Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
SYNOPSIS.

A detachment of the Eighteenth in
fantry from Fort Bethune trapped py
Indians in narrow gorge. Among them
is a stranger who introduces himself by
the name of Hampton, also Gllns the
post trader. and his daughter. Gillls ana
a majority of the soldiers are Killed our ld
ing a three days siege. Hampton ana
the girl only escape from the Indians.
They fall exhausted on the plains:
company of the Seventh cavalry, Lieut..
Brant 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 Gil
Iis-the Kid. She shows him her moth
erS picture and tells him what she can
of her parentage and life. They decide
the Kid-runs away from Mrs. Herndon's
and reioins Hampton. He induces her 10
go back, and to have nothing more TO 90
with him. Hampton plays his last game
that he has quit, and then leaves Glen
caid. Miss Phoebe. Spencer arrives IN IN
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 He
reports trouble brewing among the SIOUX
Social difficulties arise at the Bachelor
clubs ball among the admirers of Miss
Spencer. Lieut. Brant meets Miss Spen-
Ger but she is not his acquaintance of the
day before. She tells him of Nadia, and
he accidentally meets her again as he is
returning to the ballroom with fan FOR
Miss Spencer; Brant accompanies MAZDA
home from the dance. On the way she
informs him as to who she is, and that
she is to meet Hampton. Brant and
Hampton meet. Hampton informs the
lieutenant that his attentions to Nadia
must cease, and proclaims an authority
over her that justifies the statement
Brant tells Hampton of the presence OF
Silent Murphy, and of the fact that Red
Slavin receives government messages for
him. Miss Spencer called on Bob lamp
ton Tells him of a red-faGed stranger
views Red Slavin. Finds that he is an ex-
trooper in the Seventh cavalry. 1t was
Slayin's and Murphy's testimony that
more than ten years before had convicted
enth, of the murder Of Maj. Brant, Sr.
Hampton attempts to force a confession
from Slavin. Slavin insists it IS Murphy
he wants, and Murphy had left. In a
scuffie Slavin is killed by knife thrust.
H&ETton Srrrenders to Buck Mason,
marshal. Mob attempts to capture him;
and defend themselves. Mob lights fire
to burn them out. Brant tells Nadia that
he loves her. She tells him there is an
insurmountable barrier between them;
but that she does not fully understand
it. Brant and his troop rescues Hampton
and Mason from the fires set by the
mob. Brant carries the unconscious
gambler through the lines of fire Hamp-
ton is taken to the hotel and Nadia comes
to nurse him. Miss Spencer accepts the
heart and hand of Rev. Wynkoop. Brant
goes Nadia tells him she loves him, but
| cannot become his wife or offer an ex-
PLANTATION. He insists he will return tc
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 Maj. Brant 10 years
before. Hampton arrives at Cheyenne
after Murphy had left with dispatches
for Custer.