Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 50, Number 26, Jasper, Dubois County, 13 March 1908 — Page 3

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SYNOPSIS. A dotnrhmcnt of tho Rlf;htanth Infantry from Kort Hethune trnpjol by Indians In a nnrrr j;orc. Anions thorn in n ntraiiKr who Jntrouures lilnmolf by the jinrno of Hampton, uUo CStlHa , the post trndor, anil hin ilauRlittr. CSIIIU nnd 11 majority of tho soldiers nro killed during n threo days' hIukp. Hampton nnd tho Klrl only carnpo from the Indians. They fall exhausted on the plain. A r impany of tho Hevonth cavalry, Lieut. Hrant In command. Und thorn. Hampton and tho Klrl Mop nt tho Miners' Horn In Gloncnld, Mm. Uuffy, proprietress. Hampton tnlkB tho futuro over with Mlfta Güll tho Kid. flho nhows him Iht mother's picture nnd tells hltn what he can of Iut parentage and Ufr. They dorldo phe Khali Ilvo with Mrs. Hcrmlon. Xalda 1 ho Kid-runs awny from Mrs. Hrnlon'H nnd rHolrrn Hampton. Ho Induces her to go hack, und to hnvo nothing more to do with hltn. Hampton play his last amo of ranis, Ho announces to Itod Slavln that he lm quit, nnd then haven Glenf:iil MIm 1'hoobo Sponger arrives In (Ikncald to teach Its lirst xclmol. Miw Spencer meets Kahla, Iiv. WynUoop. rt Bhe boards at Mrs. Herndon's Naldn nnd Lieut. Brant again iot without Iiis knowing who she 1h. She Inforni hltn of tho coming Bachelor club hall In honor of Miss Sponfr Lieut, Urant inectn Rllcnt Murphy. Custer's scout. JIreports trouble brewing among the Sioux. Social dllllc-ultlps nrlm nt the Bachelor club's hall among tho admirers of MIms Spencer. Lieut, llrant meets Miss Spencer but ho Is not his acquaintance ot t duy before. Sho tells him of Nalda. and lit' accidentally moets her again us he Is returning to the ballroom with a fan for Miss Sponeer. ltrunt accompanies Nalda home from tho dance. On the way sh Informs him ns to who she Is. nnd that sho Is to meet Hampton. Hrant and Hampton meet. Hampton Informs the lhutenant that hlH attentions to Nalda muBt cense, and proclalniH an authority ovt her that Justltles tho statement. Urant tells Hampton of the presence of Silent Murphy, and of the fact that Hod Shu In receives government messages for him. Miss Sponeer called on Hob j lampton. Tells him of a red-faced stranger mistaking her for Nalda. Urant InterMews Ited Slavln. Finds that he 1 an extrooper In the Seventh cavalry. It was Slavln' and Murphy's testimony that more than ten years before had convicted Itobert Nolan, ihen a cnptaln In the Seventh, of tho murder of MaJ. Brant, Sr Ilnmpton attemptu to force a confession In in Slavln. Slavln Insists It Is Murphy Jie wnnts. and Murphy had left. In a si utile Slavln Is killed by u. knife thrust. JIampton surrenders to Buck Mason, jimrshiil. Mob attempts to capture htm. Mason and his prisoner estcapi- to a hill and defend themselves. Mob lights tire tu burn thern out. 11 rant tells Nalda that lie loves her. She tells him there Is an Insurmountable barrier between them, but that she does not fully understand It. Brant nnd his troop rescues Hampton anil Mason from the tires set by the mob Hrant carries the untonscl.ms gambler through the lines of fire Hampton is taken to the hotel and Nalda comes to nurse him. Miss Hponcc-r accepts the heart and hand of Hev. Wynkoop. Brant Is ordered to tnko tho field. Before he Roes Nalda tells him sho loves him. but cannot become his wife, or offer an explanation. Ho Insists he will return to her. CHAPTER XXV. Continued. Sho smiled at him through a mist of tears, a smilo tho sad sw.tnoss of which ho would novor forget. "In tho sense you mean, no. No living man stands between us, not oven Hob Hampton." ' Doos ho know why this cannot be?" "Ho does know, but I doubt If he will ever reveal his knowledge; certainly not to you. Ho has not told mo all, oven In the hour when ho thought himself dying. 1 am convinced of that It is not becauso ho dislikes you, LleuL Brant, but becauso ho knew his partial revealment of the truth was a duty ho owed us both." "You leavo mo so completely in tho dark," ho said; "Is there no possibility that this mysterious obstacle can ever he removed?" "None. It is beyond earthly power thero lies between us the shadow of a dead man." He stared at her as if doubting her Eanlty. "A dead man! Not Glllis?" "No, it Is not Glllis. 1 have told you tills much so that you might com prehend how impossible it Is for us to change our fate. It Is Irrevocably fixed. Please do not question mo any more. I cannot bear It!" Brant rose to hla feet and stood looking down upon her bowed head, her slender figure shaken by sobs. "Nalda, as you havo asked It, I will go; but I go better, stronger, because I havo heard your lips say you love mo. I am going now, my sweetheart, but If I Hvo I shall come again. 1 know nothing of what you mean about a dead man being between us, but I shall know when I como back, for, dead or alive, no man shall remain between mo and tho girl I love." "This this Is different," she sobbed, "different; it is beyond your power." "I shall never believe so until I havo faced It for myself, nor will I even say good by, for, under God, I am coming back to you." Ho turned slowly and walked away. As his hand touched the latch of the door ho paused and looked longingly back. "Nalda." Sho glanced up at him. "You kissed mo once; will you again?" Sho roso silently and crossed over to him, her hands held out, her eyes uplifted to his own. Neither spoko as Ji" drow her gently to him and their Hps mot. "Say it once more, sweetheart?" "Donald, I love you." A moment they stood thus face to reading tho great lesson of eternity within tho depths of each other's '' Then slowly, gently, sho re-1-uRod herself from tho clasp of his strong arms. 'Yoti bollevo In mo now? You do

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not go away blaming me " she questioned, with quivering lips. "There Is no blame, for you are doing what you think right But I am coming back. Nalda, llttlo woman; coming back to love and you." An hour later N troop trotted across the rude bridge and circled tho bluff on Its way toward the wide plains. CHAPTER XXVI. Mr. Hampton Resolves. Mr. Bob Hampton stood In the bright sunshine on the steps of the hotel, hisappreciative gaze wandering up the long, dusty, unoccupied street, and finallly rising to the sweet face of the young girl who occupied the step above. As their eyes met both smiled as If they understood each other. "There Is nothing quite equal to feeling well, little girl," he said, genially, patting her hand where It rested on the railing, "and I really believe I am In as fine fettle now as I ever have been. Do you know, I believe I'm perfectly fit to undertake that little detective operation casually mentioned to you a few days ago. It's got to be done, and the sooner I get at It the easier I'll feel. Fact Is, I put In a large portion of the night thinking out my plans." "I wish you would give it up all together. Bob." she said, anxiously. "I shall be so dull and lonely here while you aro gone." "I reckon you will, for a fact, but, Nalda, It Isn't likely this little affair will require very long, and things aro 'Donald, lots happier between us slnco my late shooting scrape. "When fall comos I mean to tako you east and put you In some good finishing school. Don't care quite as much about It as you did, do you?" "Yes, I think I do, Bob." She strove bravely to express enthusiasm. "The trouble Is, I am so worried over your going off alone hunting after that man." He laughed, his eyes searching her face for the truth. "Well, little girl, ho won't exactly be tho first I've had call to go after. Bosldos, this Is a particular case, and appeals to me In a sort of personal way. If you only know It, you're about as deeply concerned In the result as I am. and as for me, I can never rest easy again until tho matter is over with." "It's that awful Murphy, Isn't it?" "He's the one I'm starting after first and one sight at his right hand will decide whether he Is to be the last as well." "I never supposod you would seek revenge, like a savage," she remarked, qulotly. "You nevor used to bo that way." "Good Lord, Nalda, do you think I'm low down enough to go out hunting that poor cuss morely to got evon with him for trying to stick mo with a knife? Why, there are 20 others who havo done as much, and we have been tho best of friends afterwards. Oh. no, lassie, It means more than that, and harks back many a long year. I told you I saw a mark on his hand I would never forget but I saw that mark first 15 years ago. This Is a duty I owe a friend, a dead friend, to run to earth this murdoror. Do you understand now? Tho fellow who did that shooting up at Bcthuno 15 years asto had the same sort of a mark on his right hand as this one who killed (

murin, mat ! why I'm after him and hen I catch no b'!l either sjeeal or

oie. "nut bow do yon know!" I nevor told too the whole sry and I don't mean to boh until I cone and can make everything per-f.-!v lear it wouldn't do you any j: -od the way things Staad now. aad would only make on caeaiy. Bat if oj do any praying ovor it. my girl. I ray Kuod and hard that I may dlscf r sow means for making that fellow squeal " Sh made no response bat stood gazing thoughtfully past him. "Hare you beard anything lately. Bob. about th Seventh r sho asked i finally. "Since since N troop left fctre?" He answer with well-simulated "arc-lcssaess. No; bnt It is most likely they are wHl into the game by this time. Crook's column, I have Jest heard, was orerwhebningly attacked on the Rosebud, and forced to fall back. That leaves the Seventh to take the brant of it, and thero is going to be hell up north presently, or I've forgotten all I ever knew about Indians. But come. little girl, as I said. I'm quite likely to be off before night, provided I am fortunate enough to strike a fresh trail. Under soch conditions you won't mind ray kissing you out here, will you?" She held up her lips and be touched them softly with his own. Her eyes were t ear-dimmed. M0h. Bob. I hate so to let you go," she sobbed, dinging to him. "No one coukl have been more to me than you have been, and you are all I bare left In the work). Everything I care for goes away from me. Life is so bard, so hard!" "Yes, HtUe girl. I know." and the man stroked her hair tenderly, his own voice faltering. "It's all hard; I learned that sad lesson long ago. but I've tried to make it a little bit easier for you since we first came together. Still. I don't see how I can possibly1 help this. I've been hunting after that fellow a long while now, a matter of 15 years over a mighty dim trail, and it would be a mortal sin to permit him to get away scot-free. Besides, if this affair only manages to turn out right, I can promise to make you the happiest girl In America. But. Nalda. dear, don't cling to me so; it is not at all like you to break down In this fashion," and he gently unclasped her bands, holding her away from him while he continued to gaze hungrily Into her troubled face, "Sometimes I feel Just like a coward. Bob. It's the woman of it; yet truly I wish to do whatever you believe to be best. But, Bob, I need you so much, and you will come back, won't you? I shall be so lonely here. for for you are truly all I have la the J world." With one quick, impulsive motion he pressed her to him, passionately kissing the tears from her lowered lashes, unable longer to conceal the tremor that shook his own voice. "Never, never doubt It, lassie. It will j not take me long, and if I Hve I cocas j straight back." j He watched her slender, white- j robed figure as It passed slowly down the deserted street- Once only she, paused and waved back to him and he j returned Instant response, although , scarcely realizing the act- , "Poor little lonely girl! Perhaps I ( ought to have told hor the whole la-1 fernal story, but I simply haven't got! the nerve, the way it reads now. Ifj I can only get it straignteaea out. it n be different-" Mechanically be thrust an ualighted cigar between his teeth and descended tho steps, to all outward appearance the same reckless, audacious Hampton as of old. The military telegraph occupied onehalf of tue smau tent next lam juaers i Retreat, and tho youthful operator Instantly recognized bis debonair visitor. "Well, Billy," was Hampton's friendly greeting, -are they keeping you fairly busy with 'wars and rumors of wars these days?" "Nuthln" doln" just r- was the cheerful reply. "hn:t " IIa tir

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Cheyenne. The Isjeas are slttta thernselTe bottled up In the Bljt Horn country." "Oh. that's It? Thea zaaybo yen night manage to rajh a message through for me to Fort A. Lincoln without AiMconuaoälMg Uncle Sara?" and Hampton placed a coin upon the rough table, "Sure; write it out." "Here It Is; now get It off early, ay lad. and brine the answer to rae over at the hotel. There'll be another yellow boy waiting when you cone." Th reply arrived some two hours later. Fort A. Lincoln. June IT. 1ST. IfampUM, Gtencafci: Seventh gooe wt: probably Telle

-um, jkiu wim iura. jAurpny, ffov raaeac stout. t Cbeytaae waluas order. IUTTOX. Cammasdlsr. Ho crushed the paper in his hand, thlakias thinking of the past, the present, the future. He bad borne much la these last years, much misrepresentation, much loneliness o! soul. To ran this Murphy to cover remained his final hope for retrieving those dead, dark years. Ay. and there was Naida! Her future, scarcely less than his own. hung trembling in the balance. The sudden flashing of that name into his brain was like an electric shock. He cursed his Inactivity. Great God! bad he become a child again, to tremble before imagined ev!L a mere hobgoblin of the mind? He had already wasted time enough; now he must wring from the Hps of that misshapen s&vage the last vestige of his secret He dressed for the road, for hard, exacting service, buckling his loaded cartridge belt outside his rough coat and testing his revolvers with unusual care. He spoke a few parting "words of instruction to Mrs. Guffy and went quietly out. Ten minutes later he was la the saddle, galloping down the dnsty stage road toward Cheyenne. CHAPTER XXVII. The Trail of Silent Murphy. The young Infantryman who had baen detailed for the Important serv ice of telegraph operator sat in the Cheyenne office, his feet on the rude table, his face buried behind a newspaper. "CouW you Inform me where 1 might find Silent Murphy, a government scout?" The voice had the unmistakable ring of military authority, and the soldier operator instinctively dropped his feet to the floor. "Well, my lad. you are not dumb, are you?" The telegrapher's momentary hesitation vanished; his ambition to become a martyr to the strict laws of swvice secrecy was not sufficiently strong to cause him to take the doubtful chances of a He. "He was here, but has gone." "Where?" "The devil knows. He rode north, carrying dispatches for Custer." "When?" "Oh, three or four hours ago." Hampton swore softly but fervently, behind his clinched teeth. "Where is Custer?" "Don't know exactly. Supposed to be with Terry and Gibbons, somewhere near the mouth of the Powder, although he may have left there by this time, moving down the Yellowstone. Murphy's orders were to Intercept his column somewhere between the Rosebud and the Big Hn. No other scout along this border would take sch a detail. But that old devil of a Murphy jost enjoys such a trip. He started off as happy as ever I see him." "How far will he have to ride?" "Oh, 'bout 300 miles as the crow files, a little west of north, and the better part of the distance, they tell me, it's almighty rough country for night work. But then Murphy, he knows the way all right. Sorry yon didn't come along a little earlier," be said, genially. "Do you know Murphy?" Tin not quite certain. Did yon happen to notice a peculiar black scar on the back of his right hand?" "Sure; looks like the half of a pear. He said It was powder under the skin." A new look of reviving determination swept Into Hampton's gloomy eyes beyond doubt this most be his man. "How many horses did he have??" "Two." "Did you overhear him say anything definite about his plans for the trip?" "What, him? He never talks, that fellow. He can't do nothing but sputter if he tries. Bat I wrote out his orders, and they give him to the 25th to make the Big Horn. You wasn't planning to strike oat after hin, was you?" "I might risk It if I onleV thought I could overtake him within two days; my business Is of some Importance." "Well, stranger, I should reckon yon might do that with a dog-gone good outfit. Murphy's sure to take things pretty easy to-day, and he's a2moit j certain to follow the old mining trail t as far as the ford over the Belle j travel. Beyond that point the devil only knows where he will go. for then is when his hard ridln begins." The moment the operator mentioned that odd scar on Murphy's hand, every vestige of hesitation varnished. Beyond any possibility of doubt he was on the right scent this time. Murphy was riding north upon a mission as desperate as ever man was called upon to perform. The chance ot his coming forth alive from that Indianhaunted land was. as the operator truthfully said, barely one out of a hundred. To the end. to the death If need were, he would follow! CTO BE CONTLVUKXXI Know Tco Much of Them. Few taoa hare bcn admired by their own domestics. M octal gas.-

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