The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-19


Eighteenth infantry from Fort Bethune
trapped by Indians in a narrow gorge
Among them is stranger who intro
dnces himself by the name of Hampton.
daughter. ellis and majority of the
soldiers are killed during a three days
siege.
CHAPTER II.-Hampton offers assist
ance to the girl, and is at first spurned
because he Is known as a gambler.
CHAPTER III.-Hampton and the girl
only escape from the Indians. They fan
exhausted on the plains.
CHAPTER IVA company Of the Sew
enth cavalry, Lieut.. Brant in command,
find Hampton and the girl on the plains,
and restore them to consciousness.
Hampton announces that he proposes to
care for the girl.
CHAPTER v.-Hampton and the girl
stop at the Miners Home in Glencaid,
MS: Duny. proprietess, Rev. Howard
Miss ellis in care of Mrs. Herndon. He
consents to think It over.
CHAPTER VI-Hampton talk, the fu-
ture over with Miss Gllis-the Kid She
shows him her mothers picture and tells
him what she can OF her parentaxe and
NE They decide she shall live with Mrs.
Herndon.
CHAPTER vII-The Kd takes up her
residence with Mrs. Herndon.
CHAPTER vIII-Naida the Kid
runs away from Mrs. Herndon's and re-
joins Hampton. He induces her to go
back. and to have nothing more to do
with him.
CHAPTER 1x..-Hampton plays his
Red Slavin that he has quit. and then
leaves Glencaid.
CHAPTER x.-Miss Phoebe Spencer ar
rives In Glencaid to teach Its first school.
CHAPTER XI-Miss Spencer meets
Nadia, Rev. Wynkoop etc. She boards
at Mrs. Herndon's.
CHAPTER XII-Naida and Lieut.
Brant again meet without his knowing
who she is. She informs him of the com
ing Bachelor club ball In honor OF Miss
Spencer
CHAPTER XIII.-Lieut Brant meets
Silent Murphy, Clusters scout. He re-
ports trouble brewing among the Sioux.
CHAPTER KYLE falls to discover
her identity.
CHAPTER XvI.-Brant accompanies
Nadia home from the dance. On the way
she informs him as TO who she Is. and
that she is to meet Hampton. Brant
make an appointment to meet the fol-
lowing morning.
CHAPTER XVII.-Brant and Hamp-
ton meet. Hampton informs the ieuten
ant that his attentions to Nadia must
cease, and proclalms an authority over
her that Justifes the statement. Brant
tells Hampton of the presence OF Silent
Murphy, and the fact that Red Slavin
receives government messages for him.
CHAPTER XvIII.-Mlss Spencer called
on Bob Hampton. Tells him of q red
faced stranger mistaking her for Nadia.
CHAPTER xIX-Hampton interviews
Red Slavin. Finds that he is an ex-
slavin's and Murphys testimony that
more than ten years before had convicted
Robert Nolan. then captain in the Sew
enth, OF the murder of Maj. Brant, Sr.
Hampton attempts TO force confession
from Slavin. Slavin insists II is Murphy
he wants, and Murphy has left. In a
scuffie Slavin is killed by a knife thrust,
CHAPTER XX-Hampton surrenders
to Buck Mason, marshal. Mob attempts
to capture him. Mason and his prisoner
escape to a hill and defend themselves.
Mob lights IRE to burn them out
CHAPTER XXI.-Brant tells Nadia
that he loves her. She tells him there is
an insurmountabe barrier between them.
but that she does not fully understand it
CHAPTER XXII-Brant and his troop
rescues Hampton and Mason from the
fires set by the mob. Brant carries the
unconscious gambler through the lines Of
fire.
CHAPTER XXIII.-Hampton IS taken
to the hotel and Nadia comes to nurse
him.
CHAPTER XXIV.-Mlss Spencer has a
humorous adventure with her admirers
and then accepts the heart and hand OF
Rev. Wynkoop.
CHAPTER Xxv.-Brant is ordered to
take the field. Before he goes Nadia tells
him she loves him, but cannot become
his wife, or cannot offer an explanation.
He insists that he will return to her.
CHAPTER xXVI.-Hampton goes on
the trail of Silent Murphy then at Chey-
enne, as the one man who can clear Capt
Nolan OF the charge OF murder Of Maj
Brant Is years before.
CHAPTER XXVII-Hampton arrives
at Cheyenne after Murphy had left with
dispatches for Custer. He follows the
scout. determined to wiring from him a
ply on the edge of the Indian country.
CHAPTER XXVIII-Murphy is sur
prised at a night camp and sees a ghost
of Maj. Brant.
CHAPTER XXIX.-Murphy practically
confesses to the killing OF Maj. Brant for
which Capt. Nolan was convicted and
sentenced to dismissal from the army
and ten years in the penitentiary.
Hampton proposes to take him through
to Custer where he Is to make his state
ment before the old regiment. They
travel through the Indian country.
CHAPTER XXX.-Murphy goes vio-
lently insane. Hampton forces him on
through the Indian country toward the
Little Big Horn in hopes of reaching
Custer with the dispatches. he is now
carrying, in time. A Sioux bullet kills
his horse.
CHAPTER XXI. Brant's troop
guarding Clusters pack train on Little
Big Horn rescues Hampton and Murphy.
Hampton insists on going on to join Gus
ter and deliver the dispatches. Tells
Brant Nadia is daughter of Capt. Nolan
who was convicted of numbering his ia
Their. Murphy, now insane, could clear
Capt. Nolan Of charge If he RECEIVERS his
mind. Leaves package of papers bear
ing on the subject with Brant when he
goes to join Custer.