Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30

ear disquietly.
The summons ended. From behind.
her fathers voice called TO her qucru-
lousy. Seem { be changin' they
mornin' foot over thar" he said. "Ah
wonder Of it means anythln' particu-
lar"
II think the soldiers are going" she
answered
"Th hull passed." he demanded.
Then, with n Crunt. "Waal, good rid
dance o bad rjwbish.'
Later on. as Dallas circled the shack
with the pillow turning mp a wide strip
MS Il protection against fires, she found
that the reason she had given for the
trumpets varying was the true one
The sun. dispensing The fog, had IN
shroudcd the river and unveiled the
barracks and the bluffs. When she
saw that, Of tho canvas row below the
stockade not tent remained and the
campground lay deserted While from
it, heading northward through the post
to the faint music Of the band, moved
IN imposing column of cavalry. Arms
and equipment flashed CALAMITY in the
sun. Horses curvcted. IIandk erchieGs
futtered poodbys from the galleries of
the line. Up Clothespln row the wives
and babies of troopers waited in little
groups. At the quarters of the scouts
sounded the melancholy beat of tom
tom. Accompanying it and contrast
ing with it weirdly was plaintive ca
dence- The monotonous lament Of In
dian women.
The column wound on its way, Mt
its rear the heavy rolling. white COW
cred wagon train. The band had
ceased to play. The groups that had
Deen waving farcwclls sorrowfully
dispersed. The tomtOm was still. and
no wall Of squaws was borne across
the river. Then Dallas again started
up Ben and Betty.
And now sudden fit of depression
came over her. The dew sparkled on
the grass. the air was soft. the breeze
carcssinc, the sun was warm on her
shoulders. Yet with all the brightness
on every hand sense of uneasiness
would not be shaken off.
She found herself refining often to
look toward Clarks. Midway of the
eastern ridge was long buff blotch
the crossing Of the colllee road. Would
a horse and rider pass across that spot
today? Probably not A wave of lone
illness and Of undescrved injury swept
her. yelling tho tears TO her eyes
She was halted close 70 the corn
land when CHEEKY singing reached her.
MarYlyn hah left the shack and was
gong fNerWard. daWdllnE with stud
1eu SioWneSs
We saw the Indians coming.
we h,'r' them FNe yell.
r,o1 a. s''a' o i'i''ii'' nv,
We heard the hnEle sounding.
.DI r-, '' -, o.,,. ol.n,o,,o.
And nv vour ponies stand,'
Pcforr Tho e,,iro vas n'or
Such sight If dead and wounded
n'"r had seen before
Five hundred ro,la RANGERS
As rtor saN tho west
Wore buried b. t'oir comrades
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Dal'aS SillF"rou. Inc song suggested
,'ue' '''' i'' '''' "a! "'''!'''m VINO
"'u just S'"c i"''"' M"'! '!"' Sie
'"l'e"
Inc younger paused 10 LOOK mack
be careful money Keep III SlSnt.
MhrF'Fh hoodeu' tlre" KISS ana
stroiIeu on
All day paias tried to work away
her troublesome thoughts. When she
had known that an Indian was signal
ing from Medicine mountain she had
felt no fear. Why was she growing
fearful now? For it was fear, not any
mere nervousness or sadness over the
hi"'ch'ns Oh inc troops IL was even
i,iole' 'nr'' WIS haunting leeiihS
III, un"t something was gong 10 happen'
ihe'e WAS 'crriDie certainty weigh
,ns upon i'er-" certainty Oh coming
I'm
az ''Sn' H"c oesan 10 Watch
"Do". NV '"u'"" "'u u 'le Shan'y OIL
.no No' "cs""' c"St"uru 10 "here
,no 'e"t VI Tue NiouA ais man had
Deen ",sN mere 'ne se,,'hs sun
a,e,,a. ~ sun ga '"e D'uhs'
- ano,,, 60. ""''' '''e u"' AhesS
nu ,ouau noiSe'' eNu,ii"'ns 'he Tops
Y, i',""' ISIS Meuic'ne mountain
sHo".u :" var 'ic,h d. Us summit
| iau sie ever hollceu thal belore! otll-