Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-20

the double furnace giving quick or
ders on right and left,
"Two men there on the majors quar-
ters. Let the guardhouse go. Use your
blanket, Flaherty; use your blanket.
Sergeant" as Kippis passed close by.
'clear the row and bring 'em all down
here Don't let EN- stop for anything.
Boys, boys, turn out those horses"
A trooper rushed up and leaned. yell
tng. to his captains ear. They won't
go. sir; they're hamstrung!"
Once more Oliver gave tongue. and
directions were sent to the stockade
and to the line signal light COM
municated with the lookouts on the
bluffs.
Kippis was already fulfilling his
charge. Through gap In the north
ward sweeping prairie flre-a gap
fought out and kept open by line OF
men--were coming the women OF
Clothespin row. each carrying child
and dragging a second by the hand.
Behind them scuttled the papoose cum
bered squaws from the scouts huts
AT their rear trudged the sergeant
also weighted. and jaunty no longer,
but leaving red stains where his naked
feet touched the hot and smoldering
ground.
ITO headquarters shouted the cap
tain at the foremost laundress in the
rout Then he turned to his trumpet
er. A moment after, the fires and the
perishing horses were deserted, and
the troopers, weapons In hand, ran out
upon the parade ground. ,obeying a
call to arms s
Oliver led them. AS he approached
the Flagstaff the voice of woman
hailed him from the gallery OF the
nearest house. He sprang that way
and was up the steps at bound.
Mrs. Cummings, who had sought ref
nge In her own home met him at the
top. '"The coloners library Is strip
ped!'
So 1t was. One hurried look by the
Hight Of lamp showed that not bow,
not an arrow, remained on the walls.
But there was no time for exclaim-
ing or conjecturing. Oliver rushed
back to the gallery and babe all the
women and children collect and keep
within quarters. Around it. under Ser
geant Kippis. be stationed a Gordon
Next, and while the house was being
thoroughly wet down, the ammunition
stores We're drawn upon, and extra
guns and cartridges were carried into
khe long reception room. where the
women could assist In reloading Bare
~ three minutes had passed since OH
yer sent his messengers But head
charters was fixed to Withstand an
assault and to protect its inmates.
And now. still ignorant OF what had
befalen. be ordered the remainder OF
ris men into line.
At this point, with the detachment
about to move. a voliey OF rifle shots
sounded from the stockade. another
and another Then up went great
hubbub: "The indians. the lndinnsr
Oliver started his troopers double
quick across tho square. At the hospi-
tai one of the stockade guard stopped
them.
"The Indiars?" croaked Oliver.
"Goue.'
Oliver turned back.
They met a second man. black faced
slTtlAIl1Sl W IN uidl
was Fraser He caught ut the cap
tain's ragged sleeve.
"Shot-other side-they're over there
those girls-those girls His breart
failed him
Oliver saw the need. ITO the ferry.
ne commanded.
Like one man they bounded headlonl
across the parade, through the rex
smoke pouring from barracks and st,.
bIes and on only TO come short upon ,
boatless landing. where they crowded
upon each other and cursed.
Fraser was bali crazed. Oliver taui
him fOrcibly in hand No man OF then
all, even If not hurdened with Il gun
could stem the rivers current.
There's one chance yet" he saiu
''the night herd" He turned TO hi
trumpeter Sound the reci u and kce
Astounding it"'
Again ana again the familiar strai
rang out. All looked nurthwurd {
where they kuew the herd had beer
to where the long cvryes of the p.alri
fire were SIN moving.
But the minutes went and there wa
no answering beat OF hoofs Wher
were the hevdersE Why did they u,
obey?
Again, again and again,
Then to the south 4 reply, Abov
THE spitefal cracking or tho finder
bulldog, ont of the thinning dlri
Game q c'etr eager uui-h'
That way the troopers .ushe1 Car