Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-18


 ming bugs about the long garrison
 Sranary and the quartermaster and
 commissary warehouse, where wag-
 ons were being loaded with tents, am-
 intuition, rations and forage-enough
 for sixty days. The library window
 at headquarters was bright. Colonel
 Cummings and a surgeon were re-
 spectively commanding and persuad-
 ing young Jamieson to await his moth
 CT and sister at the post. Nick Mat
 thews, attended by a watchful ser
 geant, was having his hair cut by the
 citizen barber; while Lounsbury, too
 joyfully excited to sleep, was in the suffers billiard room giving Fraser,
 who was about to depart with the ex-
 petition, a sympathetic history of the
 Lancasters-a history in which Mary lyn was shrewdly made the dainty central figure.
 At 5 o'clock, everything being in readiness, livelier activity prevailed. The outgoing troop was routed from bed and fortified with a hot breakfast. By boots and saddles" had sounded. And soon the detachment-protec from the cold by blanket coats and with black cutties burning down the whole length of it's double line-was leading the wagon train at good jog toward the west
 The men went gladly. accepting the long ride as a welcome relief to the stagnation of a garrison winter To them the possible dangers of the trip were mere matter of course, though Guy V. Henrys march of a twelve month before-a terrible march from Fort Robinson into the Black Hills was fresh in their memory. Captain Oliver commanded, E troop being his own. He was brave man. but one who let his heart influence his better judgment, who was neither as acute as soldier should be nor as cautious Yet his commanding officer selected him for the duty-the choice insured his remaining behind when the cam paign of the coming summer opened, when there would arrive from the states" certain loyal little wife and her seven babies.
 An hour after the cavalry clattered put of Brannon faithful Shadrach Iimped home. The approach of the pung did not frighten Dallas, for long before it crossed the coulee. as she walked noiselessIy to and fro across he dirt floor. she heard her father's rOice urging the white horse on. She lid not understand the quick return, put prepared for it by building up the | ire and swinging the coffee pail into place.
 The old men heard her story before hey stepped from the sleigh. The i evangelist as he listened thanked his iod for Lounsbury. The section boss. m the contrary. was made so angry y the recital of Matthews attack that le called down every manner of pun shment upon the latter and reveIed in multiple rlans for a sweet revenge.
 JeS iet Inet scaIawag can agafn.- le cried. shaking a crutch toward ;hanty Town. "Ah ain't much on rny aigS these days. but Ah'm right good with my pistol arIn.-
 Without his arm began David Bond.
 A wondering cry from Dallas stop ei him He turned to sec her point. ng at the northern sky.
 4 strange. wild light was oreepinz ? from the horizon and tfnthg the eaveus. \ filmy veil was mounting be zenith and swinging gently. Swift r the giory grew The veil becane a 1rtain of rainbow colorinE. e.ig-i -ith royal purple and faint rcd and ned here with orange. there with i resu. again with delicafe pink. Changes followed Green. goId and lHe lightning darted from pNain to , ly. trailing fainter cOIors that dancpd | hshly. and the sheet If living fame 'ok form It berame a huge cIfuchef st- res<ing upright upon the lighted |. -afrie- Abogt t. in a sky made dark f by contrast. EieameyI the scafssref ars- Ten. one by one. quiverfnz lgers of Hzht shot f0T1h from tLe ( st- until at length over the little f lsck was oasspTead. pain dgunwar.l | shimmsring giant hand
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