Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-14
A Daughter 2! the Sioux
By GEN. CHARLES KING.
Copyright, Isoa, by The Hobart Company.

Fields father in the old days, in the old army, when they served together on the then wild Pacific shores "where rolls the Oregon" The great civil war had divided them, for Field had cast his soldier fortune with his seeding state, but all that was 3 thing of the past. Here was the son, a loyal soldier of the flag the father had again sworn allegiance to when he took his seat in the house of rep resentatives. The general thought highly of Field, and was sore trou- bled at his serious condition. He knew what dispatches would be com | ing from the far south when the tele- 1 graph line began the busy clicking of the morning. He was troubled to find the lad in high fever and to hear that he had been out of his head. He was more than troubled at the concern, and something like confusion, in the old doctors face.
 You don't think him dangerously wounded, do you?" he asked.
 Not dangerously, general" was the reply. "It's-well, he seems to have something on his mind" And more than this the doctor would not say. It was not for him to tell the chief what Webb had confided ere he left the post-that most of the cur rency for which Field was account able was so much waste paper. Field lay muttering and tossing in restless misery, unconscious most of the time, and sleeping only when under the influence of a strong narcotic. Dade, with sadness and constraint apparent in his manner, hung back and did not enter the bare hospital room where, with only steward in attendance, the young soldier lay. The doctor had gone with the general to the bedside, but the captain re- mained out of earshot at the door.
 First call for reveille was just sounding on the infantry bugles as the trio came forth. ''I have sent for Hay already. general" Dade was saying. as they stood on the wooden veranda overlooking the valley of the murmuring river; but will you not come now and have coffee? He can join us over at my quarters"
 Already. however, the orderly was hurrying back. They met him when not half way over the line of officers quarters. The few men for duty in the two companies of infantry, left to guard the post, were gathering in lit- tie groups in front of their barracks, awaiting the sounding of the assem- bly,. They knew the chief at glance, and were curiously watching him as he went thoughtfully pacing across the parade by the side of the tenn porary commander. They saw the orderly coming almost at a run from the direction of the guard house, saw him halt and salute, evidently making some report. but they could not guess what made him so suddenly start and run at speed toward the southward bluff. the direction of the traders cor TaI and stables. while Capt. Dade whirIed about and signaled Sergt. Crabb. of the cavalry. left behind in charge of the few custodians of the troop barracks. Crabb. too. threw dignity to the winds, and ran at the beck of his superior officer.
 Have you two men who can ride hard dozen miles or sO-and carry out their orders?" was the captains sharp demand.
 Certainly. sir answered Crabb. professionally resentfuI that such a question should be asked of men of the tn eavalry.
 send two to report to me at once, mounted NeEer mind breakfast
 And by this time. apparently. the chief, the post commander and pos- sibly even the aide-de-camp had for gotten about the waiting coffee. They still stood there where they had halted in the center of the parade. The doctor. coming from the hospital was signsled to and speedily joined them The bugie sounded. the men mechanically formed ranks and answered to their names. all the while watching from the eOr1ef of their eyes the group of os5cers- now in- erezsed by two infantry sabzlterns. Eeuts- Bruce and Duncan who raised tneIr caps to the PreOccuPisd general such szIutstion being then 6 fashion. not regulation of the service. and stood silently awaiting fnssructi0ns- for somethinr of consequence was surely at hand Tken the orderly again appeared. retur1Tzz from his nis-ioa- out of breath. and spesEng