The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-08-04

that after all you have told as about
yourself "a lady killer you can make
as believe she wasn't IN love with you
and boo-ti-ml and vice versa The
sergeant smiled
THAT man Holder" he went on.
dandy cavalryman he was, too. went
on making fool OF himself until
everybody was sick OF him But ne
didn't let the girl go. but kept At her
until one day her old man. with a
whole lot Of Swedish ceremony and
Arizona tanglefoot. told the post that
Hilda was 20 be given n marriage 20
Corporal Johnny Bacon That's just
the way ne told t.
"Helder was crazy. Tanked up on
tsnglefo0t, which was awful rare for
him. made an ass OF himself and then
disappeared Nobody saw thing OF
him until next night when hurry ny
orders came 70 ride down the ella
after band Of numbering PEACHES that
was raising the devil among the set
tiers Then he tucked up. sober but
silent and took HIS place Ike the little
so3eT man that he was
We had a scout FOR your long Toms
that time For week We rode almost
DAY and night caught the band red
handed and lcted them ike Smithy.
Buffalo BIZ, Ola Yves and the rest Of
the Fifth cavalry fellers licked Yellow
Hand and his Cheyennes on the War
Bonnet In 20. only we killed more Of
them, they needed t.
NO. you didn't" broke IN Smithy
the loyal only the Dandy Fifth
could DO that kind Of business and
only Old Yves (MerrltO could boss the
job. even II you did have the Gray Fox
Crook for your chief"
Then" professional pride prevent
ing the sergeant from deigning 10 no |
tice the interruption I'VE rested sew
eral days and took four weeks to got |
back. But that feht was daisy We |
struck the hot trail az dusk and soon /
located the band In a depression. and |
while the horse holders held the /
mounts II troop waited until midnight
and then cTawled up on one side. while
G troop went on a long sneak around
the camp Of wickey-ups 30 complete
the surround Just as the sun shot up
Ike shyrocket over those ella hills
you know how It Jumps up down
there Smithy-we got the signal that
@ was ready and went in.
Talk about the place that preachers
are afraid Of and promise Us felleTs
who don't always say our prayers with
our hats OF. major. but We got II that
morning for few minutes II charged
IN from the northeast. G from the
southwest, big cliff cut them of from
the northwest, and we both closed in
and closed the gap lighting afoot
But there was an ugly bunch Of rock
near the end Of troops line. and o
lot Of bucks got IN there and took toll
Of us frightful Both the O troop fol-
lers tried 10 shoot II out and rush II.
but the way those bucks met us would !
make you think they had all Frank
fort and a Calling behind them
"All of a sudden when we made the
rush the second or third time we II
felers saw Johnny Bacon 20 down IN
a heap and then try 20 crawl 70 cover
lie was In funny place. right where
The rocks protected him from us. but
where the bucks could pepper him as
they choose. lie lay so still they
iidn't and that was a mercy II was
lust like the end Of a funnel, and we
zee one buck sneak down 10 scalp him
lust then we see Jimmie Helder Jump
~ from behind his cover. run in and
)ick him up and get back And it's I
/ wonder he ever got back at all. 20 Q
iay nothing Of not being hit got
he buck q
We'll, we packed back TO the post. I
aking our wounded. and Holder got q
recommend for medal Up 10 the a
'ost the women made a good deal Of o
fuss about him. but all Hilda did
vas 10 ait down by Johnny Bacon and q
urse him through. Some folks
hought that after what Heder had 2
one she would play the heroics and o
owtow 70 him, but she Just played
he woman and thanked him and stuck
D Bacon
The boys was surprised at Helder,
hat Is. some were Some thought he
I'd IL 10 save him and lick him as he
alksd in fact he said 80 once him
elf. when the boys pOked him rather
trORS and some thought he did It for
er, but most Of us Just knowed ne
as built that way and couldn't help a.
" il
What did he do when she stuck to Is
acOHi' asked Smithy. q
"DOl why he was 50 mad at him oi
~ he went and transferred for &c
)ughboy. Gimme match" p"
DVERTlSiNG FOR A WIFE. K.
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