The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-06-24
CHAPTER Xxv-Continued.

The sergeant by sideways move of
the head. Them two" he answered
"BlakelyT'
0True-true." And Blakely gave an
other bounce.
sergeant
"True's fairs Hi know, sir"
The thirty-six hours were now COW
cred. Oliver sat down. "Thatll do. l
want Squaw Charley and the men who
have been on duty at the stockade since
the command left. Matthews. you
may 60"
Matthews bowed, Blakely and the
sergeant saluted and the three with
drew. Outside, beyond hearing, they
exchanged congratulatory shakes of
the hand.
my, but the danderw breathed the
relieved sutler. rolling his apple round
head. 81 was that scairty'
MAKE you happreciate the r. Ho.
wen you got i'm" returned Kippis
sagely.
Matthews shrugged his shoulders
pityingly. But he HAD nothing to say.
The three gone, Oliver had turned to
those with him. "a complete alibi."
he said.
81 knew it," said Fraser. "But l
wanted you to get it first hand"
"You knew?'
Eyes. sir. And hope you'll be easy
on Kippis. He and Blakely have been
helping me keep tab on Matthews to
prevent the very thing that's hap
pened."
An hour later a second group of men
gathered In the captains front room.
These were the troopers for whom the
commanding officer had asked. With
them came Squaw Charley. quaking in
his feathers, fiinching at every look
AS Oliver appeared the wretched In
dian was half dragged. half pushed
before him.
The examination was short. The SEN
tries who had tramped the high board
walk vouched for Charley's constant
presence. in the stockade throughout
the whole of the required time. The
guards at the sliding panel lent cor
roboration. From sunup till taps of
the previous day Charley had fleshed
at the hide of an elk, the SCARED fury,
Afraid-of-a-Fawn, hanging over him
the while. Both nights from taps on
he had watched outside the lodge occu-
pied by the bag and an Indian girl.
Captain Oliver crossed to the bend
to tell Dallas his results. Matthews
has witnesses who know where he was
every minute of the time" he said.
Undoubtedly he had no active part in
this affairs
He knows about it. though" she
answered
THAT would be hard to prove"
Before he went the caPtain proposed
certain defensive improvements for the
shack. She accepted them gratefully.
Later carpenter nailed thick cleats
across the warped door, and the post
blacksmith put heavy lashes Of iron
over the eyes of the shack.
AT nightfall detachment landed on
the east bank. divided ADD went on a
scout in opposite directions. 1t was
only part of divers plan Of guarding.
Tor he did one thing more-speAe plain
~ to Matthews in regard to the bend.
i advise you to relinquish all claim
TO the Lancaster place." he said. II
snail allow no warning on girls"
Matthews gave his promise.
During the first few days that fol-
lowed Marylyn's heart beat pendulum
ike between grief and dread. 1t was
GRIEF when In a moment OF forgetful-
ness she found that she had set the ia
Die for three or when. missing her ia"
Their sorely-for in the past year he
mad been much with her-she spoke of
MIN to Dallas. At such time. with
sweet impartiality. she mourned him
as sincerely as she had mourned her
mother. But at night. when the de-
tachment came back from its scouting.
she felt terrible dread-dread lest
the hunt had been successful and the
troopers should ride across the prairie
10 the shack door bearing something
solemnly home.
Those first days past, however, the
sharp edge of her sorrow. together
with her fears. wore gradually away.
She had the elastic spirit of eighteen.
and she was impatient of this new
neartache. which possessed none of the
romantic qualities of the old A doubt
OF her fathers death. fostered by Dali
las. grew until 1t became a conviction.
he had been taken away or he had
ned; he would return. Meanwhile
though nothing could have induced her
TO leave the shack after dark. it fret
ted her sorely that in the daytime she
was not permitted to go as far as the
grove.
That restriction was the only hard