The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-05-13

fSzSy@5l partly an eager inquiry, as
tS&2z11 Colonel Cummings came hur-
rying out of his library to meet Oliver
In the entry.
The latter Strengthened a little, but
hesitated deprecatingly before taking
the colonel's hand. I've nothing to
report but failure. SIR he said.
The singing wind that had blown
the command home into barracks and
scourged the bumped shoulders of the
men and the thin TANKS of their mounts
had cut the flesh over the captains
high cheek bones until it was red and
raw. The lower part of his face was
hidden under a growth that matched
his dropping mustache. On his fore
head and about his eyes the skin was
a dark sallow, marked by lattice of
deep lines-lines Of worry and weari-
ness.
Nothing to report but failure" he
repeated, and let the orderly pull off his
stiffened overcoat.
1.-THE troop?" asked Colonel Cum
mings anxiously.
"All safe" The other hung his cap
on nail, his belt upon his overcoat.
THANK heaven! That storm-I was
afraid Where did it catch your
ION the Knife. We put up with
some half breeds. 1t was hard on the
horses, but rest for the men"
The colonel led the way into the IL
brary.
On his entrance a figure In the dusk
behind the stove sprang up with q
questioning cry. 1t was young Jamie
son.
Easy, easy, for Gods sake!' begged
the captain. He put out one arm as II
to ward off q blow.
Jameson brought up. He saw thu
look of defeat In divers bloodsho
eyes, and his voice quaked, his bod!
j, shuddered In mortal terror of what h'
was to hear.
ats bad news. but not as bad as
might be-" began the captain. Colone
Cummings offered him chair. I'll
dropped into it. 1T Is said that you
mother and sister are alive, and wi
be delivered up to us in the spring. pre-
vided there are no executions here
Butt didn't see them, and l don
know where they are
Jameson coughed down a heartbrt
ken protest and. as If stunned, tottere
weakly toward the stove.
Colonel Cummings knotted his hand
together. where's MatthewsT b
asked.
He was answered by the slammin
!, Of the outside door and by voice
che entry. A moment la.,4 there we
sharp tnttoo on the library door. TT
colonel opened it and answered the I
terpreter's salute
With Matthew .S.ed on the arm
cot and the commanding officer pacir
to and fro, Captain oliver made his
port. He stood Ut the window, b
arms folded, his eyes following his
perior.
= 1--WE located the camp easily"
said. 1.-THE directions given by t
hostages were exact. But that Is abo
the only thing thai did come easi
The rest was all procSastination.
= "At noon on the tenth day out
saw ahead of us on a ridge single
dian. selected four men to make
swift detour, thinking that perha
they would discover a hunting par
lust over the crest. But the slope
y yond was unoccupied, and there We
only the marks of one pair OF moe
sins. concluded that the solita
q brave was scouting, and I was right
(! "a few miles farther we sighted
half dozen Indians They were wat
"a ing us from a hill. I called a h'
IL Then l took two men and MI. NJ
N thews and made forward. We carr
a truce flag. They let US come wit
Y talking distance. They knew,
J! sure. why we were there. but they a
ed no questions-just told us that
$, command was expected to advance
~ farther than a grove that lay II
ahead, to our right. assented to t
re and said / wished a conference W
y. their head chief. They promised