Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-12-26

THE night passed quietly. In the
morning single brave came riding to-
ward Us. He stopped beyond rifle
reach, I sent the interpreter out He
returned TO say that the chief promised
him fair treatment If he would come
! alone | took 1t that the camp was
anxious for 4 little entertainment and
that one white was to furnish it. l
didn't consider this second proposal
, q minute. 1t was worse than foolish,
l thought But"--he looked toward
the cot-"NIr. Matthews didn't agree
with me. lie went. Ii was a magnifi-
cent bit Of courage, sir"
The colonel wheeled. "Dy Jupiterw
he exclaimed. You cid that?"
Matthews smiled and crossed his legs
av,;;wardly, "Oh, it want nothin',"
he said, forbeaiing to glance UP. II
savvy Injuns, ycu know. II was
willin' to take the chances.'
Colonel Cummings looked down. Aft
er moment and without changing the
position of his body lie turned his face
slowly in divers direction. The eyes
of the two officers met and flashed
messages of doubt
When the commanding officer looked
at the interpreter again it was ON his
lips to say, But you were afraid to
enter the stockade with me-" He
checked himself, however, and Instead
reached for Matthews hand. ut was
a magnificent bit of courage" he
agreed. "'Tell us what happened
Matthews fingered the blanket On the
cot u seen the chief he said, land
told him what you told me to tell him
When / got it all out he says 40 me:
| The white women amt here They're
| with the WyOmin band, and the Wyo
| min hands UP in Canada Now he
says, @the band IL come south ia the
| spring So tell Colonel CummiR's IL
he do no hangin' III send the white
4 women home them"
\ A low groan came from behind the
stove Young Jameson came ont, his
| features distorBed with grief and shin
4 ing with tears Think of dt Think
i.of it, Not till spring, Are they welli
/ How are they greating them2''
"Oh, SO So" said Matthews signtti
cantiy.
/ Young JAMESON understood HA
I went back to his seat, sebbing with
the hysterical weakness of u sick man.
Hes bungled The business. colonel"
he sad bitterly "Oh, Goa. if you had
only act me go!''
Yes, yes, my dear boy answered
the other soothmgly, ''but please re-
member that you couldn't have talked
with them, The conference would haps
9been carried on through Mr.. Matthews
Just the same"
There was a silence. broken only by
stamieson's weeping.
'Is that-a1f" asked Colonel Cum
innings at last addressing himself to
the interpreter.
Yes, sir"
Shortly afterward, when he was
gone, the two officers left the library
for the reception room and discussed
the expedition in low t&nes.
II have a feeling, colonel, that Onr
interpreter wasn't fair in this fhing,@
was Captain Oliver's first confidence.
They We've standing Mt front window,
"0n-@@LA5 NLO6G -AC ka2NAuC
ground to the barber shop.
THE same thought occurred to me-"
And yeti doesn't seem possible
"Oh. If Bond had only come sooner"
Bond! He here
"Yes-.just half q day too late"
While they were talking Matthews
WAS losing his tow beard and mus
tache and a good length Of hair. This
over and his supper eaten. he reappear-
ed at headquarters and went with
Colonel Cummings to the stockade.
Much to his chagrin he found the
evangelist there, ready to be present
at the interview with the hostages, but
the Indians understood his predicament
and accepted the speech he made for
the little it was worth. 1t was a speech
that. repeated by David Bond, set
Colonel Cummings last suspicion at
rest
Lounsbury arrived at Fort Brannon
the next day, appearing in time for
breakfast His early advent which he
explained away nonchalantly, was the
cause,of some good natured teasing.
Say, Lounsbury." observed one Off
GER Il thought you We're keeping a
store"
Get Out!' he retOrted. I'm down
here to see that you fellows do some
thing for the good money Uncle Sam
pays you"
why don't you know?" said Major
Appleton. Johns here TO sell the suit
Ter some sandy sugar"
That's right" agreed the storekeep-
er. "And I'm going TO put up a plant
to make brown sugar out of the Mud
dy."
Lounsbury could afford to laugh with |
them, not being the only butt Of the |
jOkers. Fraser suffered, too, for |
tattling private who had spent the !
night at Shanty Town let 1t out to a
corporal, who told 1t to a sergeant, |