The Yale expositor., 1908-03-06
SYNOPSIS.

A detachment of the Eighteenth in
fantry from Fort Bethune trapped by
Indians in a narrow gorge. Among them
is stranger who introduces himself by
the name of Hampton also Gillls the
post trader. and his daughter. Gills and
majority of the soldiers are killed dur
ing "A three days siege. Hampton and
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 girl stop at the Miners Home IN
Glencaid, Mrs. Duffy, proprietress Hamp-
ton talks the future over with Miss Gil
lis-the KID. She shows him her moth
er's picture and tells him what she can
of her parentage and life. They decide
she shall live with Mrs. Herndon. MAZDA
the kid-runs away from Mrs. Herndon' $
20 back, and To have nothing more 10 90
with him. Hampton plays his last game
of cards. He announces to Red SlaVlh
that he has quit. and then leaves Glen
Caid Miss Phoebe Spencer arrives IN
GlenCaid 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
him of the coming Bachelor club ball IN
honor of Miss Spencer Lieut. Brant
meets Silent Murphy. Clusters scout. He
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 or the
day before She tells him of Nadia, and
he accidentally meets her again as he is
returning TO the ballroom with fan for
Miss Spencer. Brant accompanies MAZDA
home from the dance. On the way she
Informs him as TO who she Is, ana that
she is to meet Hampton. Brant and
Hampton meet. Hampton informs the
lieutenant that his attentions to MAZDA
must cease, and proclaims an authority
over her that iuStiticS the statement.
Brant tells Hampton of the presence OF
Silent Murphy and of the fact that Red
Slavin receives government messages Tor
him. Miss Spencer called on Bob Hamp-
ton Tells him of a red-f stranger
mistaking her for Nadia. Brant inter
views Red Slavin. Finds that he is an eN-
Slavin's and Murphy's testimony that
more than ten years before had convicted
Robert Nolan, then a captain In the Sew
enth, OF the murder OF Maj. Brant. Sr
Hampton attempts TO force confession
from Slavin. Slavin insists II Is Murphy
he wants and Murphy had left. In a
scufie Slavin is killed by knife thrust.
Hampton surrenders to Buck Mason
marshal Mob attempts TO capture him:
Mason and his prisoner escape to hill
and defend themselves. Mob lights fire
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
ii. 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 Mai. Brant IL years
before. Hampton arrives at Cheyenne
after Murphy had left with dispatches
for Custer