Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-14
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:. Nh of course not. Nothing
~. ". an out here ever drifts east
Y " Sy Missouri. Lord! We might as
y - serving foreign country.
~ y II I,ten: | was at Washita then,
y i, y, the story first hand. Dugan
IL lisutenant in ID Troop, out
!, ,s first independent command
y ,.l+ r along the Canadian. He
~ % much about Indians as a COW
= /. If music. One morning the
y, idiot left camp with only one
' ,s along-Hamlin here-and he
wy , rookie to foliow up what look
'rso fresh trail. Two hours later
!, ride slap into a war party, and
,,sras was on. Dugan got a ball
.,ngb the body at the first fire that
..lvzod him. He was conscious, but
+Hnt move. The rest was up to
nIn You ought to have heard
n,,, tell 1t when he got SO he could
oh Hamlin dragged the boy down
n buffalo wallow, shot both
,,pg and got behind them. 1t was
dime in the jerk of lambs tail.
nor had two Henry rifles, and the
mts kept them both hot. He got
srp Of the bucks, too, put Of course,
nEer knew how many. There
NJ twenty in the party, and they
hryd twice, riding their ponies al
nj to the edge of the wallow, but
arED had fourteen shots without re-
gjAg, and they couldn't quite make
Dagan said there we're nine dead
rts within a radium of thirty feet.
EFh,w it was FIVE hours before ID
hoo came up, and that's what they
ns when they got there-Dugan
Id cut, as good as dead, and Hamlin
tt twice, and only ten cartridges
Vi He'll" he added disgustedly,
I'd YOU never even heard of it east
t&e Missouri"
,hera was a flush OF color on the
Ess3ant'S cheeks, but he never NOV
Thsye sss nothing else to do but
Tat dlA" 81 explained simply. ANY
The felloga would have done the
me II they ha4 been up against it
way was. May / ask" his eyes
Est upon one and then the other in
lhgly, what it was you wanted
Il me-"
IcDOnald drew long breath.
Certainly, sergeant, sit down-yes,
lie that chair"
he described the situation in a few
'rdS, and the troope: listened quiet
until he was done. Travers inter-
'Fed once, his voice emerging from
cloud Of smoke. AS the major con-
aiA Hamlin asked question or
70 Eayely.
how old is your daughter, sir?"
u her twentieth year."
HaTe you picture of the young
&%
lae major crossed over to his ia
Ne coat hanging on the wall, and
@scted a small photograph from an
eide pocket.
tbs was taken a year ago." he ex-
@Ned, and was considered a good
ssnesS then"
asnlln took the card in his hands,
aed the face a moment, and then
,sO 1t upon the table.
lou figure she ought TO leave Rip
" IAe lSth,' he said slowly. Then
vail need to start at once to make
ase in time"
'Vu mean to go then? Of course,
.eallze have no authority to or
you on such private service"
mats true. I'm a volunteer. but
VA you for q written order just
~uie IN case my troop command
s1Uud ever object, and I'll need a
morse; | rode mine pretty hard
/, lou shall have the pick of the
w sergeant" interjected the cav
yvip'ain' knocking the ashes
~ as pipe. Anything else? Have
1ad rest enough?"
~ WI hours" and the sergeant
4 Up again. "All l require will be
NJ. ys fations, and a few more re-
||<better." "e soonei ! II On
|e,.. e neard Travers' attempt at
h.. .'s'l0h as the two stumbled to-
|e,n nj uoWn the dark Hill, he paid
B, sUehtlon. At the stables, aided
ISsIauAy lantern, he picked out
1 All VUAing buckskin mustang, with
shrsS;e; and, using his own saddle
,o;s s-e' ne finally led the half-brok-
eIllal outside.
81 0uckskin's the devils own"