The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-07

laid him there.
His father was dead" said the COM
handing officer-"dead ana naked.
scaIped, mutilated, full of arrows and
rife balls. The house and barns were
burned"
ANY women?"
''Two-gone."
Jameson put out his arms MY
mother! he cried imploringly. My
poor little motherr'
Lounsbury knelt beside him, feeling
shaken and half sick
"If l could only "a been there! But
I was way OF at st. Paul. 1 knew
something was wrong when the letters
stopped"
But you must buck up, Jameson"
said the colonel, 80 you can help u.s.
Il will; oh, willr''
How'd you get down hereY' said
Lounsbury.
81 didn't eat for long time. l was
crazy. The snow blinded me. and l
was hungry. But / didn't leave the
river. l knew enough for that They
found me-"
You think the women are alive,
colonel?" asked the storekeeper
Undoubtedly, and with the other
half Of the very band we've got here
somewhere up in the Big Horn coun-
try" He took a turn up and down
! the room.
May l ask your planT
1--WE are IN fine shape to talk terms
to the captors. I'll send a command
to them. demanding the women II
they are not surrendered I'll hans
! four Of the redskins I've got here
Lame Foot, the medicine man, and
Chiefs Standing Buffalo, Canada John
and -the-Tree-all ringlenders
Then the rest of the band will be put
on reservation. If the Jameson wo
men are alive and they send 'em in ]
won't hang the chiefs
when II the command startY
Three hours after we get aA inter
prefer. I've sent word up to Custer a
Lincoln. But the delay! Think wha
1t means to those women"
1T was about two women that
wished to speak" said Lounsbury. He
ger was so trining beside the other.
Colonel Cummings listened. "Thos,
girls had better come here" lie saiC
as the storekeeper finished "TheI
they'd be safe enough. 1 remembe
seeing one Of 'em the day we got back
She was fine looking young woman
There are two arguments agains
their coming, sir. For legal reasons
It's best they should not vacate tia
shack or leave the claim"
Il see"
"And, again, the father is-well, he
rather sore about the war"
You don't sayp'
$50, If you could give me a coupl
OF men to take my place now and thel
during the night-the situation is ten
porary, you see, the father II be bac
in a few days"
There are very strong reason
against my acting in the matter. Pr
here to keep an eye on the Indians
The settlers are expected to go to tn
civil authorities when they have quar-
rels. Now, I'd like to mix up wit
Shanty Town, for instance. Our guard
room is damned with men who'v
been drugged over there with vii
whisky. Yet can't l can only pur
ish my men,"
81 know that's So
"Of course I shan't see defenseles
women suffer-
Lounsbury was piqued. mot alto
gether defenseless, colonel. But l can
stay at the shack
True, true. Why not ask Mrs. Mai
tin, Major Appleton's sister, to go over
Then you might guard from the barr
If they have one"
That's a splendid suggestion, ST
1t would solve the difficulty"
I'D be glad to speak to Mrs. NIarti
about it." He thought a moment, pass
ing hand over his clean shaven fac
You'd have to be relieved even thel
John, l should think"
l mot at ALL
''But you might. In that case 81
drew Lounsbury close and spoke wit
: his lips In the storekeeper's ear. "BJ
7 you understand" he said aloud as
concluded, that know nothing abol
1t. If hear of it shall be very di
a pleased-very."
n Lounsbury was wringing his han
v and ready TO bolt.
! "All the same, John, wish the civ
! authorities could get at the man."
r 81 wish so too" He leaned ovt
, Jameson.
+ Good luckw said Colonel Cumming
S going back to his maps.
q Thank you"
n And just at that moment, as Loun
. bury swung round on his heel, the
: rang out from the river a single pist
4 shot 1t echoed sharply against Il
. barracks and went dying away upc
the bluffs.
? (To be Continued.)