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self sprang forth. Another instant
and the two women had met. at TIE
gate. Another instant still, and,
with one motherly arm twining about
the quivering, painting, pleading girl
and straining her to the motherly
heart, Mrs. Hays right hand and
arm few up in the superb" gesture
known the wide frontier over as the
Indian signal, ''Halt!'' And halt they
did, every mothers son save Ken
nedy, who sprang to the side of the
girl and faced the men in blue: And
then another woman's voice, rich,
deep, ringing, powerful, fell on the
ears of the amazed, swift-gathering
throng, with the marvellous order:
"Stand where you are! You shan't
touch hair of her head! She's a.
chiefs daughter. She's my own kin,
and I'll answer for her to the general
himself. AS for you,':' she added,
turning now and glaring straight
at the astounded Flint, all the pent-
Warren sheaf., 1903-11-19

ended only with the other worrie,
OF his incumbency at Frayne.
Secretly Flint was doing his best to
discover the bearer when came the
bold riders from the north with their
thrilling news. Secretly, he had been
over at the guard-house interviewing
as best he could, by the aid of an
unwilling clerk who spoke little
sioux, a young Indian girl whom
Crabb's convalescent squad, four in
number, had most unexpectedly run
down when sent scouting ive miles
up the Platte, and brought, scream.
ing, scratching and protesting, back
to Frayne. Her pony had been killed
in the dash to escape, and the two In
dians with her seemed to be young
lads not yet well schooled as war
riors, for they rode away pellmell
over the prairie, leaving the girl
to the mercy of the soldiers.
Flint believed her to be connect
ed in some way with the coming
of the disturbing note, which was why
he compelled her detention at the
guard-house. Under Webb's regime,
she would have been questioned by
Hay, or some one of his household,
Under Flint, no one of Hays family
or retainers could be allowed to see
her. He regarded it as most sig
nifcant that her shrillest screams and
fercest resistance should have been
reserved until just as her guardians
were bearing her past the traders
house. She had the light little prison
room to herself all that Wintry morn,
ing, and there, disdainful of bunk or
chair, enveloped in her blanket, she
squatted disconsolate, greeting all
questioners with defiant and fearless
shruggings and inarticulate protest.
Not syllable of explanation, not q
shred of news could their best en-
deavors wiring from her. Yet her
glittering eyes were surely in search
Of some one, for she looked up eager
ly every time the door was opened.
and Flint was just beginning to think
he would have to send for Mrs. Hay
when the couriers came with then
stirring news and he had to drop
other affairs in order to forward this
important matter to headquarters.
Once again, it seems, Trooper Ken
nedy had been entrusted with dis
tinguished duty, for it was he who
came trotting foremost up the road,
waving his dispatch on high. A. COM
rade from Blake's, troop, following
through the ford, had turned to the
left and led his horse up the steep to
the quarters nearest the flagstaff.
This time there was no big-hearted
post commander to bid the Irishman
refresh himself ad ibitum. Flint was
Rlone at his Office, at the moment, and
knew not this strange trooper, and
looked askance at his heterodox garh
and war-worn guise. Such laxity,'
said he to himself, was not permitted
where he had hitherto served, which
was never on Indian campaign. Ken
nedy, having delivered his dispatches,
stood mutely expectant of question,
and struggling with an Irishman's
enthusiastic eagerness to tell the de-
tails of the heavy fight. But Flint had
Warren sheaf., 1903-11-19
By GEN. CHARLES KING.
COPYRIGHT, 1oo2, BY The Hobart Company.
lContinued from last week.

but one method d OF getting at facts
the official reports-and Kennedy
stood unnoticed until, impatient at
last, he queried:
"Beg pardon, sir, but may we put
up our horses?"
"Who's we?" asked the major,
bluntly. And where are the others ?"'
"Trigg, sir--Capt. Blake's troop
He went to the captains quarters
with a package"
He should have reported himself
6rst to the post commander" said the
major, who deemed it advisable to
make prompt impression on these;
savage hunters of savage game.
Thin wasn't his ordhers, surr, u
said Kennedy, with jealous, but mis7
guided loyalty to his comrades and
his regiment.
mo one has right, sir, to give
orders that are contrary in spirit to;
the regulations and customs of the,
service" answered the commander,;
with proper austerity. "Mr. Wilkins, -!
he continued, as the burly quarter-l
master came bustling in, 'have the
other trooper sent to report at once;
to me and let this man wait outside
till I am ready to see him."
And so 1t happened that a dozen
members of the garrison gathered,
from the lips of participant, stir
ring particulars of spirited chaseI
and fight that set soldiers to cheer-
ing and women and children to ex-,
travagant scenes of rejoicing before
the official head of the garrison gave
out the news. Kennedy had taken,
satisfaction for the commanders
Sights by telling the tidings broad-i
cast to the crowd that quickly gath
cred, and, in three minutes, the world
was flying from lip to lip that the
troops had run down Lame VOLTS
main village after an all-day, all-night
rush to head them off, and that with
very small loss they had been able to
capture many of the families and to
scatter the warriors among the hills.
In brief, while Henry, with the main
body, had followed the trail of the
fighting band, Webb had been de-
tached, and, with two squadrons, had
ridden hard after a Shoshone guide,
who led them by short cut through
the range and enabled them to pounce
on the village where were most Of
Lame VOLTS non-combatants, guard
ed only by a small party of warriors,
and, while Capts. Billings and Ray,
with their troops, remained in charge
of these captives, Webb, with Blake
and the others, had pushed on in;
pursuit Of certain braves who had
scampered into the thick of the hills,
carrying a few of the wounded and
prisoners with them. Among those
captured, were Mr.. Hay and Crapaud.
Among those who had been spirited
away was Nanette Flower. This
seemed strange and unaccountable.
And yet Blake had found time to
write to his winsome wife-to send
her an important missive and most
important bit of news. It was with
these she came running in to Mrs.
Ray before the latter had time to
half read the long letter received
from her soldier husband, and we
Warren sheaf., 1903-11-19
CHAPTER Xxx.

In the hush of the wintry night,
under a leaden sky, with snowfakes
falling thick and fast and mantling
the hills in fleecy white, Webb's col
umn had halted among the sturdy
pines, the men exchanging muttered,
low-toned query and comment, the
horses standing with bowed heads,
occasionally paving the soft cover
let and shifting curiously at this film
ly barrier to the bunch grass they
sought in vain. They had feasted
together, these comrade troopers
and chargers ere the sun went down
the men on abundant rations of
agency bacon, flour and brown sugar,
found with black tailed deer and
mountain sheep in abundance in the
captured village, and eked out by
supplies from the pack train-the
horses on big "blankets" of oats set
before them by sympathetic friends
and masters. Then when the skies
were fairly dark, Webb had ordered
little fires lighted all along the bank
of the stream. leaving the men Of
Rays and Billings troops to keep
them blazing through the long night
watches to create the impression
among the lurking Sioux that the
whole force was still there, guard
ing the big village it had captured in
the early afternoon, and then, I'M
silence, the troopers had saddled and
logged away into the heart of the
= 11c 07n $ho n1c of $hnS
guides.
There had been little time to look
over the captures. The main interest
of both officers and men, of course,
centered in Mr.. Hay, who was found
in one of the tepees, PROSTATE from
illness and half frantic from fever
and strong mental excitement. He
had later tidings from Frayne, it
seems, than had his rescuers. He
could assure them of the health and
safety of their wives and little ones,
but would not tell them what was
amiss in his own household. One
significant question he asked: Did
any of them know this new Maj.
Flint? No? Well, God help Flint.
if ever he, Hay got hold of him.
''He's delirious," whispered Webb,
and rode away in that conviction,
leaving him to Ray and Billings.
Three miles out, on the tortuous
trail of the pursued, the column
halted and dismounted among the
pines. Then there was brief confer
ence, and the word mount" was
whispered along the Beecher squad,
ron, while Blake's men stood fast.
With parting clasp of the hand
Webb and s'Legs" had returned to
the head of their respective COM
mands, LEGS" and his fellows to
follow steadily the Indian trail
through the twisting ravines Of the
foothills; Webb to make an all
night forced march, in wide detour
and determined effort, to head off the
escaping warriors before they could
reach the rocky fastnesses back Of
Bear Cliff. Webb's chief scout "Bat,"
chosen by Gen. Crook himself. had
Continued.
Warren sheaf., 1903-11-19

up sense of wrath, indignity, shame
and wrong overmastering any
thought. of prudence or of "the di-
vinity that doth hedge" the COM
manding officer, GAS for you,' she
cried, II pity you when our own get
back again! God help you, Stanley
Flint, the moment my husband sets
eyes on you. D'you know the mes
sage that came to him this day?'
And now the words rang louder and
clearer, as she addressed the throng.
'I do, and so do officers and gentle
men who'd be shamed to have to
shake hands with such as he. He's
got my husbands note about him
now, and what my husband wrote
was this-I charge myself with every
dollar you charge to Field, and with
the further obligation. of thrashing
youz:on sight'-and, mark you, he'll
do it'll"
Warren sheaf., 1903-11-19
!. LARSON 4 BANG.


our wants are readns upon each others heels NOWADAYS
rail- demands 50 many things that you scarcely know which way
to turn But if you turn this way we will help you little We
can save you something on this or that sell you things that you
economy.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-12-07
Austria Hungria
Distinguido extranjero
Origen de una guerra

Vuelven austriacos y h1nga-,
ros darse de las astas, con mo-
two de las aspiraciones de pre-
dominancia que cada seccion del
imperio reclama para 81. Hasta,
hace POGO, siendo los ht1ngarosl
mas unidos, llevaban mejor
parte en- el conflicto, y al hacer-
sc la distribution economical, las
cargas de Hungrla resultaban
mas ligeras. Hace dfas Sc VIC,
ell curioso espectaculo de I'm
primer ministro h1ngaro. Won
Tisza, llamando "distinguido
extranjero" al primer ministro
austriaco, Won Korber, lenguaje
que a la legua trascendia a Sc
dicion. Sin embargo, no parece
que los h1ngaros aspiren tanto
a independizarse como a predo-
minar, 10 que seria sumamente
facil, a no haber descubierto Ill
timamente que en- el mismo
pals existian provincias como
Croacia y Transilvania, cuyos
moradores son fidel1simos adic-
tos al Emperador Francisco Jo-
sc. FL porvenir de este imperio
dependera en- gran manera de
la capacidad y patriotismo de
sus sucesores, cuyos anteceden-
tes no son de inspirar mucha
conianza, debido al tempera-
mento erratico de casi todos
ellos. Lo que no parece haber
prosperado es la idea de inde-
pendizar a Hungrla y poner en-
su trono a uno de los numerosos
vastagos del Emperador CUTLER
mo, idea algo semejante a la de
poner en- ell de Espa1la un pa
riente del susodicho Kaiser, que
tan trascendentales concecuen.
cias trajO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-12-07

PARA cuRAR UN REsFRIADo EN-
UN Ola tome las PASTILLAS LAXANTES
DE BROM0-QUININA. ~ bOticaris le devol-
vera Ell dinerO 81 ne cura. La Grns De u. ".
GROVE Sc haHa en- cada Sajita.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
ROSS

The Leake elevator manager sent
out car of shelled corn Tuesday.
Read of our visit to the home of G.
G. Mcdonald, in these items.
John Makes went up into Viols
township last Sunday and spent the
day with friends.
Sol Leighty and family were guests
Sunday at the home F. L. Taylor and
wife west of town.
Mr.. Olsen had gathered together a
car of hogs Tuesday and sent them to
the eastern markets.
The engine in the Leake elevator
was moved this week to its new quar-.
tiers recently prepared tor it.
Cy Sampson of Viola township was
on the market Tuesday morning with
fine bunch of marketable hogs.
Lou Shingledecker drove down to
Extra Sunday and spent the day Wis
iting friends and having good time.
The local ball team are expecting
the Lincoln Center team next Sunday
to cross bats and try their skill on the
diamond.
Ellis Cozine who has been out at
the home of j. A. Cozine left Wednes.
day for his home in Kansas after quite
visit here.
Market: oats, 2sc; corn, 4O15c, wheat,
5Sc; barley, soc; timothy, 75c; rye, SIC
flax, zoe; eggs, lie: butter, l2c; hogs,
S4.S5 to $3.50.
Court Graft, of the harness firm
went out to the pleasant country home
Of + red Tessman last Sunday and had
good visit with him and family.
Glen McCuen hustled out last week
and got together two cars of hogs that
he started for the Chicago markets
Monday, no one accompanying them
Mike Boust the hustling farmer just
south of town was on the market to
day Thursday with forty.fve as fine
hogs as have come to town in lone
time.
Dave Hart manager for the Trans
Mississippi Elevator Co., billed cal
of shelled corn Monday to man ovel
by Harlan who will use it in summer
feeding cattle.
John Hepp is now working with
Lou Beers the boss contractor of thu
fc community. John is handy with
tools and will be valuable assistan
in this line of work.
Albert Fest and family came dow1
from Gray Sunday and spent the da,
at her parents and visiting amons
their old time friends who are glad a
all times to see them.
Dr. Lass returned home Sunda,
from Sioux City where he had beel
summoned as witness on an import
ant law suit, he being familiar witt
important points in the case.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13

Mrs. Geo. Stetzell, west of town
opened her house to the young people
last Thursday night and gave them a
royal good time. Ice cream was ser.
we'd and all together they had an even.
ing for which they are all very thank
full.
The Northwestern Railway Com
pany have decided that their agent
has gone dry long enough and have
their men at work this week putting
in well just south of the depot SO he
may be supplied at all time with good
wholesome drinks.
The members of the German church
organ for the use of the congregation.
1t is a good move. Nothing SO en-
livens worshipers as good soul stirring
music and with an instrument to lead
everything moves forward better.
Frank Miller was about the first to
have his threshing done in the COM
munity, it being the sixteen and one
half acres of oats he had on f. L. Tay-
lor's farm, just west of the depot. He
got $50 bushels of oats from it, which
made about as good a yield as will be
recorded in the county.
Threshing has begun. The whistle
of the steamer and the low rumbling
hum of the separator may now be
heard in every direction. The small
grain is not over two-thirds of a crop
taking it as whole and the price Of
what is threshed out that has any
weight is likely to be good.
Geo. McCuen and family and his
father and mother, who live in Ross,
all drove down by Atlantic last week
to visit Lee, who moved down there
last year. They find Audubon county
in advance of Cass county and came
home with the conviction that they
were living in good enough place
for them.
a small dancing crowd assembled
at the hall last Friday night and had
one Of the best social times they have
enjoyed this summer Ice cream was
served but the GOODNESS of the evening
did not make it success. Those who
llove to dance are much indebted to
I the NJ. w. A. for the good times they
have had this summer.
The Ross ball team went up to Gray
Sunday and beat them out badly in q
game Of ball. The score at the end OF
lHc ulIu luuluS SIOOu Id 10 t III favor
of Ross. By that time it looked so
much like rain that they quit but the
boys are confident that they could
have run in plenty more scores had
they but had the time.
While working with stand of bees
last week Inman Sherman somewhat
raised their ire and they went after
him proper. Some got under the net
ting on his face and as the humorist
Mark Twain would say, hurled theil
javelins at him in a most promiscuous
manner" so that it was uncomfort
able and rather painful too. After
doctoring for time he succeeded il
appearing normal.
One of the best and incest times af
forded the young people this year was
last Saturday night when they were
invited to the home of John Lovelace
for a social good time. John with
/ some painstaking care that he doe:
everything with had planned and ar
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
GRAY

Maud Denton was an out of town
visitor the first of the week.
Geo. Gray is still improving and
growing stronger all the time.
Frank Barger is now on the road
travelling and is selling medicine.
jeff Slough is again on the sick list
and unable to be up and around in the
hotel.
Elmer Beems is again back at his
chair from his Omaha trip and looking
after the welfare of his customers.
Fred Hepp added new machine to
his shop the past week that will
materially aid him in his horse shoe
ing.
Mrs. A. s. Beers went down to
Audubon last Thursday and started
her cousins on their way home to the
eastern part of the state.
Miss Rose Beauford expects to
leave Wednesday for her home after
having spent most delightful time
7 here for the past month.
John Cameron sold a car of cattle
the first of the week to August Metzel
who shipped them out to Omaha, Gus
Forsbeck going with them.
Fred Bowman is going with the
threshing outfit of Petersen this year.
He is a good man with an outfit and
he thoroughly understands it.
Thad Carmichael and j. G. Handles
are doing quite thriving business in
\ the insurance line here the past week
putting out about thirty policies.
The thermometer in front of Honas
Mundt's registered at "A degrees at G
O'Clock Tuesday morning. II things
keep going as they are starting out
frost will be here early and corn badly
caught.
Veterinary,Dr.A nthrim of Casey was
over the first of the week visiting his
old time friends as he was at one time
resident of this portion of the
county.
Miss Alta Crow of Audubon is ul
this week visiting in the j. W. Audas
home and with her many friends who
are always glad to have her come uI
among them.
Mrs Peter Stephany, of Manning
was down Monday visiting with hel
brother, Frank Rogers, the genial pro
prietor of the restaurant and dispenser
of cool drinks.
Sherman Rogers of Omaha is work
ing in the barber shop OF E. E. Beems
they running two chairs now. He il
an experienced workman and is abl'
to do first class work.
Frank Garoute and son went out tt
Omaha the first of the week with .
| car of cattle that Frank has been feed
ing this summer ana will see if they
can hit good market.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13

E. G. Mertz purchased some more
town lots the first of the week on
speculation and if he does as we'll on
them as he did on the others he will
clear up some good money.
For sale at a bargain.-A four hole
Sandwich corn shelter with eight horse
power. Less than one-third cost of
new, and is nearly new. Call on or
write G. w. Marlin, Extra, Iowa.
Wells Ferguson is going with the
milford threshing outfit this fall and
will prove valuable man as he has
been with one so many seasons he
knows all the ms and outs of the
work.
Fred Suter and family went to
Missouri last Friday to make it their
future home. All here regret their
departure but join in wishing them
success and prosperity iu their new
home.
Sam McGill and two boys left the
first of the week for Crawford county,
to visit for a few days with his father.
They have done good seasons work
and feel that they are justified in
taking short rest and gain back some
of their lost energy and muscle.
Rev. Hicks and children returned
home this week from Toledo where he
had been visiting his brother. After
their vacation he will be able to renew
his pastoral work with vigor and will
soon be visiting among his parishioners
who will be glad to have them back.
Mrs. G. E. Mertz went to Manning
Monday and joined Mrs. Mertz, ST.,
and together they went on up to
Odebolt where the latter has new
home to straighten up and fix around.
Mrs. G. e. expects to assist her to get a
good start and comfortably settled in
her new home.
Peter Perrion, H. Ludwig, Mollie
Ludwig, Rose Beauford and Ora Nc.
Caslin all boarded the train last Thurs
day for Lake View to enjoy six days
outing sailing on the placid waters or
strolling beneath the shade of its parks
or resting in its hooks prepared 70,
such visitors
Maude Doak and her little brother,
John, came up Tuesday and went out
to the pleasant country home of Tom
Scott east of town for visit. She
boarded with them several years age
when she was teaching in this com.
munity and has always had warm
place in her heart for them.
| DR.. A. S. Beers had force of men
taking the old tin roof off his office
and putting new one on last Tues.
day. He has been trying all summer
to get workmen to do the job for him
but could not and when he had the
opportunity they all worked hard tc
get through as soon as possible.
! Last Tuesday noon as we stood il
Gray we looked off to the south anc
could count the smoke from si2
threshing outfits that shows that the
farmers are pushing things in thi:
line just as fast as they possibly can
The season so far has been so un
reliable they take every advantage o
a short dry spell,
The young people prepared sur
prise party Wednesday night TO
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
Gilbert is Hiqh Gun,

Marshalltown La, Aug. S.-Gilbert
was high gun at the closing day of the
Marshalltown Gun club tournament,
He made 191 out of a possible 200.
Klein of Spirit Lake was second, with
1888; Budd CT Des Moines, third, 1874.
For professionals, Gilbert, during the
two days, made 376 out of a possible
400, while Budd scored 1854. For anna
teurs, during the two days, William
Hoon made the highest average, 367;
E. G. Wallace, Marshalltown, second,
363.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13
odd Fellows Grand officers.

Des Moines, Aug. 6.-At the meeting
OF the Des Moines encamDment Of
Odd Fellows, the result of the
recent election Of grand lodge officers
was announced as follows: Grand
patriarch. NJ. A. Raney, Marengo;
grand high priest, W. c. Hummer,
Keokuk; grand senior warden, j. C.
Miner, Belle PLANE; grand treasurer,
August F. hoffman, Webster City;
grand representative, ] C, Milliman,
Logan, grand scribe, R. l. Titon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13

Frank Liken and when they had all
assembled they went in force and
gave him time he will not soon for
get. They were we'll prepared with
every thing from smiles up that makes
up good time and turned every thing
loose for a jollification.
Peter Audas has made the purchase
of a shooting gallery that is the most
up-to-date one that was ever in the
county. The animals are run by a
gasoline engine and it is so arranged
that every thing is kept in motion so
that man may at least test his skill.
He received it the first of the week
but the engine refused to work SO they
had to send for the former owner to
start it going and he was on hand
Tuesday working at it. Pete expects
to get it in good shape and then 60 to
the various fairs with it,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13

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