indian followers. You wrote to Field and
sent the note by Pete, bidding him join you
at that goddess hour, telling him that you
would provide the horses and that you
must ride to Stabber's camp to see Moreau
for the last time, as he was going at once
to the Black Hills. You made Field believe
he was your half-brother, instead OF what
he was. You brought Moreau back to the
post and took something, l can't say what,
down to him from Mr.. Hay's-he waiting
! for you on the flats below the traders
corral. You SnOulu nave WOTH your UOc-
casins, as well as divided skirt that
night instead Of French-heeled bottines.
The rest-others can tell"
The others were Kennedy and the recap
tured half-recalcitrant Pete. the latter
turned states evidence. Kennedy told
how he had wandered down into the flats
I after the few drinks" that made him
think scornful of Sioux; of his encounter
, girl who spoke Sioux like a native. He
! thought it was little Fawn Eyes when he
heard her speak, and until he heard this
| lady, then he understood He had been
| pledged to secrecy by the lieutenant. and
! never meant to tell soul but when he
heard the lie the lady told about the lieu
tenant it ended any promise.
Then Pete an abject. whining wretch,
ged out by the roots, was worst Of all.
| Poor Mrs. Hay! She had to hear it. for
| they sent for her; somebody had to re-
strain Nanette. Pete said he had known
had Crapaud. Yes. and they had known
Eagle Wing, Moreau, always-knew his
| father and mother. Knew Nanette's father
and mother" But Black Bill tnterposed-
No need to go into these particulars, as
| substantiating Mrs. Hay and himself, said
| he 1.-The lady knows perfectly well that
| know all about her girlhood,' so Pete
returned to modern history. Eagle Wing,
F.: it seems came riding often in from Stab
| ber's camp to see Nanette by night, and
''he was in heap trouble, always heap
| trouble, always want money" and one
night she told Pete he must come with
her, must never tell Of it, She had money,
she said. her own, in the traders safe.
| but the door was too heavy, she couldn't
| open 1t, even though she had the key. She
had opened the store by the back &. door,
| then came to him to help her with the
rest. He pulled the safe door open, he said,
and then she hunted and found two big
letters. and took them to the house, and
| next night she opened the store again, and
he pulled open the safe, and she put back
| the letters and sent him to Mr.. Fields
back door with note and then over to sad
die Harvey and Dan. and bring EN- out
back way from stable" Then later she
told him Captain Blake had Eagle Wing
buckskin pouch and letters. and they must
get them or somebody would hang a.s,, Eagle I
| Wing, and she kept them going, AL time
| going" meeting messengers from the Sioux
camps or carving letters She fixed every every,
Hav and the wagon-fixed everything, even
to nearly murdering the sentry on Number
Six Pete and Spotted Horse. a young
/ brave Of Stabber's band, had comprised
! that attempted rescue. She would have