The Yale expositor., 1908-04-10
SYNOPSIS.


A detachment of the Eighteenth in
fantry from Fort Bethune trapped by
Indians In narrow gorge. Among them
is stranger who introduces himself py
the name OF Hampton, also ellis the
post trader. and his daughter. ellis ana
majority Of the soldiers are killed our
Ing a. 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..
Brent 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 Gill
hs-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
and retoins Hampton. He induces her 10
20 back, and to have nothing more TO 90
with him. Hampton plays his last game
OF cards He announces TO Red SlaVin
that he has quit. and then leaves Glen
Glencaid to teach its first school. Miss
Spencer meets Nadia, Rev. Wynkoop,
etc. She boards at Mrs. Herndon,s.
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 lie
reports trouble brewing among the sioux
Social difficulties arise at the Bachelor
clubs ball among the admirers or MISS
Spencer. Lieut.. Brant meets Miss Spen-
day before. She tells him of Nadia, and
he accidentally meets her again as he Is
returning TO the ballroom with fan Tor
Miss Spencer. Brant accompanies Nadia
home from the dance. on the way she
informs him as TO who she Is, and that
she Is 10 meet Hampton. Brant ana
Hampton meet. Hampton INFORMS tl he
lieutenant that his attentions TO MAZDA
must cease, and proclaims an authority
over her that Justifies the statement;
Brant tells Hampton OF the presence OF
,l,.s a,,A Of he "a a.
Slavin receives government messages Tor
him. Miss Spencer called on Bob Hamp-
ton. Tells him of a red-faced stranger
mistaking her for Nadia, Hampton Inter
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 a captain in the Sew
enth, of the murder OF Maj. Brant, ST..
Hampton attempts to force confession
from Slavin. Slavin insists 1t is Murphy
he wants, and Murphy had left. In a
scuftie 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
ne loves her. She tells him there is an
insurmountable barrier between them
but that she does not fully understand
IL. Brant and his troop rescues Hampton
and Mason from the fires set by the
mob. Brant carries the unconscious
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 10 years
before. Hampton arrives at 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. Murphy
practically confesses to the killing of
Mai. Brant for which Capt. Nolan was
convicted and sentenced TO dismissal from
the army and ten years in the peniten-
tiary. Murphy goes insane. Brants
troop guarding Clusters pack train on
Little Big Horn rescues Hampton and
Join Custer and deliver the dispatches.
Tells Brant Nadia is daughter OF Capt.
Nolan who was convicted of numbering
his father. Murphy. now insane could
clear Capt. Nolan OF charge II he recov-
ers his mind Leaves package of papers
bearing on the subject with Brant when
he goes to join Custer The story of the
first days fighting on the Little Big
Horn. Brant's troop in charge OF pack
train and not engaged. Hampton Joins
Custer and delivers dispatches. Custer
recognizes him as Capt. Nolan. Hampton
asks to be permitted to ride into action
with the old regiment and the request is
granted.