Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-04
SYNOPSIS.

A detachment of the Eighteenth in
Indians in narrow gorge Among them
the name Of Hampton also ellis the
post trader, and his daughter ellis and
Ing 'a 'ot three 81 days siege Hampton and
the girl only escape from the Indians.
company of the Seventh cavalry, Lieut.
Brant in command, find them Hampton 81,
GIencaid, 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 deciae
the Kid-runs away from Mrs. Herndon's
and rejoins Hampton He induces her 70
with him. Hampton plays his last game
of cards. He announces to- Red Slavln
caid Miss Phoebe Spencer arrives in
GIencaid to teach its first schq9L Miss
etc. She boards at Mrs Herndon,s,
Nadia and Lieut.. Brant again meet f wIth-
honor Of Miss Spencer. Lieut.. Bra fIe
reports trouble brewing among the Sioux
Social difficulties arise at the Bachelor
Spencer Lieut.. Brant meets Miss Spen-
Ger but she is not his aequaiHtaMnG;ed OF ,n9
he accidentally meets her again as he is
returning to the ballroom with a ran n, i9r
home from the dance. On the way She
Informs him as to who she is; and tn MAJ
Hampton meet. Hampton informs the
lieutenant that his attentions to fSolIfa
over her that justifies the statement:
Silent Murphy, and of the fact that Red
Slavin receives government messages Tor
ton Tells him OF a red-faced stranger
mistaking Der for MAZDA Franz h is inter- Ter
trooper in the seventh cavalry. 1t was
SiaVin 5 and Murphys testimony thd1
Robert Nolan. then a captain in the Sex-
enth. of the murder of Maj. Brant, Or:
from siavin siavin insists it is Murphy
he wants. and Murphy had lett IN a
Hampton fap ala' surr rs S to BUCK Mason
marshal. Mob attempts to capture nm
and defend themselves. Mob lights fire
to burn them out. Brant tells Nadia that
insurrnountable barrier between them;
but that she does not fully understand
and Mason from the fires set by the
mob; Brant carries the UNCONSCIOUS
ton is taken to the hota' and Nadia comes
to nurse him. Miss Spencer accepts the
is ordered to take the field Before he
goes Nadia tells him she loves him. but
plantation He insists he viii return to
her. Hampton goes on the trail Of Silent
charge of murder of Maj. Brant Is years
after Murphy had left with dispatches
for Custer. He follows the scout. deter
Comes within sight of Murphy on the
edge of the Indian country. Murphy
Mai Brant for which. Capt Nolan was
convicted and sentenced to dismissal from
tiary. Murphy goes insane. Brant's
troop guarding Clusters pack train on
Murphy Hampton insists on going on to
q
Nolan who was convicted of numbering
his father
CHAPTER xxxI.-Continued.
They were up with the pack-train
by now, and the cavalrymen gazed
with interest at the new arrivals.
Several among them seemed to recog-
nize Murphy, and crowded about his
horse with rough expressions of SYM
pathy. Brant scarcely glanced at
them, his grave eyes on Hampton
stern face.
And what is it you wish me to do?''
Take care of Murphy. Don't let
him remain alone for a minute. If he
has any return of reason, compel him
to talk. He knows you. and will be as
greatly frightened at your presence
and knowledge as at mine. Besides,
you have fully as much at stake as
anyone, for in no other way can the
existing barrier between Nadia and
yourself be broken down.
Insisting that now he felt perfectly
fit for any service, the impatient
Hampton was quickly supplied with
the necessary food and clothing, while
Murphy. growa violently abusive, was
strapped on a litter between two
mules. guard on either side. Brant
rode with the civilian on sharp trot
as far as the head of the pack-train
endeavoring to the very last to per
suade the wearied man to relinquish
this work to another
Foster" he said to the sergeant in
command of the advance, did you
chance to notice just what coulee Gus
ter turned into when his column
swung to the right?''
7 think it must have been the sec
ond yonder, sir; where you see thai
back, but 1 could see the boys plair
enough as they come out on the bluff
up there. Some of 'em waved theil
hats hack at US. Is this man goin
after them, sir2"
Yes, he has dispatches from Chey
enne
We'll he ought ter ave no trolbl,
findi1- the trail. 1t c. mt ter be 'bou
plain as road back = Gods country
sir, Ter there were. more than 90
horses and they,d leave good mari