Mexico Missouri message., 1907-03-07
CHAPTER XIV.
The Order from Headquarters.

mcntB To the east. He was gone three
days When he came back they told
him that the train OF Missourians had
passed through Parowan and on to
the sorth. He attended military
council held that evening in the meet.
ine.hoHse. Three days of reflection,
while II had not cooled the anger he
fel: toward these members Of the mob
that bad so brutally wronged HIS
people had slightly cooled HIS ardor
for aggressive warfare.
Tho following Tuesday he continued
south to Cedar City. the most popu.
lOss OF the southern settlements.
HIRE he learned OF the campaigns
progress Bri CHAINS courier had pre-
coded the train on It's way south. bear.
lug written orders to the faithful to
hold no dealings with fits people; to
sell them neither forage for their
stock nor food for themselves. They
had, IL was reported. been much dis.
tre8sed as II result Of this order. and
their stock was greatly weakened. At
Cedar City. Il being feared that they
might for want OF supplies be forced
60 halt permanently SO near the set
tlement that II would be inconvenient
60 destroy them. they were permitted
10 buy o. bushels OF wheat and TO
have II and some corn the Indians had
sold To them ground at the mill OF
Major Lee.
AZ Joels informant, the fiery Bishop
Elingensmith, remarked. this was not
80 generous as II seemed, since. while
Il would serve to decoy them on their
WAY toward San Bernardino. they
would never get out of the valley
with II. The train had started on.
but the animals were so weak that
three days had been required to reach
Iron creek. 20 miles beyond, and two
more days TO reach Mountain Mead.
ous, 10 miles further south.
Here at daybreak the morning be-
fore, Klingensmith told him, band
OF Plede Indians, under Lees direc'
ton, had attacked the train, killing
and wounding a number of the men.
u had been hoped. explained Klingen-
bmith, that the train would be de.
etroyed at once by the Indians. thus
Gyoiding any call upon the militia;
hut the emigrants had behaved with
much effectiveness that the Indians
acre untble TO complete the task.
They had corralled their wagons, dug
rlhe-pit IN the center. and returned
Che FIRE, killing one Indian and wound
iug two OF the chiefs. The siege was
being continued
Late on the following day. Wednes.
A.. q.
ing for news. messenger from Lee
came with a call for achievements.
The Indians. although there were 300
of them, mad been unable to prevail
over the little entrenched band OF Cen
tiles. Ten minutes after the messen'
gers arrival. the militia. which had
been waiting under arms. set out for
the scene in wagons. From Cedar
City went every able.bodied man but
two.
Joel Rae was with them, wondering
why nc went. He wanted not to go
He preferred that news OF the ap
preaching victory should be brought
60 him; yet invisible hands had forced
him. even while It seemed that fren
Yied voiccs--yoices without sound
warned him back.
The ride was long, but not Ions
enough for his mind to clear. II wal
still elouded with doubts and question
ings and fears when they at last saw
the Har.ng OF many fires with figure
lettering or moving busily about them
AS they came nearer. a strange
rhythmic throbbing crept to his ears
nearer eth, he resolved 1t into tn
slow, regular beatings of fiat-tone
drum. The measure. deliberate, In
cessant changeiess, -the same tones
the same intervals. worked upon hi
strained nerves. at first soothingly an
then as a pleasant stimulant
The wagons now pulled up near IN
largest camp FIRE. and the arrival
were greeted by a dozen or so OF til
Saints. who. with Major Lee. had bee
dlraf ting and helping the Indians
their assaults upon the enemy. Sever
OF these had disguised themselves q
Indians for the better deception OF II
besieged.
Al Ares near by the Indians wei
broiling beef cut from animals the
had slaughtered belonging 10 the wa
on.train. still others were cutting Il
hides into strips 10 be made ini
l.riass. AS Ear down as the line con
10 seen, there were dnsky figures daI
FOG ia and out Of the flrelight.
council was ut once called Of u
Presidents. Blshops, Elders, Ills
Priests. and the osiicers OF the miIit
who weTo present. Bishop KllnEe
smlth barred his massive head In 4
draflght and openad the council wi
prayes. invoking the aid Of God
guide them Alright. Thea Major IA
bee. presidlng as chairman. announcl
eho orders under which they were 3
pembied and under which the tra
had been attacked
IL h ordered from headanaree
hat ibis party must be used w. 4
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