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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-10-18
cHAPTER H.,
"Brlck" HamIln.

The two officers looked up with
some eagerness, Mcdonald straighten-
ing in his chair, and returning the
eavalryman's salute instinctively, his
eyes expressing surprise. He was
STRAIGHTFORWARD fellow, slenderly built.
and appearing taller than he really
was by reason of his erect, soldierly
carriage; thin of waist, broad Of
chest, dressed In rough service uni
form. without jacket, just as he had
rolled out Of the saddle, rough shirt
open at the throat, patched, discolored
trousers, with broad yellow stripes
down the seam, stuck into service rid
Ing boots, revolver dangling at his
left hip, and a soft hat, faded sadly,
crushed in one hand.
The major saw all this, yet 1t was
at the mans uncovered face he gazed
most intently. He looked upon a
countenance Drowned by sun and al
kali, intelligent, sober. heavily brow
ed, with eyes of dark gray rather
deeply set; firm lips, chin somewhat
prominent, and broad forehead. the
light colored hair above closely
trimmed; the cheeks were darkened
by two days growth Of beard. Nc
Donald Enclosed, then clenched his
hand.
You are from Fort Union, Captain
Travers tells me?"
YES, sir" the reply slow, deliber
ate, as though the speaker had no de
sire to waste words. II brought
dispatches; they were delivered to
Captain Travers."
YES, l know; but I may require
you for other service. What were
your orders?"
ITO return at CO., venience."
Good. know Hs.wley, and do no
think he would object. What Is YOU
reglment?"
Seventh cavalry"
"Oh, yes. just organized; before
shat?"
1.-THE Third"
II see you are a non-com-coI
poralH" -.
Sergeant, sir, since my transfer"
Second enlistmentH
mo, first in the regularity
Seventh was picked from other con
! mands."
81 understand. You say first in tn
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with a hundred men, most OF them
dough-boys. The devils can break
through any time they get ready
you know that. At this minute there
isn't mile of safe country between
Dodge and Union. II she was my
daughter"
You'd do what7" broke in Melon
aid. jumping to his feet. "rd give my
life to know what to dol"
why, I'd sent 81 melody to meet
her-to turn her back IL that was pos
sible. Peyton would look after her
there at Ripley until you could ar
range"
That's easy enough to say, Travers
but tell me who is there to send2 Do
you chance to know an enlisted man
out yonder who would do-whom you
would trust to take care Of young
girl alone7"
The captain bent his head on one
hand. silent for some minutes.
They are tough lot, major; that's
a fact when you stop to call the roll
Those recruits we got at Leavenworth
were mostly rough.necks-seven OF
them in the guard-house tonight. Our
best men are all out" with a wave
Of his hand to the south. ITS only
the riff-raff we've got left, at De-
vere."
You can't go?"
The captain rubbed his lame leg
regretfully.
mo; I'd risk It II I could only ride,
but couldn't sit saddle"
"And my duty is here; 1t would Govt
me my commission"
There was long thoughtful silence,
both men moodily staring out
through the door. Away in the dark.
ness unseen sentinels called the hour
Then Travers dropped one hand on
the others knee.
Dan" he said swiftly, show about
that fellow who came in with dispatch
es from Union just before dark? He
looked like real man"
II didn't see him. was down river
with the wood-cutters all day"
Travers got up and paced the floor
II remember now. What do yor
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 strobe over to the door, without
waiting an answer. Here, Carter,
he called, do you know where tha
cavalryman is who rode in from For
Union this afternoon"
A face appeared in the glow O
light, and gloved hand rose to ga
lutte.
Hes asleep in BIS shack, sir,
the orderly replied Said he'd beef
on the trail two nights and day"
Reckon he had, and some riding a
that. Rout him out, will you? Tell hin
the major wants to see him here q
once"
The man wheeled as If on pivot
: and disappeared.
IF Carter could only ride" bega
! Mcdonald, but Travers interrupte
impatiently.
"If! But we all know he can
Worst l ever saw, must have origina
- ly been sailor" He slowly refille
: his pipe. Nov, see here, Dan, it
your daughter that's to be looked a
ter, and therefore l want you to siz
this man up for yourself. / don't pr
:, tend to know anything about him, onl
= = he looks like a soldier, and they mul
= think we'll of him at Union"
= Mcdonald nodded, but without o.
thusiasm; then dropped his head I'M
= his hands. In the silence q coyot
:. howled mournfully not far away; the
q shadow appeared on the log ste
. the light Of the candle flashing on
row Of buttons.
o "This is the man, sir" said the o
derby, and stood aside to permit Il
- other to enter.
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ter since we first got here. Where
do you suppose the lass Is by nowT
"Near as can tell she would leave
Ripley the 18TH"
'Humph! Then starting tonight
good rider might intercept her at
Fort Dodge. She would be In no dan
ger travelling alone for that distance
The regular stages are running YET
l suppose?"
Eyes; so far as l know"
"Under guard?'
"only from the Caches to Fort
Union; there has been no trouble
along the lower Arkansas yet me
troops from Dodge are scouting the
country north, and we are supposed
to keep things clear Of hostiles down
this way"
Supposed to-yes; but we can't
patrol Ave hundred miles OF deser'
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men, retained for courier service. His
only remaining commissioned officer
at the post was the partially disabled
cavalry captain, acting temporarily al
adjutant, because incapacitated for
the last possible moment, trusting
that shift In cond tons might bring
back some available officer. Now he
had to choose between his duty as
commander and as father. Further
delay was impossible.
Devere was a fort merely by cour-
tesy. In reality It consisted only Of
a small stockade hastily built of cot
tonwood timber, SUR rounding in partial
protection a half dozen shacks, and
one fairly decent log house. The
situation was upon a slight elevation
overlooking the fore. some low bluffs.
bare Of timber but green with June
grass to the northward, while in ev.
cry other direction extended an In.
terminable sand-desert, ever shifting
beneath wind blasts. presenting as
desolate scene as eye could witness
The yellow flood of the river. still
swollen by melting mountain snow.
was hundred feet from the stockade
gate, and on It's bank stood the log
cavalry stables. Below. scant half
mile away, were the only trees visible,
a scraggly grove Of cottonwoods,
while down the face of the bluff and
across the fat ran the slender rib
bon of trail. Monotonous, unchang-
ing, 1t was desolate picture to watch
day after day in the hot summer.
/ In the gloom following an early
supper the two officers sat together
in the single room OF the cabin, a
candle sputtering on the table behind
them, smoking silently or modify dis
cussing the situation. Mcdonald was
ford and heavily built, his gray mus
tache hanging heavily over firm
mouth, while the Captain was Of an
other type, tall, with dark eyes and
hair. The latter by chance opened
the important topic.
"By the way, major" he said care
lessly, Il guess it is just as we'll yor
stopped your daughter from coming
out to this hole. Lord, but 1t woult
be an awful place for woman"
But l didn't" returned the othe
moodily Il put it OF too long"
Put it of! Good heavens, man
didn't you write when you spoke abou
doing SO? Do you actually mean tn
girl is coming-here?"
Mcdonald groaned.
THAT Is exactly what mean
Travers. Damme, l haven't though
of anything else for week. p oh,
know now I was an old fool even t
conceive of such trip, but when
wrote her l had no conception o
what it was going to be like out here
There was not q rumor of India
trouble a month ago, and when tn
tribes did break out 1t was too lat
for me to get word back east. TIL
fact Is, l am in the devil of q fix
without even an officer whom l ca
send to meet her, or turn her bacl
: II should go myself 1t would mea
, a court-martial."
! Travers stared into the darkness
through the open door, sucking at h
pipe.-
by George, you are In pickle
3 he acknowledged slowly. II suppose
! she had been headed off long ag
Haven't heard you mention the ma
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-10-18

West Pointer. Why, he is the same
lad who brought In Dugan-you heard
about thatl"
The major shook his head.
mo! Oh, of course not. Nothing
that goes on out here ever drifts east
Of the Missouri. Lord! We might as
well be serving foreign country.
Well, listen: / was at Washita then,
and had the story first hand. Dugan
was a lieutenant in ID Troop, out
with his first independent command
scouting along the Canadian. He
knew as much about Indians as COW
does of music. One morning the
young idiot left camp with only one
trooper along-Hamlin here-and he
was rookie to follow up what look.
ed like fresh trail. Two hours later
they rode slap into a war party, and
the fracas was on. Dugan got a ball
through the body at the first fire that
paralyzed him. He was conscious, but
couldn't move. The rest was up to
Hamlin. You ought to have heard
Dugan tell 1t when he got so he could
speak. Hamlin dragged the boy down
into buffalo wallow, shot both
horses, and got behind them. 1t was
all done In the jerk Of lambs tail.
They had two Henry rifles, and the
rookie kept them both hot. He got
some of the bucks, too, but of course,
we never knew how many. There
were twenty in the party, and they
charged twice, riding their ponies al
most to the edge of the wallow, but
Hemlin had fourteen shots without re
loading, and they couldn't quite make
1t. Dugan said there were nine dead
ponies within a radium of thirty feet
Anyhow It was five hours before ID
troop came up, and that's what they
found when they got there--Duga1
laid out, as good as dead, and Hamlir
shot twice, and only ten cartridges
left. HELL" he added disgustedly
land you never even heard of 1t east
of the Missouri"
There was q flush of color on the
sergeants cheeks. but he never NOV
ed.
There was nothing else to do bu
what did," he explained simply. IAN.
Of the fellows would have done thu
same II they had been up against 1
the way / was. May / ask" his eye
first upon one and then the other in
quiringly, what 1t was you wante'
OF me?"
Mcdonald drew a long breath.
Certainly. sergeant, sit down-yes
take that chair"
He described the situation In fey
words, and the trooper listened quiet
ly until he was done. Travers intel
rupted once, his voice emerging fror
cloud of smoke. AS the major cor
oluded, Hamlin asked a question O
two gravely.
"How old is your daughter. sirf"
, AIN her twentieth year"
Have you picture of the youn
, LADY,"
, The major crossed over to his Il
tigue coat hanging on the wall, an
extracted small photograph from a
/ inside pocket.
r "This was taken L year ago." he O.
planned, and was considered goo
likeness then"
3 Hamlin took the card in his hand
studied the face moment, and The
placed 1t upon the table.
;. "You figure she ought to leave ri
~ On tho 18TH" he said slowly. "ThI
[ shall need to start at once to NAL
Dodge in time"
@ You mean to go then? or cours
/. YOU realize / have no authority to {
der you on such private service"
a That's true, I'm volunteer, b
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ITO be continued)

Can't look well. eat well with i'm.
pWe blood feeding your body. Keep
the blood pure with Burdock blood
Bltters. Eat simply, take exercise,
keep clean and you will have long life.
Advertisement.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
w. Waldorf AstOr
Is Sued for Libel
Miss Lindaf Hageby, Anti-VWisec-
ZIONIST, Declares Pail Mall Ca
zette Called Her q Liar

LONDON AprH William WaI-
Gorf Aston in his capacity as propri--
tor Of the Pal MaH Gazette is one
of the defendants GA an interesting
libeI suit brought against that paper
by Miss Lindaf Hageby. a noted anti
vivisectionist, who ably conducted her
own case.
Miss Hageby complained Of defam-
atory statements I'm an article 10y Dr.
Caleb W. S3leeby, a well known med
zeal writer accusing the anti-yiv-
section societies Of conducting "a sys-
tematic campaign OF falsehood The
article also stated that exhibits IN Jaa
window Of the anti-vivisection depot
I'm PiceadilIy suppressed rae fact ta1t
th- animals had been cBi0rof0rmvs.
aud thai tags- exhibits shocked s.l-
sitiVe women aEl children.
This article" said Miss HspeUy
"sUsgo sted that Lam deliberate .tI-
uAscrUn IlC-s 'Ilr. ralt los HuL!-EsEi-
section p.Iaaga uda. to -al,c aJ-
devoted Iy whole life. aas uecu car
ICED ou HifH -arsi-- AND tH4t u8. sy--
icWat4c campaign IS 'l..-'.at
H. .-glrG--
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
Governor Brown Hears Attempt
May Be Made to Lynch the
SeIf-Confessed Slayer.
LAWYER FEARS FOR CLIENT
Widow of Planter, Accused of In
citing Murder Is Held in
Bibb County Jail.

Rumors that residents of Jones
County fear an outbreak Of mob vio-
lence and desire the presence Of stste
militia when Nick Wilbur and Mrs
James King are brought to trial April
p, reached Governor Brown to-day.
The Governor was told that a tragedy
was probable if troops were not sent
to the scene.
Wilburn is the self-confessed slayer
of James King, a wealthy Jones Coun-
~ planter. and Mrs King, in her cell,
confessed to plotting with Wllburn to
Kill her husband SO she might marry
Wilburn.
Wilburn was saved from mob at
the time Of his arrest only by a'ruse.
Mrs. King was held IN the Blob
County jail.
Held in Jail at Macon.
The fear that an attempt would be
made to storm the jail at Grays and
lynch wnburn resulted in the author
tiles spiriting him TO Macon, wnere
he has been kept since the tragedy
which stirred all the State last De-
cember.
King who owned g large plantation
near Round Oak. disappeared Deem
Der -. His body was foupd the next
day in the woods. sevefai bullet
wounds showed the capsa of hisd eafll.
A gun cIazpka IA. bis land ied = . &
first impression that he had eorlgnls-
ted suicide. but detectives arrested
Wilburn December % and the young
farm hand weakened at once and said
Mrs. King begged him to shoot her
husband.
Blamed Woman for Crime.
He said that, under the womans
influence, he followed King into the
woods. crept up behind him, and then
shot him down with Kings own gun.
He admitted he and Mrs. King had
been intimate for months.
His confession was followed by that
Of Mrs. King. Feeling ran high in the
County and the authorities took
prompt measures TO guard the tive
from the wrath OF tho Jones County
people.
The approach OF the t,.al before
Judge James b. Park at Glays has.
revived the talk of mob violence. II
is known that Wilburn's attorney
fears for his clients life. Dut official
application for troops must come from
Judge park.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
Atlanta Man Seeks
Consulate at Berlin
Or. Ben WiIdauer Calls On Secretary
5ryan-caIvin Nj. Hitch May
Land p. o. Authorship.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Dr. Ben
Wildauer, Of Atlanta, who is an appli-
cant for the consulate at Bremen,
Germany. was presented to Secretary
Of State Bryan this morning by Con-
gresham William Schley Howard
The Secretary talked at length with
the Albanian and seemed very much
impressed with his fitness.
Both Congressman Howard and DR.,
Wildauer are hopeful that the state
Department win recognize his fitness
for the consulate.
Calvin NJ Hitch, also of Atlanta,
may be appointed Auditor of the
PostOfiiee Department at a salary OF
$4,000 a year. He was at the White
House this morning with Senator Ba-
con. who presented him to President
Wilson. The appointment is up 10
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo.
and Senator Bacon has held several
Interviews with him concerning Hitch
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
Upton Now Seeking
Only Chance at Cup
English Yachtsman's Unconditional
Challenge for the America Is
Likely To Be Accepted.

Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. April 3.-Sir Thomas
Upton has issued another challenge
for the Americas cup. In this one
he valves his contention that he
should be allowed TO race a 75-foot
boat and agrees TO race under the
original conditions, which allow both
coutenders TO use craft up 70 90 feet
in length
Il IS inevitable tlat The New York
club win accept this challenge.
The action Of Sir Thomas is sur
prise to English yachtsmen. who be
uered that af5er the New York Yacht
CIub had taken advantage OF the
technically 20 turn down Lipton's pre-
vious challenge, he would retire from
the held and leave it clear TO another
Englishuan who was said to be
willing to make an unconditional chal-
lenge.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
Morgan'S End Good
Thing For Church,
Pastors Assertion
Rev. Geo. Richmond Creates Sensa-
ton by Saying Bankers Death
Was ProVidential.

NEW HAVEN. CONN, April 3.
Rev. George Chalmers Richmond.
Philadelphia Episcopal Clergyman.
created sensation at the meeting Of
the Connecticut alumni Of the Yale
Divinity school to-day By saying he
was not sorry that J, Pierpont Nor
gan was dead and he thought the
Episcopal Church would make great
er progress as a result
Mr Richmond amplihed his pre-
vious statement later by saying:
The title Of my sermon in Phil
adelphia Sunday viii be. Did j.
Pierpont Morgan Go To Heaven, And
If Not. why Not@ Like the loss of
the Titanic and the Ohio floods. the
death Of Mr.. Morgan was providen-
tiaL I believe that as a result of his
death, the Episcopal Church will
make far more rapid progress. Mr..
Morgan had the house of bishops
under his control and he had the
diocese Of New York in the hollow
of his hand. Under his rule more at
tention was paid to cathedral build
ing than to social welfare. He was
a man who believed in inequality alb
solutely and cared nothing for union
labor
Rev. Mr. Richmond raised a storm
al the time Of the announcement Of
the engagement Of John Jacob Aston
to Miss Madeline Force by bitterly
renouncing tine proposed marriage.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
z ALDERMEN ACCUSED IN
SALOON GRAFT; M'CLELLAND
SAYS He WILL SUPPLY PROOF
Council to Make Searching Investi-
cation of the Charges Monday.
Mayor Woodward Declares That.
He viii Try to Seek Out Truth.

have proof of corruption, and ready to give it.
If the Aldermanc Board wants the facts let call
have made up my mind to fully expose present conditions
in our city Observation-Disclosures JOHN E. MCLEI.-
LAND
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
Nebraska Border Is
Swept by Hurricane
Fairbury Reports Heavy Damages
by Wind Equaling Violence Of
Easter Sunday Storm.

LINCOLN. NEBR, April ga ter
rifle wind-torm doing heavy damage,
was reported from Fair6urS Nebr-
near the Kansas state line. to-day.
The wind, according 10 messages
received in Lincoln, was nearly as
violent as that which swept Nebraska
on Easter Sunday. Communication
wiih Fairbury has been cut OF. and
no details were available.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
Mary Gretchen Small, Ten Years
of Age, Prefers Real Bed to
Bumpety Wagons.
MOTHER SEARCHED 8 YEARS
Plans to Work Hard and Make
a "Real Lady of Her Pretty
Daughter.

Mary Gretchen Small iO-year-oid
daughter Of Hasar. nestled to-
DAY in the arms Of the mother
who has sought her for three years
and iisped her remuneration Of she
gypsy life she has been leading ever
since she was able TO walk.
Ugh. how ] hate gypsies.p said
Mary Gretchen. VINO has been one
the ten years OF her life.
7 want a real home ike other 1T
lie girls. I'm going TO grow up to be
ia real iady-ain't ], mother?-
I'm going to sleep in q real bed in
stead Of those bupapg -bumpety was-
ons.o
Mary Gretchen was recovered from
p band Of sypsies at Elberton, Ga.
after a search chat took her. mother,
who used to be a gypsy herself. into.
nearly every corner Of tie country.
Step Over in Atlantis.
United ana happy Mrs small aud
her beautiful little daughter stopped
over in Atlanta to-day 10 break the
long Journey back 70 Auburn, NY.
= knew YOU were looking Tor nis,
Inotaer% ssia Nass urewasn fosaay.
f'i'feaEwl n
iael.s afrout Tic uaeou iuts~ she
strange faces aI6hg tiie street. ana
something told me YOU were not far
away. ] would ask the fortune teller
If mother would ever come for me.
and when they told me YOU would
never come | knew they were telling
stories"
Mrs. Small was the happiest moth
er in the land. Still clinging to the
child as if she feared the little one
might be again taken from her.
she told Of her plans for the future
and Of the happy meeting when little
Gretchen was restored TO her.
Plans for Bright Future.
When We get back ] am going
work very hard to give Gretchen "a
good education. You see. have 10
money now TO amount TO anything
and viii have 10 work for everything
get" she said. But J don't mind
working now and nothing win be inn
possible.
Gretchen VIII be a great lady. !
am going TO send her TO school give
her a good education and maybe send
her to college. She is everything
have in the world and an wifi nave
to work for
The little one was very unhappy
and viii never want to go back
was a gypsy fortune teller once my
self and know how hard the life $.
It was that which made me so very
anxious to get her away from her
gypsy grandparents"
Didn't Know Her Child.
Would you believe it. didn't know
my little Gretchen when I saw neg
She has changed so much in the three
years. But the little darling knew me
right away and came flushing to mv
arms like she used 20 DO before she
was taken away.
Mrs. small v.as married 40 AuUlrr.
y. y about eleven years ago. h Ia
husband died vaeu the caild WAS
about wears old. ana thc ssauGuar-
euts. in accordance zritE custom.
spirited tae laughter away.
For three Years she LAS follow
tae dim trail Of tire wagons ac.os,
the continent TO California, 5a.,
again, and then into the Southland.
she reached Atlanta just few Days
behind the band and followed ID 10 IL
bertou. where Chief Of Police Robert.
Of Union Point. who had enlisted
himself in her cause. compelled the
s~x-r,efas fo rive mn f7e child
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03

RHARY GRETCHEN SMALL 1Oyear-old girl recovered by
IVA her mother from Gypsy grandparents after hreeyear
search that led all parts of the country The child
by the Gypses after her father also Gypsy died New York