Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-05-13
SYNOPSIS.


"A Detachment Of the Eighteenth in
Iantry from Fort Bethune trapped by
Indians in narrow gorge. Among them
Is stranger who introduces himself by
post trader. and his daughter. ellis and
majority of the soldiers are killed dur
ing three days siege. Hampton and
the girl only escape from the Indians.
They fall exhausted on the plains. a
company of the Seventh cavalry, Lieut..
a Drdnt IN command, find them; Hampton
ano the girl stop at the Miners Home in
5lencaid, Mrs. Duffy, proprietress. Hamp-
ton talks the future over with Miss Gil
hs-the Kid. She shows him her moth
srs picture and tells him what she can
of her parentage and life. They decide
she snail live with Mrs. Herndon. Nadia
the hld-runs away from Mrs Herndon's
go back, and to have nothing more to do
with him. Hampton plays his last game
OF cards He announces to Red Slavin
that he has quit, and then leaves Glen
cald. Miss Phoebe Spencer arrives in
Glencald to teach its first school. Miss
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
MIN 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
CUBS Ss ball among the admirers of Miss
Ger but she is not his acquaintance of the
day before. She tells him of Nadia, and
ne accidentally meets her again as he is
MISS Spencer: Brant accompanies Nadia
nome 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 MAZDA
must cease, and proclaims an authority
Brant tells Hampton of the presence of
Silent Murphy, and of the fact that Red
Siavln receives government messages for
him. Miss Spencer called on Bob Hamp-
ton. Tells him of a red-faced stranger
MISLEADING her for Nadia. Hampton inter
views Red Slavin. Finds that he is an eX-
trooper in the Seventh cavalry. 1t was
Slavtn's and Murphy's testimony that
more than ten years before had convicted
robert Nolan, then captain in the Sew
enth, OF the murder of Maj. Brant, ST.
hampton attempts to force a confession
from Slavin. SlaVin insists it is Murphy
he wants, and Murphy had left In
scuffie Slavin is killed by knife thrust.
Hampton surrenders to Buck Mason,
marshal. Mob attempts to capture him.
Mason and his prisoner escape to a hill
and defend themselves Mob lights fire
he loves her. She tells him there is an
insurmountable barrier between them.
but that she does not fully understand
1t. 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-
lOII Is tdhtn 10 the motel ana MAZDA comes
to nurse him. Miss Spencer accepts the
heart and hand of Rev. Wynkoop. Brant
Is ordered to take the field Before he
goes Nadia tells him she loves him, but
cannot become his wife or offer an ex-
PLANTATION. He insists he will return to
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 Is years
before. Hampton arrives at Cheyenne
after Murphy had left with dispatches
for Custer. He follows the scout deter
mined to wiring from him a confession.
Comes within sight of Murphy on the
edge OF the Indian country. Murphy
practically confesses to the killing of
Maj. Brant for which Capt. Nolan was
convicted and sentenced to dismissal from
the army and ten years in the peniten-
tiary. Murphy goes insane. Brant's
troop guarding Clusters pack train on
Little Big Horn rescues Hampton and
Murphy. Hampton insists on going on to
Join Custer and deliver the dispatches
Tells Brant Nadia is daughter of Capt
Nolan who was convicted of numbering
his father, Murphy, now insane could
ers his mind. Leaves package of papers
bearing on the subject with Brant when
he goes TO join Custer. The story of the
first days fighting on the Little Big
Horn. Brant's troop in charge of pack
train and not engaged. Hampton Joins
Custer and delivers dispatches Custer
recognizes him as Capt. Nolan Hampton
asks to be permitted to ride into action
with the old regiment and the request is
granted.