Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-05-06
SYNOPSIS.

A detachment of the Eighteenth in
fantry from Fort Bethune trapped by
is a stranger who introduces himself by
the name OF Hampton, also Gins the
post trader, and his daughter. GlllS ana
majority of the soldiers are Killed our
ing a three days siege. Hampton and
the girl only escape from the Indians.
They fall exhausted on the plains:
company of the Seventh cavalry, Lieut.
Brant in command. find them. Hampton
and the girl stop at the Miners Home IN
Glencaid. Mrs. Duffy. proprietress ramp mp
ton talks the future over with MISS Iii
ls-the Kid. She shows him her motn-
er's picture and tells him what she can
of her parentage and life. They 1e ai9
che shall live with Mrs. Herndon. MAZDA
the Kid-runs away from Mrs. Herndons
and rejoins Hampton. He induces her 70
go back. and to have nothing more 10 90
of cards. He announces to Red S SAW
that he has quit, and then leaves Glen
caid. Miss Phoebe Spencer arrives ,, IN
etc. She boards at Mrs. Herndon,,s
out his knowing who she is. She informs Nor
him of the coming Bachelor club ball IN
honor of Miss Spencer. Lieut.. brant
meets Silent Murphy Clusters scout de
reports trouble brewing among the SIOUX.
Social difficulties arise at the Bacheior
clubs ball among the admirers OF MISS
Spencer. Lieut.. Brant meets Miss Spen-
Ger but she is not his acquaintance Oh the
day before. She tells him of MAZDA, anu
he accidentally meets her again as lie 10
returning to the ballroom with ian LOT
Miss Spencer. Brant accompanies Naloa
home from the dance. On the way Sne
informs him as to who she is; and tna1
Hampton meet Hampton informs the
lieutenant that his attentions TO Nada
must cease, and proclaims an autnoplty
over her that justifies the statement
Brant tells Hampton of the presence OF
Silent Murphy, and of the fact that Ked
Siavin receives government messages LOT
ton Tells him of a red-faced stranger
mistaking her for Nadia: Brant inter
views Red Slsvin. Finds that he IS an , eS.
Slavin's and Murphy's testimony tnat
more than ten years before had CONVICTED
Robert Nolan, then captain in the Sev-
Hampton attempts to force confession
from Slavin. Slavin insists it is Murphy
he wants, and Murphy mao IetI' In
scuffle Slavin is killed by knife thrust.
Hampton surrenders to Buck Mason,
marshal. Mob attempts to capture him;
Mason and his prisoner escape TO mn
and defend themselves. Mob lights flre
to burn them out. Brant tells Nadia that
he loves her. She tells him there is an
insurmountable barrier between them;
but that she does not fully understand
1t. Brant and his troop rescueS Hampton
and Mason from the fires set by the
mob; Brant carries the unconscious
ton is taken to the hotA' and Nadia comes
to nurse him. Miss Spencer accepts the
heart and hand OF Rev. WynKoOp brdnt
is ordered to take the field. Before he
goes Nadia tells him she loves him, but
cannot become his wife offer an eX-
PLANTATION. He insists he will return to
her. Hampton goes on the trail of Silent
MURPHY, then at Cheyenne, as the one
man who can clear Capt. Nolan of the
charge of murder of Maj. Brant Is years
before. Hampton arrives at Cheyenne
after Murphy had left with dispatches
for Custer. He follows the scout, deter
mined to wiring from him a confession
Comes within sight of Murphy on the
edge of the Indian country. 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 peniten-
| tiary. Murphy goes insane. Brant's
! troop guarding Clusters pack train or
Little Big Horn rescues Hampton and
| Murphy. Hampton insists on going on tc
| join Custer and deliver the dispatches
! Tells Brant Nadia is daughter of Capt
! Nolan who was convicted of numbering
his father. Murphy, now insane could
| clear Capt. Nolan of charge if he recov.
ers his mind. Leaves package of papers
| bearing on the subject with Brant wheI
! he goes to Join Custer. The story of the
first days fighting on the Little Big
| Horn. Brant's troop in charge of pack
| train and not engaged.