Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-22
SYNOPSIS.

A detachment of the Eighteenth in
fantry from Fort Bethune trapped by
Indians in a narrow gorge. Among them
is a stranger who introduces himself by
post trader, and his daughter. ellis and
majority of the soldiers are killed dur
ing three days siege. Hampton and
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 in
Glencaid, Mrs. Duffy, proprietress: Hamp-
ton talks the future over with, Miss Gil
er's picture and tells him what she can
of her parentage and life. They decide
she shall live with Mrs. Herndon. Nadia
the Kid-runs away from Mrs. Herndon's
and rejoins Hampton. He induces her to
go back, and to have nothing more to do
with him. Hampton plays his last game
that he has quit, and then leaves Glen
caid. Miss Phoebe Spencer arrives in
Slencaid to teach its first school Miss
Spencer meets Nadia, Rev. Wynkoop'
Nadia and Lieut.. Brant again meet with
out his knowing. who she is. She informs
honor of Miss Spencer. Lieut.. Brant
meets Silent Murphy, Clusters scout. He
reports trouble brewing among the Sioux.
Social difficulties arise at the Bachelor
clubs ball among the admirers of Miss
Spencer. Lieut.. Brant meets Miss Spen-
Ger but she is not his acquaintance of the
he accidentally meets her again as he is
returning to the ballroom with a fan for
Miss Spencer; Brant accompanies MAZDA
informs him as to who she is, and that
she is to meet Hampton. Brant and
Hampton meet. Hampton informs the
must cease, and proclaims an authority
over her that justifies the statement.
Brant tells Hampton of the presence of
Silent Murphy and of the fact that Red
Slavin receives government messages for
him Miss Spencer called on Bob Hamp-
ton: Tells him of of Tsd-faGed stranger
views Red Slavin. Finds that he is an eX-
trooper in the Seventh cavalry. 1t was
Slavin's and Murphy's 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 a confession
he wants, and Murphy had left. In, a
scuffie Slavin is killed by a knife thrust.
Hampton surrenders to Buck Mason,
Mason and his prisoner escape to a hill
and defend themselves. Mob lights fire
to burn them out. Brant tells Nadia that
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
gambler through the lines of fire. Hamp-
ton is taken to the hotel and Nadia comes
10 nurse MN. 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 10 years
before. Hampton arrives at Cheyenne
after Murphy had left with dispatches
for Custer. He follows the scout, deter
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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-
tary. Murphy goes insane.