The Holbrook news., 1921-05-13

! recall that the girl Joined him, stand ing at his left, and that she had ad- vanced to his side guided by Dan Me | Carthy. It was all vague. misty, un- certain, and the next moment all he saw was the fleshy figure of the Buff | falO Gap preacher standing there i'm mediately before him, his hands up- lifted and his sOnOrous voice uttering words that sounded like a prayer. Then Dan came forward again and he felt her hand resting in his, real izing how soft and small it was. He remembered question was asked him and he answered yes and then he seemed to hear her whisper a similar | response. The preacher said some thing, using some strange words, and turning once to face the silent crowd pressing close in upon them; then he lifted his hands solemnly and Shelby caught the sentence, "I pronounce you | husband and wife and whom God hath joined together, let no man put aSunder."
 There was an explosion of breath, a faint -clapping of hands, an instant buzz of tongues. He felt that he must have shaken hands with a thousand people; was pushed here and there by the efforts made to reach him and finally bewildered. his mind in whirl, found himself once more out in the hall, obsessed with desire to escape. He possessed no idea as to what had become or the girl no doubt s,1, A., Al. crush. but he. at least. was free, and would wait for her to join him out side.
 He stood there alone, staring down at the team of broncos and the heavily laden blackboard uncomprehendingly Yet slowly 1t all came back and his mind began to arouse from blank stupOr. His attention was attracted by the approach of a horseman trot- ing steadily up the deserted street to- ward the hotel. The rider was a cav airy soldier in uniform, powdered with dust, his horse showing evidences of hard travel.
 Shelby watched his coming curious ly, his memory still lingering upon the scene within. The man drew up at the hotel, dropped his rein over the horses head, swung stifly to the ground and advanced up the steps, He glanced aside at Shelby's motion less figure, took a step toward the door and then wheeled suddenly.
 Say, ain't your name Shelby?"
 The dazed bridegroom turned and looked into the face confronting him. his mind snapping back into quick recognition.
 Sure. Well. thunder, you're Shau- messy of the Sixth. What're you do- ing here?"
 The two clasped hands firmly
 Thought I knew you, Tom, when I first came up the steps, but wasn't quite sure till I got side view Must be six years since you left us, ain't It? What am I doing? Oh, they've showed us up here from Arizona and I've been up at the Reservation watchin' 'em ghost-dance an anI headin' now for Collins to tell the old man the news. Some fun goin' to be pulled off pres ently"
 You mean the Sioux are goin' on rampage ag'in?"
 Sure thing, unless miss my guess, an l reckon I ought to know Injuns by this time. It'll either come this fall or next spring. I figure they'll never hold in over winter. or Sittin' Bull has got the game in his hands an you know that Ol' devil, reckon"
 '1 have reason to. Any troops up there?"
 ''No; the Injun agent don't believe there's goin' to be any trouble; says it's just few young bucks who are raisin' h-l. He don't know what Is gOin' on. But I been among 'em an the whole outfit is blood-mad. I seen two of their ghost-dances myself back in the hills an I tell you they mean business. You livin' here now?"
 'NO, out on the Cottonwood"
 "What-north? Say, old man, that ain't goin' to be no healthy place fer a white. if those devils break loose; they'll make that country sure. Got | much of an outfit?''
 "A bunch of cattle an two herders."
 Not enough to put up a fight. Well, | if I was you. Tom, I'd run those cows | over into the Bad Lands an lie out | there awhile. We'll get the Injuns, of | course; but there is bound to be some | killin' first, unless I'm crazy. I've got | to go in and get something to eat"
 He started to turn away, but Shelby | halted him with a question.
 "How long you been in the army, Petep'
 "Twenty-two years"
 And with the Sixth cavalry?"
 "Fifteen."
 "Did you ever know a sergeant | named Calkins?"
 Jeff Calkins; he was my first top after I joined; he left the service bout ten years ago. There was a shootin' scrape or somethin' down at | Harker. Sorter ugly story, though I've forgotten just what 1t was all about | now. Calkins got out O that all right, | but when his enlistment was up he quit; he didn't get on good with the men. Do you know whatever become of the OF duffer"
 "He was buried here yesterday killed himself; left a daughter bout nineteen"
 "The h-l he didi Jeff Calkins nev-