6 THE SONGS OF SUMMER. Oh, many a SOUR the summer sings. To many a listening heart, Whin the forest rlnes with the Carolines That forth from u bird-throat start. Cor the youthful one.s there Is aye a strain Of hope in the viorant air, WChtl.; their eyes are bright and thei'r hearts are light, And the Future seems so fair. But another song for the prime of life. By the breeze Is borne along, Like a martial strain is its bob! refrain, Be valiant, and brave and strong. There is work to do. there are heights to gain. And crowns for the hero-brow. There are harvests bright for the reap er's might, And the gulden hour is now. But the summer sings for the aged ear A sane that is sweet and low, Like a distant strain, as it throbs again With joys of the long ago; "Tis a psalm of praise and a hymn of peace. With Its memories fair and fond, , And a chord at last that binds the Past To the beautiful Beyond. -Lalia Mitchell, In Farm Journal. GEntRAL. If * 1 11 } 5 {Copyright, J&J7. by F Tennyson Neely.J CHAPTER XIII. And now indeed came for Marshall Dean a time in which he could see a divided duty. A camp of wood-chop pers in one of the deep, sequestered valleys of the mountains had been sud denly set upon by a host of mounted Indiaus that seemed, like the warriors born of the dragon's teeth, to spring up from the earth, and yefling like fiends bore down upon the little guard. Happily for the woodclioppers, but un luckily for Lo, the commander was a cool-headed veteran of the late war who had listened time and again to yells as frantic and had withstood •charge after charge ten times as de termined. Most, unluckily for Lo the Infantry company was armed with the new Springfield breech-loader, and when the band came exultantly on, having, as they supposed, drawn the fire when full four hundred yards *way, they were confounded by the lively crackle and sputter of rifles along the timber in front of them, top pling many a dashing warrior to earth and strewing the ground with slaugh tered ponies. That charge failed, but they rallied in furious force. There were only 40 soldiers; they had 600 braves, so on they came again from three different points, and again •did Powell's sheltered blue-coats scat ter them like autumn leaves before the storm. Thrice and four times did they essay to stampede the soldiers and ■weep off their own dead and wounded, and each time they were soundly thrashed, thanks to cool courage and the new breech-loaders. And lied Cloud, cursing his medicine men, drew off his baffled braves and the hills that night resounded to their vengeful war whoops and eelioe'd back the wailing of the Indian women mourning over the slain. "All well enough so far, lads," cried Folsom, when he heard the news. "Machpealota is unmasked. It's war to the knife now, so for liod's sake «end all the troops you can muster to the aid of those already up there in the Big Horn. Next time he hits he'll have •II the Northern Sioux at his back, yon mark my words!" But, who the devil is John Folsom? ••aid the bureau again. Arrest Red 'Cloud. Hring his band in prisoners, were the orders to the agents, and the agents called for troops togo and do their bidding. It's one thing, as I've had occasion to say before, to stand off with breech-loaders a thousand In dians armed only with old percussion cap muskets, squirrel rifles, bows, clubs and lances; it's another thing for soldiers armed even with the best the market affords, to march into an Indian position and ari-est an Indian chief. There were not soldiers enough north of the I'latte to do it, and the war department knew it if the bureau didn't. Hence the muster ing in force along the river, and the mounting in hot haste of perhaps ten more troops and companies, nowhere near enough for the work in hand, but all the nation had within a mouth's march that could possibly be spared from other work and work more important. And there was wrath at Emory, where the colonel found himself or dered to send all his transportation to Frayne forthwith, and all his remain ing troops except one of foot. "Dam nation! I've only got two companies of foot," he screamed, in the shrill trebel of piping senility. "And they metn to rob ine of my cavalry, too! 'C troop is ordered to be held ill ■readiness for special service." The transportation, consisting of three wagons and two ambulances, with the somber company of infantry, started next day, however, and Dean, with eager expectancy, kept his men In camp, cooked rations ready, am munition pouches filled, arms and equipments overhauled and in perfect order, horses examined and reshod, .ready for the word that might come •*ny minute and carry him—he knew f«ot whither. Folsom and the girls lhad to drive back to dinner without >hiin. Despite the permission sent by tfbe colonel, he would not leave his tfoup and go in town. So back t.hey «me in the soft moonlight and spent a long, lovely summer evening with him, while the band played melodious ly in the fort inclosure, and the stars twinkled over the peaks or the Rockies in the southern skies. Fol som spent the hours wiring to Omaha .sad conferring with such otticjr* as he could reach. They thought the les son given Red Cloud would end the business. He knew it, would only be gin it. Burleigh, saying that he must give personal attention to the selec tion of the teams and wagons, spent the early evening in his corral, hut sent word to Folsom that he hoped to see him in the morning on business of great importance, lie had other hopes, too, one of them being that now the order to scud that big sum in currency to the new stockade would be revoked. He had lost no time in suggesting to the chief quar termaster of the department the ex treme hazard. He quoted Folsom as saying that before we could send 100 rai'n to Warrior Gap Red Cloud could call 5,000, and the chief quartermas ter, being a man o£ method and a stranger to the frontier said, as said the bureau: "Who the devil is John Folsom? Do as you are told." Rut that answer only came the following day. Meantime there was respite and hope. Long lived that beautiful evening in the memory of four young hearts. A sweet south wind had been gently playing all day and left the nijflit warm and fragrant of the pines and cedars in the ■ mountain parks. All Fort Emory seemed made up of wom en and children now, for such few sol diers as were left, barring the bands men, were packing or helping pack and store about the barracks. From soon aftereight until nearly ten the mu"- sicians occupied their sheltered wood en kiosk on the parade, and filled the air with sweet strains of waltz or song or stirring martial melody. For an hour, with Elinor Folsom on his arm, young Dean was strolling up and down the moonlit walk, marvel ing over the beauty of her dark, yet winsome face, and Loomis and Jessie, stanch friends already, sauntered after them. For a time the merry chat went on unbroken. They were talking of that never-to-be-forgotten visit to the Point—Pappoose's first — and of the hop to which the tall ca det captain took the timid school girl, and of her hop card and the distinguished names it bore, as names ran in the old (Jays of the battalion; of Roy, who danced so beautifully and rode so well—he was with the —th cavalry now somewhere along the U. P., said Dean —and of Hillings, the cadet adjutant; he was with u light battery in Louisiana. "Where this Capt. Newhall is stationed," inter rupted Pappoose, with quick, upward look. "1 wonder if he knows him, Mr. Dean." "He doesn't like him, I'll venture to say," said Dean, "if Newhall doesn't suit you and Jessie, and, I'm sure I shan't." And then they went onto talk of the lovely dance music they had at the Point that summer, and how bewitchingly Elsen used to play that pretty galop—"Puckwud jies"— the very thing for a moonlit night. One could almost see the Indian fairies dancing about their tiny fires. "It was that galop—my first at West Point—that I danced with Ca- They rallied in furious force. det Capt. Dean," said Pappoose, look ing blithely up into his steadfast eyes. "You've no idea what a proud girl I was!" They were at the upper end of the parade at the moment. The kiosk was only 50 yards away, its band lights sparkling under the can opy, the moonlight glinting on the smooth surface of the dancing floor that an indulgent post commander had had placed there. Half a dozen young garrison girls, arm in arm and by twos, were strolling about its waxen face awaiting the next piece; and some of them had been importun ing the leader, for at the moment, soft and rippling, sweet and thrilling, quick and bewitching, the exquisite opening strains of "Puckwudjies" floated out upon the night. "Oh, Jess! Listen!" cried Elinor, in ecstasy and surprise, as she turned back with quickly beating heart. "No, no, indeed!" replied her sol dier escort, with a throb in his breast that echoed and overmastered that in her own. "No time to listen—come! It was your first galop at the Point— let it be our first in Wyoming." And in a moment more the tall, lithe, sup ple, slender forms were gliding about the dancing floor in perfect time to the lovely music, but now her dark eyes could not meet the fire in the blue. Following their lead. Loomis and Jessie joined the dance. Other couples from along the row hastened to the scene, la five minutes a lively hop was on at Emory, and when at last, breathing a little hurriedly and with heightened color, Elinor Folsom glanced up into his joyous and beam ing face—"You had forgotten that galop, Mr. Dean." she archly said, but down went the dark eyes again at his fervent reply. "Yes, I admit it; but so long as I live I'll never forget this." Small wonder was it that when Bur leigh came driving out at tattoo for a brief conference with the colonel, his sallow face took on a darker shade, as he suddenly caught sight of that couple standing at the moment apart I from the dancers, seeing neither tliein CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1901. nor him, hearing for th«. moment no music but that, which trembled in the tones of his deep voire, for JClinor was strangely silent. "Marshall Dean," whispered Jessie that night, as she hugged him be fore being lifted to her seat, "tell me true, wasn't Pappoose's picture in your heart pocket? Didn't that bul let crease it?" "Promise on your honor not to tell, Jess," he whispered. She nodded delightedly. "Yes, and what's more, it's there now!" Early on the morrow came further news. Troops from Steele and Bridger were on the move, but no word came for the cavalry at Emory, and .Mar shall Dean, hitherto most eager for field service, learned with joy he felt ashamed to own that he had still an other day to spend in the society of Jessie and her friend. But how much of that elation Jessie could have claimed as clue to her every sister whose brother is in love can better tell than I, At eight they came driv ing out to hear the band at guard mounting, though, to old Pecksniff's pathetic sorrow, he could mount only twelve men all told. That ceremony over, they watched with kindling eyes the sharp drill of Marshall's troop; that soldierly young commander, one may feel well assured, showing his men, his horses, and himself off to the best of his ability, as who would not have done under such scrutiny as that. Loomis was with them, but Eli nor drove, for her father had urgent business, he said, and must remain at his office. Maj. Burleigh, he added, was to meet him, whereat the girls were silent. "If you'could have heard the major pleading with that cantankerous old fool at the fort in Marshall's behalf you would get over your wrath at Bifrleigh just as 1 did," said Folsom, to both, apparently, and still neither answered. Burleigh was evidently persona non grata in the eyes of both. "He tells me Capt. Newhall is still here, waiting for a train to be made up to run back to Cheyenne. I'm afraid I'll have to ask him to bring the captain to dinner to-day. Do you tiiink Mr. Dean will care to come?" he asked. "I think he wotild rather not leave camp," said Jessie, slowly. "Orders may come any minute, he says." "Yes. I suppose so," answered Fol som, vaguely relieved. Something told him that there was antagonism be tween the young fellow and Burleigh that would be apt to involve Newhall, too. "I'll ask them both, if you don't very much mind," he went on, whis pering to Elinor. "And will you tell Mrs. Fletcher? How is she this morn ing?" "Jusfas usual, papa. She says she has rather violent headaches once in awhile, and she thinks it prudent to keep her room to-day. But I can at tend to everything." Indeed, thought the daughter, she wished she had it all to do. And so Folsom had gone to meet Burleigh, and the girls had planned, at least Jessie had, that Marshall aft er drill should ride beside them into town and have a chat in the parlor while she wrote to mother in the li brary. But a thing happened that no one could have foreseen. Just before drill was over and while they were still watching it from their seats in the covered wagon, a buggy drove up alongside and Maj. Burleigh jumped out, gave the reins to his companion, and bade him come to him as soon as he had finished what he wished to do at the sutler's. The major's face was perturbed, that of his companion looked black and ugly. It was Capt. Newhall, and something' was amiss. The latter barely tipped his hat in driving away, the former heaved a sigh of relief, then turned to greet the girls. Ten minutes passed in constraint and awkwardness. Burleigh felt that lie was unwelcome, but his eyes were fixed in fascination on Elinor Fol som, and he could not go. Presently drill was dismissed, and Dean, ail aglow, came galloping up. his orderly trumpeter following. Not until he had joyously greeted both the girls did he see who was standing by the forward wheel on the opposite side. "Good morning, Mr. Dean," said Burleigh, affably. "I never saw that troop look so well." "Good morning, sir," said Dean, cold ly. Then turned to speak again to Miss Folsom when the buggy came whirring back. "He isn't here, Burleigh," said the occupant, petulantly. "He's in town, and you've got to tiud him right off. Come on!" Burleigh turned livid. "Capt. New hall," he said, "you fail to notice 1 am with friends." "They are friends who will be glad to get rid of you, then," replied the stranger, thickly, and it was easy to see that he had been drinking. All the same Burleigh went. CHAPTER XIV. Another day Dean and Troop Cwcre held in camp awaiting orders for spe cial service, and no orders came. "Old Pecksniff" had an eye for pretty girls, a trait by no means rare in sol diers old or young, and prettier girls than Pappoose or Jessie he had never met. Mrs. Stevens was accordingly bidden to invite them to luncheon that very day, and Dean and Loomis were of the party, as were other young people of the post, and, despite the rising war clouds in the north and the recent un pleasantness at Emory and an odd manner indicative of suppressed ex citement on part of both Dean and Loom*?, a very joyous time they had until the damsels had to drive home to dress for dinner. Folsom had named six as the hour. Burleigh, Newhall and the two boys were mentioned as his guests. Burleigh accented for self and partner, Loomis for himself, with mental reservation. Dean at once liaJ begged ta be excused. After the morn ing'* disappearance o i Burleigh and "Surly." as Miss Folsom promptly named the pair, Marshall had ridden into Gate City at the side of the Fol som carriage, and was welcomed by the old trader himself, who looked pained when told he could not attend the dinner. "Sureiy Col. Stevens will let you off," said Folsom, but that ob viously was not the reason. "I'm the only officer with my troop," said Dean, "and so cannot ask." Hut when Folsom iuuk his daughter in his arms a little later and inquired whether there was not some graver cause behind the one assigned Elinor calmly answered that she thought there was, and that the cause was MaJ. Burleigh. "But, daughter dear," said he, "that's just one reason I wish to bring them together. Then Dean could see how •pleasantly disposed the major is," and he was amazed when she replied: "Maj. Burleigh may be pleasantly dis posed, but Mr. Dean is not by any means, nor would 1 be were I ia his place, papa." "My child," said he, "what do you know about it?" "Everything that Jessie knows, be sides what we heard on the train. Maj. —Mr. Dean told her of several tilings Maj. Burleigh had said and done to his discredit, and no wonder he declines to dine with a man who has deliberately maligned him." "I wish 1 had thought of that," said Folsom, his knotty hands deep in the pockets of his loose-fitting trousers. "1 saw Burleigh this morning on some business, and he seemed to want to help Dean along. What took him out to the fort, do you suppose?" "I don't know." she answered, grave ly. "He had Capt. Newhall with him in quest of somebody who wasn't there." "All, yes, Griggs, the sutler. I heard of it," interposed Folsom, fingering lijs watch chain. "Very possibly. The captain was ugly and rude in manner and Maj. Burleigh very much embarrassed. In deed, daddy dear, I should not be great ly surprised if others of your party failed to come." "Burleigh, do you mean, or his queer guest ?" But Pappoose did not reply. She seemed listening intently, and then with swift, sudden movement darted across to the heavy Navajo blanket portiere that hung at the doorway of a little room back of the library. Her voice was far from cordial as she asked: [To Be Continued.] DOGS DISTURB SERVICES. Slorlra with Aiiiualns Pentnre* About Interruption* of Divine Woe ► hip In Great ltrlluln. A Glasgow paper reports that in a country church on Sunday forenoon the service was practically stopped for a short time owing to the noise caused by a couple of dogs outside which started worrying each other. A cor respondent who sends us the cutting tells another Scotch story, says the Westminster Budget. It was once usual for Highland shepherds to take their dogs to church and leave them outside the pews. 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