The Yale expositor., 1908-03-13
SYNOPSIS.

A detachment of the Eighteenth In
fantry from Fort Bethune trapped by
Indians In narrow gorge. Among tnenl
is a stranger who introduces himself by
the name OF Hampton, also Gillis the
post trader, and his daughter. ellis and
a majority of the soldiers are killed our,
Ing , a three days siege Hampton am Ta,a ana
They fall exhausted on the plains, A
company of the Seventh cavalry, Lieut..
Brant In command, find them HAMPTON ~
and the girl stop at the Miners Home III
Giencaid Mrs. Duffy, proprietress Ramp
ton talks the future over with MISS Hii-
lis-the Kid. She shows him her motn,
er's picture and tells him what she can can
OF her parentage and life. They decioe
she shall live with Mrs. Herndon. MAZDA
me kid-runs away from Mrs Herhooh. ?
go back. and TO have nothing more 10 90
with him. Hampton plays his last ga am 9
OF cards, He announces to Red S n
that he has quit. and then leaves Glen
cald. Miss Phoebe Spencer arrives III
Glencsid to teach its first school. MISS
spencer meets Nadia, Rev. Wynsk0S,p'
Nadia and Lieut.. Brant again meet WITH
out his knowing who she is She informs
hlm OF the coming Bachelor CLUB baI IN
honor OF Miss Spencer. Lieut.. br4 AN
meets Silent Murphy, Clusters scout; he
reports trouble brewing among the sioux.
social difficulties arise at the BacnsioI
clubs ball among the admirers or MISS
Spencer. Lieut.. Brant meets Miss Spen-
Ger but she is not his acquaintance OF the
day before. She tells him of Nadia, ana
he accidentally meets her again as he Is
returning to the ballroom with fan for
Miss Spencer. Brant accompanies Nalus
home from the dance On the way she
informs him as TO who she is, ana ina.
she is to meet Hampton. Brant ana
Hampton meet Hampton informs the
lieutenant that his attentions to MAZDA
must cease. and proclaims an authority
over her that justifies the statement;
Brant tells Hampton OF the presence OF
Silent Murphy and the fact that lieu Ecu
Siavin receives government MESSAGES Ioi
him Miss Spencer called ON Bob HaInp-
ton. Tells him Of "A red-faced stranger
installing her for Nadia. Brant inter
views Red Slavin. Finds that he IL an eN-
trooper in the Seventh cavalry. II was
Slavin's and Murphy's testimony thai
more than ten years before had convicted
Robert Nolan, then captain IN the SeN-
cnth OF the murder OF Mai. Brant, ST.
from Slavin. Slavin insists IL is Murphy
he wants, and Murphy has left. In
scuffie Slavin is killed by knife thrust
Hampton surrenders to Buck Mason.
marshal Mob attempts to capture MN;
Mason and his prisoner escape TO NH
and defend themselves. Mob lights nre
10 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
il. 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. Hamp-
ton is taken TO the hotel and Nadia comes
to nurse him. Miss Spencer accepts the
heart and hand of Rev. Wynkoop. Brant
is ordered to take the field. Before he
goes Nadia tells him she loves him, but
cannot become his wife or 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 IL years
before. Hampton arrives at Cheyenne
after Murphy had left with dispatches
for Custer. He follows the scout, deter
mined 10 wiring from him confession.
Comes within sight of Murphy on the
edge Of the Indian country.