Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-10

In waking a Chinese servant. who
said. "All gone; b'long Omaha" They
went to the three stables in town. and
all had rigs" out Most Of them hae
gone to dance at Arena. six miles
east What's all the row about any
how| demanded the night watchma
of one of these establishments There
was that cockney sergeant fellow here
along about midnight. asking uues
tons and raising hndes. The town mar
shall had rumpuS with him and wen,
to bed mad" The half dozen hangers.
on about the railway station and the
roisterers at the one open all night
saloon were growing inquisitive. If not
1mpudent. The station master had
gone home. but the lone operator. TO
whom one after another. Field. En-.
mis- and Mayhem. bad appealed. de.
clared that no young lady had gone
on No q. for the reason that No. &
hadn't gone and wouldn't go till along
toward daylight She broke down
somewhere about Z o'clock at Medi-
cine Bow
But Ennis and Mayhem came at
him second time. with second
question. Could he tell them anything
OF Mr. and Mrs. Osborn. Osborn being
conductor and Mrs. Osborn Dora s
friend. of whom previous mention is
made? Had they gone to Omaha? No
for Mr.. Osborn was round here early
In the evening and had to be here at
a. m. to meet and take No. over
the Mountain division Then John
Chinaman had lied. said Mayhem.
ready to break down
keep your heart. old man." said
Ennis. Go to the hotel. lie down
and leave the rest to me-"
And still Jim Ennis felt by no means
confident he could be In time. He
knew the Mayhews only slightly. He
mad never before been stationed at
regimental headquarters. had seen and
known Dora only since their coming to
Fort Gushing and therefore had not
learned to share Bob's honest admira.
ton for her. She might be all Bob
thought her. loving child and a true
hearted girl In spite of her infatuation
for this presentable young trooper
whose antecedents nobody knew.
With just two troopers Mt his back,
toward In the morning hig Jim went
squirting on through the dim moon
light. town and station far behind. fol-
lowing meandering sleigh and wagon
track across the wide dreary upland
riding. as rule, parallel with the rail-
way. while such sleighs as tried the
journey had evidently been making
many detour. Three miles out two
rigs" were passed. westward bound.
filed with town folk who had been to
Arena for the dance Had they seen
or heard aught of Mr.. and Mrs Os-
born? he asked No: they knew them
well by sight and would be sure to
note them had they come to the dance
Five miles out stage was encounter
ed. loaded with eXuberant jewellers
who had remained after the dance for
spree and were now consumed with
wrath because certain officers of the
law-from their own town. too-had
hustled them out.
"A hull sleighfu of 'em-three or
four anyhow over there with
that cockney sergeant you felers keep
at the fort, lookin' for deserters. You
after. deserters? Well. here's-hic-
hopin' you don't get EN-"
1t was all Jim Ennis wanted to know
Come on. men," he cried and spurred
ahead. his wondering troopers follow.
ing
Now. what the mischief is that man
Fitzroy's game" thought Ennis. He
reasoned 1t was after Dora that Fitzroy
had gone; that In his jealous misery he
had kept watch upon her. had followed
to town on hearing of her fight, had
followed farther, and this 1t was thar
gave Ennis the hope that she was ac-
companied by such worthy people as
the Osborns. If that were so it could
mean but one thing. 1t was to join
Rawdon. perhaps to be joined to Raw
don. Osborn had sent two messages
by wire and had received two early In
the evening. Ennis had learned this
the operator. though the con.
tents were withheld. Rawdon prob
ably dared NOT come TO Gushing City.
There be might still be arrested on
sight. Yes. Ennis had IL now. Dora
Mayhem had fed to Arena to meet and |
marry George Rawdon. Fitzroy had |
followed fast in hopes Of blocking ii.
And just as the twinkling switch !
lights OF the little prairie station hove |
u sight ahead there came sound that |
startled him-the whistle of a railway
engine not mile behind. No. 6 at last
and coming full tilt, the very train,
perhaps, that they. the young couple,
hoped and meant to take and might
lave taken on their eastward way had
lot F1tzroy. keen eyed, quick witted
Ind vengeful. been there in time to bar
he move
And then in the soldier soul of big
I'm Ennis was born a strange sudden