Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-02

mans, his voice pealing ou
 BEHHsT3S above the babel like a bell 0SsG3StD Oliver stood to windward Ol
 the double furnace. giving quick or
 ders on right and left.
 Two men there on the majors quar ters. Let the guardhouse go. Use youl blanket, Flaherty; use your blanket Sergeant" as Kippis passed close by,
 "clear the row and bring 'em all down
 here. Don't let 'em stop for anything
 Boys, boys. turn out those horses..'
 A trooper rushed up and leaned, yell
 ing. to his captains ear They won't
 go sir; they're hamstrungr
 Once more Oliver gave tongue. and directions were sent to the stockade and to the line. A signal light con- municated with the lookouts on the bluffs.
 Kippis was already fulfilling his charge. Through a gap in the north ward sweeping prairie tire-a gap fought out and kept open by line of men-were coming the women of Clothespin row, each carrying child and dragging a second by the hand. Behind them scuttled the papoose cum bered squaws from the scouts huts. At their rear trudged the sergeant also weighted, and jaunty no longer, but leaving red stains where his naked feet touched the hot and smoldering ground.
 ITO headquarters" shouted the cap tain at the foremost laundress in the rout. Then he turned to his trumpet CT. A moment after. the fires and the perishing horses were deserted. and the troopers, weapons in hand, ran out upon the parade ground, obeying call to arms
 Oliver led them. As he approached the flagstaff the voice of a woman hailed him from the gallery of the nearest house. He sprang that way and was up the steps at bound.
 Mrs. Cummings. who had sought ref uge in her own home, met him at the top. "The col0nel's library Is strip 2ed!"'
 So it was. One hurried look by the light of d lamp showed that not bow. not an arrow. remained on the walls.
 But there was no time for exclalm- ing or cOnjecturing. Oliver rushed back 10 the gallery and bade all the women and children collect and keep within quarters. Around it, under Ser geant Kippis. lie stationed a. cordOn. Next, and while the house was being wet down. the ammunition stores were drawn upon, and extra guns and cartridges were carried into the long reception room. where the could assist in TelOading. Bare Y three minutes had passed since Oli- yer sent his messengers. But head quarters was fixed to withstand an assault and to protect it's inmates And now. still ignorant Of what had bcfallen, he ordered the remainder of his men into liHe.
 At this point. with the detachment about to move. volley of rife shots sounded from the stockade. another and another. Then up went a great The Indians. the Indians.'
 Oliver started his troopers double quick across the square. At the hospl- tai one of the stOckade guard stopped them.
 ''The Indians:" croaked Oliver.
 Gone"
 Oliver turned hack.
 They met a second man. black faced. frenzied with alarm. It was Fraser He caught at the cap- tain's ragged sleeve.
 '-Shot-Other side-they're over there those girls-those giris-- His breath Jailed him.
 Oliver saw the need 'sTo the ferry." he commanded.
 Like one man they bounded headIong across the parade. through the red smoke pouring from barracks and sta 5les and on. only to come short upon a poatieSs landing. where they crowded IpOn each other and cursed.
 Fraser was half crazed- Oliver took him f0Tcibly in hand No man of them ail- even if not burdeneI with a gun. sould stem the rivers current
 There's one chance yet hs said. the night herd- He turned to his TumPeter. Sound the recall and keen l-s0unding it.
 Again and again the familiar strzIa .zn- out All looked northwsri t0 i where they knew the herd had been, Q where the long curves of the psafr5s | ire were still moving
 But the minutes went and thsre was D anxRevfnE heat q haHfs whera