The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-20

| TURE KNOWN THE WIDE FROM
TIER OVER AS THE INDIAN SIG
| NAL. 'HALT!'
dreamed that they would be of such
consequence? He says the newspaper
will explain
And presently the two bonny heads
were bent over the big sheets of a
dingy, grimy copy of Philadelphia
daily, and there, on an inner page,
heavily marked, appeared strange
item, and this Quaker City journal
had been picked up in an Ogallala
camp. The item read as follows:
AN UNNAMED SIOUX.
The authorities of the Carlisle School
and the police of Harrisburgh are hunt
Ing high and low for young Indian
known to the records of the Academy
as Ralph Moreau, but borne on the pay
| rolls of Buffalo Bills Wild West aggre-
cation as Eagle Wing-a youth who is
credited with having given the renowned
scout-showman more trouble than all his
| braves, bronchos and busters" thereof
combined Being Of superb physique and
daring horseman. Moreau had been for
| given many peccadillo, and had fol-
lowed the fortunes of the show two con-
to get rid Of him as an intolerable null
sance.
1t seems that when lad Of IS, eagle
Wing" had been sent to Carlisle where
he ran the gamut of scrapes of every
conceivable kind. He spoke English
picked up about the agencies; had inf1u-
entail friends and, In some clandestine
way, received occasional supplies of
money that enabled him to take French
leave when he felt like it. He was sent
back from Carlisle to Dakota as ire
claimable, and after year or two on
his native heath, reappeared among the
haunts of civilization as one of Buffalo
Bills warriors. Bill discharged him at
Cincinnati and, at the instance Of the
Indian bureau, he was again placed at
Carlisle, only to repeat on larger scale
his earlier exploits and secure a second
transfer to the plains where his oppor-
tuntties for deyilment were limited Then
Cody was induced to take him on again
by profuse promises of good behavior
Which were kept until Pennsylvania soil
was reached two weeks ago. when he
broke loose again; was seen in store
clothes around West Philadelphia for
few days, plentifully supplied with
money, and next he turned up in the
streets of Carlisle, where he assaulted
an attache of the school, whose life was
barely saved by the prompt efforts of
other Indian students. Moreau escaped
to Harrisburgh which he proceeded to
paint with his favorite color that very
night, and wound up the entertainment
by galloping away on the horse of
prominent official, who had essayed to
escort him back to Carlisle. 1t is be-
ileVed that he is now in hiding some.
where about the suburbs of West Phla-
delphia, and that an innate propensity
for devilment will speedily betray him
TO the clutches of the law.
A few moments after reading this
oddly interesting story the two
friends were in consultation with
Mrs. Dade, who, in turn, called in
DR.. Waller, just returning from the
hospital and not too satisfactory
visit to Mr.. Field. There had been
slight change for the better in the
condition of Gen. Field that had en-
abled DR.. Lorain, of Fort Russell,
and local physician to arrange for
his speedy transfer to Cheyenne.
This had in measure relieved the
anxiety of Walters patient, but
never yet had the veteran practition-
er permitted him to know that he
was practically prisoner as we'll as
a patient. Waller feared the result
on SO high-strung a temperament,
and had made young Field believe
that, when strong and we'll enough
TO attempt the journey, he should be
sent to Rock Springs. Indeed, DR..
Waller had no intention of submit
ting to Maj. Flint's decision as final.
He had written personally to the
medical director of the department.
acquainting him with the facts, and,
meanwhile, had withdrawn himself
as far as possible, officially and So
cially, from the limited circle in
which moved his perturbed command
ing officer.
He was at distant point of the
garrison, therefore, and listening to
the excited and vehement comments
of the younger of the three women
upon this strange newspaper story,
and its possible connection with
matters at Frayne, at the moment
when dramatic scene was being en-
acted over beyond the guard-house.
Kennedy was still the center of a