Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09
By ELEANOR GATES,
Author of The Biography Of Prairie Girl

ever. would only be denounced. There
are hundreds OF horses and mules at
Brannon. 1 could ask there for Il
team"
Instantly Lancaster's ire was reused,
.'Thet's all All want t hear firm you
bout them blamed Yankees he said
hotly. An All want y t remember
it."
"But you're wrong. dad"
"Eh:" He turned upon her in
amazed disgust.
You're wrong" she repeated gently.
eve Oughtu't to treat the soldiers as
is they was enemies. Some day We'll
be in danger here
"Bosh"
"And then Wen have to take their
help"
He began to hobble UP and down,
working himself into a white heat
IS long as All live on this claim,' he
said, "Ahll never so t. BrannOn fer
anythin'. an they'll he no trottin back
an forth. Tibet ornery trash over thar
is til same, most of it. thet fought til
south JUS a few years ago All KANT
forget thet An not one of 'em II
ever set foot in this house"
After more hobDling he burst forth
again. ''Ah tell Y. Dallas. All won't
hev' you gals mcetin' them no count
soldiers
She smiled at him. 1--WE don't want
to meet any soldiers" she answered
But there are women at the fort
women like mother. 1t seems shame
we can't know them"
"Y' mother raised v t he s fine q
lady as any of 'em over thar
Maybe that's true. If it is, then
they'd like us. wouldn't they, and We
could have friends: I'm not thinking
about myself-iust about Marylyn.'
You gals got each other. Meetin
tn women at Brannon means meetin
til men. An All won't hev it, His
voice rose almost to a shout.
Tn never speak to you about il
again." she said. And her quiet ac
ceptauce Modified him.
M GAL. y KANT think how All fee
about them Yanks," he went on trem
uIousiy. An All want y t promise
me thet whether All m live er dead
V n alus keep on YOU own side of Til
river"
She glanced up at him quickly. "DC
using the name he had borne in heI
babyhood. e,'., .t.4,o -s-- 49,
"Ah do! All do" "'".
Then l promise" Her tone wa:
sorrowful.
''Mar'lynT'
The younger girl faced about slowly
ID you promisef"
''promise?" she repeated. "Yes-I-
promise.
Dallas knew that the trip to the LAND
office was impossible unless Louns
bury should chance along-which wa
unlikely, some weeks having passed
since his last visit Undoubtedly werj
he to come he would help them. Blu
! would her father allow her to ask thu
storekeeper's aid? Probably not.
"I'Il tell Charley about it tonight
she said finally. I'VE just got to fine
way"
What en- he do?" retorted her ia
ther. Far s him s Citing team :
concerned, we might S we'll look fe
some one t. come right outen tn sky
Her determination to ask advice o
| the pariah was natural one. Th
| morning that succeeded the night o
| the mules terror she had awakened t
| ind measuring explanation for thei
| tear. IN the growing light, as tn
| trumpet sounded reveille from the fort
she sprang up and looked out expect
| antly. On the top of drift in from
of the door was bundle of sticks! /
hard crust had formed during tn
night, and moccasin tracks leading u
TO the wood and then pointing ava
again were cast in it with frozen clear
ness.
'That poor INDIAN she had e1
| chained in grateful relief.
| Not once after his summoning befor
! Colonel Cummings had Squaw Charlie
| forgotten daily TO leave firewood &
the shack. The evening of his secon
trip across the Missouri, Dallas ha
lain in wait for him. secreted unde
the dismantled schooner, which sh
had drawn into place beside the doc
And as bringing his offering he cross
ed the snow softly and approached
the terrified mules again announce
his coming, and she hailed him.
Come on. come near" she had cal
i oil sI want tn 500 Won -
Eager to prove his good intent b
had FASTENED forward, and she, jus
| as eager to show her thankfulness, ha
led him into the house. There. wit
| the distrustful eye of the section hos
upon him and with Marylyn watchin
] In trenifntiOn from Il distance he ha