Gunnison news-champion., 1913-01-03

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isat mile Of sale es1assy bsxss.s
Dodge and Union n shs uas ~
eaGshter-r
Yoad d. xhsf7" hsohs h nscE,Du
sid. isampins 10 his feet. 'Td give my
.sse 10 kaox what TO do'"
" by. Id sent somebody - uset
her--to tsrn her bach " that Uas pos-
sible. Peytoa voEid looh ssser her
there at Ripley unsH yos could sr
range"
That's easy enough to say. Tsavsrs
but tell me Who is there 70 ssud7 Do
yea chance 10 know an eulisesd man
out yender who would do-whon you
would trust to take care of Q youns
girl slone7~
The captain bent his head % ona
hand silent FOR some minutes.
They are a tough hot major. that .
a fact. when you stop to call the roll
Those recruits We got at I.eaveaworth
we're mostly reaeh eh-necks-~even Of
Them IN the guard house tonight Our
best men are all out" with a wave
OF his hand TO the south It's only
the RIA ran we've got lset, ~ LIZ
we're"
You cant eo7"
The captain rubbed his lAns leg
reEresfully.
No; Id risk 1t II could only ride.
but ! couldn't sit a saddle"
And my duty is here; II would cost
me my commission"
There was a long thouehtful silence.
both men moodily staring out
through the door Away h the dark
ness unseen sentinels called the hour
Then Trasers dropped one hand On
the others knee
Dan" he said swiftly. how about
that fellow who came in with dispatch
es from Union just before dark? He
looked like a real man"
Il didn't see him. ! was down river
with the wood-cutters all day"
Travers got up and paced the floor
Il remember now What 90 you
say? Let's have him in. ANYHOW. They
never would have trusted him for that
ride If he hadn't been the right sort "
He strode over to the door. without
waiting an answer. Here, Carter. /"
he called. do you know where that
cavalryman is who rode in from Fort
Union this afternoon"
A face appeared in the saow q
light. and q glOved hanl rsse To %,
lutte.
He's asleep in 'B's' sAask. cir. !"
the orderly replied Said hs'6 been
on the trail two nights anA Q Aay."
"Reckon he haA, and seae riding q
that. ROut hin cut, win you? Ten hin
the major wants - 80 hin hsse q
once"
The naa wAssasl - 4 - . pavuA
and disappsasol.
IF Carter coSlA saAv riAe," beuns
Mcdonald. but rvsvsss htesvup4s1
impatiently.
IF! But We al knOw he can't.
Worst | ever saw, must have original
ly been q sailor" He slowly renneH
his pipe. Now, see here, Dan. M
your daughter that's to be looked af.
ter, and therefore l want you to sizs
this man up for yourself. l don't pre.
tend to know anything about him. saly
he looks like . soldier, and they nust
think well Of him at Union."
Mcdonald nodded. but without e.
thusiasm; then dropped his head ints
his hands. In the silence . oOyo4e
howled mournfully not far away; thea
a shadow appeared on the log $50,
the light Of the candle flashing % .
row of buttons.
This 10 the man. sir" said the o..
derly, and stood aside to permit ths
ther to enter