The Yale expositor., 1908-02-28
SYNOPSIS.

detachment Of the Eighteenth in
fantry from Fort Bethune trapped by
Indians i'm a narrow gorge. Among them
is stranger who introduces himselI by
the name of Hampton. also Giuls the
post trader and his daughter. Glllis ana
a majority OF the soldiers are killed uur,
ing three days siege Hampton ana
the girl only escape from the Indians.
They fall exhausted on the plains; a
company of the Seventh cavalry, Lieut..
Brant in command, find them Hampton
and the z ri stop at the Miners Home In
ilencaid, Mrs Duffy, proprietress. HanP-
ton talks the future over with Miss Gil
liS-the II 4. She shows him her motn-
cr's picture ana tells him what she can
of her parentage and life They decide
she shall live with Mrs. Herndon. MAZDA
the kid-Tuns away from Mrs. Herndun
and rejuins Hampton. lie induces her 10
go back and to have nothing more TO 90
with him. Hampton plays his last game
of cards. He announces to Rcd Slh\lh
that he has quit. and then leaves Glen
Caid. Miss Phoebe Spencer arrives IN
Glencaid 10 teach its first school MISS
Spencer meets Nadia, Rev Nynkoop'
etc. She boards at Mrs. Hcrndon $.
Nadia and Lieut. Brant again meet Will
out his knowing who she is. Sne informs
him of the coming bachelor clup pnIl IN
honor of Miss spencer Lieut.. branl
meets Silent Murphy. Clusters scout tie
reports trouble brewing among the SIOUX.
Social difficulties arise az the Bachelor
clubs ball among the admirers OF MISS
Spencer. Lieut. Brant meets Miss Spen-
Ger but she is not his acqua'utante ca lhG
day before. She tells him or MAZDA ana
he accidentally meets her again as he Is
returning TO the ballroom with a ran Tor
Miss Spencer. Brant accompanies MAZDA
home from the dance. ON The way she
informs him as To who she Is, ana that
she is 10 meet Hampton. Irdnt ana
Hampton meet. Hampton informs inc
lieutenant that his attentions To Nadia
must cease. and prucldlmS an authority
over her that justiics the statement.
Braut tells Hampton of the presence oi
silent Murphy ana of the fact that lsrd
SlaVin receives government messages Tor
him. Miss Spencer called on Bob iamp-
ton Tolls him of a rcd-taccd stranger
views Red Slavin Finds that he is an eN-
trooper i'm the Seventh cavalry. II was
SlaNin'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. Brdnt, Sr
from Slavin. SlaNin insists II is Murphy
Be wants, and Murphy had left In a
Scutlir SlaVin is killed by a knife thrust
Hampton surrenders to Buck Mason,
marshal. Mob attempts to capture hlm
Mason and his prisoner escape TO a hill
To burn them out Brant tells Nadia that
he loves her She tells him there Is an
inSurmOuntablc barrier between them
but that she does not fully understand
st. 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 eN-
PLANTATION. lie insists he will return to
her.