The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-03-12

a detachment of the Eighteenth in
fantry from Fort Bethune trapped by
Indians IN . marrow gorge Among them
SIS a stranger who introduces himself by
the name OF Hempton, also 9iins the
a majority Of the soldiers are killed dur.
ing a three days siege. Hampton. 1ha
They fan exhausted on the plains a
company Of the Seventh cavalry Lieut..
Bramt in command. nnd them. Hampton
and the SRI stop e the Miners Hqtns IN
ton talks the future owe with hiss eil-
lis-the Kid. she shows him her moth
ers picture and tells him what shs SSa Sn
she shat live with Mrs. Herndon Naioa
the hid-runs away from Mrs herneoh :
80 heck. and 10 have nothing more y GO
with him. Hampton plays his last salle
81 cards. He announces to hed s-fNln
Nlet ne mas quit and then teaEe5 I.
caid. Miss Phoebe Spencer arrives ~
Glencaid TO teach it's first school. MISS
spencer meets Nadia, Rev.
Mazda and Lieut. Brant again meet viii
out his knowing who she ia She inAetnls
tLin OF the coming Bachelor ciuo D9nent
Noner ot Miss spencer. Lieut. n91ns
meets Silent Murphy. Clusters scout. lie
reports trouble brewing among the Sioux.
social difficulties arise at the Bachelor
clubs ball among THE admirers OF Miss
Spencer. Lieut. Brant meets Miss speh-
Ger but she Is not bis Acquaintance OF the
HAA NNAHANa 0AlE ANtte NAiM VI ANN%1. 49,
he accidentally meets her again as ne -
returning 20 the ballroom with a fan LOT
Miss Spencer. Braut accompanies Naige
Agme from the dance On the way sne
Informs him as TO who she Is. and that
she Is 60 meet Hampton. Hrant ana
Hampton meet Hampton informs we
lieutenant that his attentions 70 Nai4A
must cease. and proclaimE an nuthoftt
over her that iusUhes the statement
Brant tells Hampton Of the presence y
silent Murphy. and the tact that -.
Slavin receives government messages LOT
him Miss Spencer called On BOO aanap
ton Tells him OF q red-faSsd saraA
m~istaking her for MAZDA. Brant inter
views Red Slavin- Finds that he IS an eN-
trooper In the Seventh Caratrg II va
Slavin's and Murphy's testimony M
more than ten years before had convicted
Robert Nolan. then a captain IN the sew
enfh. OF the murder OF Ma. 6rant. 81.
Hampton attempts TO force a eoRiesslSn
he wants. and Murphy has LETT IN a
scufie Slayin Is killed By q knife thrust
marshal. Mob attempts to capture him,
Mason and his prisoner escape 70 q nlll
and defend themselves. Mot ngits hte
70 burn them out BrSnt tells Nale1 sn
insurmountabie barrier between them,
but that she does not fully understand
It Brent and has troop rsscnes H5mpt8
mob. Brant carries the unconScious
gambler through the lines Of fire hamp-
ton is taken 10 the hotel and Nadia comes
10 nurse him Miss Spencer accepts the
heart ard hand OF Rev. Wynkoop. Brani
Is ordered TO take the field. Before he
goes Nadia tells him she loves him., but
cannot become his wife or oner an eK-
planauoh. He insists he VIII return "a
her. Hampton goes on the trail OF Silent
MURPHY. then al Cheyenne, as the one
mau who car clear Capt. Nolan OF the
charge OF murder OF Maj Brant y years
before. Hampton arrives az 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.