The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-05


Eighteenth infantry from Fort Bethune
trapped by Indians in a narrow gorge.
among them is "a stranger who intro
duces himself by" the name of Hampton.
daughter. ellis and a majority OF the
soldiers are killed during a three days
siege
CHAPTER II.-Hampton offers assist
ance to the girl, and is at first spurned
because he is known as a gambler.
CHAPTER III.-Hampton and the girl
only escape from the Indians. They fall
exhausted on the plains.
CHAPTER IVA company Of the Sew
enth cavalry, Lieut.. Brant in command,
find Hampton and the girl on the plains,
and restore them to consciousness.
Hampton announces that he proposes to
care for the girl.
CHAPTER V.-Hampton and the girl
stop at the Miners Home in Glencaid
Mrs. Duffy proprietess Rev Howard
Miss ellis in care of Mrs Herndon. He
consents to think it over.
CHAPTER VI.-Hampton talks the fu-
ture over with Miss Gillis-the Kid. She
shows him her mothers picture and tells
MIN what she can of her parentage and
Ire. They decide she shall live with Mrs.
Herndon.
CHAPTER VII-The Kid takes up her
residence with Mrs Herndon.
CHAPTER VIII-Naida i the Kid
runs away from Mrs. Herndons and re-
joins Hampton. He induces her to 60
back, and TO have nothing more to do
with him.
CHAPTER IX.-Hampton plays his
last game OF cards. He announces to
Red Slavin that he has quit, and then
leaves GlenCaid.
CHAPTER X.-Miss Phoebe Spencer ar
rives in Glencaid to teach its first school.
CHAPTER XI.-Miss Spencer meets
Nadia, Rev. Wynkoop, etc. She boards
at Mrs. Herndon's.
CHAPTER XII-Naida and Lieut..
Brant again meet without his knowing
ing Bachelor club ball in honor of Miss
Spencer.
CHAPTER XIII.-Lieut. Brant meets
Silent Murphy, Clusters scout He re-
ports trouble brewing among the Sioux.
CHAPTER XIV.-social diriculues
arise at the Bachelor clubs ball among
the admirers of Miss Spencer. Lieut..
Brant meets Miss Spencer but she IS not
his acquaintance Of the day before. She
tells him OF Nadia, and he accidentally
meets her again as he is returning to the
ballroom with a fan for Miss Spencer
CHAPTER KYLE fails to discover
her identity.
CHAPTER XVI-Brant accompanies
Nadia home from the dance. On the way
she informs him as to who she is, and
that she is to meet Hampton. Brant
meets Hampton with her and the men
make an appointment to meet the fol-
lowing morning.
CHAPTER XvII.-Brant and Hamp-
ton meet. Hampton informs the lieuten-
ant that his attentions to Nadia must
cease, and proclaims an authority over
her that justifles the statement. Brant
tells Hampton of the presence of Silent
Murphy, and the fact that Red Slavin
receives government messages for him.
CHAPTER XVIII.-Miss Spencer called
on Bob Hampton. Tells him Of red
faced stranger mistaking her for Nadia.
CHAPTER XIX.-Hampton interviews
Red Slavin. Finds that he is an ex-
trooper in the Seventh cavalry. 1t was
Slayin'S and Murphy'S testimony that
more than ten years before had convicted
Robert Nolan, then a captain in the Sew
enth, Of the murder of Maj. Brant. Sr.
Hampton attempts to force confession
from Slavin Slavin insists it is Murphy
he wants, and Murphy has left In a
scuffie Slavin is killed by knife thrust.
CHAPTER XX.-Hampton surrenders
to Buck Mason, marshal. Mob attempts
TO capture him. Mason and his prisoner
escape to a hill and defend themselves.
Mob lights IRE to burn them out.
CHAPTER XXI-Brant tells Nadia
that he loves her She tells him there is
an insurmountable barrier between them,
but that she does not fully understand 1t.
CHAPTER XXII.-Brant and his troop
rescues Hampton and Mason from the
fires set by the mob Brant carries the
unconscious gambler through the lines OF
fire.
CHAPTER XXIII-Hampton is taken
TO the hotel and Nadia comes to nurse
him.
CHAPTER XXIV.-Miss Spencer has n
humorous adventure with her admirers
and then accepts the heart and hand OF
Rev. Wynkoop.
CHAPTER XXV.--Brant is ordered to
take the field. Before he goes Nadia tells
him she loves him, but cannot become
his wife, or cannot offer an explanation.
He insists that he will return TO her.
CHAPTER X&VI-Hampton goes on
the trail of Silent Murphy, then at Chey-
enne, as the one man who can clear Capt.
Nolan of the charge of murder of Mai.
Brant Is years before.