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: ” + z < -_ . 7 ‘ * ' — . =<, »* - - 7 o™@ oy f re <_—- ; a <3 i ; * » ~e | A Call ‘to Service for ‘Troop K 79 “T’ve met him,” Linn answered, wishing that the sub- ject would be dropped. “Cameron was a fine officer,” said Sergeant Mull, “and I'd like to see him out here again. There’s some talk of his being transferred from the East.” “I served under him at Fort Bennet,” spoke up Private | Reily. “Do you mind his son? I think the lad’s name refused. He’ll be pretty sore and disappointed about 2 was Bruce. He was as full of wickedness as an egg is of meat. Bless me! he could have given you old rounders a few lessons!” , “The East knocked that out of him,” replied the sutler. ‘“‘T’ve heard that he’s doing well now, and expects to enter West Point soon.” “T reckon it was more high spirits than sheer cussed- - ness,’ added the corporal, “though it’s a good thing they got him away from here; the frontier is a bad training school for a lad.” } Linn felt that the conversation was taking a danger- ous turn, and, though he was trying hard to suppress his emotion, he feared that something might betray him. He was heartily glad, therefore, when Sergeant Mull took his pipe from between his lips and said, slowly: “Speaking of Flying Thunder, comrades—if the old chief chooses to make trouble, he'll likely find some one to help him brew it. This is the day Gray Fox comes. back from Washington. He went there with half’a dozen of his braves to ask the Great Father to give him more — land and rations, and I heard the colonel say he’d been it.” = “Yes, he comes on the evening train,’ said Ross, one of the company clerks, “and a lot of his people rode down _ to Chamberlain to meet him. The agent gave them per- st ‘ mission to leave the reservation. Rather a foolish t 20ks.co