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"No, madam, 11C I 'never re- CcmmrnJ headache ni.-Uioines that atr-vt the heart act ion. It '3 ca..ier to putVer tv:;-.o'.rr.ri;jr with a burst in); heaj than it u t ) d'e. with a i a.'s:i'-f; heart." "Hut I e;.n pr.tYly re.MM nvni this. Bn-n s.-1!;p;t it for 15 vesrs j.rd r. vi r h.:d 11 we Molly McDonald A TALE if tit FRONTIER RANDALL PARR1SH Author of "Ktith of the Border,- "My LaJy of Doubt," "My Lady of the North," etc., etc 3 Illuatrationa by B j M3 V. L. BARNES FJ il8 "afal Copjri.-at, IM: t7 A. C alcCiurg Co. CHAPTER XXXVIII. where it did ti e hin t h..rm." "eh, yis. i.'.-i r)r.::.rt t" take, we Fine it . t cur foun tain ci il it is the n.ost poj ul.r.- renuvlv we have ler iSeaih.fhe, l;:.cl;:.i he a-'ci o'.ltt u.-h. i! ;.t are :-in.. r'ruiv.eei'l v cel'5 k-i! t-(en:i h (iisorcers. Ivtily will vcu B Neera'H I "V, hioh pi: jKX SlBVi?" Qjj? -Thu.kp ?a ... JOrw r. y" A Plratee; CTT-rkt Fl-Y t attltt. 1 VwA Pclion. V ij t! toirall. t"5 At Camp Supply There are yet living In that great Southwest those who will retell the : story of Hamlin's ride from the banks of the Washita to Camp Supply. It j remains one of the epics of the plains, one of the proud traditions of the army. To the man himself those hours of danger, struggle and weariness, ; were more a dream than a reality. He passed through them almost un consciously, a soldier performing his :duty In utter forgetfulness of self, nerved by the discipline of years of fp I service, by the importance of his mis sion, and ty memory or Moiiy jiciwn- 1 aid. Love and duty held him reeling In the saddle, brought him safely to : the journey's end. Let the details pass unwritten. Be- I neath the darkening skies of early The Kinir of All l.u;iiiv. 'evening, the Sergeant and the Osage For constipation, use Dr. King's; guide rode forth into the peril and New Life Pills. Paul Mat liulkaj mystery of the shrouded desert Be of Buffalo. X. Y.. says they are the rond the outmost picket, moving as 'bins of all laxatives. They are a 6,lcnt. ag tw0 fpt,ctPrSi they found ways keep a box at home." Hot a box and get will again. Price -. At all Druggists or bv mall. li. K. BuciiK-n & Co. Philadelphia or sr. Louis. Dr. IJ. C. Redfearn, Dentist. Office one deer smith of Iiruner'3 store. Phone 232. Monroe, N. C At Marshvllle on first and third Mondays of each month and Mat thews second and fourth Mondays. DR. R. L. PAYNE, Physician and Surgeoa, Mouroe, X. C. Office in Pop'.offlee building, oe Cnlon Drug Co. Oi'fico hour 11 n 12 a. m., 2 to 4 p. ui. Residence phoue, i:73-Fi. W. J. PRATT, Attorney-at-Iiaw, Having been appointed prosecuting attorney iu the Hecorder's court, 1 cannot appear for the defense In criminal actions. All other legal business entrusted to me will re ceive prompt and careful attention, Office: Rooms SI 11 rid 22, Loan A Trust Building, Telephone KM. Monroe. N. C. DR. E. S. GREEN, DENTIST. Office In Belk-Bundy Building, Opposite Belk's Store, Monroe, N. C. W. 0. LEMMOND, Attomey-at-Law. Office iu Law Building, old Library room, Monroe, N. C. Will practice In all State and Fed eral Courts. Will give special at tention to collection of claims and settlement of estates by adminis trators and executors. V. B. HOUSTON, Surgeon Dentist. Office up stairs. Fitzgerald Build' lng Northwest of Court house, Monroe. X. C. at last a coulee leading upward from the valley to the plains above. To their left the Indian, fires swept in hntf nlmlA gnit hi'ttv-nnn u-ora th A dark outlines of savage foes. From j 'ch surveyed him, rock to rock echoed guttural voices, but, foot by foot, unnoted by the keen eyes, the. two crept steadily on through the midnight of that shelter ing ravine, dismounted, hands clasp ing the nostrils of their ponies, feel ing through the darkness for each step, halting breathless at every crackle of a twig, every crunch of snow under foot. Again and again they paused, silent, motionless, as some apparition of savagery outlined itself between them and the sky, yet j At the Cimarron the half-froien In dian collapsed, falling from his saddle Into the snow utterly exhausted. Stag gering himself like a drunken man, the Sergeant dragged the nerveless body Into a crevice of the bluff out j of the wild sweep of the wind, tram- i piea aside trie snow into a wail or ! shelter, built a hasty fire, and poured hot coffee between the shivering lips, j With the earliest gray of another ; dawn, the white man caught the j strongest pony, and rode on alone. He I never knew the story of those hours ;only that his trail led straight into ' the north. He rode erect at first, then leaning forward clinging to the mane; now and then he staggered along on " foot dragging his pony by the rein, j Once he stopped to eat, breaking the ) ice in a creek for water. It began to 1 snow, the thick fall of flakes blotting out the horizon, leaving blm to stum' ble blindly through the murk. Then dnrknefs came, wrapping him In a cloak of silence In the midst of that unspeakable desert. His limbs stif fened, his brain reeled from intense fatigue. Ho dragged himself back into the saddle, pressing the pony Into a slow trot. Suddenly out of the wall of gloom sprang the yellow lights of Camp Supply. reneath these winking eyes of guidance there burst the red glare of a fire. Even as he saw it the pony fell, but the exhausted man had forgotten now everything but duty. The knowledge that he had won the long struggle brought mm new strength. He wrenched his feet free from the stirrups, and ran forward, calling to the guard. They met him. and ho stood straight before them, ev ery nerve taut a soldier, T bring dispatches from Custer," he said slowly, holding himself Arm. "Take me to General Sheridan." Tho corporal walked beside him down tho trampled road, questioning eagerly as they passed the line of j shacks toward tho double log house where the commander was quartered. Hamlin heard, and answered briefly, yet was conscious only of an effort to retain his strength. Once within, he saw only the short, sturdy figure sit ting behind a table, the shaggy gray Deara, tne stern, questioning eyes He stood there j straight, motionless, his uniform now' dered with snow, his teeth clinched so ai not to betray weakness, his face roughened by exposure, grimy with dirt, and disfigured by a week's growth of berrd. Sheridan stared at him, shading his eyes from tho glow of tho lamp. "You are from Custer?" "Yes, sir." Ho drew tho papers from within his overcoat, stepped forward and laid them on the table. Sheridan placed tocky figure of a aoldler, bearded, and Immaculately clean. Even as the fellow's gloved hand came sharply np to hi cap Tlsor, Sheridan anapped out: "Orderly, see if you recognlxe this man." Erect, the very Impersonation of military discipline, the soldier crossed the room, and stared Into the unshav en face of the Sergeant. Suddenly his eyes brightened, and he wheeled about as If on a pivot, again bringing bis gloved hand up In salute. "Eet vas Colonel Hamlin, I tlnk ya." he said in strong German accent "I know heem." The Sergeant gripped bit arm, bringing his face about once more. "You are Shulti Sergeant Major ShulU!" he cried. "What ever be came of you? What Is it you know?" "Wait a minute, Hamlin." said Sheridan quickly, rising to bis feet "I can explain this much better than that Dutchman. He means well enough, but h!s tongue twists. It seems Custer met you once in the Shenandoah, and later heard of your dismissal from the service. One nisut Jm0 "He Is My Soldier." slowly, steadily, every instinct of the plains exercised, they passed unseen. In the earliest gray of dawn tho two vearied men crept out upon the one hand upon them, but did not re move his gaze from Hamlin's face. "When did you leave?" "Tho evening of the 27th, air. I was upper plateau, drcgilng their horses. ! eent back wltb n Osage guide to Behind, tho mists of the night still . Dnn8 'ou tnls ""Port' hung heavy and dark over tho valley, yet with a new sense of freedom they swung into their sad.lles, faced sternly the chill wind of the north and rode forward across the desolate snow fields. It was no boys play! The tough, half-broken Indian ponies kept steady stride, leaping the drifts, skimming rapidly along the bare hill sides. From dawn to dark scarcely a word was uttered. By turns they slept In the saddle, the one awake "And the guide?" "He gave out on the Cimarron and I camo on alone." "And Custer? Did ho strike Black Kettle?" "We found his camp on the evening of the 2Cth, and attacked at daybreak the next morning. There were more Indians with him than we expected to find between two and three thou sand, warriors from all the southern tribes. Their tepees were set ud for gripping the other s rein. Once, in a ' ten miles along the Washita. We cap- strip of Cottonwood beside a frozen , tured Black Kettle's village, and de creek, they paused to light a fire and stroyed It; took his pony herd, and make a hasty meal. Then they were released a number of white prisoners, off again, facing the frosty air, rid-, including some women and children. ing straight into the north. Before ; There was a sharp fight, and we lost them stretched the barren snow-clad steppes, forlorn and shelterless, with scarcely a mark of guidance any. where, a dismal wilderness, Intersect ed by gloomy ravines and frozen creeks. Here and there a river, the Ont applioiion i'c.hei and hraU a rough ' pimpyk!n.and,wbenrrueatrl,iUK-klvcrictts a cure, hczema, hrysipeUi, 1 etter, t leer and all skin riivases yind to its curative properties. SOc a box. At all Drurrfstt. itaa lor In- ml h""t Mrs in mrl OHNSTOM. HOLLOWAY ft CO 17S0 kprt( Oordm at Fklia., Pa. J. u, Pa. m Wood's Productive Seed Corns. We offer all t!ie Lcrt prize-winning and profit-making varieties: Caey's Pure-bred, B'g's Seven -eared, Collier's Excelsior, Bosne County, Gold Standard, etc. Deocnptionj or.d information in Wood's I9I4B::tfl9ti73Cat3fotf You ahould turr' r d it before decid ing what to plant lor best results. licod's tzAtes Ceres are lLs Urjresl ylng fod'Vr vnrieticit in cultivation. VVr.oJ'a Cawloz telli oil bout them, and til oilier farm and Garden Seeds. Catalog nulled free. Write for St They Paused to Light a Fire. T. W. WOOD O SONS, water Icy cold and covered with float-1 lng ice, barred their passage; down ' In the valleys the drifted snow turned them aside. Again and again the struggling ponies floundered to thelt ears, or slid headlong down some I steep declivity. Twice Hamlin was , mrown, ana once me usage was crushed between floating cakes and submerged in the icy stream. Across the open barrens swept the wind into their faces, a ceaseless buffeting, chill-1 ing to the marrow; their eyes burned j In tne snow-giare. Yet tney rode on and on, voicHess, suffering in the grim sllenco of despair, fit declzena of that scene of utter desolation. For Weakness and Loss of Appetite Th Old Standard fnern! ttirnctheuing Ionic, r.KOVH 3 TASTKLKSS chill TONIC, dris cm Malaria and build, up tht tvitcm. A truHrnit tod air Appetiser. ForaduitsaD-Uhildreti. ioc Rend paper. the special notices In this quite a few men; I left too early to learn how many.1 ' And the command Is It in any danger? "I think not, sir. General Custer was confident he could retire safely, The Indians were thoroughly whipped, and apparently had no chief under whom they could rally." The General opened the single sheet ; of paper, and ran his eyes slowly down the lines of writing. Hamlin, : feeling his head reel giddily, reached j out silently and grasped the back of a chair in support Sheridan glanced ! UP. "General Custer reports Major E1U ott as missing and several officers badly wounded." "Yes, sir." "What Indians were engaged, and under what chiefs T" "Mostly Cheyennes, although there were bands of Arapahoes, Klowas, Comanches, and a few Apaches. Lit tle Bock was In command after Black Kettle was killed thot Is of the Chey. ennes. Little Raven, and Santanta led the others." "A flend, that last But, Sergeant, you are exhausted. I will talk with you tomorrow. The olTicer of the day will assign you quarters." Hamlin, still clinging to the chair with one hand, lifted the other in sa lute. "General Sheridan," he cald, striv ing to control his voice, "General Custer's last words to me were that I was to tell you who I am. I do not know what he meant but he said you would have news for me." "Indeed!" in surprise, stiffening in his chair. "Yes, sir my name is Hamlin." "Hamlin! Hamlin!" the General repeated the word. "I have no recol lection why, yes, by Gad! You were a Confederate colonel." "Fourth Texas Infantry." "That's it! I have It now; you were court-martialed after the affair at Fisher's Hill, and dismissed from the service disobedience of orders, or something like that Wait a min ute." He rapped sharply on the table, and the door behind, leading into the other room, Instantly opened to admit the orderly. In the dim light of the sin gle lamp Hamlin taw the abort, he spoke about the affair in my quar ters. Shultz was present on duty and overheard. He spoke up like a little man; said he was there when you got your orders, that they were delivered verbally by the BtaCt officer, and ho repeated them for us word for word He was taken prisoner an hour later, and never heard of your court-martial Is that it Shultz?" "Mine Gott, ya; I sa dot alretty." fervently. "He tell you not reeonnol t-ance charge! I heard eet twice, Gott in Hlmmel. vat a hell in der pines!" "Hamlin," continued Sheridan qui etly, "there is llttlo enough we can do to right this wrong. There is no way in which that Confederate court-mar tial can be reconvened. But I shall have Shultz's deposition taken and scattered broadcast. We will clear your nr.mo of stain. What became of that cowardly cur who lied?" Hamlin pressed one hand against his throbbing temples, struggling gainst the faintness which threat cned mastery. "He he paid for It sir," he man aged to say. "He he died three days ago In Black Kettle's camp." "You got him!" "Yes I I got hlra." I have forgotten what was the coward's name?" 'Eugene Le Fevre, but In Kansas they called him Dupont." Dupont! Dupont!" Sheridan struck the table with closed fist. "Good Lord, man! Not the husband of that woman who ran off with Lieu tenant Gaskins, from Dodge?" I I never hoard" The room whirled before him in mist, the faces vanished; he heard an exclamation from Shultz, a sharp com mand from Sheridan, and then seemed to crumble up on the floor. There was the sharp rustle of a woman's skirt, a quick, light step, the pressure of an arm beneath his head. "Quick, orderly, he's fainted," it was the General's voice, sounding afar off. "Get some branjy. Shulti. Here. Miss McDonald, let me hold the man's head." She turned slightly, her soft hand pressing back the hair from Hamlin's forehead. No," she protested firmly, "he is my soldier." And tho Sergeant, looking past the face of the girl he loved saw tears dimming the stern eyes of his commander. THE END. New Automobile Alarm. 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