id sid tid token lemma pos 37415 1 1 TRUMPETER TRUMPETER NNP 37415 1 2 FRED FRED NNP 37415 1 3 [ [ -LRB- 37415 1 4 Illustration illustration NN 37415 1 5 : : : 37415 1 6 CAPT CAPT NNP 37415 1 7 . . . 37415 2 1 CHARLES CHARLES NNP 37415 2 2 KING KING NNP 37415 2 3 , , , 37415 2 4 U. U. NNP 37415 2 5 S. S. NNP 37415 3 1 A. a. NN 37415 3 2 ] ] -RRB- 37415 4 1 TRUMPETER TRUMPETER NNP 37415 4 2 FRED FRED NNP 37415 4 3 _ _ NNP 37415 4 4 A a DT 37415 4 5 STORY STORY NNP 37415 4 6 OF of IN 37415 4 7 THE the DT 37415 4 8 PLAINS PLAINS NNP 37415 4 9 _ _ NNP 37415 4 10 BY by IN 37415 4 11 CAPTAIN CAPTAIN NNP 37415 4 12 CHARLES CHARLES NNP 37415 4 13 KING KING NNP 37415 4 14 , , , 37415 4 15 U. U. NNP 37415 4 16 S. S. NNP 37415 4 17 A. a. NN 37415 5 1 AUTHOR author NN 37415 5 2 OF of IN 37415 5 3 " " `` 37415 5 4 FORT FORT NNP 37415 5 5 FRAYNE frayne NN 37415 5 6 , , , 37415 5 7 " " '' 37415 5 8 " " `` 37415 5 9 AN an DT 37415 5 10 ARMY ARMY NNP 37415 5 11 WIFE wife NN 37415 5 12 , , , 37415 5 13 " " '' 37415 5 14 ETC ETC NNP 37415 5 15 . . . 37415 6 1 _ _ NNP 37415 6 2 ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATED NNP 37415 6 3 _ _ NNP 37415 6 4 F. F. NNP 37415 6 5 TENNYSON TENNYSON NNP 37415 6 6 NEELY NEELY NNP 37415 6 7 PUBLISHER PUBLISHER NNP 37415 6 8 NEW NEW NNP 37415 6 9 YORK YORK NNP 37415 6 10 CHICAGO CHICAGO NNP 37415 6 11 1896 1896 CD 37415 6 12 Copyright copyright NN 37415 6 13 , , , 37415 6 14 1896 1896 CD 37415 6 15 , , , 37415 6 16 BY by IN 37415 6 17 F. F. NNP 37415 6 18 TENNYSON tennyson NN 37415 6 19 NEELY neely NN 37415 6 20 CONTENTS content NNS 37415 6 21 . . . 37415 7 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 37415 7 2 PAGE PAGE NNP 37415 7 3 I. i. NN 37415 8 1 A a DT 37415 8 2 DANGEROUS DANGEROUS NNP 37415 8 3 MISSION mission NN 37415 8 4 , , , 37415 8 5 17 17 CD 37415 8 6 II ii CD 37415 8 7 . . . 37415 9 1 THE the DT 37415 9 2 OATH OATH NNP 37415 9 3 OF of IN 37415 9 4 ENLISTMENT ENLISTMENT NNP 37415 9 5 , , , 37415 9 6 26 26 CD 37415 9 7 III iii CD 37415 9 8 . . . 37415 10 1 A a DT 37415 10 2 ROBBER ROBBER NNP 37415 10 3 IN in IN 37415 10 4 CAMP CAMP NNP 37415 10 5 , , , 37415 10 6 40 40 CD 37415 10 7 IV iv NN 37415 10 8 . . . 37415 11 1 SUSPICIOUS SUSPICIOUS NNP 37415 11 2 CIRCUMSTANCES CIRCUMSTANCES NNP 37415 11 3 , , , 37415 11 4 47 47 CD 37415 11 5 V. v. NN 37415 11 6 TRAILING trail VBG 37415 11 7 THE the DT 37415 11 8 TRAITOR TRAITOR NNP 37415 11 9 , , , 37415 11 10 56 56 CD 37415 11 11 VI VI NNP 37415 11 12 . . . 37415 12 1 CONCLUSIVE conclusive JJ 37415 12 2 EVIDENCE evidence NN 37415 12 3 , , , 37415 12 4 67 67 CD 37415 12 5 VII vii NN 37415 12 6 . . . 37415 13 1 TELEGRAPHIC TELEGRAPHIC NNP 37415 13 2 DISPATCHES DISPATCHES NNP 37415 13 3 , , , 37415 13 4 75 75 CD 37415 13 5 VIII viii NN 37415 13 6 . . . 37415 14 1 LOYAL loyal JJ 37415 14 2 FRIENDS friend NNS 37415 14 3 , , , 37415 14 4 87 87 CD 37415 14 5 IX ix NN 37415 14 6 . . . 37415 15 1 LURKING LURKING NNP 37415 15 2 FOES FOES NNP 37415 15 3 , , , 37415 15 4 101 101 CD 37415 15 5 X. X. NNP 37415 16 1 IN in IN 37415 16 2 SUSPENSE suspense NN 37415 16 3 , , , 37415 16 4 113 113 CD 37415 16 5 XI XI NNP 37415 16 6 . . . 37415 17 1 HEMMED hemmed NN 37415 17 2 IN in IN 37415 17 3 BY by IN 37415 17 4 SAVAGE SAVAGE NNP 37415 17 5 FOES FOES NNPS 37415 17 6 , , , 37415 17 7 124 124 CD 37415 17 8 XII XII NNS 37415 17 9 . . . 37415 18 1 MYSTERIOUS MYSTERIOUS NNP 37415 18 2 HOOF HOOF NNP 37415 18 3 - - HYPH 37415 18 4 PRINTS PRINTS NNP 37415 18 5 , , , 37415 18 6 135 135 CD 37415 18 7 XIII xiii NN 37415 18 8 . . . 37415 19 1 AWAY AWAY NNP 37415 19 2 TO to IN 37415 19 3 THE the DT 37415 19 4 RESCUE RESCUE NNP 37415 19 5 ! ! . 37415 20 1 148 148 CD 37415 20 2 XIV xiv NN 37415 20 3 . . . 37415 21 1 INNOCENT innocent IN 37415 21 2 OR or CC 37415 21 3 GUILTY GUILTY NNP 37415 21 4 , , , 37415 21 5 164 164 CD 37415 21 6 XV XV NNP 37415 21 7 . . . 37415 22 1 COURT COURT NNP 37415 22 2 - - HYPH 37415 22 3 MARTIAL MARTIAL NNP 37415 22 4 , , , 37415 22 5 179 179 CD 37415 22 6 XVI XVI NNP 37415 22 7 . . . 37415 23 1 PRISON prison NN 37415 23 2 AND and CC 37415 23 3 PROMOTION promotion NN 37415 23 4 , , , 37415 23 5 188 188 CD 37415 23 6 [ [ -LRB- 37415 23 7 Illustration illustration NN 37415 23 8 : : : 37415 23 9 TRUMPETER TRUMPETER NNP 37415 23 10 FRED FRED NNP 37415 23 11 . . . 37415 23 12 ] ] -RRB- 37415 24 1 TRUMPETER TRUMPETER NNP 37415 24 2 FRED FRED NNP 37415 24 3 . . . 37415 25 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 37415 25 2 I. I. NNP 37415 26 1 A a DT 37415 26 2 DANGEROUS DANGEROUS NNP 37415 26 3 MISSION MISSION NNP 37415 26 4 . . . 37415 27 1 There there EX 37415 27 2 were be VBD 37415 27 3 only only RB 37415 27 4 thirty thirty CD 37415 27 5 in in IN 37415 27 6 all all DT 37415 27 7 that that DT 37415 27 8 night night NN 37415 27 9 when when WRB 37415 27 10 the the DT 37415 27 11 troop troop NN 37415 27 12 reached reach VBD 37415 27 13 the the DT 37415 27 14 Niobrara Niobrara NNP 37415 27 15 and and CC 37415 27 16 unsaddled unsaddle VBN 37415 27 17 along along IN 37415 27 18 the the DT 37415 27 19 grassy grassy JJ 37415 27 20 banks bank NNS 37415 27 21 . . . 37415 28 1 Rather rather RB 37415 28 2 slim slim JJ 37415 28 3 numbers number NNS 37415 28 4 for for IN 37415 28 5 the the DT 37415 28 6 duty duty NN 37415 28 7 to to TO 37415 28 8 be be VB 37415 28 9 performed perform VBN 37415 28 10 , , , 37415 28 11 and and CC 37415 28 12 with with IN 37415 28 13 the the DT 37415 28 14 captain captain NN 37415 28 15 away away RB 37415 28 16 , , , 37415 28 17 too too RB 37415 28 18 . . . 37415 29 1 Not not RB 37415 29 2 that that IN 37415 29 3 the the DT 37415 29 4 men man NNS 37415 29 5 had have VBD 37415 29 6 lack lack NN 37415 29 7 of of IN 37415 29 8 confidence confidence NN 37415 29 9 in in IN 37415 29 10 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 37415 29 11 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 29 12 , , , 37415 29 13 but but CC 37415 29 14 it -PRON- PRP 37415 29 15 was be VBD 37415 29 16 practically practically RB 37415 29 17 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 29 18 first first JJ 37415 29 19 summer summer NN 37415 29 20 at at IN 37415 29 21 Indian indian JJ 37415 29 22 campaigning campaigning NN 37415 29 23 , , , 37415 29 24 and and CC 37415 29 25 , , , 37415 29 26 however however RB 37415 29 27 well well RB 37415 29 28 a a DT 37415 29 29 young young JJ 37415 29 30 soldier soldier NN 37415 29 31 may may MD 37415 29 32 have have VB 37415 29 33 studied study VBN 37415 29 34 strategy strategy NN 37415 29 35 and and CC 37415 29 36 grand grand JJ 37415 29 37 tactics tactic NNS 37415 29 38 at at IN 37415 29 39 West West NNP 37415 29 40 Point Point NNP 37415 29 41 , , , 37415 29 42 it -PRON- PRP 37415 29 43 is be VBZ 37415 29 44 something something NN 37415 29 45 very very RB 37415 29 46 different different JJ 37415 29 47 that that WDT 37415 29 48 is be VBZ 37415 29 49 needed need VBN 37415 29 50 in in IN 37415 29 51 fighting fight VBG 37415 29 52 these these DT 37415 29 53 wild wild JJ 37415 29 54 warriors warrior NNS 37415 29 55 of of IN 37415 29 56 our -PRON- PRP$ 37415 29 57 prairies prairie NNS 37415 29 58 and and CC 37415 29 59 mountains mountain NNS 37415 29 60 . . . 37415 30 1 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 30 2 was be VBD 37415 30 3 brave brave JJ 37415 30 4 and and CC 37415 30 5 spirited spirited JJ 37415 30 6 , , , 37415 30 7 they -PRON- PRP 37415 30 8 all all DT 37415 30 9 knew know VBD 37415 30 10 that that DT 37415 30 11 ; ; : 37415 30 12 but but CC 37415 30 13 in in IN 37415 30 14 point point NN 37415 30 15 of of IN 37415 30 16 experience experience NN 37415 30 17 even even RB 37415 30 18 Trumpeter Trumpeter NNP 37415 30 19 Fred Fred NNP 37415 30 20 was be VBD 37415 30 21 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 30 22 superior superior JJ 37415 30 23 . . . 37415 31 1 All all DT 37415 31 2 along along IN 37415 31 3 the the DT 37415 31 4 dusty dusty JJ 37415 31 5 trail trail NN 37415 31 6 , , , 37415 31 7 for for IN 37415 31 8 an an DT 37415 31 9 hour hour NN 37415 31 10 before before IN 37415 31 11 they -PRON- PRP 37415 31 12 reached reach VBD 37415 31 13 the the DT 37415 31 14 ford ford NNP 37415 31 15 , , , 37415 31 16 the the DT 37415 31 17 tracks track NNS 37415 31 18 of of IN 37415 31 19 the the DT 37415 31 20 Indian indian JJ 37415 31 21 ponies pony NNS 37415 31 22 had have VBD 37415 31 23 been be VBN 37415 31 24 thickly thickly RB 37415 31 25 scattered scatter VBN 37415 31 26 . . . 37415 32 1 A a DT 37415 32 2 war war NN 37415 32 3 party party NN 37415 32 4 of of IN 37415 32 5 at at IN 37415 32 6 least least JJS 37415 32 7 fifty fifty CD 37415 32 8 had have VBD 37415 32 9 evidently evidently RB 37415 32 10 gone go VBN 37415 32 11 trotting trot VBG 37415 32 12 down down RP 37415 32 13 stream stream VB 37415 32 14 not not RB 37415 32 15 six six CD 37415 32 16 hours hour NNS 37415 32 17 before before IN 37415 32 18 the the DT 37415 32 19 soldiers soldier NNS 37415 32 20 rode ride VBD 37415 32 21 in in RP 37415 32 22 to to TO 37415 32 23 water water VB 37415 32 24 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 32 25 tired tired JJ 37415 32 26 and and CC 37415 32 27 thirsty thirsty JJ 37415 32 28 steeds steed NNS 37415 32 29 . . . 37415 33 1 No no DT 37415 33 2 comrades comrade NNS 37415 33 3 were be VBD 37415 33 4 known know VBN 37415 33 5 to to TO 37415 33 6 be be VB 37415 33 7 nearer near JJR 37415 33 8 at at IN 37415 33 9 hand hand NN 37415 33 10 than than IN 37415 33 11 the the DT 37415 33 12 garrison garrison NN 37415 33 13 at at IN 37415 33 14 Fort Fort NNP 37415 33 15 Laramie Laramie NNP 37415 33 16 , , , 37415 33 17 fifty fifty CD 37415 33 18 long long JJ 37415 33 19 miles mile NNS 37415 33 20 away away RB 37415 33 21 , , , 37415 33 22 or or CC 37415 33 23 those those DT 37415 33 24 guarding guard VBG 37415 33 25 the the DT 37415 33 26 post post NN 37415 33 27 of of IN 37415 33 28 Fort Fort NNP 37415 33 29 Robinson Robinson NNP 37415 33 30 , , , 37415 33 31 right right RB 37415 33 32 in in IN 37415 33 33 the the DT 37415 33 34 heart heart NN 37415 33 35 of of IN 37415 33 36 the the DT 37415 33 37 Indian indian JJ 37415 33 38 country country NN 37415 33 39 , , , 37415 33 40 and and CC 37415 33 41 in in IN 37415 33 42 the the DT 37415 33 43 very very JJ 37415 33 44 midst midst NN 37415 33 45 of of IN 37415 33 46 the the DT 37415 33 47 treacherous treacherous JJ 37415 33 48 tribes tribe NNS 37415 33 49 along along IN 37415 33 50 White White NNP 37415 33 51 River River NNP 37415 33 52 . . . 37415 34 1 And and CC 37415 34 2 yet yet RB 37415 34 3 , , , 37415 34 4 under under IN 37415 34 5 its -PRON- PRP$ 37415 34 6 second second JJ 37415 34 7 lieutenant lieutenant NN 37415 34 8 and and CC 37415 34 9 with with IN 37415 34 10 only only RB 37415 34 11 twenty twenty CD 37415 34 12 - - HYPH 37415 34 13 nine nine CD 37415 34 14 " " `` 37415 34 15 rank rank NN 37415 34 16 and and CC 37415 34 17 file file NN 37415 34 18 , , , 37415 34 19 " " '' 37415 34 20 here here RB 37415 34 21 was be VBD 37415 34 22 " " `` 37415 34 23 B B NNP 37415 34 24 " " '' 37415 34 25 Troop Troop NNP 37415 34 26 ordered order VBD 37415 34 27 to to IN 37415 34 28 bivouac bivouac NNS 37415 34 29 at at IN 37415 34 30 the the DT 37415 34 31 Niobrara Niobrara NNP 37415 34 32 crossing crossing NN 37415 34 33 , , , 37415 34 34 and and CC 37415 34 35 despite despite IN 37415 34 36 the the DT 37415 34 37 fact fact NN 37415 34 38 that that IN 37415 34 39 all all PDT 37415 34 40 the the DT 37415 34 41 country country NN 37415 34 42 was be VBD 37415 34 43 alive alive JJ 37415 34 44 with with IN 37415 34 45 war war NN 37415 34 46 parties party NNS 37415 34 47 of of IN 37415 34 48 the the DT 37415 34 49 Sioux Sioux NNP 37415 34 50 , , , 37415 34 51 to to TO 37415 34 52 wait wait VB 37415 34 53 there there RB 37415 34 54 for for IN 37415 34 55 further further JJ 37415 34 56 orders order NNS 37415 34 57 . . . 37415 35 1 " " `` 37415 35 2 Only only RB 37415 35 3 twenty twenty CD 37415 35 4 - - HYPH 37415 35 5 nine nine CD 37415 35 6 men man NNS 37415 35 7 all all DT 37415 35 8 told tell VBD 37415 35 9 and and CC 37415 35 10 a a DT 37415 35 11 small small JJ 37415 35 12 boy boy NN 37415 35 13 , , , 37415 35 14 " " '' 37415 35 15 said say VBD 37415 35 16 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 35 17 Dawson Dawson NNP 37415 35 18 , , , 37415 35 19 who who WP 37415 35 20 was be VBD 37415 35 21 forever forever RB 37415 35 22 trying try VBG 37415 35 23 to to TO 37415 35 24 plague plague VB 37415 35 25 that that DT 37415 35 26 little little JJ 37415 35 27 trumpeter trumpeter NN 37415 35 28 . . . 37415 36 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 36 2 was be VBD 37415 36 3 by by IN 37415 36 4 no no DT 37415 36 5 means means NN 37415 36 6 fair fair JJ 37415 36 7 to to IN 37415 36 8 Fred Fred NNP 37415 36 9 Waller Waller NNP 37415 36 10 , , , 37415 36 11 either either RB 37415 36 12 , , , 37415 36 13 for for IN 37415 36 14 while while IN 37415 36 15 he -PRON- PRP 37415 36 16 was be VBD 37415 36 17 somewhat somewhat RB 37415 36 18 undersized undersized JJ 37415 36 19 for for IN 37415 36 20 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 36 21 fifteen fifteen CD 37415 36 22 years year NNS 37415 36 23 , , , 37415 36 24 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 36 25 carbine carbine NN 37415 36 26 and and CC 37415 36 27 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 36 28 Colt Colt NNP 37415 36 29 's 's POS 37415 36 30 revolver revolver NN 37415 36 31 were be VBD 37415 36 32 just just RB 37415 36 33 as as RB 37415 36 34 big big JJ 37415 36 35 and and CC 37415 36 36 just just RB 37415 36 37 as as RB 37415 36 38 effective effective JJ 37415 36 39 as as IN 37415 36 40 those those DT 37415 36 41 of of IN 37415 36 42 any any DT 37415 36 43 man man NN 37415 36 44 in in IN 37415 36 45 the the DT 37415 36 46 troop troop NN 37415 36 47 , , , 37415 36 48 and and CC 37415 36 49 he -PRON- PRP 37415 36 50 knew know VBD 37415 36 51 how how WRB 37415 36 52 to to TO 37415 36 53 use use VB 37415 36 54 them -PRON- PRP 37415 36 55 , , , 37415 36 56 no no RB 37415 36 57 matter matter RB 37415 36 58 how how WRB 37415 36 59 hard hard JJ 37415 36 60 the the DT 37415 36 61 " " `` 37415 36 62 Springfield Springfield NNP 37415 36 63 " " '' 37415 36 64 kicked kick VBD 37415 36 65 . . . 37415 37 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 37 2 rode ride VBD 37415 37 3 one one CD 37415 37 4 of of IN 37415 37 5 the the DT 37415 37 6 tallest tall JJS 37415 37 7 horses horse NNS 37415 37 8 , , , 37415 37 9 too too RB 37415 37 10 , , , 37415 37 11 and and CC 37415 37 12 sat sit VBD 37415 37 13 him -PRON- PRP 37415 37 14 well well RB 37415 37 15 and and CC 37415 37 16 firmly firmly RB 37415 37 17 , , , 37415 37 18 notwithstanding notwithstanding IN 37415 37 19 all all PDT 37415 37 20 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 37 21 furious furious JJ 37415 37 22 plunging plunging NN 37415 37 23 and and CC 37415 37 24 " " `` 37415 37 25 buckings bucking NNS 37415 37 26 , , , 37415 37 27 " " '' 37415 37 28 the the DT 37415 37 29 day day NN 37415 37 30 that that WDT 37415 37 31 Dawson Dawson NNP 37415 37 32 slipped slip VBD 37415 37 33 the the DT 37415 37 34 thorny thorny JJ 37415 37 35 sprig sprig NN 37415 37 36 of of IN 37415 37 37 a a DT 37415 37 38 wild wild JJ 37415 37 39 rosebush rosebush NN 37415 37 40 under under IN 37415 37 41 the the DT 37415 37 42 saddle saddle NN 37415 37 43 blanket blanket NN 37415 37 44 . . . 37415 38 1 From from IN 37415 38 2 the the DT 37415 38 3 first first JJ 37415 38 4 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 38 5 down down IN 37415 38 6 to to IN 37415 38 7 the the DT 37415 38 8 newest new JJS 37415 38 9 recruit recruit NN 37415 38 10 , , , 37415 38 11 all all PDT 37415 38 12 the the DT 37415 38 13 men man NNS 37415 38 14 had have VBD 37415 38 15 grown grow VBN 37415 38 16 fond fond JJ 37415 38 17 of of IN 37415 38 18 little little JJ 37415 38 19 Fred Fred NNP 37415 38 20 in in IN 37415 38 21 that that DT 37415 38 22 year year NN 37415 38 23 of of IN 37415 38 24 rough rough JJ 37415 38 25 scouting scouting NN 37415 38 26 and and CC 37415 38 27 campaigning campaign VBG 37415 38 28 around around IN 37415 38 29 old old JJ 37415 38 30 Red Red NNP 37415 38 31 Cloud Cloud NNP 37415 38 32 's 's POS 37415 38 33 reservation reservation NN 37415 38 34 -- -- : 37415 38 35 all all DT 37415 38 36 of of IN 37415 38 37 them -PRON- PRP 37415 38 38 , , , 37415 38 39 that that DT 37415 38 40 is be VBZ 37415 38 41 to to TO 37415 38 42 say say VB 37415 38 43 , , , 37415 38 44 with with IN 37415 38 45 the the DT 37415 38 46 possible possible JJ 37415 38 47 exception exception NN 37415 38 48 of of IN 37415 38 49 Dawson Dawson NNP 37415 38 50 , , , 37415 38 51 who who WP 37415 38 52 annoyed annoy VBD 37415 38 53 him -PRON- PRP 37415 38 54 in in IN 37415 38 55 many many JJ 37415 38 56 ways way NNS 37415 38 57 when when WRB 37415 38 58 the the DT 37415 38 59 officers officer NNS 37415 38 60 or or CC 37415 38 61 first first JJ 37415 38 62 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 38 63 did do VBD 37415 38 64 not not RB 37415 38 65 happen happen VB 37415 38 66 to to TO 37415 38 67 be be VB 37415 38 68 near near RB 37415 38 69 , , , 37415 38 70 and and CC 37415 38 71 who who WP 37415 38 72 sometimes sometimes RB 37415 38 73 spoke speak VBD 37415 38 74 sneeringly sneeringly RB 37415 38 75 of of IN 37415 38 76 him -PRON- PRP 37415 38 77 to to IN 37415 38 78 such such JJ 37415 38 79 of of IN 37415 38 80 the the DT 37415 38 81 troopers trooper NNS 37415 38 82 as as IN 37415 38 83 would would MD 37415 38 84 listen listen VB 37415 38 85 , , , 37415 38 86 but but CC 37415 38 87 these these DT 37415 38 88 were be VBD 37415 38 89 very very RB 37415 38 90 few few JJ 37415 38 91 in in IN 37415 38 92 number number NN 37415 38 93 . . . 37415 39 1 Fred Fred NNP 37415 39 2 was be VBD 37415 39 3 the the DT 37415 39 4 only only JJ 37415 39 5 son son NN 37415 39 6 of of IN 37415 39 7 brave brave JJ 37415 39 8 old old JJ 37415 39 9 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 39 10 Waller Waller NNP 37415 39 11 , , , 37415 39 12 who who WP 37415 39 13 had have VBD 37415 39 14 served serve VBN 37415 39 15 with with IN 37415 39 16 the the DT 37415 39 17 regiment regiment NN 37415 39 18 all all RB 37415 39 19 over over IN 37415 39 20 the the DT 37415 39 21 plains plain NNS 37415 39 22 before before IN 37415 39 23 the the DT 37415 39 24 great great JJ 37415 39 25 war war NN 37415 39 26 of of IN 37415 39 27 the the DT 37415 39 28 rebellion rebellion NN 37415 39 29 , , , 37415 39 30 and and CC 37415 39 31 who who WP 37415 39 32 had have VBD 37415 39 33 been be VBN 37415 39 34 its -PRON- PRP$ 37415 39 35 standard standard JJ 37415 39 36 - - HYPH 37415 39 37 bearer bearer NN 37415 39 38 in in IN 37415 39 39 many many PDT 37415 39 40 a a DT 37415 39 41 sharp sharp JJ 37415 39 42 fight fight NN 37415 39 43 and and CC 37415 39 44 stirring stir VBG 37415 39 45 charge charge NN 37415 39 46 in in IN 37415 39 47 Virginia Virginia NNP 37415 39 48 . . . 37415 40 1 Now now RB 37415 40 2 he -PRON- PRP 37415 40 3 carried carry VBD 37415 40 4 two two CD 37415 40 5 bullet bullet NN 37415 40 6 wounds wound NNS 37415 40 7 , , , 37415 40 8 and and CC 37415 40 9 on on IN 37415 40 10 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 40 11 bronzed bronzed JJ 37415 40 12 cheek cheek NN 37415 40 13 a a DT 37415 40 14 long long JJ 37415 40 15 white white JJ 37415 40 16 seam seam NN 37415 40 17 , , , 37415 40 18 a a DT 37415 40 19 saber saber JJ 37415 40 20 scar scar NN 37415 40 21 , , , 37415 40 22 as as IN 37415 40 23 mementoes memento NNS 37415 40 24 of of IN 37415 40 25 Beverly Beverly NNP 37415 40 26 Ford Ford NNP 37415 40 27 , , , 37415 40 28 Winchester Winchester NNP 37415 40 29 , , , 37415 40 30 and and CC 37415 40 31 Five five CD 37415 40 32 Forks fork NNS 37415 40 33 , , , 37415 40 34 and and CC 37415 40 35 through through IN 37415 40 36 the the DT 37415 40 37 efforts effort NNS 37415 40 38 of of IN 37415 40 39 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 40 40 war war NN 37415 40 41 commanders commander NNS 37415 40 42 a a DT 37415 40 43 comfortable comfortable JJ 37415 40 44 berth berth NN 37415 40 45 as as IN 37415 40 46 ordnance ordnance NN 37415 40 47 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 40 48 had have VBD 37415 40 49 been be VBN 37415 40 50 secured secure VBN 37415 40 51 for for IN 37415 40 52 him -PRON- PRP 37415 40 53 at at IN 37415 40 54 one one CD 37415 40 55 of of IN 37415 40 56 the the DT 37415 40 57 big big JJ 37415 40 58 frontier frontier NN 37415 40 59 posts post NNS 37415 40 60 along along IN 37415 40 61 the the DT 37415 40 62 railway railway NN 37415 40 63 . . . 37415 41 1 Fred Fred NNP 37415 41 2 was be VBD 37415 41 3 the the DT 37415 41 4 pride pride NN 37415 41 5 of of IN 37415 41 6 the the DT 37415 41 7 old old JJ 37415 41 8 soldier soldier NN 37415 41 9 's 's POS 37415 41 10 heart heart NN 37415 41 11 , , , 37415 41 12 and and CC 37415 41 13 nothing nothing NN 37415 41 14 would would MD 37415 41 15 do do VB 37415 41 16 but but CC 37415 41 17 that that IN 37415 41 18 he -PRON- PRP 37415 41 19 , , , 37415 41 20 too too RB 37415 41 21 , , , 37415 41 22 must must MD 37415 41 23 be be VB 37415 41 24 a a DT 37415 41 25 trooper trooper NN 37415 41 26 . . . 37415 42 1 The the DT 37415 42 2 boy boy NN 37415 42 3 was be VBD 37415 42 4 born bear VBN 37415 42 5 far far RB 37415 42 6 out out RB 37415 42 7 across across IN 37415 42 8 the the DT 37415 42 9 plains plain NNS 37415 42 10 in in IN 37415 42 11 sight sight NN 37415 42 12 of of IN 37415 42 13 the the DT 37415 42 14 Chihuahua Chihuahua NNP 37415 42 15 Mountains Mountains NNPS 37415 42 16 , , , 37415 42 17 had have VBD 37415 42 18 followed follow VBN 37415 42 19 the the DT 37415 42 20 regiment regiment NN 37415 42 21 in in IN 37415 42 22 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 42 23 mother mother NN 37415 42 24 's 's POS 37415 42 25 arms arm NNS 37415 42 26 up up IN 37415 42 27 the the DT 37415 42 28 valley valley NN 37415 42 29 of of IN 37415 42 30 the the DT 37415 42 31 Rio Rio NNP 37415 42 32 Grande Grande NNP 37415 42 33 to to IN 37415 42 34 the the DT 37415 42 35 Albuquerque Albuquerque NNP 37415 42 36 , , , 37415 42 37 then then RB 37415 42 38 eastward eastward RB 37415 42 39 along along IN 37415 42 40 the the DT 37415 42 41 Indian Indian NNP 37415 42 42 - - HYPH 37415 42 43 haunted haunted JJ 37415 42 44 Smoky Smoky NNP 37415 42 45 Hill Hill NNP 37415 42 46 route route NN 37415 42 47 to to IN 37415 42 48 Leavenworth Leavenworth NNP 37415 42 49 . . . 37415 43 1 When when WRB 37415 43 2 the the DT 37415 43 3 great great JJ 37415 43 4 war war NN 37415 43 5 burst burst VBD 37415 43 6 upon upon IN 37415 43 7 the the DT 37415 43 8 nation nation NN 37415 43 9 little little JJ 37415 43 10 Fred Fred NNP 37415 43 11 was be VBD 37415 43 12 just just RB 37415 43 13 beginning begin VBG 37415 43 14 to to TO 37415 43 15 toddle toddle VB 37415 43 16 about about IN 37415 43 17 the the DT 37415 43 18 whitewashed whitewashed JJ 37415 43 19 walls wall NNS 37415 43 20 of of IN 37415 43 21 the the DT 37415 43 22 laundresses laundress NNS 37415 43 23 ' ' POS 37415 43 24 quarters quarter NNS 37415 43 25 -- -- : 37415 43 26 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 43 27 father father NN 37415 43 28 was be VBD 37415 43 29 Corporal Corporal NNP 37415 43 30 Waller Waller NNP 37415 43 31 then then RB 37415 43 32 -- -- : 37415 43 33 and and CC 37415 43 34 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 43 35 baby baby NN 37415 43 36 eyes eye NNS 37415 43 37 were be VBD 37415 43 38 big big JJ 37415 43 39 as as IN 37415 43 40 saucers saucer NNS 37415 43 41 when when WRB 37415 43 42 he -PRON- PRP 37415 43 43 was be VBD 37415 43 44 carried carry VBN 37415 43 45 aboard aboard RB 37415 43 46 of of IN 37415 43 47 a a DT 37415 43 48 big big JJ 37415 43 49 steamship steamship NN 37415 43 50 and and CC 37415 43 51 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37415 178 2 course course RB 37415 178 3 he -PRON- PRP 37415 178 4 could could MD 37415 178 5 go go VB 37415 178 6 nowhere nowhere RB 37415 178 7 else else RB 37415 178 8 . . . 37415 179 1 North North NNP 37415 179 2 , , , 37415 179 3 east east NN 37415 179 4 , , , 37415 179 5 and and CC 37415 179 6 west west NNP 37415 179 7 , , , 37415 179 8 all all DT 37415 179 9 was be VBD 37415 179 10 Indian indian JJ 37415 179 11 land land NN 37415 179 12 , , , 37415 179 13 and and CC 37415 179 14 no no DT 37415 179 15 lone lone JJ 37415 179 16 white white JJ 37415 179 17 man man NN 37415 179 18 could could MD 37415 179 19 live live VB 37415 179 20 there there RB 37415 179 21 . . . 37415 180 1 Of of RB 37415 180 2 course course RB 37415 180 3 he -PRON- PRP 37415 180 4 was be VBD 37415 180 5 making make VBG 37415 180 6 for for IN 37415 180 7 the the DT 37415 180 8 cattle cattle NNS 37415 180 9 ranges range NNS 37415 180 10 and and CC 37415 180 11 settlements settlement NNS 37415 180 12 in in IN 37415 180 13 Nebraska Nebraska NNP 37415 180 14 . . . 37415 181 1 Such such JJ 37415 181 2 at at IN 37415 181 3 least least JJS 37415 181 4 were be VBD 37415 181 5 the the DT 37415 181 6 lieutenant lieutenant NN 37415 181 7 's 's POS 37415 181 8 theories theory NNS 37415 181 9 . . . 37415 182 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 182 2 had have VBD 37415 182 3 spent spend VBN 37415 182 4 only only RB 37415 182 5 one one CD 37415 182 6 year year NN 37415 182 7 on on IN 37415 182 8 the the DT 37415 182 9 frontier frontier NN 37415 182 10 , , , 37415 182 11 but but CC 37415 182 12 had have VBD 37415 182 13 been be VBN 37415 182 14 there there RB 37415 182 15 long long JJ 37415 182 16 enough enough RB 37415 182 17 to to TO 37415 182 18 know know VB 37415 182 19 that that IN 37415 182 20 among among IN 37415 182 21 the the DT 37415 182 22 cowboys cowboy NNS 37415 182 23 , , , 37415 182 24 ranchmen ranchman NNS 37415 182 25 , , , 37415 182 26 and and CC 37415 182 27 especially especially RB 37415 182 28 among among IN 37415 182 29 the the DT 37415 182 30 " " `` 37415 182 31 riff riff NNP 37415 182 32 - - HYPH 37415 182 33 raff raff JJ 37415 182 34 " " '' 37415 182 35 ever ever RB 37415 182 36 hanging hang VBG 37415 182 37 about about IN 37415 182 38 the the DT 37415 182 39 small small JJ 37415 182 40 towns town NNS 37415 182 41 and and CC 37415 182 42 settlements settlement NNS 37415 182 43 , , , 37415 182 44 a a DT 37415 182 45 deserter deserter NN 37415 182 46 from from IN 37415 182 47 the the DT 37415 182 48 army army NN 37415 182 49 was be VBD 37415 182 50 apt apt JJ 37415 182 51 to to TO 37415 182 52 be be VB 37415 182 53 welcomed welcome VBN 37415 182 54 and and CC 37415 182 55 protected protect VBN 37415 182 56 , , , 37415 182 57 if if IN 37415 182 58 he -PRON- PRP 37415 182 59 had have VBD 37415 182 60 money money NN 37415 182 61 , , , 37415 182 62 arms arm NNS 37415 182 63 , , , 37415 182 64 or or CC 37415 182 65 a a DT 37415 182 66 good good JJ 37415 182 67 horse horse NN 37415 182 68 . . . 37415 183 1 Once once RB 37415 183 2 plundered plunder VBN 37415 183 3 of of IN 37415 183 4 all all DT 37415 183 5 he -PRON- PRP 37415 183 6 possessed possess VBD 37415 183 7 , , , 37415 183 8 the the DT 37415 183 9 luckless luckless NN 37415 183 10 fellow fellow NN 37415 183 11 might may MD 37415 183 12 then then RB 37415 183 13 be be VB 37415 183 14 turned turn VBN 37415 183 15 over over RP 37415 183 16 to to IN 37415 183 17 the the DT 37415 183 18 nearest near JJS 37415 183 19 post post NN 37415 183 20 and and CC 37415 183 21 the the DT 37415 183 22 authorized authorized JJ 37415 183 23 reward reward NN 37415 183 24 of of IN 37415 183 25 thirty thirty CD 37415 183 26 dollars dollar NNS 37415 183 27 claimed claim VBN 37415 183 28 for for IN 37415 183 29 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 183 30 apprehension apprehension NN 37415 183 31 ; ; : 37415 183 32 but but CC 37415 183 33 if if IN 37415 183 34 well well RB 37415 183 35 armed armed JJ 37415 183 36 and and CC 37415 183 37 sober sober NNP 37415 183 38 , , , 37415 183 39 the the DT 37415 183 40 deserter deserter NN 37415 183 41 had have VBD 37415 183 42 little little JJ 37415 183 43 trouble trouble NN 37415 183 44 in in IN 37415 183 45 making make VBG 37415 183 46 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 183 47 way way NN 37415 183 48 through through IN 37415 183 49 the the DT 37415 183 50 toughest tough JJS 37415 183 51 mining mining NN 37415 183 52 camps camp NNS 37415 183 53 and and CC 37415 183 54 settlements settlement NNS 37415 183 55 . . . 37415 184 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 37415 184 2 V. V. NNP 37415 184 3 TRAILING trail VBG 37415 184 4 THE the DT 37415 184 5 TRAITOR TRAITOR NNP 37415 184 6 . . . 37415 185 1 Fred Fred NNP 37415 185 2 Waller Waller NNP 37415 185 3 knew know VBD 37415 185 4 all all PDT 37415 185 5 the the DT 37415 185 6 Valley Valley NNP 37415 185 7 of of IN 37415 185 8 the the DT 37415 185 9 North North NNP 37415 185 10 Platte Platte NNP 37415 185 11 as as RB 37415 185 12 well well RB 37415 185 13 as as IN 37415 185 14 he -PRON- PRP 37415 185 15 did do VBD 37415 185 16 the the DT 37415 185 17 trails trail NNS 37415 185 18 around around IN 37415 185 19 Sanders Sanders NNPS 37415 185 20 and and CC 37415 185 21 Red red JJ 37415 185 22 buttes butte NNS 37415 185 23 , , , 37415 185 24 and and CC 37415 185 25 if if IN 37415 185 26 he -PRON- PRP 37415 185 27 could could MD 37415 185 28 succeed succeed VB 37415 185 29 in in IN 37415 185 30 eluding elude VBG 37415 185 31 the the DT 37415 185 32 Indian indian JJ 37415 185 33 war war NN 37415 185 34 parties party NNS 37415 185 35 , , , 37415 185 36 he -PRON- PRP 37415 185 37 would would MD 37415 185 38 have have VB 37415 185 39 no no DT 37415 185 40 difficulty difficulty NN 37415 185 41 in in IN 37415 185 42 fording ford VBG 37415 185 43 the the DT 37415 185 44 river river NN 37415 185 45 , , , 37415 185 46 or or CC 37415 185 47 swimming swimming NN 37415 185 48 if if IN 37415 185 49 necessary necessary JJ 37415 185 50 ; ; : 37415 185 51 and and CC 37415 185 52 , , , 37415 185 53 with with IN 37415 185 54 the the DT 37415 185 55 start start NN 37415 185 56 he -PRON- PRP 37415 185 57 must must MD 37415 185 58 have have VB 37415 185 59 had have VBN 37415 185 60 , , , 37415 185 61 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 185 62 light light JJ 37415 185 63 weight weight NN 37415 185 64 , , , 37415 185 65 and and CC 37415 185 66 powerful powerful JJ 37415 185 67 horse horse NN 37415 185 68 , , , 37415 185 69 it -PRON- PRP 37415 185 70 would would MD 37415 185 71 be be VB 37415 185 72 next next JJ 37415 185 73 to to IN 37415 185 74 impossible impossible JJ 37415 185 75 to to TO 37415 185 76 catch catch VB 37415 185 77 him -PRON- PRP 37415 185 78 , , , 37415 185 79 even even RB 37415 185 80 if if IN 37415 185 81 they -PRON- PRP 37415 185 82 could could MD 37415 185 83 follow follow VB 37415 185 84 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 185 85 trail trail NN 37415 185 86 . . . 37415 186 1 Besides besides RB 37415 186 2 , , , 37415 186 3 were be VBD 37415 186 4 they -PRON- PRP 37415 186 5 not not RB 37415 186 6 ordered order VBN 37415 186 7 to to TO 37415 186 8 remain remain VB 37415 186 9 at at IN 37415 186 10 the the DT 37415 186 11 Niobrara Niobrara NNP 37415 186 12 until until IN 37415 186 13 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 186 14 's 's POS 37415 186 15 return return NN 37415 186 16 ? ? . 37415 187 1 The the DT 37415 187 2 more more JJR 37415 187 3 Mr. Mr. NNP 37415 187 4 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 187 5 thought think VBD 37415 187 6 of of IN 37415 187 7 the the DT 37415 187 8 matter matter NN 37415 187 9 the the DT 37415 187 10 more more RBR 37415 187 11 worried worried JJ 37415 187 12 and and CC 37415 187 13 perplexed perplex VBD 37415 187 14 he -PRON- PRP 37415 187 15 became become VBD 37415 187 16 . . . 37415 188 1 Anywhere anywhere RB 37415 188 2 else else RB 37415 188 3 he -PRON- PRP 37415 188 4 might may MD 37415 188 5 have have VB 37415 188 6 sent send VBN 37415 188 7 a a DT 37415 188 8 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 188 9 with with IN 37415 188 10 a a DT 37415 188 11 couple couple NN 37415 188 12 of of IN 37415 188 13 men man NNS 37415 188 14 in in IN 37415 188 15 pursuit pursuit NN 37415 188 16 , , , 37415 188 17 but but CC 37415 188 18 here here RB 37415 188 19 it -PRON- PRP 37415 188 20 would would MD 37415 188 21 be be VB 37415 188 22 exposing expose VBG 37415 188 23 them -PRON- PRP 37415 188 24 to to IN 37415 188 25 almost almost RB 37415 188 26 certain certain JJ 37415 188 27 death death NN 37415 188 28 . . . 37415 189 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 189 2 was be VBD 37415 189 3 some some DT 37415 189 4 minutes minute NNS 37415 189 5 before before IN 37415 189 6 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 189 7 Dawson Dawson NNP 37415 189 8 came come VBD 37415 189 9 in in IN 37415 189 10 answer answer NN 37415 189 11 to to IN 37415 189 12 the the DT 37415 189 13 summons summon NNS 37415 189 14 . . . 37415 190 1 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 190 2 could could MD 37415 190 3 see see VB 37415 190 4 the the DT 37415 190 5 troopers trooper NNS 37415 190 6 gathered gather VBD 37415 190 7 about about IN 37415 190 8 the the DT 37415 190 9 first first JJ 37415 190 10 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 190 11 , , , 37415 190 12 excitedly excitedly RB 37415 190 13 discussing discuss VBG 37415 190 14 the the DT 37415 190 15 affair affair NN 37415 190 16 and and CC 37415 190 17 bemoaning bemoan VBG 37415 190 18 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 190 19 individual individual JJ 37415 190 20 losses loss NNS 37415 190 21 . . . 37415 191 1 Graham Graham NNP 37415 191 2 was be VBD 37415 191 3 noting note VBG 37415 191 4 the the DT 37415 191 5 amounts amount NNS 37415 191 6 on on IN 37415 191 7 a a DT 37415 191 8 slip slip NN 37415 191 9 of of IN 37415 191 10 paper paper NN 37415 191 11 , , , 37415 191 12 and and CC 37415 191 13 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 191 14 fine fine JJ 37415 191 15 face face NN 37415 191 16 was be VBD 37415 191 17 pale pale JJ 37415 191 18 with with IN 37415 191 19 distress distress NN 37415 191 20 . . . 37415 192 1 " " `` 37415 192 2 Is be VBZ 37415 192 3 that that DT 37415 192 4 all all DT 37415 192 5 now now RB 37415 192 6 , , , 37415 192 7 men man NNS 37415 192 8 ? ? . 37415 192 9 " " '' 37415 193 1 he -PRON- PRP 37415 193 2 asked ask VBD 37415 193 3 as as IN 37415 193 4 he -PRON- PRP 37415 193 5 completed complete VBD 37415 193 6 the the DT 37415 193 7 list list NN 37415 193 8 , , , 37415 193 9 then then RB 37415 193 10 sharply sharply RB 37415 193 11 turned turn VBD 37415 193 12 away away RB 37415 193 13 , , , 37415 193 14 and and CC 37415 193 15 once once RB 37415 193 16 more more RBR 37415 193 17 approached approach VBD 37415 193 18 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 193 19 young young JJ 37415 193 20 commander commander NN 37415 193 21 . . . 37415 194 1 " " `` 37415 194 2 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 37415 194 3 , , , 37415 194 4 " " '' 37415 194 5 he -PRON- PRP 37415 194 6 said say VBD 37415 194 7 , , , 37415 194 8 halting halt VBG 37415 194 9 and and CC 37415 194 10 raising raise VBG 37415 194 11 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 194 12 hand hand NN 37415 194 13 in in IN 37415 194 14 salute salute NN 37415 194 15 , , , 37415 194 16 " " `` 37415 194 17 it -PRON- PRP 37415 194 18 is be VBZ 37415 194 19 n't not RB 37415 194 20 quite quite RB 37415 194 21 so so RB 37415 194 22 bad bad JJ 37415 194 23 as as IN 37415 194 24 I -PRON- PRP 37415 194 25 feared fear VBD 37415 194 26 , , , 37415 194 27 but but CC 37415 194 28 bad bad JJ 37415 194 29 enough enough RB 37415 194 30 . . . 37415 195 1 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 195 2 Farron Farron NNP 37415 195 3 , , , 37415 195 4 Corporal Corporal NNP 37415 195 5 Watts Watts NNP 37415 195 6 , , , 37415 195 7 and and CC 37415 195 8 I -PRON- PRP 37415 195 9 are be VBP 37415 195 10 the the DT 37415 195 11 principal principal JJ 37415 195 12 losers loser NNS 37415 195 13 , , , 37415 195 14 besides besides IN 37415 195 15 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 195 16 Dawson Dawson NNP 37415 195 17 . . . 37415 196 1 Three three CD 37415 196 2 of of IN 37415 196 3 the the DT 37415 196 4 men man NNS 37415 196 5 who who WP 37415 196 6 went go VBD 37415 196 7 into into IN 37415 196 8 the the DT 37415 196 9 Agency Agency NNP 37415 196 10 on on IN 37415 196 11 pass pass NN 37415 196 12 just just RB 37415 196 13 after after IN 37415 196 14 we -PRON- PRP 37415 196 15 were be VBD 37415 196 16 paid pay VBN 37415 196 17 had have VBD 37415 196 18 left leave VBN 37415 196 19 most most JJS 37415 196 20 of of IN 37415 196 21 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 196 22 money money NN 37415 196 23 with with IN 37415 196 24 me -PRON- PRP 37415 196 25 , , , 37415 196 26 and and CC 37415 196 27 that that DT 37415 196 28 is be VBZ 37415 196 29 gone go VBN 37415 196 30 . . . 37415 197 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 197 2 had have VBD 37415 197 3 it -PRON- PRP 37415 197 4 with with IN 37415 197 5 my -PRON- PRP$ 37415 197 6 own own JJ 37415 197 7 in in IN 37415 197 8 the the DT 37415 197 9 flat flat JJ 37415 197 10 wallet wallet NN 37415 197 11 I -PRON- PRP 37415 197 12 always always RB 37415 197 13 carried carry VBD 37415 197 14 in in IN 37415 197 15 the the DT 37415 197 16 inside inside JJ 37415 197 17 pocket pocket NN 37415 197 18 of of IN 37415 197 19 my -PRON- PRP$ 37415 197 20 hunting hunting NN 37415 197 21 - - HYPH 37415 197 22 shirt shirt NN 37415 197 23 . . . 37415 198 1 You -PRON- PRP 37415 198 2 can can MD 37415 198 3 see see VB 37415 198 4 , , , 37415 198 5 sir sir NN 37415 198 6 , , , 37415 198 7 how how WRB 37415 198 8 it -PRON- PRP 37415 198 9 was be VBD 37415 198 10 done do VBN 37415 198 11 , , , 37415 198 12 " " '' 37415 198 13 and and CC 37415 198 14 the the DT 37415 198 15 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 198 16 displayed display VBD 37415 198 17 a a DT 37415 198 18 long long JJ 37415 198 19 clean clean JJ 37415 198 20 cut cut NN 37415 198 21 through through IN 37415 198 22 the the DT 37415 198 23 Indian indian JJ 37415 198 24 tanned tan VBN 37415 198 25 buckskin buckskin NN 37415 198 26 . . . 37415 199 1 " " `` 37415 199 2 It -PRON- PRP 37415 199 3 took take VBD 37415 199 4 a a DT 37415 199 5 sharp sharp JJ 37415 199 6 knife knife NN 37415 199 7 and and CC 37415 199 8 a a DT 37415 199 9 light light JJ 37415 199 10 hand hand NN 37415 199 11 to to TO 37415 199 12 do do VB 37415 199 13 that that DT 37415 199 14 , , , 37415 199 15 for for IN 37415 199 16 I -PRON- PRP 37415 199 17 'm be VBP 37415 199 18 not not RB 37415 199 19 a a DT 37415 199 20 heavy heavy JJ 37415 199 21 sleeper sleeper NN 37415 199 22 . . . 37415 200 1 Farron Farron NNP 37415 200 2 , , , 37415 200 3 Watts Watts NNP 37415 200 4 , , , 37415 200 5 and and CC 37415 200 6 I -PRON- PRP 37415 200 7 were be VBD 37415 200 8 sleeping sleep VBG 37415 200 9 side side NN 37415 200 10 by by IN 37415 200 11 side side NN 37415 200 12 just just RB 37415 200 13 over over RB 37415 200 14 there there RB 37415 200 15 on on IN 37415 200 16 the the DT 37415 200 17 bank bank NN 37415 200 18 , , , 37415 200 19 and and CC 37415 200 20 they -PRON- PRP 37415 200 21 heard hear VBD 37415 200 22 nothing nothing NN 37415 200 23 all all PDT 37415 200 24 the the DT 37415 200 25 night night NN 37415 200 26 . . . 37415 201 1 But but CC 37415 201 2 will will MD 37415 201 3 the the DT 37415 201 4 lieutenant lieutenant NN 37415 201 5 look look VB 37415 201 6 at at IN 37415 201 7 this this DT 37415 201 8 handkerchief handkerchief NN 37415 201 9 , , , 37415 201 10 sir sir NN 37415 201 11 ? ? . 37415 202 1 Is be VBZ 37415 202 2 it -PRON- PRP 37415 202 3 chloroformed chloroform VBN 37415 202 4 ? ? . 37415 203 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 203 2 feel feel VBP 37415 203 3 dull dull JJ 37415 203 4 and and CC 37415 203 5 heavy heavy JJ 37415 203 6 , , , 37415 203 7 as as IN 37415 203 8 though though IN 37415 203 9 I -PRON- PRP 37415 203 10 had have VBD 37415 203 11 been be VBN 37415 203 12 drugged drug VBN 37415 203 13 . . . 37415 204 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 204 2 could could MD 37415 204 3 n't not RB 37415 204 4 have have VB 37415 204 5 got get VBN 37415 204 6 it -PRON- PRP 37415 204 7 from from IN 37415 204 8 me -PRON- PRP 37415 204 9 any any DT 37415 204 10 other other JJ 37415 204 11 way way NN 37415 204 12 . . . 37415 204 13 " " '' 37415 205 1 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 205 2 took take VBD 37415 205 3 the the DT 37415 205 4 bandanna bandanna NN 37415 205 5 and and CC 37415 205 6 sniffed sniff VBD 37415 205 7 it -PRON- PRP 37415 205 8 cautiously cautiously RB 37415 205 9 , , , 37415 205 10 and and CC 37415 205 11 then then RB 37415 205 12 turned turn VBD 37415 205 13 it -PRON- PRP 37415 205 14 over over RP 37415 205 15 and and CC 37415 205 16 curiously curiously RB 37415 205 17 inspected inspect VBD 37415 205 18 it -PRON- PRP 37415 205 19 . . . 37415 206 1 There there EX 37415 206 2 was be VBD 37415 206 3 certainly certainly RB 37415 206 4 an an DT 37415 206 5 odor odor NN 37415 206 6 of of IN 37415 206 7 chloroform chloroform NN 37415 206 8 about about IN 37415 206 9 it -PRON- PRP 37415 206 10 -- -- : 37415 206 11 a a DT 37415 206 12 strong strong JJ 37415 206 13 odor odor NN 37415 206 14 . . . 37415 207 1 " " `` 37415 207 2 Whose whose WP$ 37415 207 3 is be VBZ 37415 207 4 this this DT 37415 207 5 ? ? . 37415 207 6 " " '' 37415 208 1 he -PRON- PRP 37415 208 2 asked ask VBD 37415 208 3 . . . 37415 209 1 " " `` 37415 209 2 I -PRON- PRP 37415 209 3 do do VBP 37415 209 4 not not RB 37415 209 5 remember remember VB 37415 209 6 seeing see VBG 37415 209 7 any any DT 37415 209 8 of of IN 37415 209 9 the the DT 37415 209 10 men man NNS 37415 209 11 wearing wear VBG 37415 209 12 one one CD 37415 209 13 like like IN 37415 209 14 this this DT 37415 209 15 . . . 37415 209 16 " " '' 37415 210 1 " " `` 37415 210 2 None none NN 37415 210 3 of of IN 37415 210 4 them -PRON- PRP 37415 210 5 own own VBP 37415 210 6 it -PRON- PRP 37415 210 7 , , , 37415 210 8 sir sir NN 37415 210 9 . . . 37415 211 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 211 2 've have VB 37415 211 3 asked ask VBN 37415 211 4 the the DT 37415 211 5 whole whole JJ 37415 211 6 party party NN 37415 211 7 but but CC 37415 211 8 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 211 9 Dawson Dawson NNP 37415 211 10 and and CC 37415 211 11 the the DT 37415 211 12 men man NNS 37415 211 13 on on IN 37415 211 14 guard guard NN 37415 211 15 . . . 37415 212 1 They -PRON- PRP 37415 212 2 have have VBP 37415 212 3 these these DT 37415 212 4 cheap cheap JJ 37415 212 5 red red JJ 37415 212 6 things thing NNS 37415 212 7 for for IN 37415 212 8 sale sale NN 37415 212 9 at at IN 37415 212 10 the the DT 37415 212 11 store store NN 37415 212 12 there there RB 37415 212 13 at at IN 37415 212 14 the the DT 37415 212 15 Red Red NNP 37415 212 16 Cloud Cloud NNP 37415 212 17 Agency Agency NNP 37415 212 18 , , , 37415 212 19 but but CC 37415 212 20 none none NN 37415 212 21 of of IN 37415 212 22 the the DT 37415 212 23 troop troop NN 37415 212 24 have have VBP 37415 212 25 I -PRON- PRP 37415 212 26 ever ever RB 37415 212 27 seen see VBN 37415 212 28 wearing wear VBG 37415 212 29 them -PRON- PRP 37415 212 30 ; ; : 37415 212 31 they -PRON- PRP 37415 212 32 are be VBP 37415 212 33 too too RB 37415 212 34 small small JJ 37415 212 35 for for IN 37415 212 36 neck neck NN 37415 212 37 handkerchiefs handkerchief NNS 37415 212 38 . . . 37415 213 1 Dawson Dawson NNP 37415 213 2 is be VBZ 37415 213 3 out out RB 37415 213 4 yet yet RB 37415 213 5 , , , 37415 213 6 trying try VBG 37415 213 7 to to TO 37415 213 8 locate locate VB 37415 213 9 the the DT 37415 213 10 trail trail NN 37415 213 11 . . . 37415 214 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 214 2 've have VB 37415 214 3 sent send VBN 37415 214 4 Robbins robbin NNS 37415 214 5 for for IN 37415 214 6 him -PRON- PRP 37415 214 7 , , , 37415 214 8 " " '' 37415 214 9 and and CC 37415 214 10 the the DT 37415 214 11 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 214 12 looked look VBD 37415 214 13 anxiously anxiously RB 37415 214 14 away away RB 37415 214 15 southward southward RB 37415 214 16 , , , 37415 214 17 searching search VBG 37415 214 18 the the DT 37415 214 19 prairie prairie NN 37415 214 20 with with IN 37415 214 21 a a DT 37415 214 22 world world NN 37415 214 23 of of IN 37415 214 24 pain pain NN 37415 214 25 and and CC 37415 214 26 trouble trouble NN 37415 214 27 in in IN 37415 214 28 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 214 29 eyes eye NNS 37415 214 30 . . . 37415 215 1 " " `` 37415 215 2 What what WP 37415 215 3 could could MD 37415 215 4 possibly possibly RB 37415 215 5 have have VB 37415 215 6 induced induce VBN 37415 215 7 the the DT 37415 215 8 boy boy NN 37415 215 9 to to TO 37415 215 10 turn turn VB 37415 215 11 scoundrel scoundrel RB 37415 215 12 all all RB 37415 215 13 at at IN 37415 215 14 once once RB 37415 215 15 ? ? . 37415 215 16 " " '' 37415 216 1 asked ask VBD 37415 216 2 the the DT 37415 216 3 lieutenant lieutenant NN 37415 216 4 . . . 37415 217 1 " " `` 37415 217 2 It -PRON- PRP 37415 217 3 will will MD 37415 217 4 break break VB 37415 217 5 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 217 6 old old JJ 37415 217 7 father father NN 37415 217 8 's 's POS 37415 217 9 heart heart NN 37415 217 10 . . . 37415 217 11 " " '' 37415 218 1 " " `` 37415 218 2 I -PRON- PRP 37415 218 3 ca can MD 37415 218 4 n't not RB 37415 218 5 account account VB 37415 218 6 for for IN 37415 218 7 it -PRON- PRP 37415 218 8 , , , 37415 218 9 sir sir NN 37415 218 10 . . . 37415 219 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 219 2 has have VBZ 37415 219 3 been be VBN 37415 219 4 as as RB 37415 219 5 honest honest JJ 37415 219 6 and and CC 37415 219 7 square square JJ 37415 219 8 as as IN 37415 219 9 a a DT 37415 219 10 boy boy NN 37415 219 11 could could MD 37415 219 12 be be VB 37415 219 13 ever ever RB 37415 219 14 since since IN 37415 219 15 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 219 16 enlistment enlistment NN 37415 219 17 ; ; : 37415 219 18 but but CC 37415 219 19 the the DT 37415 219 20 men man NNS 37415 219 21 tell tell VBP 37415 219 22 me -PRON- PRP 37415 219 23 that that IN 37415 219 24 he -PRON- PRP 37415 219 25 has have VBZ 37415 219 26 been be VBN 37415 219 27 spending spend VBG 37415 219 28 a a DT 37415 219 29 good good JJ 37415 219 30 deal deal NN 37415 219 31 of of IN 37415 219 32 time time NN 37415 219 33 over over RP 37415 219 34 in in IN 37415 219 35 the the DT 37415 219 36 post post NN 37415 219 37 whenever whenever WRB 37415 219 38 we -PRON- PRP 37415 219 39 camped camp VBD 37415 219 40 there there RB 37415 219 41 , , , 37415 219 42 and and CC 37415 219 43 I -PRON- PRP 37415 219 44 am be VBP 37415 219 45 afraid afraid JJ 37415 219 46 , , , 37415 219 47 from from IN 37415 219 48 what what WP 37415 219 49 Donovan Donovan NNP 37415 219 50 says say VBZ 37415 219 51 , , , 37415 219 52 that that IN 37415 219 53 he -PRON- PRP 37415 219 54 has have VBZ 37415 219 55 been be VBN 37415 219 56 gambling gamble VBG 37415 219 57 with with IN 37415 219 58 the the DT 37415 219 59 young young JJ 37415 219 60 fellows fellow NNS 37415 219 61 at at IN 37415 219 62 the the DT 37415 219 63 band band NN 37415 219 64 quarters quarter NNS 37415 219 65 . . . 37415 220 1 There there EX 37415 220 2 's be VBZ 37415 220 3 a a DT 37415 220 4 hard hard JJ 37415 220 5 lot lot NN 37415 220 6 in in RB 37415 220 7 there there RB 37415 220 8 , , , 37415 220 9 I -PRON- PRP 37415 220 10 'm be VBP 37415 220 11 told tell VBN 37415 220 12 ; ; : 37415 220 13 and and CC 37415 220 14 the the DT 37415 220 15 old old JJ 37415 220 16 hands hand NNS 37415 220 17 encourage encourage VBP 37415 220 18 the the DT 37415 220 19 boys boy NNS 37415 220 20 to to TO 37415 220 21 get get VB 37415 220 22 all all DT 37415 220 23 they -PRON- PRP 37415 220 24 can can MD 37415 220 25 out out IN 37415 220 26 of of IN 37415 220 27 strangers stranger NNS 37415 220 28 , , , 37415 220 29 and and CC 37415 220 30 then then RB 37415 220 31 they -PRON- PRP 37415 220 32 turn turn VBP 37415 220 33 to to IN 37415 220 34 and and CC 37415 220 35 fleece fleece VB 37415 220 36 the the DT 37415 220 37 boys boy NNS 37415 220 38 . . . 37415 221 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 221 2 is be VBZ 37415 221 3 about about RB 37415 221 4 four four CD 37415 221 5 hundred hundred CD 37415 221 6 dollars dollar NNS 37415 221 7 he -PRON- PRP 37415 221 8 has have VBZ 37415 221 9 taken take VBN 37415 221 10 . . . 37415 222 1 A a DT 37415 222 2 man man NN 37415 222 3 knows know VBZ 37415 222 4 that that WDT 37415 222 5 will will MD 37415 222 6 last last VB 37415 222 7 but but CC 37415 222 8 a a DT 37415 222 9 little little JJ 37415 222 10 while while NN 37415 222 11 on on IN 37415 222 12 the the DT 37415 222 13 frontier frontier NN 37415 222 14 , , , 37415 222 15 but but CC 37415 222 16 to to IN 37415 222 17 a a DT 37415 222 18 boy boy NN 37415 222 19 it -PRON- PRP 37415 222 20 seems seem VBZ 37415 222 21 a a DT 37415 222 22 big big JJ 37415 222 23 pile pile NN 37415 222 24 . . . 37415 222 25 " " '' 37415 223 1 Then then RB 37415 223 2 , , , 37415 223 3 rapidly rapidly RB 37415 223 4 approaching approach VBG 37415 223 5 , , , 37415 223 6 the the DT 37415 223 7 bounding bound VBG 37415 223 8 hoofs hoofs NN 37415 223 9 of of IN 37415 223 10 a a DT 37415 223 11 troop troop NN 37415 223 12 horse horse NN 37415 223 13 were be VBD 37415 223 14 heard hear VBN 37415 223 15 . . . 37415 224 1 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 224 2 eagerly eagerly RB 37415 224 3 turned turn VBD 37415 224 4 and and CC 37415 224 5 saw see VBD 37415 224 6 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 224 7 Dawson Dawson NNP 37415 224 8 galloping gallop VBG 37415 224 9 toward toward IN 37415 224 10 them -PRON- PRP 37415 224 11 down down IN 37415 224 12 the the DT 37415 224 13 north north NNP 37415 224 14 bank bank NN 37415 224 15 . . . 37415 225 1 Reining rein VBG 37415 225 2 in in RP 37415 225 3 so so RB 37415 225 4 suddenly suddenly RB 37415 225 5 as as IN 37415 225 6 almost almost RB 37415 225 7 to to TO 37415 225 8 throw throw VB 37415 225 9 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 225 10 panting panting NN 37415 225 11 bay bay NN 37415 225 12 upon upon IN 37415 225 13 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 225 14 haunches haunch NNS 37415 225 15 , , , 37415 225 16 he -PRON- PRP 37415 225 17 vaulted vault VBD 37415 225 18 lightly lightly RB 37415 225 19 to to IN 37415 225 20 the the DT 37415 225 21 ground ground NN 37415 225 22 and and CC 37415 225 23 stood stand VBD 37415 225 24 before before IN 37415 225 25 the the DT 37415 225 26 lieutenant lieutenant NN 37415 225 27 , , , 37415 225 28 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 225 29 face face NN 37415 225 30 beaded bead VBD 37415 225 31 with with IN 37415 225 32 sweat sweat NN 37415 225 33 and and CC 37415 225 34 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 225 35 eyes eye NNS 37415 225 36 glaring glare VBG 37415 225 37 . . . 37415 226 1 " " `` 37415 226 2 Which which WDT 37415 226 3 way way NN 37415 226 4 has have VBZ 37415 226 5 he -PRON- PRP 37415 226 6 gone go VBN 37415 226 7 ? ? . 37415 227 1 could could MD 37415 227 2 you -PRON- PRP 37415 227 3 tell tell VB 37415 227 4 ? ? . 37415 227 5 " " '' 37415 228 1 " " `` 37415 228 2 Yes yes UH 37415 228 3 , , , 37415 228 4 sir sir NN 37415 228 5 , , , 37415 228 6 I -PRON- PRP 37415 228 7 trailed trail VBD 37415 228 8 him -PRON- PRP 37415 228 9 out out RP 37415 228 10 across across IN 37415 228 11 the the DT 37415 228 12 prairie prairie NN 37415 228 13 yonder yonder NN 37415 228 14 for for IN 37415 228 15 three three CD 37415 228 16 hundred hundred CD 37415 228 17 yards yard NNS 37415 228 18 or or CC 37415 228 19 so so RB 37415 228 20 . . . 37415 229 1 Then then RB 37415 229 2 he -PRON- PRP 37415 229 3 took take VBD 37415 229 4 the the DT 37415 229 5 Laramie Laramie NNP 37415 229 6 road road NN 37415 229 7 , , , 37415 229 8 and and CC 37415 229 9 there there RB 37415 229 10 the the DT 37415 229 11 hoof hoof NN 37415 229 12 tracks track NNS 37415 229 13 are be VBP 37415 229 14 all all RB 37415 229 15 confused confused JJ 37415 229 16 ; ; : 37415 229 17 but but CC 37415 229 18 I -PRON- PRP 37415 229 19 knew know VBD 37415 229 20 he -PRON- PRP 37415 229 21 would would MD 37415 229 22 never never RB 37415 229 23 keep keep VB 37415 229 24 that that DT 37415 229 25 line line NN 37415 229 26 very very RB 37415 229 27 long long RB 37415 229 28 , , , 37415 229 29 and and CC 37415 229 30 I -PRON- PRP 37415 229 31 'm be VBP 37415 229 32 almost almost RB 37415 229 33 certain certain JJ 37415 229 34 I -PRON- PRP 37415 229 35 found find VBD 37415 229 36 the the DT 37415 229 37 place place NN 37415 229 38 where where WRB 37415 229 39 he -PRON- PRP 37415 229 40 turned turn VBD 37415 229 41 off off RP 37415 229 42 -- -- : 37415 229 43 a a DT 37415 229 44 mile mile NN 37415 229 45 beyond beyond IN 37415 229 46 the the DT 37415 229 47 ford ford NNP 37415 229 48 and and CC 37415 229 49 well well RB 37415 229 50 over over IN 37415 229 51 the the DT 37415 229 52 bluffs bluff NNS 37415 229 53 . . . 37415 229 54 " " '' 37415 230 1 " " `` 37415 230 2 Turned turn VBN 37415 230 3 south south RB 37415 230 4 toward toward IN 37415 230 5 the the DT 37415 230 6 Sidney Sidney NNP 37415 230 7 route route NN 37415 230 8 ? ? . 37415 230 9 " " '' 37415 231 1 " " `` 37415 231 2 Yes yes UH 37415 231 3 , , , 37415 231 4 sir sir NN 37415 231 5 , , , 37415 231 6 as as IN 37415 231 7 though though IN 37415 231 8 he -PRON- PRP 37415 231 9 was be VBD 37415 231 10 going go VBG 37415 231 11 to to TO 37415 231 12 skirt skirt VB 37415 231 13 the the DT 37415 231 14 road road NN 37415 231 15 a a DT 37415 231 16 while while NN 37415 231 17 , , , 37415 231 18 then then RB 37415 231 19 make make VB 37415 231 20 for for IN 37415 231 21 Scott Scott NNP 37415 231 22 's 's POS 37415 231 23 Bluffs Bluffs NNP 37415 231 24 , , , 37415 231 25 keeping keep VBG 37415 231 26 well well RB 37415 231 27 west west NN 37415 231 28 of of IN 37415 231 29 the the DT 37415 231 30 Sidney Sidney NNP 37415 231 31 stage stage NN 37415 231 32 route route NN 37415 231 33 . . . 37415 232 1 If if IN 37415 232 2 he -PRON- PRP 37415 232 3 got get VBD 37415 232 4 on on IN 37415 232 5 that that IN 37415 232 6 he -PRON- PRP 37415 232 7 'd 'd MD 37415 232 8 be be VB 37415 232 9 likely likely JJ 37415 232 10 to to TO 37415 232 11 meet meet VB 37415 232 12 Captain Captain NNP 37415 232 13 Forrest Forrest NNP 37415 232 14 's 's POS 37415 232 15 troop troop NN 37415 232 16 , , , 37415 232 17 sir sir NN 37415 232 18 . . . 37415 232 19 " " '' 37415 233 1 " " `` 37415 233 2 But but CC 37415 233 3 you -PRON- PRP 37415 233 4 were be VBD 37415 233 5 in in IN 37415 233 6 charge charge NN 37415 233 7 of of IN 37415 233 8 the the DT 37415 233 9 guard guard NN 37415 233 10 , , , 37415 233 11 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 233 12 . . . 37415 234 1 How how WRB 37415 234 2 came come VBD 37415 234 3 it -PRON- PRP 37415 234 4 that that IN 37415 234 5 your -PRON- PRP$ 37415 234 6 sentries sentry NNS 37415 234 7 and and CC 37415 234 8 you -PRON- PRP 37415 234 9 could could MD 37415 234 10 let let VB 37415 234 11 a a DT 37415 234 12 man man NN 37415 234 13 slip slip VB 37415 234 14 out out RP 37415 234 15 with with IN 37415 234 16 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 234 17 horse horse NN 37415 234 18 and and CC 37415 234 19 everything everything NN 37415 234 20 ? ? . 37415 235 1 The the DT 37415 235 2 night night NN 37415 235 3 was be VBD 37415 235 4 still still RB 37415 235 5 , , , 37415 235 6 and and CC 37415 235 7 they -PRON- PRP 37415 235 8 ought ought MD 37415 235 9 to to TO 37415 235 10 have have VB 37415 235 11 heard hear VBN 37415 235 12 , , , 37415 235 13 even even RB 37415 235 14 if if IN 37415 235 15 they -PRON- PRP 37415 235 16 could could MD 37415 235 17 n't not RB 37415 235 18 see see VB 37415 235 19 . . . 37415 235 20 " " '' 37415 236 1 " " `` 37415 236 2 It -PRON- PRP 37415 236 3 was be VBD 37415 236 4 dark dark JJ 37415 236 5 as as IN 37415 236 6 pitch pitch NN 37415 236 7 , , , 37415 236 8 lieutenant lieutenant NN 37415 236 9 ; ; : 37415 236 10 the the DT 37415 236 11 new new JJ 37415 236 12 moon moon NN 37415 236 13 was be VBD 37415 236 14 down down RB 37415 236 15 before before IN 37415 236 16 eleven eleven CD 37415 236 17 o'clock o'clock NN 37415 236 18 ; ; : 37415 236 19 and and CC 37415 236 20 as as IN 37415 236 21 for for IN 37415 236 22 hearing hearing NN 37415 236 23 , , , 37415 236 24 the the DT 37415 236 25 horses horse NNS 37415 236 26 were be VBD 37415 236 27 uneasy uneasy JJ 37415 236 28 and and CC 37415 236 29 stamping stamp VBG 37415 236 30 or or CC 37415 236 31 snorting snort VBG 37415 236 32 all all PDT 37415 236 33 the the DT 37415 236 34 while while NN 37415 236 35 from from IN 37415 236 36 midnight midnight NN 37415 236 37 until until IN 37415 236 38 two two CD 37415 236 39 o'clock o'clock NN 37415 236 40 . . . 37415 237 1 Either either CC 37415 237 2 they -PRON- PRP 37415 237 3 sniffed sniff VBD 37415 237 4 Indians Indians NNPS 37415 237 5 , , , 37415 237 6 or or CC 37415 237 7 the the DT 37415 237 8 coyotes coyote NNS 37415 237 9 startled startle VBD 37415 237 10 them -PRON- PRP 37415 237 11 . . . 37415 238 1 Then then RB 37415 238 2 , , , 37415 238 3 the the DT 37415 238 4 stream stream NN 37415 238 5 makes make VBZ 37415 238 6 such such PDT 37415 238 7 a a DT 37415 238 8 noise noise NN 37415 238 9 over over IN 37415 238 10 the the DT 37415 238 11 rocks rock NNS 37415 238 12 , , , 37415 238 13 sir sir NN 37415 238 14 ; ; : 37415 238 15 and and CC 37415 238 16 the the DT 37415 238 17 lieutenant lieutenant NN 37415 238 18 will will MD 37415 238 19 remember remember VB 37415 238 20 we -PRON- PRP 37415 238 21 had have VBD 37415 238 22 no no DT 37415 238 23 sentries sentry NNS 37415 238 24 out out RP 37415 238 25 across across IN 37415 238 26 the the DT 37415 238 27 stream stream NN 37415 238 28 . . . 37415 239 1 The the DT 37415 239 2 Indians Indians NNPS 37415 239 3 could could MD 37415 239 4 n't not RB 37415 239 5 stampede stampede VB 37415 239 6 the the DT 37415 239 7 herd herd NN 37415 239 8 from from IN 37415 239 9 that that DT 37415 239 10 direction direction NN 37415 239 11 . . . 37415 239 12 " " '' 37415 240 1 " " `` 37415 240 2 But but CC 37415 240 3 how how WRB 37415 240 4 could could MD 37415 240 5 he -PRON- PRP 37415 240 6 get get VB 37415 240 7 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 240 8 horse horse NN 37415 240 9 out out RP 37415 240 10 from from IN 37415 240 11 the the DT 37415 240 12 herd herd NN 37415 240 13 without---- without---- NN 37415 240 14 " " `` 37415 240 15 " " `` 37415 240 16 It -PRON- PRP 37415 240 17 was be VBD 37415 240 18 n't not RB 37415 240 19 there there RB 37415 240 20 , , , 37415 240 21 sir sir NN 37415 240 22 , , , 37415 240 23 " " '' 37415 240 24 broke break VBD 37415 240 25 in in IN 37415 240 26 the the DT 37415 240 27 trooper trooper NN 37415 240 28 , , , 37415 240 29 eager eager JJ 37415 240 30 to to TO 37415 240 31 defend defend VB 37415 240 32 himself -PRON- PRP 37415 240 33 against against IN 37415 240 34 the the DT 37415 240 35 imputation imputation NN 37415 240 36 of of IN 37415 240 37 carelessness carelessness NN 37415 240 38 or or CC 37415 240 39 neglect neglect NN 37415 240 40 . . . 37415 241 1 " " `` 37415 241 2 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 241 3 Graham Graham NNP 37415 241 4 will will MD 37415 241 5 bear bear VB 37415 241 6 me -PRON- PRP 37415 241 7 out out RP 37415 241 8 , , , 37415 241 9 sir sir NN 37415 241 10 , , , 37415 241 11 that that IN 37415 241 12 Trumpeter Trumpeter NNP 37415 241 13 Waller Waller NNP 37415 241 14 has have VBZ 37415 241 15 been be VBN 37415 241 16 allowed allow VBN 37415 241 17 to to TO 37415 241 18 lariat lariat VB 37415 241 19 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 241 20 horse horse NN 37415 241 21 close close RB 37415 241 22 by by IN 37415 241 23 where where WRB 37415 241 24 he -PRON- PRP 37415 241 25 slept sleep VBD 37415 241 26 , , , 37415 241 27 and and CC 37415 241 28 sometimes sometimes RB 37415 241 29 he -PRON- PRP 37415 241 30 'd 'd MD 37415 241 31 loop loop VB 37415 241 32 the the DT 37415 241 33 lariat lariat NN 37415 241 34 by by IN 37415 241 35 a a DT 37415 241 36 light light JJ 37415 241 37 cord cord NN 37415 241 38 to to IN 37415 241 39 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 241 40 wrist wrist NN 37415 241 41 . . . 37415 242 1 The the DT 37415 242 2 captain captain NN 37415 242 3 allowed allow VBD 37415 242 4 it -PRON- PRP 37415 242 5 , , , 37415 242 6 sir sir NN 37415 242 7 , , , 37415 242 8 and and CC 37415 242 9 I -PRON- PRP 37415 242 10 supposed suppose VBD 37415 242 11 that that IN 37415 242 12 the the DT 37415 242 13 lieutenant lieutenant NN 37415 242 14 would would MD 37415 242 15 not not RB 37415 242 16 care care VB 37415 242 17 to to TO 37415 242 18 change change VB 37415 242 19 the the DT 37415 242 20 captain captain NN 37415 242 21 's 's POS 37415 242 22 orders order NNS 37415 242 23 . . . 37415 243 1 Last last JJ 37415 243 2 night night NN 37415 243 3 he -PRON- PRP 37415 243 4 slept sleep VBD 37415 243 5 , , , 37415 243 6 or or CC 37415 243 7 rather rather RB 37415 243 8 made make VBN 37415 243 9 down down RP 37415 243 10 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 243 11 blanket blanket NN 37415 243 12 and and CC 37415 243 13 drove drive VBD 37415 243 14 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 243 15 picket picket NN 37415 243 16 - - HYPH 37415 243 17 pin pin NN 37415 243 18 at at IN 37415 243 19 the the DT 37415 243 20 lower low JJR 37415 243 21 edge edge NN 37415 243 22 of of IN 37415 243 23 the the DT 37415 243 24 bivouac bivouac NNPS 37415 243 25 , , , 37415 243 26 sir sir NNP 37415 243 27 , , , 37415 243 28 down down RB 37415 243 29 there there RB 37415 243 30 by by IN 37415 243 31 that that DT 37415 243 32 point point NN 37415 243 33 ; ; : 37415 243 34 and and CC 37415 243 35 Private Private NNP 37415 243 36 Donovan Donovan NNP 37415 243 37 tells tell VBZ 37415 243 38 me -PRON- PRP 37415 243 39 he -PRON- PRP 37415 243 40 moved move VBD 37415 243 41 still still RB 37415 243 42 further further RB 37415 243 43 down down RB 37415 243 44 after after IN 37415 243 45 dark dark NN 37415 243 46 . . . 37415 244 1 We -PRON- PRP 37415 244 2 could could MD 37415 244 3 hear hear VB 37415 244 4 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 244 5 horse horse NN 37415 244 6 whinnying whinny VBG 37415 244 7 a a DT 37415 244 8 while while NN 37415 244 9 -- -- : 37415 244 10 he -PRON- PRP 37415 244 11 did do VBD 37415 244 12 n't not RB 37415 244 13 like like VB 37415 244 14 being be VBG 37415 244 15 so so RB 37415 244 16 far far RB 37415 244 17 from from IN 37415 244 18 the the DT 37415 244 19 others other NNS 37415 244 20 . . . 37415 245 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 245 2 's be VBZ 37415 245 3 my -PRON- PRP$ 37415 245 4 belief belief NN 37415 245 5 , , , 37415 245 6 sir sir NNP 37415 245 7 , , , 37415 245 8 he -PRON- PRP 37415 245 9 waited wait VBD 37415 245 10 until until IN 37415 245 11 all all DT 37415 245 12 was be VBD 37415 245 13 quiet quiet JJ 37415 245 14 , , , 37415 245 15 and and CC 37415 245 16 took take VBD 37415 245 17 some some DT 37415 245 18 time time NN 37415 245 19 when when WRB 37415 245 20 I -PRON- PRP 37415 245 21 was be VBD 37415 245 22 out out RB 37415 245 23 on on IN 37415 245 24 the the DT 37415 245 25 prairie prairie NN 37415 245 26 visiting visit VBG 37415 245 27 the the DT 37415 245 28 sentries sentry NNS 37415 245 29 to to TO 37415 245 30 slip slip VB 37415 245 31 up up RP 37415 245 32 the the DT 37415 245 33 bank bank NN 37415 245 34 to to IN 37415 245 35 where where WRB 37415 245 36 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 245 37 Graham Graham NNP 37415 245 38 was be VBD 37415 245 39 sleeping sleep VBG 37415 245 40 , , , 37415 245 41 make make VB 37415 245 42 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 245 43 haul haul NN 37415 245 44 of of IN 37415 245 45 the the DT 37415 245 46 money money NN 37415 245 47 , , , 37415 245 48 and and CC 37415 245 49 then then RB 37415 245 50 ride ride VB 37415 245 51 for for IN 37415 245 52 all all DT 37415 245 53 that that WDT 37415 245 54 he -PRON- PRP 37415 245 55 was be VBD 37415 245 56 worth worth JJ 37415 245 57 as as RB 37415 245 58 soon soon RB 37415 245 59 as as IN 37415 245 60 he -PRON- PRP 37415 245 61 had have VBD 37415 245 62 got get VBN 37415 245 63 beyond beyond IN 37415 245 64 ear ear NN 37415 245 65 - - HYPH 37415 245 66 shot shot NN 37415 245 67 . . . 37415 246 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 246 2 was be VBD 37415 246 3 easy easy JJ 37415 246 4 enough enough RB 37415 246 5 to to TO 37415 246 6 slip slip VB 37415 246 7 away away RB 37415 246 8 through through IN 37415 246 9 the the DT 37415 246 10 stream stream NN 37415 246 11 without without IN 37415 246 12 being be VBG 37415 246 13 heard hear VBN 37415 246 14 . . . 37415 246 15 " " '' 37415 247 1 " " `` 37415 247 2 He -PRON- PRP 37415 247 3 has have VBZ 37415 247 4 left leave VBN 37415 247 5 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 247 6 saddle saddle NN 37415 247 7 - - HYPH 37415 247 8 bags bag NNS 37415 247 9 , , , 37415 247 10 blanket blanket NN 37415 247 11 , , , 37415 247 12 and and CC 37415 247 13 everything everything NN 37415 247 14 that that WDT 37415 247 15 was be VBD 37415 247 16 heavy heavy JJ 37415 247 17 , , , 37415 247 18 except except IN 37415 247 19 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 247 20 arms arm NNS 37415 247 21 , , , 37415 247 22 behind behind IN 37415 247 23 him -PRON- PRP 37415 247 24 , , , 37415 247 25 " " '' 37415 247 26 said say VBD 37415 247 27 Graham Graham NNP 37415 247 28 moodily moodily RB 37415 247 29 . . . 37415 248 1 " " `` 37415 248 2 And and CC 37415 248 3 you -PRON- PRP 37415 248 4 really really RB 37415 248 5 think think VBP 37415 248 6 that that IN 37415 248 7 he -PRON- PRP 37415 248 8 has have VBZ 37415 248 9 stolen steal VBN 37415 248 10 the the DT 37415 248 11 money money NN 37415 248 12 and and CC 37415 248 13 is be VBZ 37415 248 14 trying try VBG 37415 248 15 to to TO 37415 248 16 escape escape VB 37415 248 17 ? ? . 37415 248 18 " " '' 37415 249 1 questioned question VBD 37415 249 2 the the DT 37415 249 3 lieutenant lieutenant NN 37415 249 4 . . . 37415 250 1 " " `` 37415 250 2 Indeed indeed RB 37415 250 3 , , , 37415 250 4 sir sir NN 37415 250 5 , , , 37415 250 6 " " '' 37415 250 7 answered answer VBD 37415 250 8 Dawson Dawson NNP 37415 250 9 almost almost RB 37415 250 10 tearfully tearfully RB 37415 250 11 , , , 37415 250 12 " " `` 37415 250 13 I -PRON- PRP 37415 250 14 do do VBP 37415 250 15 n't not RB 37415 250 16 know know VB 37415 250 17 what what WP 37415 250 18 to to TO 37415 250 19 think think VB 37415 250 20 . . . 37415 251 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 251 2 hate hate VBP 37415 251 3 to to TO 37415 251 4 believe believe VB 37415 251 5 it -PRON- PRP 37415 251 6 of of IN 37415 251 7 the the DT 37415 251 8 boy boy NN 37415 251 9 we -PRON- PRP 37415 251 10 were be VBD 37415 251 11 all all RB 37415 251 12 so so RB 37415 251 13 fond fond JJ 37415 251 14 of of IN 37415 251 15 , , , 37415 251 16 though though IN 37415 251 17 I -PRON- PRP 37415 251 18 used use VBD 37415 251 19 to to TO 37415 251 20 plague plague VB 37415 251 21 him -PRON- PRP 37415 251 22 sometimes sometimes RB 37415 251 23 , , , 37415 251 24 just just RB 37415 251 25 in in IN 37415 251 26 fun fun NN 37415 251 27 -- -- : 37415 251 28 but but CC 37415 251 29 I -PRON- PRP 37415 251 30 do do VBP 37415 251 31 n't not RB 37415 251 32 know know VB 37415 251 33 what what WP 37415 251 34 else else RB 37415 251 35 to to TO 37415 251 36 think think VB 37415 251 37 . . . 37415 252 1 The the DT 37415 252 2 men man NNS 37415 252 3 say say VBP 37415 252 4 that that IN 37415 252 5 he -PRON- PRP 37415 252 6 has have VBZ 37415 252 7 been be VBN 37415 252 8 a a DT 37415 252 9 little little JJ 37415 252 10 wild wild JJ 37415 252 11 at at IN 37415 252 12 times time NNS 37415 252 13 , , , 37415 252 14 since since IN 37415 252 15 he -PRON- PRP 37415 252 16 got get VBD 37415 252 17 from from IN 37415 252 18 under under IN 37415 252 19 the the DT 37415 252 20 old old JJ 37415 252 21 man man NN 37415 252 22 's 's POS 37415 252 23 care care NN 37415 252 24 . . . 37415 253 1 But but CC 37415 253 2 I -PRON- PRP 37415 253 3 do do VBP 37415 253 4 n't not RB 37415 253 5 know know VB 37415 253 6 , , , 37415 253 7 sir sir NN 37415 253 8 ; ; : 37415 253 9 I -PRON- PRP 37415 253 10 would would MD 37415 253 11 n't not RB 37415 253 12 be be VB 37415 253 13 apt apt JJ 37415 253 14 to to TO 37415 253 15 know know VB 37415 253 16 what what WP 37415 253 17 was be VBD 37415 253 18 going go VBG 37415 253 19 on on RP 37415 253 20 in in IN 37415 253 21 the the DT 37415 253 22 barrack barrack NN 37415 253 23 there there RB 37415 253 24 at at IN 37415 253 25 Robinson Robinson NNP 37415 253 26 . . . 37415 253 27 " " '' 37415 254 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 37415 254 2 VI VI NNP 37415 254 3 . . . 37415 255 1 CONCLUSIVE conclusive NN 37415 255 2 EVIDENCE evidence NN 37415 255 3 . . . 37415 256 1 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 256 2 turned turn VBD 37415 256 3 sorrowfully sorrowfully RB 37415 256 4 away away RB 37415 256 5 and and CC 37415 256 6 began begin VBD 37415 256 7 to to TO 37415 256 8 pace pace VB 37415 256 9 slowly slowly RB 37415 256 10 up up IN 37415 256 11 and and CC 37415 256 12 down down IN 37415 256 13 the the DT 37415 256 14 bank bank NN 37415 256 15 . . . 37415 257 1 Near near IN 37415 257 2 at at IN 37415 257 3 hand hand NN 37415 257 4 over over RP 37415 257 5 a a DT 37415 257 6 little little JJ 37415 257 7 camp camp NN 37415 257 8 - - HYPH 37415 257 9 fire fire VB 37415 257 10 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 257 11 coffee coffee NN 37415 257 12 pot pot NN 37415 257 13 was be VBD 37415 257 14 bubbling bubble VBG 37415 257 15 and and CC 37415 257 16 hissing hiss VBG 37415 257 17 enticingly enticingly RB 37415 257 18 , , , 37415 257 19 but but CC 37415 257 20 even even RB 37415 257 21 the the DT 37415 257 22 aroma aroma NN 37415 257 23 of of IN 37415 257 24 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 257 25 accustomed accustomed JJ 37415 257 26 morning morning NN 37415 257 27 beverage beverage NN 37415 257 28 failed fail VBD 37415 257 29 to to TO 37415 257 30 attract attract VB 37415 257 31 him -PRON- PRP 37415 257 32 . . . 37415 258 1 What what WP 37415 258 2 was be VBD 37415 258 3 he -PRON- PRP 37415 258 4 to to TO 37415 258 5 do do VB 37415 258 6 ? ? . 37415 259 1 What what WP 37415 259 2 could could MD 37415 259 3 he -PRON- PRP 37415 259 4 do do VB 37415 259 5 ? ? . 37415 260 1 Ordered order VBN 37415 260 2 to to TO 37415 260 3 remain remain VB 37415 260 4 there there RB 37415 260 5 to to TO 37415 260 6 escort escort VB 37415 260 7 the the DT 37415 260 8 captain captain NN 37415 260 9 safely safely RB 37415 260 10 to to IN 37415 260 11 Red Red NNP 37415 260 12 Cloud Cloud NNP 37415 260 13 , , , 37415 260 14 on on IN 37415 260 15 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 260 16 return return NN 37415 260 17 from from IN 37415 260 18 the the DT 37415 260 19 court court NN 37415 260 20 , , , 37415 260 21 it -PRON- PRP 37415 260 22 was be VBD 37415 260 23 impossible impossible JJ 37415 260 24 to to TO 37415 260 25 pursue pursue VB 37415 260 26 . . . 37415 261 1 Equally equally RB 37415 261 2 unwise unwise JJ 37415 261 3 would would MD 37415 261 4 it -PRON- PRP 37415 261 5 be be VB 37415 261 6 to to TO 37415 261 7 send send VB 37415 261 8 a a DT 37415 261 9 small small JJ 37415 261 10 squad squad NN 37415 261 11 . . . 37415 262 1 Waller Waller NNP 37415 262 2 had have VBD 37415 262 3 taken take VBN 37415 262 4 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 262 5 life life NN 37415 262 6 in in IN 37415 262 7 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 262 8 hands hand NNS 37415 262 9 when when WRB 37415 262 10 he -PRON- PRP 37415 262 11 rode ride VBD 37415 262 12 away away RB 37415 262 13 through through IN 37415 262 14 the the DT 37415 262 15 night night NN 37415 262 16 , , , 37415 262 17 but but CC 37415 262 18 he -PRON- PRP 37415 262 19 could could MD 37415 262 20 cross cross VB 37415 262 21 the the DT 37415 262 22 Rawhide Rawhide NNP 37415 262 23 and and CC 37415 262 24 be be VB 37415 262 25 in in IN 37415 262 26 comparative comparative JJ 37415 262 27 safety safety NN 37415 262 28 , , , 37415 262 29 so so RB 37415 262 30 far far RB 37415 262 31 as as IN 37415 262 32 the the DT 37415 262 33 Indian indian JJ 37415 262 34 attack attack NN 37415 262 35 was be VBD 37415 262 36 concerned concern VBN 37415 262 37 , , , 37415 262 38 by by IN 37415 262 39 sunrise sunrise NN 37415 262 40 of of IN 37415 262 41 this this DT 37415 262 42 day day NN 37415 262 43 . . . 37415 263 1 Now now RB 37415 263 2 that that DT 37415 263 3 daylight daylight NN 37415 263 4 had have VBD 37415 263 5 come come VBN 37415 263 6 , , , 37415 263 7 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 263 8 well well RB 37415 263 9 knew know VBD 37415 263 10 that that IN 37415 263 11 every every DT 37415 263 12 stretch stretch NN 37415 263 13 of of IN 37415 263 14 prairie prairie NN 37415 263 15 from from IN 37415 263 16 the the DT 37415 263 17 Platte Platte NNP 37415 263 18 to to IN 37415 263 19 the the DT 37415 263 20 White White NNP 37415 263 21 River River NNP 37415 263 22 would would MD 37415 263 23 be be VB 37415 263 24 thoroughly thoroughly RB 37415 263 25 searched search VBN 37415 263 26 by by IN 37415 263 27 keen keen JJ 37415 263 28 and and CC 37415 263 29 eager eager JJ 37415 263 30 eyes eye NNS 37415 263 31 , , , 37415 263 32 and and CC 37415 263 33 death death NN 37415 263 34 would would MD 37415 263 35 be be VB 37415 263 36 the the DT 37415 263 37 very very RB 37415 263 38 least least JJS 37415 263 39 that that IN 37415 263 40 any any DT 37415 263 41 small small JJ 37415 263 42 party party NN 37415 263 43 of of IN 37415 263 44 whites white NNS 37415 263 45 could could MD 37415 263 46 expect expect VB 37415 263 47 . . . 37415 264 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 264 2 knew know VBD 37415 264 3 perfectly perfectly RB 37415 264 4 well well RB 37415 264 5 that that IN 37415 264 6 already already RB 37415 264 7 he -PRON- PRP 37415 264 8 and and CC 37415 264 9 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 264 10 little little JJ 37415 264 11 troop troop NN 37415 264 12 were be VBD 37415 264 13 being be VBG 37415 264 14 closely closely RB 37415 264 15 scrutinized scrutinized JJ 37415 264 16 from from IN 37415 264 17 the the DT 37415 264 18 distant distant JJ 37415 264 19 ridges ridge NNS 37415 264 20 . . . 37415 265 1 Had have VBD 37415 265 2 he -PRON- PRP 37415 265 3 not not RB 37415 265 4 seen see VBN 37415 265 5 in in IN 37415 265 6 the the DT 37415 265 7 tepees tepee NNS 37415 265 8 of of IN 37415 265 9 the the DT 37415 265 10 Cheyennes Cheyennes NNPS 37415 265 11 , , , 37415 265 12 but but CC 37415 265 13 the the DT 37415 265 14 week week NN 37415 265 15 before before RB 37415 265 16 , , , 37415 265 17 as as RB 37415 265 18 many many JJ 37415 265 19 as as IN 37415 265 20 three three CD 37415 265 21 pairs pair NNS 37415 265 22 of of IN 37415 265 23 binocular binocular JJ 37415 265 24 field field NN 37415 265 25 - - HYPH 37415 265 26 glasses glass NNS 37415 265 27 ? ? . 37415 266 1 and and CC 37415 266 2 had have VBD 37415 266 3 not not RB 37415 266 4 Colonel Colonel NNP 37415 266 5 Randall Randall NNP 37415 266 6 told tell VBD 37415 266 7 him -PRON- PRP 37415 266 8 they -PRON- PRP 37415 266 9 knew know VBD 37415 266 10 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 266 11 use use NN 37415 266 12 and and CC 37415 266 13 value value NN 37415 266 14 as as RB 37415 266 15 well well RB 37415 266 16 as as IN 37415 266 17 anyone anyone NN 37415 266 18 ? ? . 37415 267 1 If if IN 37415 267 2 there there EX 37415 267 3 was be VBD 37415 267 4 only only RB 37415 267 5 some some DT 37415 267 6 way way NN 37415 267 7 of of IN 37415 267 8 getting get VBG 37415 267 9 word word NN 37415 267 10 to to IN 37415 267 11 Captain Captain NNP 37415 267 12 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 267 13 at at IN 37415 267 14 Laramie Laramie NNP 37415 267 15 . . . 37415 268 1 There there EX 37415 268 2 ran run VBD 37415 268 3 the the DT 37415 268 4 single single JJ 37415 268 5 wire wire NN 37415 268 6 of of IN 37415 268 7 the the DT 37415 268 8 military military JJ 37415 268 9 telegraph telegraph NN 37415 268 10 , , , 37415 268 11 but but CC 37415 268 12 there there EX 37415 268 13 was be VBD 37415 268 14 neither neither CC 37415 268 15 office office NN 37415 268 16 nor nor CC 37415 268 17 station station NN 37415 268 18 nearer nearer RB 37415 268 19 than than IN 37415 268 20 Red Red NNP 37415 268 21 Cloud Cloud NNP 37415 268 22 Agency Agency NNP 37415 268 23 . . . 37415 269 1 No no DT 37415 269 2 man man NN 37415 269 3 in in IN 37415 269 4 the the DT 37415 269 5 troop troop NN 37415 269 6 would would MD 37415 269 7 thank thank VB 37415 269 8 him -PRON- PRP 37415 269 9 for for IN 37415 269 10 being be VBG 37415 269 11 ordered order VBN 37415 269 12 to to TO 37415 269 13 go go VB 37415 269 14 either either DT 37415 269 15 way way NN 37415 269 16 with with IN 37415 269 17 dispatches dispatch NNS 37415 269 18 , , , 37415 269 19 though though IN 37415 269 20 he -PRON- PRP 37415 269 21 knew know VBD 37415 269 22 the the DT 37415 269 23 order order NN 37415 269 24 would would MD 37415 269 25 be be VB 37415 269 26 obeyed obey VBN 37415 269 27 . . . 37415 270 1 Silently silently RB 37415 270 2 and and CC 37415 270 3 gloomily gloomily RB 37415 270 4 , , , 37415 270 5 instead instead RB 37415 270 6 of of IN 37415 270 7 with with IN 37415 270 8 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 270 9 usual usual JJ 37415 270 10 cheery cheery JJ 37415 270 11 alacrity alacrity NN 37415 270 12 , , , 37415 270 13 the the DT 37415 270 14 men man NNS 37415 270 15 had have VBD 37415 270 16 got get VBN 37415 270 17 to to TO 37415 270 18 work work VB 37415 270 19 with with IN 37415 270 20 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 270 21 curry curry NN 37415 270 22 - - HYPH 37415 270 23 combs comb NNS 37415 270 24 and and CC 37415 270 25 brushes brush NNS 37415 270 26 and and CC 37415 270 27 were be VBD 37415 270 28 touching touch VBG 37415 270 29 up up RP 37415 270 30 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 270 31 horses horse NNS 37415 270 32 while while IN 37415 270 33 waiting wait VBG 37415 270 34 for for IN 37415 270 35 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 270 36 own own JJ 37415 270 37 breakfast breakfast NN 37415 270 38 ; ; : 37415 270 39 and and CC 37415 270 40 presently presently RB 37415 270 41 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 270 42 's 's POS 37415 270 43 orderly orderly JJ 37415 270 44 came come VBD 37415 270 45 forward forward RB 37415 270 46 , , , 37415 270 47 holding hold VBG 37415 270 48 a a DT 37415 270 49 tin tin JJ 37415 270 50 cup cup NN 37415 270 51 of of IN 37415 270 52 steaming steam VBG 37415 270 53 coffee coffee NN 37415 270 54 . . . 37415 271 1 " " `` 37415 271 2 Wo will MD 37415 271 3 n't not RB 37415 271 4 the the DT 37415 271 5 lieutenant lieutenant NN 37415 271 6 drink drink VB 37415 271 7 a a DT 37415 271 8 little little JJ 37415 271 9 of of IN 37415 271 10 this this DT 37415 271 11 , , , 37415 271 12 sir sir NN 37415 271 13 , , , 37415 271 14 and and CC 37415 271 15 try try VB 37415 271 16 a a DT 37415 271 17 bite bite NN 37415 271 18 of of IN 37415 271 19 bacon bacon NN 37415 271 20 ? ? . 37415 272 1 There there EX 37415 272 2 is be VBZ 37415 272 3 n't not RB 37415 272 4 much much JJ 37415 272 5 appetite appetite NN 37415 272 6 in in IN 37415 272 7 the the DT 37415 272 8 troop troop NN 37415 272 9 this this DT 37415 272 10 morning morning NN 37415 272 11 , , , 37415 272 12 sir sir NN 37415 272 13 , , , 37415 272 14 but but CC 37415 272 15 it -PRON- PRP 37415 272 16 ai be VBP 37415 272 17 n't not RB 37415 272 18 so so RB 37415 272 19 much much RB 37415 272 20 because because IN 37415 272 21 the the DT 37415 272 22 money money NN 37415 272 23 's be VBZ 37415 272 24 gone go VBN 37415 272 25 . . . 37415 273 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 273 2 've have VB 37415 273 3 known know VBN 37415 273 4 the the DT 37415 273 5 old old JJ 37415 273 6 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 273 7 and and CC 37415 273 8 the the DT 37415 273 9 boy boy NN 37415 273 10 nigh nigh NN 37415 273 11 unto unto IN 37415 273 12 ten ten CD 37415 273 13 years year NNS 37415 273 14 now now RB 37415 273 15 , , , 37415 273 16 sir sir NNP 37415 273 17 , , , 37415 273 18 an an DT 37415 273 19 ' ' '' 37415 273 20 I -PRON- PRP 37415 273 21 never never RB 37415 273 22 thought think VBD 37415 273 23 it -PRON- PRP 37415 273 24 would would MD 37415 273 25 come come VB 37415 273 26 to to IN 37415 273 27 this this DT 37415 273 28 . . . 37415 273 29 " " '' 37415 274 1 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 274 2 thanked thank VBD 37415 274 3 the the DT 37415 274 4 soldier soldier NN 37415 274 5 and and CC 37415 274 6 sat sit VBD 37415 274 7 down down RP 37415 274 8 at at IN 37415 274 9 the the DT 37415 274 10 edge edge NN 37415 274 11 of of IN 37415 274 12 the the DT 37415 274 13 rushing rushing NN 37415 274 14 stream stream NN 37415 274 15 , , , 37415 274 16 sipping sip VBG 37415 274 17 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 274 18 coffee coffee NN 37415 274 19 and and CC 37415 274 20 trying try VBG 37415 274 21 to to TO 37415 274 22 think think VB 37415 274 23 what what WP 37415 274 24 to to TO 37415 274 25 do do VB 37415 274 26 . . . 37415 275 1 The the DT 37415 275 2 drink drink NN 37415 275 3 warmed warm VBD 37415 275 4 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 275 5 blood blood NN 37415 275 6 and and CC 37415 275 7 cheered cheer VBD 37415 275 8 him -PRON- PRP 37415 275 9 up up RP 37415 275 10 a a DT 37415 275 11 trifle trifle NN 37415 275 12 . . . 37415 276 1 Ordering order VBG 37415 276 2 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 276 3 horse horse NN 37415 276 4 to to TO 37415 276 5 be be VB 37415 276 6 saddled saddle VBN 37415 276 7 , , , 37415 276 8 he -PRON- PRP 37415 276 9 mounted mount VBD 37415 276 10 and and CC 37415 276 11 , , , 37415 276 12 taking take VBG 37415 276 13 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 276 14 rifle rifle NN 37415 276 15 , , , 37415 276 16 rode ride VBD 37415 276 17 through through IN 37415 276 18 the the DT 37415 276 19 Niobrara Niobrara NNP 37415 276 20 and and CC 37415 276 21 out out RB 37415 276 22 upon upon IN 37415 276 23 the the DT 37415 276 24 open open JJ 37415 276 25 prairie prairie NN 37415 276 26 on on IN 37415 276 27 the the DT 37415 276 28 other other JJ 37415 276 29 side side NN 37415 276 30 . . . 37415 277 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 277 2 was be VBD 37415 277 3 not not RB 37415 277 4 long long RB 37415 277 5 before before IN 37415 277 6 he -PRON- PRP 37415 277 7 found find VBD 37415 277 8 the the DT 37415 277 9 hoof hoof NN 37415 277 10 - - HYPH 37415 277 11 tracks track NNS 37415 277 12 made make VBD 37415 277 13 the the DT 37415 277 14 night night NN 37415 277 15 before before RB 37415 277 16 , , , 37415 277 17 and and CC 37415 277 18 , , , 37415 277 19 without without IN 37415 277 20 knowing know VBG 37415 277 21 why why WRB 37415 277 22 , , , 37415 277 23 he -PRON- PRP 37415 277 24 slowly slowly RB 37415 277 25 followed follow VBD 37415 277 26 them -PRON- PRP 37415 277 27 out out RP 37415 277 28 toward toward IN 37415 277 29 the the DT 37415 277 30 low low JJ 37415 277 31 ridge ridge NN 37415 277 32 at at IN 37415 277 33 the the DT 37415 277 34 southwest southwest NN 37415 277 35 . . . 37415 278 1 For for IN 37415 278 2 ten ten CD 37415 278 3 minutes minute NNS 37415 278 4 he -PRON- PRP 37415 278 5 went go VBD 37415 278 6 at at IN 37415 278 7 a a DT 37415 278 8 quiet quiet JJ 37415 278 9 walk walk NN 37415 278 10 and and CC 37415 278 11 with with IN 37415 278 12 downward downward RB 37415 278 13 - - HYPH 37415 278 14 searching search VBG 37415 278 15 eyes eye NNS 37415 278 16 as as IN 37415 278 17 he -PRON- PRP 37415 278 18 reached reach VBD 37415 278 19 the the DT 37415 278 20 road road NN 37415 278 21 , , , 37415 278 22 striving strive VBG 37415 278 23 to to TO 37415 278 24 decide decide VB 37415 278 25 which which WDT 37415 278 26 hoof hoof NN 37415 278 27 - - HYPH 37415 278 28 prints print NNS 37415 278 29 were be VBD 37415 278 30 made make VBN 37415 278 31 by by IN 37415 278 32 Waller Waller NNP 37415 278 33 's 's POS 37415 278 34 horse horse NN 37415 278 35 . . . 37415 279 1 Suddenly suddenly RB 37415 279 2 , , , 37415 279 3 back back RB 37415 279 4 at at IN 37415 279 5 camp camp NN 37415 279 6 he -PRON- PRP 37415 279 7 heard hear VBD 37415 279 8 the the DT 37415 279 9 ringing ring VBG 37415 279 10 report report NN 37415 279 11 of of IN 37415 279 12 a a DT 37415 279 13 cavalry cavalry NN 37415 279 14 carbine carbine NN 37415 279 15 borne bear VBN 37415 279 16 on on IN 37415 279 17 the the DT 37415 279 18 rising rise VBG 37415 279 19 breeze breeze NN 37415 279 20 , , , 37415 279 21 and and CC 37415 279 22 , , , 37415 279 23 whirling whirl VBG 37415 279 24 about about IN 37415 279 25 , , , 37415 279 26 saw see VBD 37415 279 27 that that IN 37415 279 28 they -PRON- PRP 37415 279 29 were be VBD 37415 279 30 signaling signal VBG 37415 279 31 to to IN 37415 279 32 him -PRON- PRP 37415 279 33 . . . 37415 280 1 Putting put VBG 37415 280 2 spurs spur NNS 37415 280 3 to to IN 37415 280 4 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 280 5 steed steed NN 37415 280 6 he -PRON- PRP 37415 280 7 galloped gallop VBD 37415 280 8 full full JJ 37415 280 9 tilt tilt NN 37415 280 10 for for IN 37415 280 11 the the DT 37415 280 12 ford ford NNP 37415 280 13 , , , 37415 280 14 and and CC 37415 280 15 then then RB 37415 280 16 for for IN 37415 280 17 the the DT 37415 280 18 first first JJ 37415 280 19 time time NN 37415 280 20 saw see VBD 37415 280 21 the the DT 37415 280 22 cause cause NN 37415 280 23 of of IN 37415 280 24 the the DT 37415 280 25 excitement excitement NN 37415 280 26 . . . 37415 281 1 Far far RB 37415 281 2 up up RB 37415 281 3 on on IN 37415 281 4 the the DT 37415 281 5 opposite opposite JJ 37415 281 6 slope slope NN 37415 281 7 , , , 37415 281 8 and and CC 37415 281 9 jogging jog VBG 37415 281 10 easily easily RB 37415 281 11 down down RB 37415 281 12 toward toward IN 37415 281 13 the the DT 37415 281 14 troop troop NN 37415 281 15 , , , 37415 281 16 came come VBD 37415 281 17 an an DT 37415 281 18 Indian indian JJ 37415 281 19 pony pony NN 37415 281 20 and and CC 37415 281 21 an an DT 37415 281 22 Indian indian JJ 37415 281 23 rider rider NN 37415 281 24 , , , 37415 281 25 but but CC 37415 281 26 not not RB 37415 281 27 in in IN 37415 281 28 war war NN 37415 281 29 - - HYPH 37415 281 30 paint paint NN 37415 281 31 and and CC 37415 281 32 feathers feather NNS 37415 281 33 . . . 37415 282 1 As as IN 37415 282 2 Mr. Mr. NNP 37415 282 3 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 282 4 plunged plunge VBD 37415 282 5 through through IN 37415 282 6 the the DT 37415 282 7 stream stream NN 37415 282 8 he -PRON- PRP 37415 282 9 recognized recognize VBD 37415 282 10 the the DT 37415 282 11 young young JJ 37415 282 12 half half JJ 37415 282 13 - - HYPH 37415 282 14 breed breed NN 37415 282 15 scout scout NN 37415 282 16 known know VBN 37415 282 17 to to IN 37415 282 18 all all DT 37415 282 19 of of IN 37415 282 20 the the DT 37415 282 21 soldiers soldier NNS 37415 282 22 as as IN 37415 282 23 " " `` 37415 282 24 Little little JJ 37415 282 25 Bat bat NN 37415 282 26 , , , 37415 282 27 " " '' 37415 282 28 and and CC 37415 282 29 Bat Bat NNP 37415 282 30 , , , 37415 282 31 without without IN 37415 282 32 a a DT 37415 282 33 word word NN 37415 282 34 , , , 37415 282 35 rode ride VBD 37415 282 36 up up RP 37415 282 37 and and CC 37415 282 38 handed hand VBD 37415 282 39 him -PRON- PRP 37415 282 40 a a DT 37415 282 41 letter letter NN 37415 282 42 . . . 37415 283 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 283 2 was be VBD 37415 283 3 from from IN 37415 283 4 the the DT 37415 283 5 commanding command VBG 37415 283 6 officer officer NN 37415 283 7 at at IN 37415 283 8 Fort Fort NNP 37415 283 9 Robinson Robinson NNP 37415 283 10 , , , 37415 283 11 and and CC 37415 283 12 very very RB 37415 283 13 much much RB 37415 283 14 to to IN 37415 283 15 the the DT 37415 283 16 point point NN 37415 283 17 . . . 37415 284 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 284 2 read read VBD 37415 284 3 somewhat somewhat RB 37415 284 4 as as IN 37415 284 5 follows follow VBZ 37415 284 6 : : : 37415 284 7 " " `` 37415 284 8 Captain Captain NNP 37415 284 9 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 284 10 telegraphs telegraphs NN 37415 284 11 that that IN 37415 284 12 he -PRON- PRP 37415 284 13 will will MD 37415 284 14 be be VB 37415 284 15 detained detain VBN 37415 284 16 several several JJ 37415 284 17 days day NNS 37415 284 18 . . . 37415 285 1 Meantime meantime RB 37415 285 2 you -PRON- PRP 37415 285 3 are be VBP 37415 285 4 needed need VBN 37415 285 5 here here RB 37415 285 6 , , , 37415 285 7 as as IN 37415 285 8 the the DT 37415 285 9 Indians Indians NNPS 37415 285 10 are be VBP 37415 285 11 again again RB 37415 285 12 quitting quit VBG 37415 285 13 the the DT 37415 285 14 reservations reservation NNS 37415 285 15 in in IN 37415 285 16 large large JJ 37415 285 17 numbers number NNS 37415 285 18 . . . 37415 286 1 Move move VB 37415 286 2 immediately immediately RB 37415 286 3 upon upon IN 37415 286 4 receipt receipt NN 37415 286 5 of of IN 37415 286 6 this this DT 37415 286 7 . . . 37415 286 8 " " '' 37415 287 1 [ [ -LRB- 37415 287 2 Illustration illustration NN 37415 287 3 : : : 37415 287 4 JOGGING jogging NN 37415 287 5 ALONG along RP 37415 287 6 AT at IN 37415 287 7 AN an DT 37415 287 8 EASY easy NN 37415 287 9 PACE PACE NNP 37415 287 10 . . . 37415 287 11 ] ] -RRB- 37415 288 1 That that DT 37415 288 2 evening evening NN 37415 288 3 therefore therefore RB 37415 288 4 the the DT 37415 288 5 little little JJ 37415 288 6 troop troop NN 37415 288 7 once once RB 37415 288 8 more more RBR 37415 288 9 rode ride VBD 37415 288 10 down down IN 37415 288 11 the the DT 37415 288 12 valley valley NN 37415 288 13 of of IN 37415 288 14 the the DT 37415 288 15 White White NNP 37415 288 16 River River NNP 37415 288 17 , , , 37415 288 18 the the DT 37415 288 19 " " `` 37415 288 20 Smoking smoke VBG 37415 288 21 Earth Earth NNP 37415 288 22 " " '' 37415 288 23 as as IN 37415 288 24 the the DT 37415 288 25 Indians Indians NNPS 37415 288 26 called call VBD 37415 288 27 it -PRON- PRP 37415 288 28 , , , 37415 288 29 and and CC 37415 288 30 by by IN 37415 288 31 sunset sunset NN 37415 288 32 were be VBD 37415 288 33 camped camp VBN 37415 288 34 at at IN 37415 288 35 Red Red NNP 37415 288 36 Cloud Cloud NNP 37415 288 37 . . . 37415 289 1 In in IN 37415 289 2 much much JJ 37415 289 3 distress distress NN 37415 289 4 of of IN 37415 289 5 mind mind NN 37415 289 6 Mr. Mr. NNP 37415 289 7 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 289 8 called call VBD 37415 289 9 upon upon IN 37415 289 10 the the DT 37415 289 11 commanding command VBG 37415 289 12 officer officer NN 37415 289 13 to to TO 37415 289 14 tell tell VB 37415 289 15 him -PRON- PRP 37415 289 16 of of IN 37415 289 17 the the DT 37415 289 18 disappearance disappearance NN 37415 289 19 of of IN 37415 289 20 the the DT 37415 289 21 money money NN 37415 289 22 and and CC 37415 289 23 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 289 24 trumpeter trumpeter NN 37415 289 25 , , , 37415 289 26 and and CC 37415 289 27 to to TO 37415 289 28 ask ask VB 37415 289 29 the the DT 37415 289 30 colonel colonel NN 37415 289 31 's 's POS 37415 289 32 advice advice NN 37415 289 33 as as IN 37415 289 34 to to IN 37415 289 35 the the DT 37415 289 36 proper proper JJ 37415 289 37 course course NN 37415 289 38 for for IN 37415 289 39 him -PRON- PRP 37415 289 40 to to TO 37415 289 41 pursue pursue VB 37415 289 42 . . . 37415 290 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 290 2 was be VBD 37415 290 3 agreed agree VBN 37415 290 4 that that IN 37415 290 5 telegrams telegrams NNP 37415 290 6 should should MD 37415 290 7 be be VB 37415 290 8 sent send VBN 37415 290 9 at at IN 37415 290 10 once once RB 37415 290 11 to to IN 37415 290 12 the the DT 37415 290 13 captain captain NN 37415 290 14 at at IN 37415 290 15 Fort Fort NNP 37415 290 16 Laramie Laramie NNP 37415 290 17 and and CC 37415 290 18 to to IN 37415 290 19 the the DT 37415 290 20 commanding command VBG 37415 290 21 officer officer NN 37415 290 22 at at IN 37415 290 23 Sidney Sidney NNP 37415 290 24 barracks barrack NNS 37415 290 25 on on IN 37415 290 26 the the DT 37415 290 27 railway railway NN 37415 290 28 , , , 37415 290 29 notifying notify VBG 37415 290 30 them -PRON- PRP 37415 290 31 of of IN 37415 290 32 the the DT 37415 290 33 crime crime NN 37415 290 34 and and CC 37415 290 35 the the DT 37415 290 36 desertion desertion NN 37415 290 37 . . . 37415 291 1 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 291 2 begged beg VBD 37415 291 3 for for IN 37415 291 4 a a DT 37415 291 5 moment moment NN 37415 291 6 's 's POS 37415 291 7 delay delay NN 37415 291 8 until until IN 37415 291 9 he -PRON- PRP 37415 291 10 could could MD 37415 291 11 hear hear VB 37415 291 12 from from IN 37415 291 13 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 291 14 Graham Graham NNP 37415 291 15 , , , 37415 291 16 whom whom WP 37415 291 17 he -PRON- PRP 37415 291 18 had have VBD 37415 291 19 sent send VBN 37415 291 20 to to TO 37415 291 21 make make VB 37415 291 22 certain certain JJ 37415 291 23 investigations investigation NNS 37415 291 24 , , , 37415 291 25 and and CC 37415 291 26 long long RB 37415 291 27 before before IN 37415 291 28 tattoo tattoo NNP 37415 291 29 the the DT 37415 291 30 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 291 31 came come VBD 37415 291 32 -- -- : 37415 291 33 and and CC 37415 291 34 with with IN 37415 291 35 him -PRON- PRP 37415 291 36 the the DT 37415 291 37 hospital hospital NN 37415 291 38 steward steward NN 37415 291 39 . . . 37415 292 1 " " `` 37415 292 2 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 37415 292 3 , , , 37415 292 4 the the DT 37415 292 5 store store NN 37415 292 6 - - HYPH 37415 292 7 keeper keeper NN 37415 292 8 says say VBZ 37415 292 9 he -PRON- PRP 37415 292 10 sold sell VBD 37415 292 11 just just RB 37415 292 12 such such PDT 37415 292 13 a a DT 37415 292 14 handkerchief handkerchief NN 37415 292 15 as as IN 37415 292 16 that that DT 37415 292 17 to to IN 37415 292 18 Trumpeter Trumpeter NNP 37415 292 19 Waller Waller NNP 37415 292 20 last last JJ 37415 292 21 week week NN 37415 292 22 , , , 37415 292 23 and and CC 37415 292 24 the the DT 37415 292 25 steward steward NN 37415 292 26 can can MD 37415 292 27 tell tell VB 37415 292 28 about about IN 37415 292 29 the the DT 37415 292 30 chloroform chloroform NN 37415 292 31 . . . 37415 292 32 " " '' 37415 293 1 Both both DT 37415 293 2 officers officer NNS 37415 293 3 looked look VBD 37415 293 4 inquiringly inquiringly RB 37415 293 5 at at IN 37415 293 6 the the DT 37415 293 7 steward steward NN 37415 293 8 . . . 37415 294 1 " " `` 37415 294 2 Yes yes UH 37415 294 3 , , , 37415 294 4 sir sir NN 37415 294 5 , , , 37415 294 6 it -PRON- PRP 37415 294 7 was be VBD 37415 294 8 pay pay VB 37415 294 9 day day NN 37415 294 10 that that WDT 37415 294 11 young young JJ 37415 294 12 Waller Waller NNP 37415 294 13 handed hand VBD 37415 294 14 me -PRON- PRP 37415 294 15 a a DT 37415 294 16 penciled penciled JJ 37415 294 17 note note NN 37415 294 18 from from IN 37415 294 19 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 294 20 Graham Graham NNP 37415 294 21 , , , 37415 294 22 saying say VBG 37415 294 23 that that IN 37415 294 24 he -PRON- PRP 37415 294 25 had have VBD 37415 294 26 a a DT 37415 294 27 bad bad JJ 37415 294 28 tooth tooth NN 37415 294 29 - - HYPH 37415 294 30 ache ache NN 37415 294 31 and and CC 37415 294 32 asking ask VBG 37415 294 33 for for IN 37415 294 34 a a DT 37415 294 35 little little JJ 37415 294 36 chloroform chloroform NN 37415 294 37 , , , 37415 294 38 and and CC 37415 294 39 I -PRON- PRP 37415 294 40 gave give VBD 37415 294 41 it -PRON- PRP 37415 294 42 to to IN 37415 294 43 him -PRON- PRP 37415 294 44 . . . 37415 294 45 " " '' 37415 295 1 " " `` 37415 295 2 I -PRON- PRP 37415 295 3 never never RB 37415 295 4 wrote write VBD 37415 295 5 such such PDT 37415 295 6 a a DT 37415 295 7 note note NN 37415 295 8 , , , 37415 295 9 sir sir NN 37415 295 10 , , , 37415 295 11 and and CC 37415 295 12 never never RB 37415 295 13 sent send VBD 37415 295 14 him -PRON- PRP 37415 295 15 on on IN 37415 295 16 such such PDT 37415 295 17 a a DT 37415 295 18 message message NN 37415 295 19 , , , 37415 295 20 " " '' 37415 295 21 said say VBD 37415 295 22 Graham Graham NNP 37415 295 23 . . . 37415 296 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 37415 296 2 VII VII NNP 37415 296 3 . . . 37415 297 1 TELEGRAPHIC TELEGRAPHIC NNP 37415 297 2 DISPATCHES DISPATCHES NNP 37415 297 3 . . . 37415 298 1 Bad bad JJ 37415 298 2 news news NN 37415 298 3 travels travel NNS 37415 298 4 fast fast RB 37415 298 5 . . . 37415 299 1 Captain Captain NNP 37415 299 2 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 299 3 at at IN 37415 299 4 Fort Fort NNP 37415 299 5 Laramie Laramie NNP 37415 299 6 was be VBD 37415 299 7 stunned stun VBN 37415 299 8 by by IN 37415 299 9 the the DT 37415 299 10 tidings tiding NNS 37415 299 11 flashed flash VBD 37415 299 12 to to IN 37415 299 13 him -PRON- PRP 37415 299 14 by by IN 37415 299 15 telegraph telegraph NN 37415 299 16 from from IN 37415 299 17 Red Red NNP 37415 299 18 Cloud Cloud NNP 37415 299 19 . . . 37415 300 1 Despite despite IN 37415 300 2 the the DT 37415 300 3 array array NN 37415 300 4 of of IN 37415 300 5 damaging damaging JJ 37415 300 6 evidence evidence NN 37415 300 7 , , , 37415 300 8 he -PRON- PRP 37415 300 9 could could MD 37415 300 10 not not RB 37415 300 11 bring bring VB 37415 300 12 himself -PRON- PRP 37415 300 13 to to TO 37415 300 14 believe believe VB 37415 300 15 that that IN 37415 300 16 Fred Fred NNP 37415 300 17 Waller Waller NNP 37415 300 18 was be VBD 37415 300 19 a a DT 37415 300 20 thief thief NN 37415 300 21 : : : 37415 300 22 but but CC 37415 300 23 he -PRON- PRP 37415 300 24 was be VBD 37415 300 25 sore sore JJ 37415 300 26 at at IN 37415 300 27 heart heart NN 37415 300 28 when when WRB 37415 300 29 he -PRON- PRP 37415 300 30 thought think VBD 37415 300 31 of of IN 37415 300 32 the the DT 37415 300 33 misery misery NN 37415 300 34 and and CC 37415 300 35 sorrow sorrow VB 37415 300 36 the the DT 37415 300 37 news news NN 37415 300 38 must must MD 37415 300 39 bring bring VB 37415 300 40 to to IN 37415 300 41 the the DT 37415 300 42 dear dear JJ 37415 300 43 ones one NNS 37415 300 44 at at IN 37415 300 45 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 300 46 army army NN 37415 300 47 home home RB 37415 300 48 -- -- : 37415 300 49 above above IN 37415 300 50 all all DT 37415 300 51 to to IN 37415 300 52 the the DT 37415 300 53 proud proud JJ 37415 300 54 old old JJ 37415 300 55 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 300 56 , , , 37415 300 57 whose whose WP$ 37415 300 58 life life NN 37415 300 59 seemed seem VBD 37415 300 60 almost almost RB 37415 300 61 bound bind VBN 37415 300 62 up up RP 37415 300 63 in in IN 37415 300 64 the the DT 37415 300 65 boy boy NN 37415 300 66 . . . 37415 301 1 Well well UH 37415 301 2 knowing know VBG 37415 301 3 that that IN 37415 301 4 it -PRON- PRP 37415 301 5 could could MD 37415 301 6 only only RB 37415 301 7 be be VB 37415 301 8 a a DT 37415 301 9 day day NN 37415 301 10 or or CC 37415 301 11 two two CD 37415 301 12 before before IN 37415 301 13 the the DT 37415 301 14 story story NN 37415 301 15 would would MD 37415 301 16 make make VB 37415 301 17 its -PRON- PRP$ 37415 301 18 way way NN 37415 301 19 to to IN 37415 301 20 the the DT 37415 301 21 posts post NNS 37415 301 22 along along IN 37415 301 23 the the DT 37415 301 24 railroad railroad NN 37415 301 25 , , , 37415 301 26 and and CC 37415 301 27 would would MD 37415 301 28 reach reach VB 37415 301 29 Sanders sander NNS 37415 301 30 , , , 37415 301 31 doubtless doubtless RB 37415 301 32 , , , 37415 301 33 in in IN 37415 301 34 a a DT 37415 301 35 more more RBR 37415 301 36 exaggerated exaggerated JJ 37415 301 37 form form NN 37415 301 38 , , , 37415 301 39 the the DT 37415 301 40 captain captain NN 37415 301 41 decided decide VBD 37415 301 42 to to TO 37415 301 43 warn warn VB 37415 301 44 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 301 45 wife wife NN 37415 301 46 at at IN 37415 301 47 once once RB 37415 301 48 , , , 37415 301 49 and and CC 37415 301 50 by by IN 37415 301 51 the the DT 37415 301 52 stage stage NN 37415 301 53 leaving leave VBG 37415 301 54 that that DT 37415 301 55 very very JJ 37415 301 56 night night NN 37415 301 57 a a DT 37415 301 58 letter letter NN 37415 301 59 went go VBD 37415 301 60 in in RP 37415 301 61 to to IN 37415 301 62 Cheyenne Cheyenne NNP 37415 301 63 , , , 37415 301 64 and and CC 37415 301 65 thence thence NN 37415 301 66 by by IN 37415 301 67 train train NN 37415 301 68 over over IN 37415 301 69 the the DT 37415 301 70 great great JJ 37415 301 71 " " `` 37415 301 72 divide divide NN 37415 301 73 " " '' 37415 301 74 of of IN 37415 301 75 the the DT 37415 301 76 Rockies Rockies NNPS 37415 301 77 to to IN 37415 301 78 Fort Fort NNP 37415 301 79 Sanders Sanders NNP 37415 301 80 , , , 37415 301 81 giving give VBG 37415 301 82 to to IN 37415 301 83 Mrs. Mrs. NNP 37415 301 84 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 301 85 all all DT 37415 301 86 particulars particular NNS 37415 301 87 thus thus RB 37415 301 88 far far RB 37415 301 89 received receive VBN 37415 301 90 , , , 37415 301 91 but but CC 37415 301 92 charging charge VBG 37415 301 93 her -PRON- PRP 37415 301 94 to to TO 37415 301 95 say say VB 37415 301 96 nothing nothing NN 37415 301 97 until until IN 37415 301 98 further further JJ 37415 301 99 tidings tiding NNS 37415 301 100 . . . 37415 302 1 " " `` 37415 302 2 I -PRON- PRP 37415 302 3 can can MD 37415 302 4 not not RB 37415 302 5 believe believe VB 37415 302 6 it -PRON- PRP 37415 302 7 [ [ -LRB- 37415 302 8 wrote write VBD 37415 302 9 he -PRON- PRP 37415 302 10 ] ] -RRB- 37415 302 11 , , , 37415 302 12 and and CC 37415 302 13 am be VBP 37415 302 14 going go VBG 37415 302 15 at at IN 37415 302 16 once once RB 37415 302 17 to to TO 37415 302 18 join join VB 37415 302 19 the the DT 37415 302 20 troop troop NN 37415 302 21 and and CC 37415 302 22 make make VB 37415 302 23 full full JJ 37415 302 24 investigation investigation NN 37415 302 25 . . . 37415 303 1 Meantime meantime RB 37415 303 2 I -PRON- PRP 37415 303 3 have have VBP 37415 303 4 written write VBN 37415 303 5 by by IN 37415 303 6 the the DT 37415 303 7 same same JJ 37415 303 8 mail mail NN 37415 303 9 to to IN 37415 303 10 Major Major NNP 37415 303 11 Edwards Edwards NNP 37415 303 12 , , , 37415 303 13 who who WP 37415 303 14 commands command VBZ 37415 303 15 at at IN 37415 303 16 Sidney Sidney NNP 37415 303 17 barracks barrack NNS 37415 303 18 , , , 37415 303 19 to to TO 37415 303 20 make make VB 37415 303 21 every every DT 37415 303 22 effort effort NN 37415 303 23 to to TO 37415 303 24 trace trace VB 37415 303 25 the the DT 37415 303 26 boy boy NN 37415 303 27 , , , 37415 303 28 should should MD 37415 303 29 he -PRON- PRP 37415 303 30 have have VB 37415 303 31 come come VBN 37415 303 32 south south RB 37415 303 33 of of IN 37415 303 34 the the DT 37415 303 35 Platte Platte NNP 37415 303 36 ; ; : 37415 303 37 and and CC 37415 303 38 you -PRON- PRP 37415 303 39 must must MD 37415 303 40 be be VB 37415 303 41 sure sure JJ 37415 303 42 to to TO 37415 303 43 see see VB 37415 303 44 , , , 37415 303 45 when when WRB 37415 303 46 the the DT 37415 303 47 news news NN 37415 303 48 reaches reach VBZ 37415 303 49 Sanders Sanders NNPS 37415 303 50 , , , 37415 303 51 that that IN 37415 303 52 the the DT 37415 303 53 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 303 54 is be VBZ 37415 303 55 assured assure VBN 37415 303 56 of of IN 37415 303 57 my -PRON- PRP$ 37415 303 58 disbelief disbelief NN 37415 303 59 in in IN 37415 303 60 the the DT 37415 303 61 whole whole JJ 37415 303 62 story story NN 37415 303 63 , , , 37415 303 64 and and CC 37415 303 65 of of IN 37415 303 66 my -PRON- PRP$ 37415 303 67 determination determination NN 37415 303 68 that that WDT 37415 303 69 Fred Fred NNP 37415 303 70 shall shall MD 37415 303 71 have have VB 37415 303 72 justice justice NN 37415 303 73 done do VBN 37415 303 74 him -PRON- PRP 37415 303 75 . . . 37415 304 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 304 2 will will MD 37415 304 3 be be VB 37415 304 4 several several JJ 37415 304 5 days day NNS 37415 304 6 before before IN 37415 304 7 you -PRON- PRP 37415 304 8 can can MD 37415 304 9 hear hear VB 37415 304 10 from from IN 37415 304 11 me -PRON- PRP 37415 304 12 again again RB 37415 304 13 . . . 37415 304 14 " " '' 37415 305 1 And and CC 37415 305 2 the the DT 37415 305 3 news news NN 37415 305 4 reached reach VBD 37415 305 5 Sanders sander NNS 37415 305 6 , , , 37415 305 7 as as IN 37415 305 8 he -PRON- PRP 37415 305 9 feared fear VBD 37415 305 10 , , , 37415 305 11 all all RB 37415 305 12 too too RB 37415 305 13 soon soon RB 37415 305 14 . . . 37415 306 1 Telegraph Telegraph NNP 37415 306 2 offices office NNS 37415 306 3 " " `` 37415 306 4 leaked leak VBN 37415 306 5 " " '' 37415 306 6 on on IN 37415 306 7 the the DT 37415 306 8 frontier frontier NN 37415 306 9 in in IN 37415 306 10 those those DT 37415 306 11 days day NNS 37415 306 12 . . . 37415 307 1 The the DT 37415 307 2 operators operator NNS 37415 307 3 at at IN 37415 307 4 the the DT 37415 307 5 military military JJ 37415 307 6 stations station NNS 37415 307 7 were be VBD 37415 307 8 all all DT 37415 307 9 enlisted enlist VBN 37415 307 10 men man NNS 37415 307 11 , , , 37415 307 12 who who WP 37415 307 13 were be VBD 37415 307 14 not not RB 37415 307 15 bound bind VBN 37415 307 16 by by IN 37415 307 17 the the DT 37415 307 18 regulations regulation NNS 37415 307 19 of of IN 37415 307 20 the the DT 37415 307 21 Western Western NNP 37415 307 22 Union Union NNP 37415 307 23 , , , 37415 307 24 and and CC 37415 307 25 who who WP 37415 307 26 could could MD 37415 307 27 not not RB 37415 307 28 keep keep VB 37415 307 29 to to IN 37415 307 30 themselves -PRON- PRP 37415 307 31 every every DT 37415 307 32 item item NN 37415 307 33 of of IN 37415 307 34 personal personal JJ 37415 307 35 interest interest NN 37415 307 36 . . . 37415 308 1 The the DT 37415 308 2 Sidney Sidney NNP 37415 308 3 office office NN 37415 308 4 wired wire VBD 37415 308 5 mysterious mysterious JJ 37415 308 6 inquiries inquiry NNS 37415 308 7 to to IN 37415 308 8 Sanders sander NNS 37415 308 9 ; ; : 37415 308 10 Sanders sander NNS 37415 308 11 insisted insist VBD 37415 308 12 on on IN 37415 308 13 knowing know VBG 37415 308 14 what what WP 37415 308 15 it -PRON- PRP 37415 308 16 meant mean VBD 37415 308 17 , , , 37415 308 18 and and CC 37415 308 19 presently presently RB 37415 308 20 Laramie Laramie NNP 37415 308 21 , , , 37415 308 22 Sanders Sanders NNPS 37415 308 23 , , , 37415 308 24 Sidney Sidney NNP 37415 308 25 , , , 37415 308 26 Russell Russell NNP 37415 308 27 , , , 37415 308 28 Red Red NNP 37415 308 29 Cloud Cloud NNP 37415 308 30 , , , 37415 308 31 and and CC 37415 308 32 even even RB 37415 308 33 Chug Chug NNP 37415 308 34 Water Water NNP 37415 308 35 were be VBD 37415 308 36 clicking click VBG 37415 308 37 away away RP 37415 308 38 in in IN 37415 308 39 confidential confidential JJ 37415 308 40 discussion discussion NN 37415 308 41 over over IN 37415 308 42 the the DT 37415 308 43 extraordinary extraordinary JJ 37415 308 44 theft theft NN 37415 308 45 and and CC 37415 308 46 flight flight NN 37415 308 47 . . . 37415 309 1 And and CC 37415 309 2 Mrs. Mrs. NNP 37415 309 3 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 309 4 's 's POS 37415 309 5 letter letter NN 37415 309 6 came come VBD 37415 309 7 none none NN 37415 309 8 too too RB 37415 309 9 early early JJ 37415 309 10 to to TO 37415 309 11 save save VB 37415 309 12 old old JJ 37415 309 13 Waller Waller NNP 37415 309 14 from from IN 37415 309 15 despair despair NN 37415 309 16 . . . 37415 310 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 310 2 was be VBD 37415 310 3 a a DT 37415 310 4 woman woman NN 37415 310 5 , , , 37415 310 6 a a DT 37415 310 7 gabbling gabble VBG 37415 310 8 laundress laundress NN 37415 310 9 , , , 37415 310 10 who who WP 37415 310 11 first first RB 37415 310 12 told tell VBD 37415 310 13 him -PRON- PRP 37415 310 14 of of IN 37415 310 15 the the DT 37415 310 16 rumor rumor NN 37415 310 17 , , , 37415 310 18 and and CC 37415 310 19 Mrs. Mrs. NNP 37415 310 20 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 310 21 saw see VBD 37415 310 22 him -PRON- PRP 37415 310 23 hastening hasten VBG 37415 310 24 to to IN 37415 310 25 the the DT 37415 310 26 telegraph telegraph NN 37415 310 27 office office NN 37415 310 28 just just RB 37415 310 29 as as IN 37415 310 30 she -PRON- PRP 37415 310 31 had have VBD 37415 310 32 finished finish VBN 37415 310 33 reading read VBG 37415 310 34 the the DT 37415 310 35 letter letter NN 37415 310 36 . . . 37415 311 1 " " `` 37415 311 2 Mr. Mr. NNP 37415 311 3 Nelson Nelson NNP 37415 311 4 , , , 37415 311 5 quick quick JJ 37415 311 6 ! ! . 37415 311 7 " " '' 37415 312 1 she -PRON- PRP 37415 312 2 called call VBD 37415 312 3 to to IN 37415 312 4 a a DT 37415 312 5 young young JJ 37415 312 6 officer officer NN 37415 312 7 just just RB 37415 312 8 passing pass VBG 37415 312 9 the the DT 37415 312 10 gate gate NN 37415 312 11 . . . 37415 313 1 " " `` 37415 313 2 Stop stop VB 37415 313 3 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 313 4 Waller Waller NNP 37415 313 5 at at IN 37415 313 6 once once RB 37415 313 7 . . . 37415 314 1 Do do VB 37415 314 2 n't not RB 37415 314 3 let let VB 37415 314 4 him -PRON- PRP 37415 314 5 go go VB 37415 314 6 to to IN 37415 314 7 the the DT 37415 314 8 office office NN 37415 314 9 . . . 37415 315 1 Make make VB 37415 315 2 him -PRON- PRP 37415 315 3 come come VB 37415 315 4 here here RB 37415 315 5 to to IN 37415 315 6 me -PRON- PRP 37415 315 7 . . . 37415 316 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 316 2 will will MD 37415 316 3 hear hear VB 37415 316 4 and and CC 37415 316 5 obey obey VB 37415 316 6 you -PRON- PRP 37415 316 7 . . . 37415 316 8 " " '' 37415 317 1 And and CC 37415 317 2 Mr. Mr. NNP 37415 317 3 Nelson Nelson NNP 37415 317 4 touched touch VBD 37415 317 5 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 317 6 cap cap NN 37415 317 7 , , , 37415 317 8 leaped leap VBD 37415 317 9 lightly lightly RB 37415 317 10 across across IN 37415 317 11 the the DT 37415 317 12 acequia acequia NN 37415 317 13 , , , 37415 317 14 and and CC 37415 317 15 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 317 16 powerful powerful JJ 37415 317 17 young young JJ 37415 317 18 voice voice NN 37415 317 19 was be VBD 37415 317 20 heard hear VBN 37415 317 21 thundering thunder VBG 37415 317 22 , , , 37415 317 23 " " `` 37415 317 24 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 317 25 Waller Waller NNP 37415 317 26 ! ! . 37415 317 27 " " '' 37415 318 1 in in IN 37415 318 2 peremptory peremptory JJ 37415 318 3 tones tone NNS 37415 318 4 across across IN 37415 318 5 the the DT 37415 318 6 parade parade NN 37415 318 7 . . . 37415 319 1 " " `` 37415 319 2 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 319 3 Waller Waller NNP 37415 319 4 ! ! . 37415 319 5 " " '' 37415 320 1 echoed echo VBD 37415 320 2 a a DT 37415 320 3 half half JJ 37415 320 4 dozen dozen NN 37415 320 5 voices voice NNS 37415 320 6 as as IN 37415 320 7 the the DT 37415 320 8 loungers lounger NNS 37415 320 9 on on IN 37415 320 10 barrack barrack NN 37415 320 11 porches porch NNS 37415 320 12 took take VBD 37415 320 13 up up RP 37415 320 14 the the DT 37415 320 15 cry cry NN 37415 320 16 , , , 37415 320 17 " " '' 37415 320 18 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 37415 320 19 Nelson Nelson NNP 37415 320 20 wants want VBZ 37415 320 21 you -PRON- PRP 37415 320 22 ! ! . 37415 320 23 " " '' 37415 321 1 and and CC 37415 321 2 the the DT 37415 321 3 soldier soldier NN 37415 321 4 instinct instinct NN 37415 321 5 prevailed prevail VBD 37415 321 6 , , , 37415 321 7 the the DT 37415 321 8 old old JJ 37415 321 9 man man NN 37415 321 10 turned turn VBD 37415 321 11 and and CC 37415 321 12 hastened hasten VBD 37415 321 13 toward toward IN 37415 321 14 the the DT 37415 321 15 officers officer NNS 37415 321 16 ' ' POS 37415 321 17 quarters quarter NNS 37415 321 18 . . . 37415 322 1 " " `` 37415 322 2 What what WP 37415 322 3 is be VBZ 37415 322 4 it -PRON- PRP 37415 322 5 , , , 37415 322 6 Mrs. Mrs. NNP 37415 322 7 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 322 8 , , , 37415 322 9 " " `` 37415 322 10 asked ask VBD 37415 322 11 Nelson Nelson NNP 37415 322 12 . . . 37415 323 1 " " `` 37415 323 2 Has have VBZ 37415 323 3 there there EX 37415 323 4 been be VBN 37415 323 5 another another DT 37415 323 6 fight fight NN 37415 323 7 ? ? . 37415 324 1 Is be VBZ 37415 324 2 Fred Fred NNP 37415 324 3 killed kill VBN 37415 324 4 ? ? . 37415 325 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 325 2 will will MD 37415 325 3 break break VB 37415 325 4 the the DT 37415 325 5 old old JJ 37415 325 6 man man NN 37415 325 7 's 's POS 37415 325 8 heart heart NN 37415 325 9 . . . 37415 325 10 " " '' 37415 326 1 " " `` 37415 326 2 Oh oh UH 37415 326 3 , , , 37415 326 4 Mr. Mr. NNP 37415 326 5 Nelson Nelson NNP 37415 326 6 ! ! . 37415 327 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 327 2 ca can MD 37415 327 3 n't not RB 37415 327 4 tell tell VB 37415 327 5 you -PRON- PRP 37415 327 6 about about IN 37415 327 7 it -PRON- PRP 37415 327 8 yet yet RB 37415 327 9 ! ! . 37415 327 10 " " '' 37415 328 1 she -PRON- PRP 37415 328 2 almost almost RB 37415 328 3 wailed wail VBD 37415 328 4 . . . 37415 329 1 " " `` 37415 329 2 There there EX 37415 329 3 's be VBZ 37415 329 4 bad bad JJ 37415 329 5 news news NN 37415 329 6 , , , 37415 329 7 and and CC 37415 329 8 I -PRON- PRP 37415 329 9 'm be VBP 37415 329 10 afraid afraid JJ 37415 329 11 the the DT 37415 329 12 old old JJ 37415 329 13 man man NN 37415 329 14 has have VBZ 37415 329 15 heard hear VBN 37415 329 16 it -PRON- PRP 37415 329 17 . . . 37415 330 1 Stay stay VB 37415 330 2 here here RB 37415 330 3 , , , 37415 330 4 near near IN 37415 330 5 me -PRON- PRP 37415 330 6 a a DT 37415 330 7 moment moment NN 37415 330 8 , , , 37415 330 9 can can MD 37415 330 10 you -PRON- PRP 37415 330 11 ? ? . 37415 331 1 Oh oh UH 37415 331 2 , , , 37415 331 3 look look VB 37415 331 4 at at IN 37415 331 5 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 331 6 face face NN 37415 331 7 ! ! . 37415 332 1 Look look VB 37415 332 2 at at IN 37415 332 3 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 332 4 face face NN 37415 332 5 ! ! . 37415 333 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 333 2 has have VBZ 37415 333 3 heard hear VBN 37415 333 4 . . . 37415 333 5 " " '' 37415 334 1 White White NNP 37415 334 2 , , , 37415 334 3 livid livid NNP 37415 334 4 , , , 37415 334 5 trembling tremble VBG 37415 334 6 from from IN 37415 334 7 head head NN 37415 334 8 to to IN 37415 334 9 foot foot NN 37415 334 10 , , , 37415 334 11 the the DT 37415 334 12 old old JJ 37415 334 13 soldier soldier NN 37415 334 14 hurried hurry VBD 37415 334 15 toward toward IN 37415 334 16 the the DT 37415 334 17 young young JJ 37415 334 18 officer officer NN 37415 334 19 and and CC 37415 334 20 dumbly dumbly RB 37415 334 21 raised raise VBD 37415 334 22 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 334 23 hand hand NN 37415 334 24 in in IN 37415 334 25 the the DT 37415 334 26 mechanical mechanical JJ 37415 334 27 salute salute NN 37415 334 28 . . . 37415 335 1 " " `` 37415 335 2 It -PRON- PRP 37415 335 3 is be VBZ 37415 335 4 Mrs. Mrs. NNP 37415 335 5 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 335 6 who who WP 37415 335 7 wants want VBZ 37415 335 8 you -PRON- PRP 37415 335 9 , , , 37415 335 10 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 335 11 , , , 37415 335 12 " " '' 37415 335 13 said say VBD 37415 335 14 Mr. Mr. NNP 37415 335 15 Nelson Nelson NNP 37415 335 16 kindly kindly RB 37415 335 17 . . . 37415 336 1 " " `` 37415 336 2 Go go VB 37415 336 3 to to IN 37415 336 4 her -PRON- PRP 37415 336 5 , , , 37415 336 6 " " '' 37415 336 7 and and CC 37415 336 8 without without IN 37415 336 9 a a DT 37415 336 10 word word NN 37415 336 11 the the DT 37415 336 12 veteran veteran NN 37415 336 13 passed pass VBD 37415 336 14 in in RP 37415 336 15 at at IN 37415 336 16 the the DT 37415 336 17 gate gate NN 37415 336 18 . . . 37415 337 1 [ [ -LRB- 37415 337 2 Illustration illustration NN 37415 337 3 : : : 37415 337 4 HE he PRP 37415 337 5 RAISED raise VBD 37415 337 6 HIS his PRP$ 37415 337 7 HANDS hand NNS 37415 337 8 AND and CC 37415 337 9 PRESSED pressed VB 37415 337 10 THEM them PRP 37415 337 11 TO to IN 37415 337 12 HIS his PRP$ 37415 337 13 EYES eyes NN 37415 337 14 . . . 37415 337 15 ] ] -RRB- 37415 338 1 She -PRON- PRP 37415 338 2 held hold VBD 37415 338 3 forth forth RB 37415 338 4 her -PRON- PRP$ 37415 338 5 hand hand NN 37415 338 6 , , , 37415 338 7 her -PRON- PRP$ 37415 338 8 eyes eye NNS 37415 338 9 brimming brim VBG 37415 338 10 with with IN 37415 338 11 tears tear NNS 37415 338 12 . . . 37415 339 1 Instinctively instinctively RB 37415 339 2 he -PRON- PRP 37415 339 3 halted halt VBD 37415 339 4 , , , 37415 339 5 the the DT 37415 339 6 old old JJ 37415 339 7 respect respect NN 37415 339 8 and and CC 37415 339 9 reverence reverence NN 37415 339 10 for for IN 37415 339 11 " " `` 37415 339 12 captain captain NNP 37415 339 13 's 's POS 37415 339 14 lady lady NN 37415 339 15 " " `` 37415 339 16 checking check VBG 37415 339 17 the the DT 37415 339 18 wild wild JJ 37415 339 19 torrent torrent NN 37415 339 20 of of IN 37415 339 21 grief grief NN 37415 339 22 and and CC 37415 339 23 anxiety anxiety NN 37415 339 24 , , , 37415 339 25 but but CC 37415 339 26 she -PRON- PRP 37415 339 27 caught catch VBD 37415 339 28 him -PRON- PRP 37415 339 29 by by IN 37415 339 30 the the DT 37415 339 31 arm arm NN 37415 339 32 and and CC 37415 339 33 led lead VBD 37415 339 34 him -PRON- PRP 37415 339 35 wondering wonder VBG 37415 339 36 and and CC 37415 339 37 submissive submissive JJ 37415 339 38 , , , 37415 339 39 yet yet CC 37415 339 40 overwhelmed overwhelmed JJ 37415 339 41 with with IN 37415 339 42 cruel cruel JJ 37415 339 43 dread dread NN 37415 339 44 , , , 37415 339 45 into into IN 37415 339 46 her -PRON- PRP$ 37415 339 47 cool cool JJ 37415 339 48 and and CC 37415 339 49 darkened darkened JJ 37415 339 50 parlor parlor NN 37415 339 51 . . . 37415 340 1 There there RB 37415 340 2 , , , 37415 340 3 with with IN 37415 340 4 wild wild JJ 37415 340 5 , , , 37415 340 6 imploring imploring JJ 37415 340 7 eyes eye NNS 37415 340 8 , , , 37415 340 9 the the DT 37415 340 10 old old JJ 37415 340 11 man man NN 37415 340 12 half half NN 37415 340 13 stretched stretch VBD 37415 340 14 forth forth RB 37415 340 15 two two CD 37415 340 16 palsied palsy VBN 37415 340 17 hands hand NNS 37415 340 18 , , , 37415 340 19 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 340 20 forage forage NN 37415 340 21 cap cap NN 37415 340 22 falling fall VBG 37415 340 23 unheaded unheaded JJ 37415 340 24 to to IN 37415 340 25 the the DT 37415 340 26 floor floor NN 37415 340 27 , , , 37415 340 28 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 340 29 whole whole JJ 37415 340 30 frame frame NN 37415 340 31 shaking shake VBG 37415 340 32 . . . 37415 341 1 " " `` 37415 341 2 Do do VBP 37415 341 3 n't not RB 37415 341 4 give give VB 37415 341 5 way way NN 37415 341 6 , , , 37415 341 7 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 341 8 ; ; : 37415 341 9 do do VB 37415 341 10 n't not RB 37415 341 11 believe believe VB 37415 341 12 it -PRON- PRP 37415 341 13 ! ! . 37415 341 14 " " '' 37415 342 1 she -PRON- PRP 37415 342 2 cried cry VBD 37415 342 3 , , , 37415 342 4 and and CC 37415 342 5 at at IN 37415 342 6 her -PRON- PRP$ 37415 342 7 first first JJ 37415 342 8 words word NNS 37415 342 9 a a DT 37415 342 10 look look NN 37415 342 11 as as IN 37415 342 12 of of IN 37415 342 13 horror horror NN 37415 342 14 came come VBD 37415 342 15 into into IN 37415 342 16 the the DT 37415 342 17 stricken stricken VBN 37415 342 18 old old JJ 37415 342 19 face face NN 37415 342 20 , , , 37415 342 21 and and CC 37415 342 22 the the DT 37415 342 23 hands hand NNS 37415 342 24 clasped clasp VBN 37415 342 25 together together RB 37415 342 26 in in IN 37415 342 27 piteous piteous JJ 37415 342 28 appeal appeal NN 37415 342 29 . . . 37415 343 1 " " `` 37415 343 2 Listen listen VB 37415 343 3 to to IN 37415 343 4 what what WP 37415 343 5 the the DT 37415 343 6 captain captain NN 37415 343 7 says say VBZ 37415 343 8 . . . 37415 344 1 His -PRON- PRP$ 37415 344 2 letter letter NN 37415 344 3 has have VBZ 37415 344 4 just just RB 37415 344 5 come come VBN 37415 344 6 , , , 37415 344 7 and and CC 37415 344 8 I -PRON- PRP 37415 344 9 was be VBD 37415 344 10 sure sure JJ 37415 344 11 , , , 37415 344 12 when when WRB 37415 344 13 I -PRON- PRP 37415 344 14 saw see VBD 37415 344 15 you -PRON- PRP 37415 344 16 , , , 37415 344 17 that that IN 37415 344 18 someone someone NN 37415 344 19 had have VBD 37415 344 20 told tell VBN 37415 344 21 you -PRON- PRP 37415 344 22 the the DT 37415 344 23 rumor rumor NN 37415 344 24 . . . 37415 345 1 Captain Captain NNP 37415 345 2 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 345 3 will will MD 37415 345 4 not not RB 37415 345 5 believe believe VB 37415 345 6 a a DT 37415 345 7 word word NN 37415 345 8 of of IN 37415 345 9 it -PRON- PRP 37415 345 10 . . . 37415 346 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 346 2 was be VBD 37415 346 3 at at IN 37415 346 4 Laramie Laramie NNP 37415 346 5 on on IN 37415 346 6 court court NN 37415 346 7 - - HYPH 37415 346 8 martial martial JJ 37415 346 9 or or CC 37415 346 10 it -PRON- PRP 37415 346 11 would would MD 37415 346 12 not not RB 37415 346 13 have have VB 37415 346 14 happened happen VBN 37415 346 15 . . . 37415 347 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 347 2 has have VBZ 37415 347 3 hurried hurry VBN 37415 347 4 back back RB 37415 347 5 to to IN 37415 347 6 Red Red NNP 37415 347 7 Cloud Cloud NNP 37415 347 8 to to TO 37415 347 9 investigate investigate VB 37415 347 10 , , , 37415 347 11 and and CC 37415 347 12 he -PRON- PRP 37415 347 13 declares declare VBZ 37415 347 14 that that IN 37415 347 15 Fred Fred NNP 37415 347 16 shall shall MD 37415 347 17 have have VB 37415 347 18 justice justice NN 37415 347 19 done do VBN 37415 347 20 him -PRON- PRP 37415 347 21 . . . 37415 348 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 348 2 'll will MD 37415 348 3 never never RB 37415 348 4 believe believe VB 37415 348 5 it -PRON- PRP 37415 348 6 -- -- : 37415 348 7 never never RB 37415 348 8 ! ! . 37415 349 1 Why why WRB 37415 349 2 , , , 37415 349 3 we -PRON- PRP 37415 349 4 would would MD 37415 349 5 trust trust VB 37415 349 6 him -PRON- PRP 37415 349 7 with with IN 37415 349 8 anything anything NN 37415 349 9 we -PRON- PRP 37415 349 10 owned own VBD 37415 349 11 . . . 37415 349 12 " " '' 37415 350 1 " " `` 37415 350 2 I -PRON- PRP 37415 350 3 -- -- : 37415 350 4 I -PRON- PRP 37415 350 5 thank thank VBP 37415 350 6 the the DT 37415 350 7 captain captain NN 37415 350 8 . . . 37415 351 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 351 2 thank thank VBP 37415 351 3 Mrs. Mrs. NNP 37415 351 4 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 351 5 , , , 37415 351 6 " " '' 37415 351 7 he -PRON- PRP 37415 351 8 brokenly brokenly RB 37415 351 9 replied reply VBD 37415 351 10 . . . 37415 352 1 " " `` 37415 352 2 It -PRON- PRP 37415 352 3 's be VBZ 37415 352 4 stunned stunned JJ 37415 352 5 like like UH 37415 352 6 I -PRON- PRP 37415 352 7 am be VBP 37415 352 8 . . . 37415 352 9 " " '' 37415 353 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 353 2 raised raise VBD 37415 353 3 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 353 4 hands hand NNS 37415 353 5 and and CC 37415 353 6 pressed press VBD 37415 353 7 them -PRON- PRP 37415 353 8 against against IN 37415 353 9 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 353 10 eyes eye NNS 37415 353 11 , , , 37415 353 12 and and CC 37415 353 13 one one CD 37415 353 14 of of IN 37415 353 15 them -PRON- PRP 37415 353 16 was be VBD 37415 353 17 lowered lower VBN 37415 353 18 suddenly suddenly RB 37415 353 19 , , , 37415 353 20 feebly feebly RB 37415 353 21 groping grope VBG 37415 353 22 for for IN 37415 353 23 support support NN 37415 353 24 . . . 37415 354 1 She -PRON- PRP 37415 354 2 seized seize VBD 37415 354 3 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 354 4 arm arm NN 37415 354 5 and and CC 37415 354 6 strove strove VB 37415 354 7 to to TO 37415 354 8 lead lead VB 37415 354 9 him -PRON- PRP 37415 354 10 to to IN 37415 354 11 a a DT 37415 354 12 sofa sofa NN 37415 354 13 . . . 37415 355 1 " " `` 37415 355 2 You -PRON- PRP 37415 355 3 must must MD 37415 355 4 sit sit VB 37415 355 5 down down RP 37415 355 6 , , , 37415 355 7 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 355 8 , , , 37415 355 9 " " '' 37415 355 10 she -PRON- PRP 37415 355 11 said say VBD 37415 355 12 . . . 37415 356 1 " " `` 37415 356 2 No no UH 37415 356 3 , , , 37415 356 4 ma'am madam NN 37415 356 5 , , , 37415 356 6 no no UH 37415 356 7 ! ! . 37415 356 8 " " '' 37415 357 1 he -PRON- PRP 37415 357 2 protested protest VBD 37415 357 3 , , , 37415 357 4 straightening straighten VBG 37415 357 5 himself -PRON- PRP 37415 357 6 with with IN 37415 357 7 a a DT 37415 357 8 violent violent JJ 37415 357 9 effort effort NN 37415 357 10 . . . 37415 358 1 " " `` 37415 358 2 Now now RB 37415 358 3 , , , 37415 358 4 may may MD 37415 358 5 I -PRON- PRP 37415 358 6 hear hear VB 37415 358 7 what what WP 37415 358 8 it -PRON- PRP 37415 358 9 is be VBZ 37415 358 10 they -PRON- PRP 37415 358 11 say say VBP 37415 358 12 against against IN 37415 358 13 my -PRON- PRP$ 37415 358 14 boy boy NN 37415 358 15 , , , 37415 358 16 ma'am madam NN 37415 358 17 ? ? . 37415 359 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 359 2 want want VBP 37415 359 3 every every DT 37415 359 4 word word NN 37415 359 5 . . . 37415 360 1 Do do VB 37415 360 2 n't not RB 37415 360 3 be be VB 37415 360 4 afraid afraid JJ 37415 360 5 , , , 37415 360 6 ma'am madam JJ 37415 360 7 , , , 37415 360 8 I -PRON- PRP 37415 360 9 can can MD 37415 360 10 bear bear VB 37415 360 11 it -PRON- PRP 37415 360 12 . . . 37415 360 13 " " '' 37415 361 1 Then then RB 37415 361 2 , , , 37415 361 3 with with IN 37415 361 4 infinite infinite JJ 37415 361 5 sympathy sympathy NN 37415 361 6 and and CC 37415 361 7 pity pity NN 37415 361 8 , , , 37415 361 9 she -PRON- PRP 37415 361 10 told tell VBD 37415 361 11 him -PRON- PRP 37415 361 12 , , , 37415 361 13 softening soften VBG 37415 361 14 every every DT 37415 361 15 detail detail NN 37415 361 16 , , , 37415 361 17 suggesting suggest VBG 37415 361 18 an an DT 37415 361 19 explanation explanation NN 37415 361 20 for for IN 37415 361 21 every every DT 37415 361 22 circumstance circumstance NN 37415 361 23 that that WDT 37415 361 24 pointed point VBD 37415 361 25 to to IN 37415 361 26 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 361 27 guilt guilt NN 37415 361 28 ; ; : 37415 361 29 and and CC 37415 361 30 all all PDT 37415 361 31 the the DT 37415 361 32 time time NN 37415 361 33 the the DT 37415 361 34 old old JJ 37415 361 35 man man NN 37415 361 36 stood stand VBD 37415 361 37 there there RB 37415 361 38 , , , 37415 361 39 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 361 40 eyes eye NNS 37415 361 41 , , , 37415 361 42 filled fill VBN 37415 361 43 with with IN 37415 361 44 dumb dumb JJ 37415 361 45 anguish anguish NN 37415 361 46 , , , 37415 361 47 fixed fix VBN 37415 361 48 upon upon IN 37415 361 49 her -PRON- PRP$ 37415 361 50 face face NN 37415 361 51 , , , 37415 361 52 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 361 53 hands hand NNS 37415 361 54 clasped clasp VBD 37415 361 55 together together RB 37415 361 56 as as IN 37415 361 57 though though RB 37415 361 58 in in IN 37415 361 59 entreaty entreaty NNP 37415 361 60 , , , 37415 361 61 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 361 62 fingers finger NNS 37415 361 63 twitching twitch VBG 37415 361 64 nervously nervously RB 37415 361 65 . . . 37415 362 1 At at IN 37415 362 2 every every DT 37415 362 3 new new JJ 37415 362 4 and and CC 37415 362 5 damaging damaging JJ 37415 362 6 detail detail NN 37415 362 7 , , , 37415 362 8 condone condone NN 37415 362 9 or or CC 37415 362 10 explain explain VB 37415 362 11 it -PRON- PRP 37415 362 12 though though IN 37415 362 13 she -PRON- PRP 37415 362 14 would would MD 37415 362 15 , , , 37415 362 16 he -PRON- PRP 37415 362 17 shuddered shudder VBD 37415 362 18 as as IN 37415 362 19 though though IN 37415 362 20 smitten smite VBN 37415 362 21 with with IN 37415 362 22 a a DT 37415 362 23 sharp sharp JJ 37415 362 24 , , , 37415 362 25 painful painful JJ 37415 362 26 spasm spasm NN 37415 362 27 ; ; : 37415 362 28 but but CC 37415 362 29 when when WRB 37415 362 30 it -PRON- PRP 37415 362 31 came come VBD 37415 362 32 to to IN 37415 362 33 Fred Fred NNP 37415 362 34 's 's POS 37415 362 35 midnight midnight NN 37415 362 36 disappearance disappearance NN 37415 362 37 -- -- : 37415 362 38 horse horse NN 37415 362 39 , , , 37415 362 40 arms arm NNS 37415 362 41 , , , 37415 362 42 and and CC 37415 362 43 all all DT 37415 362 44 -- -- : 37415 362 45 in in IN 37415 362 46 the the DT 37415 362 47 heart heart NN 37415 362 48 of of IN 37415 362 49 the the DT 37415 362 50 Indian indian JJ 37415 362 51 country country NN 37415 362 52 , , , 37415 362 53 stealing steal VBG 37415 362 54 away away RB 37415 362 55 from from IN 37415 362 56 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 362 57 comrades comrade NNS 37415 362 58 in in IN 37415 362 59 the the DT 37415 362 60 shadow shadow NN 37415 362 61 of of IN 37415 362 62 disgrace disgrace NN 37415 362 63 and and CC 37415 362 64 crime crime NN 37415 362 65 , , , 37415 362 66 the the DT 37415 362 67 old old JJ 37415 362 68 man man NN 37415 362 69 groaned groan VBD 37415 362 70 aloud aloud RB 37415 362 71 and and CC 37415 362 72 buried bury VBD 37415 362 73 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 362 74 face face NN 37415 362 75 in in IN 37415 362 76 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 362 77 hands hand NNS 37415 362 78 . . . 37415 363 1 Some some DT 37415 363 2 time time NN 37415 363 3 he -PRON- PRP 37415 363 4 stood stand VBD 37415 363 5 there there RB 37415 363 6 , , , 37415 363 7 reeling reel VBG 37415 363 8 , , , 37415 363 9 yet yet CC 37415 363 10 resisting resist VBG 37415 363 11 her -PRON- PRP$ 37415 363 12 efforts effort NNS 37415 363 13 to to TO 37415 363 14 draw draw VB 37415 363 15 him -PRON- PRP 37415 363 16 to to IN 37415 363 17 a a DT 37415 363 18 seat seat NN 37415 363 19 . . . 37415 364 1 She -PRON- PRP 37415 364 2 pleaded plead VBD 37415 364 3 with with IN 37415 364 4 him -PRON- PRP 37415 364 5 hurriedly hurriedly RB 37415 364 6 , , , 37415 364 7 impulsively impulsively RB 37415 364 8 , , , 37415 364 9 yet yet CC 37415 364 10 he -PRON- PRP 37415 364 11 seemed seem VBD 37415 364 12 not not RB 37415 364 13 to to TO 37415 364 14 hear hear VB 37415 364 15 . . . 37415 365 1 At at IN 37415 365 2 last last RB 37415 365 3 with with IN 37415 365 4 one one CD 37415 365 5 long long JJ 37415 365 6 shivering shivering NN 37415 365 7 sigh sigh NN 37415 365 8 , , , 37415 365 9 he -PRON- PRP 37415 365 10 suddenly suddenly RB 37415 365 11 straightened straighten VBD 37415 365 12 up up RP 37415 365 13 and and CC 37415 365 14 faced face VBD 37415 365 15 her -PRON- PRP 37415 365 16 . . . 37415 366 1 His -PRON- PRP$ 37415 366 2 hands hand NNS 37415 366 3 fell fall VBD 37415 366 4 by by IN 37415 366 5 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 366 6 side side NN 37415 366 7 . . . 37415 367 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 367 2 cleared clear VBD 37415 367 3 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 367 4 throat throat NN 37415 367 5 and and CC 37415 367 6 strove strove NN 37415 367 7 to to TO 37415 367 8 speak speak VB 37415 367 9 : : : 37415 367 10 " " `` 37415 367 11 You -PRON- PRP 37415 367 12 've have VB 37415 367 13 been be VBN 37415 367 14 good good JJ 37415 367 15 to to IN 37415 367 16 me -PRON- PRP 37415 367 17 , , , 37415 367 18 ma'am ma'am NNP 37415 367 19 -- -- : 37415 367 20 so so RB 37415 367 21 good"--and good"--and NNP 37415 367 22 here here RB 37415 367 23 he -PRON- PRP 37415 367 24 choked choke VBD 37415 367 25 , , , 37415 367 26 and and CC 37415 367 27 for for IN 37415 367 28 a a DT 37415 367 29 moment moment NN 37415 367 30 could could MD 37415 367 31 not not RB 37415 367 32 go go VB 37415 367 33 on--"and on--"and NFP 37415 367 34 to to IN 37415 367 35 my -PRON- PRP$ 37415 367 36 boy"--at boy"--at NN 37415 367 37 last last NN 37415 367 38 he -PRON- PRP 37415 367 39 finished finish VBD 37415 367 40 , , , 37415 367 41 with with IN 37415 367 42 impulsive impulsive JJ 37415 367 43 rush rush NN 37415 367 44 of of IN 37415 367 45 words word NNS 37415 367 46 . . . 37415 368 1 " " `` 37415 368 2 I -PRON- PRP 37415 368 3 know know VBP 37415 368 4 how how WRB 37415 368 5 they -PRON- PRP 37415 368 6 're be VBP 37415 368 7 sometimes sometimes RB 37415 368 8 tempted tempt VBN 37415 368 9 . . . 37415 369 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 369 2 know know VBP 37415 369 3 how how WRB 37415 369 4 , , , 37415 369 5 more more JJR 37415 369 6 than than IN 37415 369 7 once once RB 37415 369 8 , , , 37415 369 9 the the DT 37415 369 10 little little JJ 37415 369 11 fellow fellow NN 37415 369 12 would would MD 37415 369 13 be be VB 37415 369 14 led lead VBN 37415 369 15 away away RB 37415 369 16 by by IN 37415 369 17 the the DT 37415 369 18 roughs rough NNS 37415 369 19 in in IN 37415 369 20 the the DT 37415 369 21 troop troop NN 37415 369 22 , , , 37415 369 23 just just RB 37415 369 24 to to TO 37415 369 25 worry worry VB 37415 369 26 me -PRON- PRP 37415 369 27 ; ; : 37415 369 28 but but CC 37415 369 29 he -PRON- PRP 37415 369 30 never never RB 37415 369 31 hid hide VBD 37415 369 32 a a DT 37415 369 33 thing thing NN 37415 369 34 from from IN 37415 369 35 me -PRON- PRP 37415 369 36 , , , 37415 369 37 ma'am madam NNP 37415 369 38 , , , 37415 369 39 never never RB 37415 369 40 ; ; : 37415 369 41 and and CC 37415 369 42 if if IN 37415 369 43 he -PRON- PRP 37415 369 44 's be VBZ 37415 369 45 in in IN 37415 369 46 trouble trouble NN 37415 369 47 now now RB 37415 369 48 he -PRON- PRP 37415 369 49 would would MD 37415 369 50 tell tell VB 37415 369 51 me -PRON- PRP 37415 369 52 the the DT 37415 369 53 whole whole JJ 37415 369 54 truth truth NN 37415 369 55 , , , 37415 369 56 even even RB 37415 369 57 if if IN 37415 369 58 it -PRON- PRP 37415 369 59 broke break VBD 37415 369 60 us -PRON- PRP 37415 369 61 both both DT 37415 369 62 down down RP 37415 369 63 . . . 37415 370 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 370 2 'll will MD 37415 370 3 not not RB 37415 370 4 believe believe VB 37415 370 5 it -PRON- PRP 37415 370 6 till till IN 37415 370 7 I -PRON- PRP 37415 370 8 see see VBP 37415 370 9 him -PRON- PRP 37415 370 10 , , , 37415 370 11 ma'am madam NN 37415 370 12 ; ; : 37415 370 13 but but CC 37415 370 14 I -PRON- PRP 37415 370 15 must must MD 37415 370 16 go go VB 37415 370 17 -- -- : 37415 370 18 I -PRON- PRP 37415 370 19 must must MD 37415 370 20 go go VB 37415 370 21 until until IN 37415 370 22 I -PRON- PRP 37415 370 23 find find VBP 37415 370 24 my -PRON- PRP$ 37415 370 25 boy boy NN 37415 370 26 . . . 37415 370 27 " " '' 37415 371 1 Blinded blind VBN 37415 371 2 with with IN 37415 371 3 tears tear NNS 37415 371 4 , , , 37415 371 5 Mrs. Mrs. NNP 37415 371 6 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 371 7 could could MD 37415 371 8 hardly hardly RB 37415 371 9 see see VB 37415 371 10 the the DT 37415 371 11 swaying swaying NN 37415 371 12 , , , 37415 371 13 grief grief NN 37415 371 14 - - HYPH 37415 371 15 bowed bow VBN 37415 371 16 old old JJ 37415 371 17 soldier soldier NN 37415 371 18 as as IN 37415 371 19 he -PRON- PRP 37415 371 20 left leave VBD 37415 371 21 the the DT 37415 371 22 house house NN 37415 371 23 ; ; : 37415 371 24 but but CC 37415 371 25 Nelson Nelson NNP 37415 371 26 was be VBD 37415 371 27 waiting wait VBG 37415 371 28 close close RB 37415 371 29 at at IN 37415 371 30 hand hand NN 37415 371 31 , , , 37415 371 32 and and CC 37415 371 33 stepped step VBD 37415 371 34 forward forward RB 37415 371 35 and and CC 37415 371 36 took take VBD 37415 371 37 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 371 38 place place NN 37415 371 39 by by IN 37415 371 40 the the DT 37415 371 41 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 371 42 's 's POS 37415 371 43 side side NN 37415 371 44 . . . 37415 372 1 " " `` 37415 372 2 I -PRON- PRP 37415 372 3 do do VBP 37415 372 4 n't not RB 37415 372 5 know know VB 37415 372 6 what what WP 37415 372 7 the the DT 37415 372 8 trouble trouble NN 37415 372 9 is be VBZ 37415 372 10 , , , 37415 372 11 " " '' 37415 372 12 he -PRON- PRP 37415 372 13 said say VBD 37415 372 14 , , , 37415 372 15 " " `` 37415 372 16 but but CC 37415 372 17 I -PRON- PRP 37415 372 18 'm be VBP 37415 372 19 going go VBG 37415 372 20 as as RB 37415 372 21 far far RB 37415 372 22 as as IN 37415 372 23 the the DT 37415 372 24 headquarters headquarters NN 37415 372 25 with with IN 37415 372 26 you -PRON- PRP 37415 372 27 , , , 37415 372 28 and and CC 37415 372 29 if if IN 37415 372 30 there there EX 37415 372 31 is be VBZ 37415 372 32 anything anything NN 37415 372 33 on on IN 37415 372 34 earth earth NN 37415 372 35 I -PRON- PRP 37415 372 36 can can MD 37415 372 37 do do VB 37415 372 38 to to TO 37415 372 39 help help VB 37415 372 40 you -PRON- PRP 37415 372 41 , , , 37415 372 42 do do VB 37415 372 43 not not RB 37415 372 44 fail fail VB 37415 372 45 to to TO 37415 372 46 tell tell VB 37415 372 47 me -PRON- PRP 37415 372 48 . . . 37415 372 49 " " '' 37415 373 1 That that DT 37415 373 2 night night NN 37415 373 3 , , , 37415 373 4 with with IN 37415 373 5 a a DT 37415 373 6 week week NN 37415 373 7 's 's POS 37415 373 8 furlough furlough NN 37415 373 9 and and CC 37415 373 10 a a DT 37415 373 11 letter letter NN 37415 373 12 from from IN 37415 373 13 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 373 14 post post NN 37415 373 15 commander commander NN 37415 373 16 to to IN 37415 373 17 Major Major NNP 37415 373 18 Edwards Edwards NNP 37415 373 19 at at IN 37415 373 20 Sidney Sidney NNP 37415 373 21 , , , 37415 373 22 old old JJ 37415 373 23 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 373 24 Waller Waller NNP 37415 373 25 was be VBD 37415 373 26 jolting jolt VBG 37415 373 27 eastward eastward RB 37415 373 28 in in IN 37415 373 29 the the DT 37415 373 30 caboose caboose NN 37415 373 31 of of IN 37415 373 32 a a DT 37415 373 33 freight freight NN 37415 373 34 train train NN 37415 373 35 . . . 37415 374 1 CHAPTER chapter NN 37415 374 2 VIII viii NN 37415 374 3 . . . 37415 375 1 LOYAL loyal JJ 37415 375 2 FRIENDS friend NNS 37415 375 3 . . . 37415 376 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 376 2 was be VBD 37415 376 3 on on IN 37415 376 4 Friday Friday NNP 37415 376 5 morning morning NN 37415 376 6 , , , 37415 376 7 at at IN 37415 376 8 daybreak daybreak NN 37415 376 9 , , , 37415 376 10 that that IN 37415 376 11 the the DT 37415 376 12 desertion desertion NN 37415 376 13 of of IN 37415 376 14 Trumpeter Trumpeter NNP 37415 376 15 Waller Waller NNP 37415 376 16 was be VBD 37415 376 17 reported report VBN 37415 376 18 to to IN 37415 376 19 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 37415 376 20 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 376 21 . . . 37415 377 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 377 2 was be VBD 37415 377 3 Friday Friday NNP 37415 377 4 night night NN 37415 377 5 that that IN 37415 377 6 the the DT 37415 377 7 telegrams telegram NNS 37415 377 8 were be VBD 37415 377 9 sent send VBN 37415 377 10 to to IN 37415 377 11 Laramie Laramie NNP 37415 377 12 and and CC 37415 377 13 that that IN 37415 377 14 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 377 15 's 's POS 37415 377 16 letter letter NN 37415 377 17 left leave VBN 37415 377 18 by by IN 37415 377 19 stage stage NN 37415 377 20 . . . 37415 378 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 378 2 was be VBD 37415 378 3 Saturday Saturday NNP 37415 378 4 afternoon afternoon NN 37415 378 5 just just RB 37415 378 6 before before IN 37415 378 7 parade parade NN 37415 378 8 that that WDT 37415 378 9 the the DT 37415 378 10 mail mail NN 37415 378 11 was be VBD 37415 378 12 distributed distribute VBN 37415 378 13 at at IN 37415 378 14 Fort Fort NNP 37415 378 15 Sanders Sanders NNPS 37415 378 16 ; ; : 37415 378 17 and and CC 37415 378 18 that that DT 37415 378 19 very very JJ 37415 378 20 evening evening NN 37415 378 21 , , , 37415 378 22 before before IN 37415 378 23 Major Major NNP 37415 378 24 Edwards Edwards NNP 37415 378 25 had have VBD 37415 378 26 received receive VBN 37415 378 27 and and CC 37415 378 28 had have VBD 37415 378 29 time time NN 37415 378 30 to to TO 37415 378 31 read read VB 37415 378 32 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 378 33 letter letter NN 37415 378 34 from from IN 37415 378 35 the the DT 37415 378 36 West West NNP 37415 378 37 , , , 37415 378 38 the the DT 37415 378 39 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 378 40 had have VBD 37415 378 41 started start VBN 37415 378 42 on on IN 37415 378 43 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 378 44 long long JJ 37415 378 45 and and CC 37415 378 46 fatiguing fatiguing NN 37415 378 47 journey journey NN 37415 378 48 . . . 37415 379 1 All all DT 37415 379 2 night night NN 37415 379 3 long long RB 37415 379 4 in in IN 37415 379 5 sleepless sleepless NN 37415 379 6 misery misery NN 37415 379 7 he -PRON- PRP 37415 379 8 sat sit VBD 37415 379 9 in in IN 37415 379 10 a a DT 37415 379 11 corner corner NN 37415 379 12 of of IN 37415 379 13 the the DT 37415 379 14 caboose caboose NN 37415 379 15 , , , 37415 379 16 occasionally occasionally RB 37415 379 17 rising rise VBG 37415 379 18 and and CC 37415 379 19 tramping tramp VBG 37415 379 20 unsteadily unsteadily RB 37415 379 21 to to IN 37415 379 22 and and CC 37415 379 23 fro fro NNP 37415 379 24 . . . 37415 380 1 At at IN 37415 380 2 Cheyenne Cheyenne NNP 37415 380 3 a a DT 37415 380 4 delay delay NN 37415 380 5 of of IN 37415 380 6 half half PDT 37415 380 7 an an DT 37415 380 8 hour hour NN 37415 380 9 occurred occur VBD 37415 380 10 , , , 37415 380 11 and and CC 37415 380 12 he -PRON- PRP 37415 380 13 left leave VBD 37415 380 14 the the DT 37415 380 15 train train NN 37415 380 16 and and CC 37415 380 17 paced pace VBD 37415 380 18 restlessly restlessly RB 37415 380 19 up up IN 37415 380 20 and and CC 37415 380 21 down down IN 37415 380 22 the the DT 37415 380 23 platform platform NN 37415 380 24 under under IN 37415 380 25 the the DT 37415 380 26 freight freight NN 37415 380 27 sheds shed VBZ 37415 380 28 . . . 37415 381 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 381 2 dared dare VBD 37415 381 3 not not RB 37415 381 4 go go VB 37415 381 5 down down RP 37415 381 6 to to IN 37415 381 7 the the DT 37415 381 8 lighted light VBN 37415 381 9 offices office NNS 37415 381 10 and and CC 37415 381 11 the the DT 37415 381 12 crowded crowded JJ 37415 381 13 passenger passenger NN 37415 381 14 station station NN 37415 381 15 just just RB 37415 381 16 below below IN 37415 381 17 him -PRON- PRP 37415 381 18 . . . 37415 382 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 382 2 seemed seem VBD 37415 382 3 as as IN 37415 382 4 though though IN 37415 382 5 everyone everyone NN 37415 382 6 knew know VBD 37415 382 7 of of IN 37415 382 8 Fred Fred NNP 37415 382 9 's 's POS 37415 382 10 story story NN 37415 382 11 by by IN 37415 382 12 this this DT 37415 382 13 time time NN 37415 382 14 . . . 37415 383 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 383 2 could could MD 37415 383 3 see see VB 37415 383 4 the the DT 37415 383 5 gleam gleam NN 37415 383 6 of of IN 37415 383 7 forage forage NN 37415 383 8 - - HYPH 37415 383 9 cap cap NN 37415 383 10 ornaments ornament NNS 37415 383 11 and and CC 37415 383 12 the the DT 37415 383 13 glint glint NN 37415 383 14 of of IN 37415 383 15 army army NN 37415 383 16 buttons button NNS 37415 383 17 among among IN 37415 383 18 the the DT 37415 383 19 people people NNS 37415 383 20 at at IN 37415 383 21 the the DT 37415 383 22 dà dà NNP 37415 383 23 © © NNP 37415 383 24 pot pot NN 37415 383 25 , , , 37415 383 26 and and CC 37415 383 27 knew know VBD 37415 383 28 there there EX 37415 383 29 were be VBD 37415 383 30 several several JJ 37415 383 31 officers officer NNS 37415 383 32 and and CC 37415 383 33 soldiers soldier NNS 37415 383 34 there there RB 37415 383 35 . . . 37415 384 1 Never never RB 37415 384 2 before before RB 37415 384 3 had have VBD 37415 384 4 he -PRON- PRP 37415 384 5 known know VBN 37415 384 6 what what WP 37415 384 7 it -PRON- PRP 37415 384 8 was be VBD 37415 384 9 to to TO 37415 384 10 shrink shrink VB 37415 384 11 from from IN 37415 384 12 facing face VBG 37415 384 13 any any DT 37415 384 14 man man NN 37415 384 15 on on IN 37415 384 16 earth earth NN 37415 384 17 ; ; : 37415 384 18 but but CC 37415 384 19 to to IN 37415 384 20 - - HYPH 37415 384 21 night night NN 37415 384 22 , , , 37415 384 23 though though IN 37415 384 24 he -PRON- PRP 37415 384 25 almost almost RB 37415 384 26 starved starve VBD 37415 384 27 for for IN 37415 384 28 further further JJ 37415 384 29 news news NN 37415 384 30 from from IN 37415 384 31 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 384 32 boy boy NN 37415 384 33 , , , 37415 384 34 he -PRON- PRP 37415 384 35 could could MD 37415 384 36 not not RB 37415 384 37 bring bring VB 37415 384 38 himself -PRON- PRP 37415 384 39 to to TO 37415 384 40 meet meet VB 37415 384 41 them -PRON- PRP 37415 384 42 and and CC 37415 384 43 ask ask VB 37415 384 44 . . . 37415 385 1 Along along IN 37415 385 2 toward toward IN 37415 385 3 morning morning NN 37415 385 4 , , , 37415 385 5 at at IN 37415 385 6 Pine Pine NNP 37415 385 7 Bluffs Bluffs NNP 37415 385 8 , , , 37415 385 9 a a DT 37415 385 10 herdsman herdsman NN 37415 385 11 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2 was be VBD 37415 392 3 nine nine CD 37415 392 4 o'clock o'clock NN 37415 392 5 on on IN 37415 392 6 Sunday Sunday NNP 37415 392 7 morning morning NN 37415 392 8 when when WRB 37415 392 9 they -PRON- PRP 37415 392 10 reached reach VBD 37415 392 11 Sidney Sidney NNP 37415 392 12 station station NN 37415 392 13 , , , 37415 392 14 and and CC 37415 392 15 the the DT 37415 392 16 first first JJ 37415 392 17 thing thing NN 37415 392 18 that that WDT 37415 392 19 old old JJ 37415 392 20 Waller Waller NNP 37415 392 21 saw see VBD 37415 392 22 was be VBD 37415 392 23 a a DT 37415 392 24 strong strong JJ 37415 392 25 concord concord NN 37415 392 26 wagon wagon NN 37415 392 27 with with IN 37415 392 28 a a DT 37415 392 29 four four CD 37415 392 30 - - HYPH 37415 392 31 mule mule JJ 37415 392 32 team team NN 37415 392 33 and and CC 37415 392 34 an an DT 37415 392 35 army army NN 37415 392 36 driver driver NN 37415 392 37 . . . 37415 393 1 Two two CD 37415 393 2 infantry infantry NN 37415 393 3 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in in IN 37415 394 23 the the DT 37415 394 24 " " `` 37415 394 25 boot boot NN 37415 394 26 . . . 37415 394 27 " " '' 37415 395 1 One one CD 37415 395 2 of of IN 37415 395 3 the the DT 37415 395 4 officers officer NNS 37415 395 5 the the DT 37415 395 6 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 395 7 knew know VBD 37415 395 8 instantly instantly RB 37415 395 9 -- -- : 37415 395 10 an an DT 37415 395 11 aid aid NN 37415 395 12 - - HYPH 37415 395 13 de de NN 37415 395 14 - - NN 37415 395 15 camp camp NN 37415 395 16 of of IN 37415 395 17 the the DT 37415 395 18 commanding command VBG 37415 395 19 general general NN 37415 395 20 . . . 37415 396 1 The the DT 37415 396 2 other other JJ 37415 396 3 was be VBD 37415 396 4 older old JJR 37415 396 5 in in IN 37415 396 6 years year NNS 37415 396 7 and and CC 37415 396 8 bore bear VBD 37415 396 9 on on IN 37415 396 10 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 396 11 cap cap NN 37415 396 12 the the DT 37415 396 13 insignia insignia NN 37415 396 14 of of IN 37415 396 15 the the DT 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401 9 , , , 37415 401 10 and and CC 37415 401 11 took take VBD 37415 401 12 him -PRON- PRP 37415 401 13 by by IN 37415 401 14 the the DT 37415 401 15 hand hand NN 37415 401 16 . . . 37415 402 1 " " `` 37415 402 2 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 402 3 , , , 37415 402 4 I -PRON- PRP 37415 402 5 do do VBP 37415 402 6 n't not RB 37415 402 7 believe believe VB 37415 402 8 it -PRON- PRP 37415 402 9 of of IN 37415 402 10 your -PRON- PRP$ 37415 402 11 boy boy NN 37415 402 12 ; ; : 37415 402 13 I -PRON- PRP 37415 402 14 've have VB 37415 402 15 known know VBN 37415 402 16 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 402 17 father father NN 37415 402 18 too too RB 37415 402 19 long long RB 37415 402 20 , , , 37415 402 21 " " '' 37415 402 22 was be VBD 37415 402 23 all all DT 37415 402 24 he -PRON- PRP 37415 402 25 said say VBD 37415 402 26 , , , 37415 402 27 as as IN 37415 402 28 he -PRON- PRP 37415 402 29 pressed press VBD 37415 402 30 the the DT 37415 402 31 veteran veteran NN 37415 402 32 's 's POS 37415 402 33 hand 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37415 405 25 to to IN 37415 405 26 what what WP 37415 405 27 he -PRON- PRP 37415 405 28 knew know VBD 37415 405 29 . . . 37415 406 1 " " `` 37415 406 2 We -PRON- PRP 37415 406 3 go go VBP 37415 406 4 at at IN 37415 406 5 once once RB 37415 406 6 to to IN 37415 406 7 Red Red NNP 37415 406 8 Cloud Cloud NNP 37415 406 9 -- -- : 37415 406 10 Colonel Colonel NNP 37415 406 11 Gaines Gaines NNPS 37415 406 12 and and CC 37415 406 13 I -PRON- PRP 37415 406 14 -- -- : 37415 406 15 and and CC 37415 406 16 maybe maybe RB 37415 406 17 on on IN 37415 406 18 the the DT 37415 406 19 road road NN 37415 406 20 I -PRON- PRP 37415 406 21 shall shall MD 37415 406 22 hear hear VB 37415 406 23 something something NN 37415 406 24 of of IN 37415 406 25 him -PRON- PRP 37415 406 26 . . . 37415 407 1 Sergeant sergeant NN 37415 407 2 , , , 37415 407 3 rest rest NN 37415 407 4 assured assure VBD 37415 407 5 your -PRON- PRP$ 37415 407 6 son son NN 37415 407 7 shall shall MD 37415 407 8 have have VB 37415 407 9 fair 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37415 421 9 along along IN 37415 421 10 the the DT 37415 421 11 Platte Platte NNP 37415 421 12 on on IN 37415 421 13 this this DT 37415 421 14 line line NN 37415 421 15 ; ; : 37415 421 16 Captain Captain NNP 37415 421 17 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 421 18 is be VBZ 37415 421 19 out out RB 37415 421 20 -- -- : 37415 421 21 or or CC 37415 421 22 at at IN 37415 421 23 least least JJS 37415 421 24 the the DT 37415 421 25 whole whole JJ 37415 421 26 troop troop NN 37415 421 27 has have VBZ 37415 421 28 been be VBN 37415 421 29 , , , 37415 421 30 and and CC 37415 421 31 there there EX 37415 421 32 are be VBP 37415 421 33 three three CD 37415 421 34 more more JJR 37415 421 35 . . . 37415 422 1 Surely surely RB 37415 422 2 Major Major NNP 37415 422 3 Edwards Edwards NNP 37415 422 4 would would MD 37415 422 5 know know VB 37415 422 6 over over RP 37415 422 7 at at IN 37415 422 8 the the DT 37415 422 9 barracks barrack NNS 37415 422 10 , , , 37415 422 11 if if IN 37415 422 12 the the DT 37415 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37415 423 14 sir sir NNP 37415 423 15 , , , 37415 423 16 " " '' 37415 423 17 urged urge VBD 37415 423 18 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 423 19 Waller Waller NNP 37415 423 20 . . . 37415 424 1 " " `` 37415 424 2 He -PRON- PRP 37415 424 3 's be VBZ 37415 424 4 been be VBN 37415 424 5 drinking drink VBG 37415 424 6 , , , 37415 424 7 but but CC 37415 424 8 he -PRON- PRP 37415 424 9 tells tell VBZ 37415 424 10 the the DT 37415 424 11 same same JJ 37415 424 12 story story NN 37415 424 13 , , , 37415 424 14 practically practically RB 37415 424 15 , , , 37415 424 16 that that IN 37415 424 17 he -PRON- PRP 37415 424 18 told tell VBD 37415 424 19 us -PRON- PRP 37415 424 20 when when WRB 37415 424 21 he -PRON- PRP 37415 424 22 got get VBD 37415 424 23 aboard aboard RB 37415 424 24 . . . 37415 425 1 Let let VB 37415 425 2 me -PRON- PRP 37415 425 3 find find VB 37415 425 4 him -PRON- PRP 37415 425 5 , , , 37415 425 6 sir sir NN 37415 425 7 . . . 37415 425 8 " " '' 37415 426 1 And and CC 37415 426 2 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VB 37415 473 13 them -PRON- PRP 37415 473 14 in in IN 37415 473 15 time time NN 37415 473 16 ? ? . 37415 473 17 " " '' 37415 474 1 " " `` 37415 474 2 I -PRON- PRP 37415 474 3 've have VB 37415 474 4 been be VBN 37415 474 5 a a DT 37415 474 6 trooper trooper NN 37415 474 7 all all PDT 37415 474 8 my -PRON- PRP$ 37415 474 9 life life NN 37415 474 10 , , , 37415 474 11 sir sir NN 37415 474 12 , , , 37415 474 13 " " '' 37415 474 14 came come VBD 37415 474 15 sudden sudden JJ 37415 474 16 answer answer NN 37415 474 17 . . . 37415 475 1 " " `` 37415 475 2 Give give VB 37415 475 3 me -PRON- PRP 37415 475 4 a a DT 37415 475 5 horse horse NN 37415 475 6 and and CC 37415 475 7 carbine carbine NN 37415 475 8 and and CC 37415 475 9 let let VB 37415 475 10 me -PRON- PRP 37415 475 11 go go VB 37415 475 12 . . . 37415 475 13 " " '' 37415 476 1 The the DT 37415 476 2 major major JJ 37415 476 3 might may MD 37415 476 4 have have VB 37415 476 5 known know VBN 37415 476 6 ' ' '' 37415 476 7 twas twas NNP 37415 476 8 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 476 9 Waller Waller NNP 37415 476 10 . . . 37415 477 1 True true JJ 37415 477 2 to to IN 37415 477 3 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 477 4 word word NN 37415 477 5 , , , 37415 477 6 and and CC 37415 477 7 arranging arrange VBG 37415 477 8 with with IN 37415 477 9 the the DT 37415 477 10 officers officer NNS 37415 477 11 of of IN 37415 477 12 the the DT 37415 477 13 court court NN 37415 477 14 - - HYPH 37415 477 15 martial martial JJ 37415 477 16 to to TO 37415 477 17 return return VB 37415 477 18 in in IN 37415 477 19 case case NN 37415 477 20 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 477 21 further further JJ 37415 477 22 testimony testimony NN 37415 477 23 was be VBD 37415 477 24 required require VBN 37415 477 25 , , , 37415 477 26 Captain Captain NNP 37415 477 27 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 477 28 set set VBD 37415 477 29 forth forth RP 37415 477 30 at at IN 37415 477 31 daybreak daybreak NN 37415 477 32 on on IN 37415 477 33 Saturday Saturday NNP 37415 477 34 , , , 37415 477 35 intending intend VBG 37415 477 36 to to TO 37415 477 37 push push VB 37415 477 38 straight straight RB 37415 477 39 through through RB 37415 477 40 to to IN 37415 477 41 Red Red NNP 37415 477 42 Cloud Cloud NNP 37415 477 43 as as RB 37415 477 44 fast fast RB 37415 477 45 as as IN 37415 477 46 mules mule NNS 37415 477 47 could could MD 37415 477 48 drag drag VB 37415 477 49 or or CC 37415 477 50 horses horse NNS 37415 477 51 bear bear VB 37415 477 52 him -PRON- PRP 37415 477 53 . . . 37415 478 1 To to IN 37415 478 2 the the DT 37415 478 3 Niobrara Niobrara NNP 37415 478 4 crossing cross VBG 37415 478 5 the the DT 37415 478 6 road road NN 37415 478 7 was be VBD 37415 478 8 hard hard JJ 37415 478 9 and and CC 37415 478 10 smooth smooth JJ 37415 478 11 , , , 37415 478 12 when when WRB 37415 478 13 once once IN 37415 478 14 they -PRON- PRP 37415 478 15 cleared clear VBD 37415 478 16 the the DT 37415 478 17 sandy sandy JJ 37415 478 18 wastes waste NNS 37415 478 19 of of IN 37415 478 20 the the DT 37415 478 21 Platte Platte NNP 37415 478 22 bottom bottom NN 37415 478 23 . . . 37415 479 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 479 2 had have VBD 37415 479 3 a a DT 37415 479 4 capital capital NN 37415 479 5 team team NN 37415 479 6 , , , 37415 479 7 a a DT 37415 479 8 light light JJ 37415 479 9 ambulance ambulance NN 37415 479 10 , , , 37415 479 11 and and CC 37415 479 12 a a DT 37415 479 13 little little JJ 37415 479 14 squad squad NN 37415 479 15 of of IN 37415 479 16 seasoned season VBN 37415 479 17 troopers trooper NNS 37415 479 18 to to TO 37415 479 19 go go VB 37415 479 20 with with IN 37415 479 21 him -PRON- PRP 37415 479 22 as as IN 37415 479 23 escort escort NN 37415 479 24 . . . 37415 480 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 480 2 was be VBD 37415 480 3 a a DT 37415 480 4 drive drive NN 37415 480 5 of of IN 37415 480 6 nearly nearly RB 37415 480 7 ninety ninety CD 37415 480 8 miles mile NNS 37415 480 9 , , , 37415 480 10 but but CC 37415 480 11 he -PRON- PRP 37415 480 12 proposed propose VBD 37415 480 13 resting rest VBG 37415 480 14 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 480 15 animals animal NNS 37415 480 16 an an DT 37415 480 17 hour hour NN 37415 480 18 at at IN 37415 480 19 the the DT 37415 480 20 Niobrara Niobrara NNP 37415 480 21 , , , 37415 480 22 another another DT 37415 480 23 hour hour NN 37415 480 24 at at IN 37415 480 25 sunset sunset NN 37415 480 26 ; ; , 37415 480 27 feeding feed VBG 37415 480 28 and and CC 37415 480 29 watering water VBG 37415 480 30 carefully carefully RB 37415 480 31 each each DT 37415 480 32 time time NN 37415 480 33 , , , 37415 480 34 and and CC 37415 480 35 so so RB 37415 480 36 keeping keep VBG 37415 480 37 on on RP 37415 480 38 to to IN 37415 480 39 the the DT 37415 480 40 old old JJ 37415 480 41 Agency Agency NNP 37415 480 42 until until IN 37415 480 43 he -PRON- PRP 37415 480 44 reached reach VBD 37415 480 45 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 480 46 troop troop NN 37415 480 47 late late RB 37415 480 48 at at IN 37415 480 49 night night NN 37415 480 50 . . . 37415 481 1 No no DT 37415 481 2 danger danger NN 37415 481 3 was be VBD 37415 481 4 to to TO 37415 481 5 be be VB 37415 481 6 apprehended apprehend VBN 37415 481 7 until until IN 37415 481 8 the the DT 37415 481 9 party party NN 37415 481 10 got get VBD 37415 481 11 beyond beyond IN 37415 481 12 the the DT 37415 481 13 Rawhide Rawhide NNP 37415 481 14 , , , 37415 481 15 and and CC 37415 481 16 not not RB 37415 481 17 very very RB 37415 481 18 much much RB 37415 481 19 until until IN 37415 481 20 they -PRON- PRP 37415 481 21 were be VBD 37415 481 22 across across IN 37415 481 23 the the DT 37415 481 24 Niobrara Niobrara NNP 37415 481 25 , , , 37415 481 26 but but CC 37415 481 27 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 481 28 and and CC 37415 481 29 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 481 30 half half PDT 37415 481 31 a a DT 37415 481 32 dozen dozen NN 37415 481 33 troopers trooper NNS 37415 481 34 had have VBD 37415 481 35 been be VBN 37415 481 36 over over IN 37415 481 37 each each DT 37415 481 38 inch inch NN 37415 481 39 of of IN 37415 481 40 the the DT 37415 481 41 ground ground NN 37415 481 42 time time NN 37415 481 43 and and CC 37415 481 44 again again RB 37415 481 45 , , , 37415 481 46 and and CC 37415 481 47 very very RB 37415 481 48 little little JJ 37415 481 49 did do VBD 37415 481 50 they -PRON- PRP 37415 481 51 dread dread VB 37415 481 52 the the DT 37415 481 53 Sioux Sioux NNP 37415 481 54 . . . 37415 482 1 After after IN 37415 482 2 midday midday NN 37415 482 3 the the DT 37415 482 4 little little JJ 37415 482 5 party party NN 37415 482 6 had have VBD 37415 482 7 halted halt VBN 37415 482 8 close close RB 37415 482 9 beside beside IN 37415 482 10 the the DT 37415 482 11 spot spot NN 37415 482 12 where where WRB 37415 482 13 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 482 14 's 's POS 37415 482 15 detachment detachment NN 37415 482 16 had have VBD 37415 482 17 made make VBN 37415 482 18 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 482 19 bivouac bivouac NNS 37415 482 20 so so RB 37415 482 21 short short JJ 37415 482 22 a a DT 37415 482 23 time time NN 37415 482 24 before before RB 37415 482 25 . . . 37415 483 1 Here here RB 37415 483 2 were be VBD 37415 483 3 the the DT 37415 483 4 ashes ashe NNS 37415 483 5 of of IN 37415 483 6 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 483 7 cook cook NN 37415 483 8 - - HYPH 37415 483 9 fires fire NNS 37415 483 10 and and CC 37415 483 11 the the DT 37415 483 12 countless countless JJ 37415 483 13 hoof hoof NN 37415 483 14 - - HYPH 37415 483 15 prints print NNS 37415 483 16 of of IN 37415 483 17 the the DT 37415 483 18 horses horse NNS 37415 483 19 . . . 37415 484 1 Here here RB 37415 484 2 , , , 37415 484 3 too too RB 37415 484 4 , , , 37415 484 5 was be VBD 37415 484 6 the the DT 37415 484 7 trail trail NN 37415 484 8 in in IN 37415 484 9 double double JJ 37415 484 10 file file NN 37415 484 11 , , , 37415 484 12 leading lead VBG 37415 484 13 away away RP 37415 484 14 northward northward RB 37415 484 15 across across IN 37415 484 16 the the DT 37415 484 17 prairie prairie NN 37415 484 18 -- -- : 37415 484 19 a a DT 37415 484 20 short short JJ 37415 484 21 cut cut NN 37415 484 22 to to IN 37415 484 23 the the DT 37415 484 24 Red Red NNP 37415 484 25 Cloud Cloud NNP 37415 484 26 road road NN 37415 484 27 . . . 37415 485 1 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 485 2 followed follow VBD 37415 485 3 it -PRON- PRP 37415 485 4 with with IN 37415 485 5 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 485 6 keen keen JJ 37415 485 7 eyes eye NNS 37415 485 8 , , , 37415 485 9 and and CC 37415 485 10 noted note VBN 37415 485 11 with with IN 37415 485 12 a a DT 37415 485 13 smile smile NN 37415 485 14 how how WRB 37415 485 15 straight straight RB 37415 485 16 a a DT 37415 485 17 line line NN 37415 485 18 its -PRON- PRP$ 37415 485 19 young young JJ 37415 485 20 leader leader NN 37415 485 21 must must MD 37415 485 22 have have VB 37415 485 23 made make VBN 37415 485 24 for for IN 37415 485 25 the the DT 37415 485 26 " " `` 37415 485 27 dip dip NN 37415 485 28 " " '' 37415 485 29 in in IN 37415 485 30 the the DT 37415 485 31 grassy grassy JJ 37415 485 32 ridge ridge NN 37415 485 33 a a DT 37415 485 34 mile mile NN 37415 485 35 away away RB 37415 485 36 , , , 37415 485 37 through through IN 37415 485 38 which which WDT 37415 485 39 ran run VBD 37415 485 40 the the DT 37415 485 41 hard hard JJ 37415 485 42 , , , 37415 485 43 beaten beat VBN 37415 485 44 track track NN 37415 485 45 . . . 37415 486 1 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 486 2 prided pride VBD 37415 486 3 himself -PRON- PRP 37415 486 4 on on IN 37415 486 5 these these DT 37415 486 6 little little JJ 37415 486 7 points point NNS 37415 486 8 of of IN 37415 486 9 soldiership soldiership NN 37415 486 10 , , , 37415 486 11 as as IN 37415 486 12 the the DT 37415 486 13 captain captain NN 37415 486 14 well well RB 37415 486 15 remembered remember VBD 37415 486 16 , , , 37415 486 17 and and CC 37415 486 18 when when WRB 37415 486 19 charged charge VBN 37415 486 20 with with IN 37415 486 21 guiding guide VBG 37415 486 22 at at IN 37415 486 23 the the DT 37415 486 24 head head NN 37415 486 25 of of IN 37415 486 26 a a DT 37415 486 27 column column NN 37415 486 28 , , , 37415 486 29 was be VBD 37415 486 30 pretty pretty RB 37415 486 31 sure sure JJ 37415 486 32 to to TO 37415 486 33 fix fix VB 37415 486 34 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 486 35 eyes eye NNS 37415 486 36 on on IN 37415 486 37 some some DT 37415 486 38 distant distant JJ 37415 486 39 landmark landmark NN 37415 486 40 and and CC 37415 486 41 steer steer VB 37415 486 42 for for IN 37415 486 43 that that DT 37415 486 44 , , , 37415 486 45 with with IN 37415 486 46 little little JJ 37415 486 47 regard regard NN 37415 486 48 for for IN 37415 486 49 what what WP 37415 486 50 might may MD 37415 486 51 be be VB 37415 486 52 going go VBG 37415 486 53 on on RP 37415 486 54 at at IN 37415 486 55 the the DT 37415 486 56 rear rear NN 37415 486 57 . . . 37415 487 1 The the DT 37415 487 2 ambulance ambulance NN 37415 487 3 mules mule NNS 37415 487 4 , , , 37415 487 5 tethered tether VBN 37415 487 6 about about IN 37415 487 7 the the DT 37415 487 8 tongue tongue NN 37415 487 9 , , , 37415 487 10 were be VBD 37415 487 11 busily busily RB 37415 487 12 crunching crunch VBG 37415 487 13 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 487 14 liberal liberal JJ 37415 487 15 measure measure NN 37415 487 16 of of IN 37415 487 17 oats oat NNS 37415 487 18 . . . 37415 488 1 Each each DT 37415 488 2 cavalry cavalry NN 37415 488 3 horse horse NN 37415 488 4 , , , 37415 488 5 too too RB 37415 488 6 , , , 37415 488 7 buried bury VBD 37415 488 8 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 488 9 nose nose NN 37415 488 10 deep deep RB 37415 488 11 in in IN 37415 488 12 the the DT 37415 488 13 shimmering shimmering JJ 37415 488 14 pile pile NN 37415 488 15 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 488 16 rider rider NN 37415 488 17 had have VBD 37415 488 18 carefully carefully RB 37415 488 19 poured pour VBN 37415 488 20 for for IN 37415 488 21 him -PRON- PRP 37415 488 22 upon upon IN 37415 488 23 the the DT 37415 488 24 dry dry JJ 37415 488 25 side side NN 37415 488 26 of of IN 37415 488 27 the the DT 37415 488 28 saddle saddle NN 37415 488 29 - - HYPH 37415 488 30 blanket blanket NN 37415 488 31 . . . 37415 489 1 The the DT 37415 489 2 men man NNS 37415 489 3 were be VBD 37415 489 4 contentedly contentedly RB 37415 489 5 eating eat VBG 37415 489 6 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 489 7 hard hard JJ 37415 489 8 - - HYPH 37415 489 9 tack tack NN 37415 489 10 and and CC 37415 489 11 bacon bacon NN 37415 489 12 and and CC 37415 489 13 drinking drink VBG 37415 489 14 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 489 15 coffee coffee NN 37415 489 16 from from IN 37415 489 17 huge huge JJ 37415 489 18 tin tin NN 37415 489 19 cups cup NNS 37415 489 20 with with IN 37415 489 21 the the DT 37415 489 22 relish relish NN 37415 489 23 of of IN 37415 489 24 old old JJ 37415 489 25 frontiersmen frontiersman NNS 37415 489 26 . . . 37415 490 1 One one CD 37415 490 2 trooper trooper NN 37415 490 3 , , , 37415 490 4 a a DT 37415 490 5 few few JJ 37415 490 6 yards yard NNS 37415 490 7 away away RB 37415 490 8 out out RB 37415 490 9 on on IN 37415 490 10 the the DT 37415 490 11 prairie prairie NN 37415 490 12 , , , 37415 490 13 kept keep VBD 37415 490 14 vigilant vigilant JJ 37415 490 15 watch watch NN 37415 490 16 . . . 37415 491 1 Pondering ponder VBG 37415 491 2 deeply deeply RB 37415 491 3 over over IN 37415 491 4 the the DT 37415 491 5 strange strange JJ 37415 491 6 and and CC 37415 491 7 unaccountable unaccountable JJ 37415 491 8 charge charge NN 37415 491 9 that that WDT 37415 491 10 had have VBD 37415 491 11 been be VBN 37415 491 12 laid lay VBN 37415 491 13 at at IN 37415 491 14 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 491 15 young young JJ 37415 491 16 trumpeter trumpeter NN 37415 491 17 's 's POS 37415 491 18 door door NN 37415 491 19 , , , 37415 491 20 the the DT 37415 491 21 captain captain NN 37415 491 22 was be VBD 37415 491 23 slowly slowly RB 37415 491 24 pacing pace VBG 37415 491 25 down down RP 37415 491 26 the the DT 37415 491 27 bank bank NN 37415 491 28 , , , 37415 491 29 puffing puff VBG 37415 491 30 away away RP 37415 491 31 at at IN 37415 491 32 the the DT 37415 491 33 briar briar NNP 37415 491 34 root root NN 37415 491 35 pipe pipe NN 37415 491 36 that that WDT 37415 491 37 was be VBD 37415 491 38 the the DT 37415 491 39 constant constant JJ 37415 491 40 companion companion NN 37415 491 41 of of IN 37415 491 42 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 491 43 scouting scout VBG 37415 491 44 days day NNS 37415 491 45 . . . 37415 492 1 Suddenly suddenly RB 37415 492 2 he -PRON- PRP 37415 492 3 heard hear VBD 37415 492 4 the the DT 37415 492 5 sentry sentry NN 37415 492 6 call call NN 37415 492 7 , , , 37415 492 8 and and CC 37415 492 9 , , , 37415 492 10 turning turning NN 37415 492 11 , , , 37415 492 12 saw see VBD 37415 492 13 him -PRON- PRP 37415 492 14 pointing point VBG 37415 492 15 to to IN 37415 492 16 the the DT 37415 492 17 ground ground NN 37415 492 18 at at IN 37415 492 19 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 492 20 feet foot NNS 37415 492 21 . . . 37415 493 1 " " `` 37415 493 2 What what WP 37415 493 3 is be VBZ 37415 493 4 it -PRON- PRP 37415 493 5 , , , 37415 493 6 Horton Horton NNP 37415 493 7 ? ? . 37415 493 8 " " '' 37415 494 1 he -PRON- PRP 37415 494 2 asked ask VBD 37415 494 3 , , , 37415 494 4 going go VBG 37415 494 5 over over RP 37415 494 6 toward toward IN 37415 494 7 him -PRON- PRP 37415 494 8 . . . 37415 495 1 " " `` 37415 495 2 Pony Pony NNP 37415 495 3 tracks track NNS 37415 495 4 , , , 37415 495 5 sir sir NN 37415 495 6 . . . 37415 496 1 The the DT 37415 496 2 Indians Indians NNPS 37415 496 3 have have VBP 37415 496 4 been be VBN 37415 496 5 nosing nose VBG 37415 496 6 around around RB 37415 496 7 here here RB 37415 496 8 since since IN 37415 496 9 our -PRON- PRP$ 37415 496 10 men man NNS 37415 496 11 left leave VBD 37415 496 12 . . . 37415 496 13 " " '' 37415 497 1 There there EX 37415 497 2 were be VBD 37415 497 3 the the DT 37415 497 4 prints print NNS 37415 497 5 of of IN 37415 497 6 some some DT 37415 497 7 half half PDT 37415 497 8 a a DT 37415 497 9 dozen dozen NN 37415 497 10 little little JJ 37415 497 11 unshod unshod JJ 37415 497 12 hoofs hoofs NN 37415 497 13 dotting dot VBG 37415 497 14 the the DT 37415 497 15 sandy sandy NNP 37415 497 16 hollows hollow NNS 37415 497 17 in in IN 37415 497 18 the the DT 37415 497 19 low low JJ 37415 497 20 ground ground NN 37415 497 21 near near IN 37415 497 22 the the DT 37415 497 23 stream stream NN 37415 497 24 , , , 37415 497 25 and and CC 37415 497 26 easily easily RB 37415 497 27 traceable traceable JJ 37415 497 28 among among IN 37415 497 29 the the DT 37415 497 30 clumps clump NNS 37415 497 31 of of IN 37415 497 32 buffalo buffalo NNP 37415 497 33 grass grass NNP 37415 497 34 beyond beyond IN 37415 497 35 . . . 37415 498 1 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 498 2 could could MD 37415 498 3 see see VB 37415 498 4 where where WRB 37415 498 5 they -PRON- PRP 37415 498 6 had have VBD 37415 498 7 gathered gather VBN 37415 498 8 in in IN 37415 498 9 one one CD 37415 498 10 spot spot NN 37415 498 11 , , , 37415 498 12 as as IN 37415 498 13 though though IN 37415 498 14 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 498 15 riders rider NNS 37415 498 16 were be VBD 37415 498 17 then then RB 37415 498 18 in in IN 37415 498 19 consultation consultation NN 37415 498 20 , , , 37415 498 21 and and CC 37415 498 22 then then RB 37415 498 23 scattered scatter VBD 37415 498 24 once once RB 37415 498 25 more more RBR 37415 498 26 along along IN 37415 498 27 the the DT 37415 498 28 bank bank NN 37415 498 29 . . . 37415 499 1 Two two CD 37415 499 2 hundred hundred CD 37415 499 3 yards yard NNS 37415 499 4 away away RB 37415 499 5 stood stand VBD 37415 499 6 the the DT 37415 499 7 lonely lonely JJ 37415 499 8 log log NN 37415 499 9 cabin cabin NN 37415 499 10 , , , 37415 499 11 all all DT 37415 499 12 that that WDT 37415 499 13 was be VBD 37415 499 14 left leave VBN 37415 499 15 of of IN 37415 499 16 what what WP 37415 499 17 had have VBD 37415 499 18 been be VBN 37415 499 19 the the DT 37415 499 20 ranch ranch NN 37415 499 21 , , , 37415 499 22 and and CC 37415 499 23 following follow VBG 37415 499 24 the the DT 37415 499 25 trail trail NN 37415 499 26 , , , 37415 499 27 the the DT 37415 499 28 captain captain NN 37415 499 29 presently presently RB 37415 499 30 found find VBD 37415 499 31 himself -PRON- PRP 37415 499 32 nearing near VBG 37415 499 33 it -PRON- PRP 37415 499 34 . . . 37415 500 1 Two two CD 37415 500 2 tracks track NNS 37415 500 3 seemed seem VBD 37415 500 4 to to TO 37415 500 5 lead lead VB 37415 500 6 straight straight JJ 37415 500 7 thither thither NN 37415 500 8 , , , 37415 500 9 and and CC 37415 500 10 before before IN 37415 500 11 he -PRON- PRP 37415 500 12 reached reach VBD 37415 500 13 it -PRON- PRP 37415 500 14 were be VBD 37415 500 15 joined join VBN 37415 500 16 by by IN 37415 500 17 several several JJ 37415 500 18 more more JJR 37415 500 19 . . . 37415 501 1 Close close RB 37415 501 2 to to IN 37415 501 3 the the DT 37415 501 4 abandoned abandon VBN 37415 501 5 hut hut NNP 37415 501 6 the the DT 37415 501 7 ground ground NN 37415 501 8 was be VBD 37415 501 9 worn wear VBN 37415 501 10 smooth smooth JJ 37415 501 11 and and CC 37415 501 12 hard hard JJ 37415 501 13 ; ; : 37415 501 14 yet yet RB 37415 501 15 in in IN 37415 501 16 the the DT 37415 501 17 hollows hollow NNS 37415 501 18 were be VBD 37415 501 19 accumulations accumulation NNS 37415 501 20 of of IN 37415 501 21 dust dust NN 37415 501 22 blown blow VBN 37415 501 23 from from IN 37415 501 24 the the DT 37415 501 25 roadway roadway NN 37415 501 26 up up IN 37415 501 27 the the DT 37415 501 28 stream stream NN 37415 501 29 . . . 37415 502 1 Around around RB 37415 502 2 here here RB 37415 502 3 the the DT 37415 502 4 pony pony NN 37415 502 5 tracks track NNS 37415 502 6 were be VBD 37415 502 7 thick thick JJ 37415 502 8 , , , 37415 502 9 and and CC 37415 502 10 just just RB 37415 502 11 within within IN 37415 502 12 the the DT 37415 502 13 gaping gape VBG 37415 502 14 doorway doorway NN 37415 502 15 were be VBD 37415 502 16 footprints footprint NNS 37415 502 17 in in IN 37415 502 18 the the DT 37415 502 19 dust dust NN 37415 502 20 -- -- : 37415 502 21 some some DT 37415 502 22 of of IN 37415 502 23 spurred spurred JJ 37415 502 24 bootheels bootheel NNS 37415 502 25 and and CC 37415 502 26 broad broad JJ 37415 502 27 soles sol NNS 37415 502 28 , , , 37415 502 29 one one CD 37415 502 30 still still RB 37415 502 31 more more RBR 37415 502 32 recent recent JJ 37415 502 33 of of IN 37415 502 34 Sioux Sioux NNP 37415 502 35 moccasins moccasin NNS 37415 502 36 . . . 37415 503 1 Through through IN 37415 503 2 the the DT 37415 503 3 solid solid JJ 37415 503 4 log log NN 37415 503 5 walls wall NNS 37415 503 6 two two CD 37415 503 7 small small JJ 37415 503 8 square square JJ 37415 503 9 windows window NNS 37415 503 10 had have VBD 37415 503 11 been be VBN 37415 503 12 cut cut VBN 37415 503 13 and and CC 37415 503 14 narrow narrow JJ 37415 503 15 slits slit NNS 37415 503 16 for for IN 37415 503 17 rifles rifle NNS 37415 503 18 , , , 37415 503 19 in in IN 37415 503 20 the the DT 37415 503 21 days day NNS 37415 503 22 when when WRB 37415 503 23 the the DT 37415 503 24 occupants occupant NNS 37415 503 25 had have VBD 37415 503 26 frequent frequent JJ 37415 503 27 occasion occasion NN 37415 503 28 to to TO 37415 503 29 defend defend VB 37415 503 30 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 503 31 prairie prairie NN 37415 503 32 castle castle NN 37415 503 33 . . . 37415 504 1 The the DT 37415 504 2 opening opening NN 37415 504 3 to to IN 37415 504 4 the the DT 37415 504 5 subterranean subterranean NN 37415 504 6 " " `` 37415 504 7 keep keep VB 37415 504 8 " " '' 37415 504 9 was be VBD 37415 504 10 yawning yawn VBG 37415 504 11 under under IN 37415 504 12 the the DT 37415 504 13 eastern eastern JJ 37415 504 14 wall wall NNP 37415 504 15 , , , 37415 504 16 its -PRON- PRP$ 37415 504 17 wooden wooden JJ 37415 504 18 cover cover NN 37415 504 19 having have VBG 37415 504 20 long long JJ 37415 504 21 since since IN 37415 504 22 been be VBN 37415 504 23 broken break VBN 37415 504 24 up up RP 37415 504 25 for for IN 37415 504 26 fuel fuel NN 37415 504 27 . . . 37415 505 1 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 505 2 stood stand VBD 37415 505 3 for for IN 37415 505 4 a a DT 37415 505 5 moment moment NN 37415 505 6 within within IN 37415 505 7 the the DT 37415 505 8 blackened blackened JJ 37415 505 9 and and CC 37415 505 10 dusty dusty JJ 37415 505 11 doorway doorway NN 37415 505 12 , , , 37415 505 13 and and CC 37415 505 14 glanced glance VBD 37415 505 15 curiously curiously RB 37415 505 16 around around IN 37415 505 17 him -PRON- PRP 37415 505 18 . . . 37415 506 1 Except except IN 37415 506 2 for for IN 37415 506 3 the the DT 37415 506 4 new new JJ 37415 506 5 footprints footprint NNS 37415 506 6 it -PRON- PRP 37415 506 7 looked look VBD 37415 506 8 very very RB 37415 506 9 much much RB 37415 506 10 as as IN 37415 506 11 it -PRON- PRP 37415 506 12 did do VBD 37415 506 13 when when WRB 37415 506 14 he -PRON- PRP 37415 506 15 had have VBD 37415 506 16 first first RB 37415 506 17 taken take VBN 37415 506 18 occasion occasion NN 37415 506 19 to to TO 37415 506 20 inspect inspect VB 37415 506 21 the the DT 37415 506 22 interior interior NN 37415 506 23 , , , 37415 506 24 earlier early RBR 37415 506 25 in in IN 37415 506 26 the the DT 37415 506 27 summer summer NN 37415 506 28 . . . 37415 507 1 There there EX 37415 507 2 was be VBD 37415 507 3 nothing nothing NN 37415 507 4 left leave VBN 37415 507 5 that that IN 37415 507 6 anyone anyone NN 37415 507 7 could could MD 37415 507 8 carry carry VB 37415 507 9 away away RP 37415 507 10 , , , 37415 507 11 and and CC 37415 507 12 he -PRON- PRP 37415 507 13 wondered wonder VBD 37415 507 14 why why WRB 37415 507 15 the the DT 37415 507 16 Indians Indians NNPS 37415 507 17 should should MD 37415 507 18 have have VB 37415 507 19 troubled trouble VBN 37415 507 20 themselves -PRON- PRP 37415 507 21 to to IN 37415 507 22 dismount dismount NN 37415 507 23 and and CC 37415 507 24 prowl prowl VB 37415 507 25 about about IN 37415 507 26 . . . 37415 508 1 An an DT 37415 508 2 Indian indian JJ 37415 508 3 hates hate VBZ 37415 508 4 a a DT 37415 508 5 house house NN 37415 508 6 on on IN 37415 508 7 general general JJ 37415 508 8 principles principle NNS 37415 508 9 , , , 37415 508 10 and and CC 37415 508 11 enters enter VBZ 37415 508 12 one one CD 37415 508 13 only only RB 37415 508 14 when when WRB 37415 508 15 he -PRON- PRP 37415 508 16 expects expect VBZ 37415 508 17 to to TO 37415 508 18 make make VB 37415 508 19 something something NN 37415 508 20 by by IN 37415 508 21 it -PRON- PRP 37415 508 22 . . . 37415 509 1 Those those DT 37415 509 2 recent recent JJ 37415 509 3 boot boot NN 37415 509 4 - - HYPH 37415 509 5 prints print NNS 37415 509 6 , , , 37415 509 7 nearly nearly RB 37415 509 8 effaced efface VBN 37415 509 9 by by IN 37415 509 10 the the DT 37415 509 11 moccasins moccasin NNS 37415 509 12 , , , 37415 509 13 were be VBD 37415 509 14 doubtless doubtless RB 37415 509 15 those those DT 37415 509 16 of of IN 37415 509 17 some some DT 37415 509 18 of of IN 37415 509 19 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 509 20 's 's POS 37415 509 21 party party NN 37415 509 22 . . . 37415 510 1 Curiosity Curiosity NNP 37415 510 2 had have VBD 37415 510 3 prompted prompt VBN 37415 510 4 some some DT 37415 510 5 time time NN 37415 510 6 - - HYPH 37415 510 7 killing kill VBG 37415 510 8 trooper trooper NN 37415 510 9 to to TO 37415 510 10 stroll stroll VB 37415 510 11 out out RP 37415 510 12 here here RB 37415 510 13 and and CC 37415 510 14 take take VB 37415 510 15 a a DT 37415 510 16 look look NN 37415 510 17 at at IN 37415 510 18 the the DT 37415 510 19 place place NN 37415 510 20 . . . 37415 511 1 The the DT 37415 511 2 sunshine sunshine NN 37415 511 3 streaming streaming NN 37415 511 4 in in RP 37415 511 5 at at IN 37415 511 6 the the DT 37415 511 7 open open JJ 37415 511 8 doorway doorway NN 37415 511 9 made make VBD 37415 511 10 a a DT 37415 511 11 brilliant brilliant JJ 37415 511 12 oblong oblong JJ 37415 511 13 square square NN 37415 511 14 upon upon IN 37415 511 15 the the DT 37415 511 16 earthen earthen JJ 37415 511 17 floor floor NN 37415 511 18 and and CC 37415 511 19 lighted light VBD 37415 511 20 up up RP 37415 511 21 the the DT 37415 511 22 grimy grimy JJ 37415 511 23 interior interior NN 37415 511 24 . . . 37415 512 1 The the DT 37415 512 2 steps step NNS 37415 512 3 cut cut VBD 37415 512 4 down down RP 37415 512 5 to to IN 37415 512 6 the the DT 37415 512 7 dark dark JJ 37415 512 8 " " `` 37415 512 9 dugout dugout NN 37415 512 10 " " '' 37415 512 11 were be VBD 37415 512 12 crumbling crumble VBG 37415 512 13 away away RB 37415 512 14 , , , 37415 512 15 and and CC 37415 512 16 it -PRON- PRP 37415 512 17 was be VBD 37415 512 18 impossible impossible JJ 37415 512 19 to to TO 37415 512 20 see see VB 37415 512 21 more more JJR 37415 512 22 than than IN 37415 512 23 a a DT 37415 512 24 few few JJ 37415 512 25 feet foot NNS 37415 512 26 into into IN 37415 512 27 the the DT 37415 512 28 passage passage NN 37415 512 29 leading lead VBG 37415 512 30 to to IN 37415 512 31 the the DT 37415 512 32 underground underground JJ 37415 512 33 fortress fortress NN 37415 512 34 , , , 37415 512 35 where where WRB 37415 512 36 as as IN 37415 512 37 a a DT 37415 512 38 final final JJ 37415 512 39 resort resort NN 37415 512 40 in in IN 37415 512 41 an an DT 37415 512 42 Indian indian JJ 37415 512 43 siege siege NN 37415 512 44 the the DT 37415 512 45 little little JJ 37415 512 46 garrison garrison NN 37415 512 47 could could MD 37415 512 48 take take VB 37415 512 49 refuge refuge NN 37415 512 50 . . . 37415 513 1 A a DT 37415 513 2 lantern lantern NN 37415 513 3 or or CC 37415 513 4 a a DT 37415 513 5 candle candle NN 37415 513 6 would would MD 37415 513 7 show show VB 37415 513 8 the the DT 37415 513 9 way way NN 37415 513 10 , , , 37415 513 11 but but CC 37415 513 12 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 513 13 had have VBD 37415 513 14 neither neither DT 37415 513 15 . . . 37415 514 1 Taking take VBG 37415 514 2 out out RP 37415 514 3 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 514 4 match match NN 37415 514 5 - - HYPH 37415 514 6 case case NN 37415 514 7 , , , 37415 514 8 however however RB 37415 514 9 , , , 37415 514 10 he -PRON- PRP 37415 514 11 bent bend VBD 37415 514 12 down down RP 37415 514 13 , , , 37415 514 14 struck strike VBD 37415 514 15 a a DT 37415 514 16 light light NN 37415 514 17 , , , 37415 514 18 and and CC 37415 514 19 peered peer VBN 37415 514 20 in in IN 37415 514 21 . . . 37415 515 1 Somebody somebody NN 37415 515 2 had have VBD 37415 515 3 done do VBN 37415 515 4 the the DT 37415 515 5 same same JJ 37415 515 6 thing thing NN 37415 515 7 within within IN 37415 515 8 the the DT 37415 515 9 last last JJ 37415 515 10 day day NN 37415 515 11 or or CC 37415 515 12 two two CD 37415 515 13 , , , 37415 515 14 for for IN 37415 515 15 there there EX 37415 515 16 were be VBD 37415 515 17 the the DT 37415 515 18 stub stub NNP 37415 515 19 ends end NNS 37415 515 20 of of IN 37415 515 21 two two CD 37415 515 22 matches match NNS 37415 515 23 just just RB 37415 515 24 like like IN 37415 515 25 his -PRON- PRP 37415 515 26 in in IN 37415 515 27 the the DT 37415 515 28 dust dust NN 37415 515 29 at at IN 37415 515 30 the the DT 37415 515 31 bottom bottom NN 37415 515 32 of of IN 37415 515 33 the the DT 37415 515 34 steps step NNS 37415 515 35 , , , 37415 515 36 and and CC 37415 515 37 there there RB 37415 515 38 , , , 37415 515 39 too too RB 37415 515 40 -- -- : 37415 515 41 yes yes UH 37415 515 42 , , , 37415 515 43 he -PRON- PRP 37415 515 44 lighted light VBD 37415 515 45 another another DT 37415 515 46 match match NN 37415 515 47 and and CC 37415 515 48 studied study VBD 37415 515 49 it -PRON- PRP 37415 515 50 carefully carefully RB 37415 515 51 -- -- : 37415 515 52 there there EX 37415 515 53 was be VBD 37415 515 54 the the DT 37415 515 55 print print NN 37415 515 56 of of IN 37415 515 57 cavalry cavalry NN 37415 515 58 boots boot NNS 37415 515 59 going go VBG 37415 515 60 in in RB 37415 515 61 and and CC 37415 515 62 coming come VBG 37415 515 63 out out RP 37415 515 64 again again RB 37415 515 65 . . . 37415 516 1 Whoever whoever WP 37415 516 2 was be VBD 37415 516 3 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 516 4 predecessor predecessor NN 37415 516 5 , , , 37415 516 6 he -PRON- PRP 37415 516 7 had have VBD 37415 516 8 more more JJR 37415 516 9 curiosity curiosity NN 37415 516 10 than than IN 37415 516 11 the the DT 37415 516 12 captain captain NN 37415 516 13 . . . 37415 517 1 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 517 2 had have VBD 37415 517 3 seen see VBN 37415 517 4 prairie prairie NN 37415 517 5 " " `` 37415 517 6 dugout dugout JJ 37415 517 7 " " '' 37415 517 8 forts fort NNS 37415 517 9 before before RB 37415 517 10 , , , 37415 517 11 and and CC 37415 517 12 did do VBD 37415 517 13 not not RB 37415 517 14 care care VB 37415 517 15 to to TO 37415 517 16 waste waste VB 37415 517 17 time time NN 37415 517 18 now now RB 37415 517 19 . . . 37415 518 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 37415 518 2 X. X. NNP 37415 519 1 IN in IN 37415 519 2 SUSPENSE suspense NN 37415 519 3 . . . 37415 520 1 Returning return VBG 37415 520 2 to to IN 37415 520 3 the the DT 37415 520 4 open open JJ 37415 520 5 sunshine sunshine NN 37415 520 6 he -PRON- PRP 37415 520 7 made make VBD 37415 520 8 the the DT 37415 520 9 circuit circuit NN 37415 520 10 of of IN 37415 520 11 the the DT 37415 520 12 house house NN 37415 520 13 , , , 37415 520 14 and and CC 37415 520 15 on on IN 37415 520 16 the the DT 37415 520 17 north north NN 37415 520 18 side side NN 37415 520 19 stopped stop VBD 37415 520 20 and and CC 37415 520 21 studied study VBD 37415 520 22 with with IN 37415 520 23 an an DT 37415 520 24 interest interest NN 37415 520 25 he -PRON- PRP 37415 520 26 had have VBD 37415 520 27 not not RB 37415 520 28 felt feel VBN 37415 520 29 before before RB 37415 520 30 . . . 37415 521 1 A a DT 37415 521 2 stout stout JJ 37415 521 3 post post NN 37415 521 4 was be VBD 37415 521 5 still still RB 37415 521 6 standing stand VBG 37415 521 7 on on IN 37415 521 8 that that DT 37415 521 9 side side NN 37415 521 10 , , , 37415 521 11 and and CC 37415 521 12 to to IN 37415 521 13 the the DT 37415 521 14 post post NN 37415 521 15 a a DT 37415 521 16 cavalry cavalry NN 37415 521 17 horse horse NN 37415 521 18 had have VBD 37415 521 19 been be VBN 37415 521 20 tethered tether VBN 37415 521 21 within within IN 37415 521 22 two two CD 37415 521 23 days day NNS 37415 521 24 , , , 37415 521 25 and and CC 37415 521 26 stood stand VBD 37415 521 27 there there RB 37415 521 28 long long JJ 37415 521 29 enough enough RB 37415 521 30 to to TO 37415 521 31 paw paw NN 37415 521 32 and and CC 37415 521 33 trample trample VB 37415 521 34 the the DT 37415 521 35 gravel gravel NN 37415 521 36 all all RB 37415 521 37 around around IN 37415 521 38 it -PRON- PRP 37415 521 39 . . . 37415 522 1 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 522 2 was be VBD 37415 522 3 cavalryman cavalryman NN 37415 522 4 enough enough RB 37415 522 5 to to TO 37415 522 6 read read VB 37415 522 7 in in IN 37415 522 8 every every DT 37415 522 9 sign sign NN 37415 522 10 that that IN 37415 522 11 the the DT 37415 522 12 steed steed NN 37415 522 13 had have VBD 37415 522 14 been be VBN 37415 522 15 most most RBS 37415 522 16 unwillingly unwillingly RB 37415 522 17 detained detain VBN 37415 522 18 . . . 37415 523 1 In in IN 37415 523 2 evident evident JJ 37415 523 3 impatience impatience NN 37415 523 4 he -PRON- PRP 37415 523 5 had have VBD 37415 523 6 twisted twist VBN 37415 523 7 twice twice RB 37415 523 8 and and CC 37415 523 9 again again RB 37415 523 10 around around IN 37415 523 11 that that DT 37415 523 12 stubborn stubborn JJ 37415 523 13 bullet bullet NN 37415 523 14 - - HYPH 37415 523 15 scarred scar VBN 37415 523 16 stump stump NN 37415 523 17 , , , 37415 523 18 and and CC 37415 523 19 the the DT 37415 523 20 troop troop NN 37415 523 21 commander commander NN 37415 523 22 could could MD 37415 523 23 almost almost RB 37415 523 24 see see VB 37415 523 25 him -PRON- PRP 37415 523 26 , , , 37415 523 27 pawing paw VBG 37415 523 28 vigorously vigorously RB 37415 523 29 , , , 37415 523 30 tugging tug VBG 37415 523 31 at at IN 37415 523 32 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 523 33 " " `` 37415 523 34 halter halter NN 37415 523 35 - - HYPH 37415 523 36 shank shank JJ 37415 523 37 , , , 37415 523 38 " " '' 37415 523 39 and and CC 37415 523 40 plunging plunge VBG 37415 523 41 about about IN 37415 523 42 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 523 43 hated hate VBN 37415 523 44 but but CC 37415 523 45 relentless relentless JJ 37415 523 46 jailer jailer NN 37415 523 47 , , , 37415 523 48 and and CC 37415 523 49 neighing neigh VBG 37415 523 50 loudly loudly RB 37415 523 51 in in IN 37415 523 52 hopes hope NNS 37415 523 53 of of IN 37415 523 54 calling call VBG 37415 523 55 back back RP 37415 523 56 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 523 57 departing depart VBG 37415 523 58 friends friend NNS 37415 523 59 . . . 37415 524 1 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 524 2 felt feel VBD 37415 524 3 sure sure JJ 37415 524 4 that that IN 37415 524 5 , , , 37415 524 6 as as IN 37415 524 7 the the DT 37415 524 8 troop troop NN 37415 524 9 rode ride VBD 37415 524 10 away away RB 37415 524 11 , , , 37415 524 12 some some DT 37415 524 13 one one CD 37415 524 14 of of IN 37415 524 15 the the DT 37415 524 16 men man NNS 37415 524 17 had have VBD 37415 524 18 remained remain VBN 37415 524 19 here here RB 37415 524 20 some some DT 37415 524 21 little little JJ 37415 524 22 time time NN 37415 524 23 . . . 37415 525 1 A a DT 37415 525 2 hundred hundred CD 37415 525 3 yards yard NNS 37415 525 4 across across IN 37415 525 5 the the DT 37415 525 6 prairie prairie NN 37415 525 7 was be VBD 37415 525 8 the the DT 37415 525 9 " " `` 37415 525 10 double double JJ 37415 525 11 file file NN 37415 525 12 " " '' 37415 525 13 trail trail NN 37415 525 14 of of IN 37415 525 15 the the DT 37415 525 16 detachment detachment NN 37415 525 17 on on IN 37415 525 18 its -PRON- PRP$ 37415 525 19 straight straight JJ 37415 525 20 line line NN 37415 525 21 for for IN 37415 525 22 the the DT 37415 525 23 ridge ridge NN 37415 525 24 , , , 37415 525 25 and and CC 37415 525 26 here here RB 37415 525 27 , , , 37415 525 28 only only RB 37415 525 29 a a DT 37415 525 30 little little JJ 37415 525 31 distance distance NN 37415 525 32 out out RP 37415 525 33 , , , 37415 525 34 were be VBD 37415 525 35 the the DT 37415 525 36 hoof hoof NN 37415 525 37 - - HYPH 37415 525 38 prints print NNS 37415 525 39 of of IN 37415 525 40 a a DT 37415 525 41 troop troop NN 37415 525 42 horse horse NN 37415 525 43 both both CC 37415 525 44 coming come VBG 37415 525 45 and and CC 37415 525 46 going go VBG 37415 525 47 . . . 37415 526 1 Even even RB 37415 526 2 more more RBR 37415 526 3 interested interested JJ 37415 526 4 now now RB 37415 526 5 , , , 37415 526 6 the the DT 37415 526 7 captain captain NN 37415 526 8 went go VBD 37415 526 9 some some DT 37415 526 10 distance distance NN 37415 526 11 out out RP 37415 526 12 across across IN 37415 526 13 the the DT 37415 526 14 prairie prairie NN 37415 526 15 , , , 37415 526 16 and and CC 37415 526 17 still still RB 37415 526 18 he -PRON- PRP 37415 526 19 found find VBD 37415 526 20 them -PRON- PRP 37415 526 21 . . . 37415 527 1 Leaving leave VBG 37415 527 2 the the DT 37415 527 3 hut hut NNP 37415 527 4 and and CC 37415 527 5 following follow VBG 37415 527 6 to to TO 37415 527 7 overtake overtake VB 37415 527 8 the the DT 37415 527 9 troop troop NN 37415 527 10 , , , 37415 527 11 the the DT 37415 527 12 horse horse NN 37415 527 13 had have VBD 37415 527 14 instantly instantly RB 37415 527 15 taken take VBN 37415 527 16 the the DT 37415 527 17 gallop gallop NN 37415 527 18 ; ; : 37415 527 19 the the DT 37415 527 20 prints print NNS 37415 527 21 settled settle VBD 37415 527 22 that that DT 37415 527 23 . . . 37415 528 1 But but CC 37415 528 2 what what WP 37415 528 3 struck strike VBD 37415 528 4 Captain Captain NNP 37415 528 5 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 528 6 as as IN 37415 528 7 strange strange JJ 37415 528 8 was be VBD 37415 528 9 that that IN 37415 528 10 the the DT 37415 528 11 other other JJ 37415 528 12 tracks track NNS 37415 528 13 , , , 37415 528 14 those those DT 37415 528 15 which which WDT 37415 528 16 were be VBD 37415 528 17 made make VBN 37415 528 18 by by IN 37415 528 19 the the DT 37415 528 20 same same JJ 37415 528 21 horse horse NN 37415 528 22 in in IN 37415 528 23 coming come VBG 37415 528 24 to to IN 37415 528 25 the the DT 37415 528 26 hut hut NNP 37415 528 27 , , , 37415 528 28 were be VBD 37415 528 29 still still RB 37415 528 30 to to TO 37415 528 31 be be VB 37415 528 32 found find VBN 37415 528 33 far far RB 37415 528 34 out out RB 37415 528 35 toward toward IN 37415 528 36 the the DT 37415 528 37 northeast northeast NN 37415 528 38 . . . 37415 529 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 529 2 was be VBD 37415 529 3 evident evident JJ 37415 529 4 , , , 37415 529 5 then then RB 37415 529 6 , , , 37415 529 7 that that IN 37415 529 8 the the DT 37415 529 9 rider rider NN 37415 529 10 had have VBD 37415 529 11 not not RB 37415 529 12 turned turn VBN 37415 529 13 back back RB 37415 529 14 from from IN 37415 529 15 the the DT 37415 529 16 command command NN 37415 529 17 until until IN 37415 529 18 it -PRON- PRP 37415 529 19 had have VBD 37415 529 20 marched march VBN 37415 529 21 some some DT 37415 529 22 distance distance NN 37415 529 23 from from IN 37415 529 24 the the DT 37415 529 25 Niobrara Niobrara NNP 37415 529 26 ; ; : 37415 529 27 that that IN 37415 529 28 he -PRON- PRP 37415 529 29 had have VBD 37415 529 30 not not RB 37415 529 31 gone go VBN 37415 529 32 back back RB 37415 529 33 to to IN 37415 529 34 the the DT 37415 529 35 bank bank NN 37415 529 36 where where WRB 37415 529 37 they -PRON- PRP 37415 529 38 had have VBD 37415 529 39 been be VBN 37415 529 40 in in IN 37415 529 41 camp camp NN 37415 529 42 , , , 37415 529 43 as as IN 37415 529 44 would would MD 37415 529 45 have have VB 37415 529 46 been be VBN 37415 529 47 the the DT 37415 529 48 case case NN 37415 529 49 had have VBD 37415 529 50 he -PRON- PRP 37415 529 51 lost lose VBN 37415 529 52 or or CC 37415 529 53 left leave VBD 37415 529 54 something something NN 37415 529 55 behind behind RB 37415 529 56 , , , 37415 529 57 but but CC 37415 529 58 had have VBD 37415 529 59 come come VBN 37415 529 60 here here RB 37415 529 61 to to IN 37415 529 62 this this DT 37415 529 63 abandoned abandon VBN 37415 529 64 hovel hovel JJ 37415 529 65 southeast southeast NN 37415 529 66 of of IN 37415 529 67 the the DT 37415 529 68 trail trail NN 37415 529 69 . . . 37415 530 1 Now now RB 37415 530 2 , , , 37415 530 3 what what WP 37415 530 4 did do VBD 37415 530 5 that that DT 37415 530 6 mean mean VB 37415 530 7 ? ? . 37415 531 1 One one CD 37415 531 2 other other JJ 37415 531 3 thing thing NN 37415 531 4 the the DT 37415 531 5 captain captain NN 37415 531 6 did do VBD 37415 531 7 not not RB 37415 531 8 fail fail VB 37415 531 9 to to TO 37415 531 10 note note VB 37415 531 11 ; ; : 37415 531 12 that that DT 37415 531 13 horse horse NN 37415 531 14 had have VBD 37415 531 15 cast cast VBN 37415 531 16 a a DT 37415 531 17 shoe shoe NN 37415 531 18 . . . 37415 532 1 Late late RB 37415 532 2 as as IN 37415 532 3 it -PRON- PRP 37415 532 4 was be VBD 37415 532 5 when when WRB 37415 532 6 he -PRON- PRP 37415 532 7 reached reach VBD 37415 532 8 the the DT 37415 532 9 camp camp NN 37415 532 10 on on IN 37415 532 11 White White NNP 37415 532 12 River River NNP 37415 532 13 that that DT 37415 532 14 night night NN 37415 532 15 -- -- : 37415 532 16 after after IN 37415 532 17 midnight midnight NN 37415 532 18 , , , 37415 532 19 as as IN 37415 532 20 it -PRON- PRP 37415 532 21 proved prove VBD 37415 532 22 -- -- : 37415 532 23 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 532 24 found find VBD 37415 532 25 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 532 26 young young JJ 37415 532 27 lieutenant lieutenant NN 37415 532 28 up up RP 37415 532 29 , , , 37415 532 30 and and CC 37415 532 31 anxiously anxiously RB 37415 532 32 awaiting await VBG 37415 532 33 him -PRON- PRP 37415 532 34 . . . 37415 533 1 When when WRB 37415 533 2 the the DT 37415 533 3 horses horse NNS 37415 533 4 had have VBD 37415 533 5 all all DT 37415 533 6 been be VBN 37415 533 7 cared care VBN 37415 533 8 for for IN 37415 533 9 , , , 37415 533 10 and and CC 37415 533 11 the the DT 37415 533 12 two two CD 37415 533 13 officers officer NNS 37415 533 14 were be VBD 37415 533 15 alone alone JJ 37415 533 16 near near IN 37415 533 17 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 533 18 tents tent NNS 37415 533 19 , , , 37415 533 20 almost almost RB 37415 533 21 the the DT 37415 533 22 first first JJ 37415 533 23 question question NN 37415 533 24 asked ask VBN 37415 533 25 by by IN 37415 533 26 the the DT 37415 533 27 captain captain NN 37415 533 28 was be VBD 37415 533 29 : : : 37415 533 30 " " `` 37415 533 31 Did do VBD 37415 533 32 you -PRON- PRP 37415 533 33 give give VB 37415 533 34 any any DT 37415 533 35 man man NN 37415 533 36 permission permission NN 37415 533 37 to to TO 37415 533 38 ride ride VB 37415 533 39 back back RB 37415 533 40 after after IN 37415 533 41 you -PRON- PRP 37415 533 42 left leave VBD 37415 533 43 the the DT 37415 533 44 Niobrara Niobrara NNP 37415 533 45 Friday Friday NNP 37415 533 46 morning morning NN 37415 533 47 ? ? . 37415 533 48 " " '' 37415 534 1 " " `` 37415 534 2 No no UH 37415 534 3 , , , 37415 534 4 sir sir NN 37415 534 5 , , , 37415 534 6 " " '' 37415 534 7 answered answer VBD 37415 534 8 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 534 9 in in IN 37415 534 10 some some DT 37415 534 11 surprise surprise NN 37415 534 12 . . . 37415 535 1 " " `` 37415 535 2 No no DT 37415 535 3 one one NN 37415 535 4 asked ask VBD 37415 535 5 , , , 37415 535 6 and and CC 37415 535 7 every every DT 37415 535 8 man man NN 37415 535 9 was be VBD 37415 535 10 in in IN 37415 535 11 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 535 12 place place NN 37415 535 13 when when WRB 37415 535 14 we -PRON- PRP 37415 535 15 made make VBD 37415 535 16 our -PRON- PRP$ 37415 535 17 first first JJ 37415 535 18 halt halt NN 37415 535 19 . . . 37415 535 20 " " '' 37415 536 1 Immediately immediately RB 37415 536 2 after after IN 37415 536 3 reveille reveille NN 37415 536 4 on on IN 37415 536 5 Sunday Sunday NNP 37415 536 6 morning morning NN 37415 536 7 , , , 37415 536 8 a a DT 37415 536 9 good good JJ 37415 536 10 hour hour NN 37415 536 11 before before IN 37415 536 12 the the DT 37415 536 13 sun sun NN 37415 536 14 was be VBD 37415 536 15 high high JJ 37415 536 16 enough enough RB 37415 536 17 to to TO 37415 536 18 peep peep VB 37415 536 19 over over IN 37415 536 20 the the DT 37415 536 21 tall tall JJ 37415 536 22 white white JJ 37415 536 23 crags crag NNS 37415 536 24 to to IN 37415 536 25 the the DT 37415 536 26 east east NN 37415 536 27 of of IN 37415 536 28 the the DT 37415 536 29 little little JJ 37415 536 30 camp camp NN 37415 536 31 , , , 37415 536 32 the the DT 37415 536 33 two two CD 37415 536 34 officers officer NNS 37415 536 35 were be VBD 37415 536 36 out out RB 37415 536 37 at at IN 37415 536 38 the the DT 37415 536 39 line line NN 37415 536 40 , , , 37415 536 41 superintending superintend VBG 37415 536 42 the the DT 37415 536 43 grooming grooming NN 37415 536 44 of of IN 37415 536 45 the the DT 37415 536 46 horses horse NNS 37415 536 47 . . . 37415 537 1 Fifty fifty CD 37415 537 2 men man NNS 37415 537 3 were be VBD 37415 537 4 now now RB 37415 537 5 present present JJ 37415 537 6 for for IN 37415 537 7 duty duty NN 37415 537 8 , , , 37415 537 9 and and CC 37415 537 10 fifty fifty CD 37415 537 11 active active JJ 37415 537 12 steeds steed NNS 37415 537 13 were be VBD 37415 537 14 tethered tether VBN 37415 537 15 there there RB 37415 537 16 at at IN 37415 537 17 the the DT 37415 537 18 picket picket NN 37415 537 19 rope rope NN 37415 537 20 , , , 37415 537 21 nipping nip VBG 37415 537 22 at at IN 37415 537 23 each each DT 37415 537 24 other other JJ 37415 537 25 's 's POS 37415 537 26 noses nose NNS 37415 537 27 or or CC 37415 537 28 nibbling nibble VBG 37415 537 29 at at IN 37415 537 30 the the DT 37415 537 31 rope rope NN 37415 537 32 itself -PRON- PRP 37415 537 33 , , , 37415 537 34 and and CC 37415 537 35 pricking prick VBG 37415 537 36 up up RP 37415 537 37 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 537 38 ears ear NNS 37415 537 39 as as IN 37415 537 40 the the DT 37415 537 41 captain captain NN 37415 537 42 stopped stop VBD 37415 537 43 to to IN 37415 537 44 pat pat NNP 37415 537 45 or or CC 37415 537 46 to to TO 37415 537 47 speak speak VB 37415 537 48 to to IN 37415 537 49 one one CD 37415 537 50 after after IN 37415 537 51 another another DT 37415 537 52 of of IN 37415 537 53 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 537 54 pets pet NNS 37415 537 55 . . . 37415 538 1 Always always RB 37415 538 2 particularly particularly RB 37415 538 3 careful careful JJ 37415 538 4 of of IN 37415 538 5 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 538 6 horses horse NNS 37415 538 7 , , , 37415 538 8 Captain Captain NNP 37415 538 9 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 538 10 on on IN 37415 538 11 this this DT 37415 538 12 bright bright JJ 37415 538 13 sunshiny sunshiny JJ 37415 538 14 morning morning NN 37415 538 15 was be VBD 37415 538 16 noting note VBG 37415 538 17 especially especially RB 37415 538 18 the the DT 37415 538 19 condition condition NN 37415 538 20 of of IN 37415 538 21 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 538 22 feet foot NNS 37415 538 23 . . . 37415 539 1 Every every DT 37415 539 2 one one NN 37415 539 3 of of IN 37415 539 4 those those DT 37415 539 5 two two CD 37415 539 6 hundred hundred CD 37415 539 7 hoofs hoof NNS 37415 539 8 were be VBD 37415 539 9 keenly keenly RB 37415 539 10 scrutinized scrutinize VBN 37415 539 11 as as IN 37415 539 12 he -PRON- PRP 37415 539 13 passed pass VBD 37415 539 14 along along IN 37415 539 15 the the DT 37415 539 16 line line NN 37415 539 17 . . . 37415 540 1 But but CC 37415 540 2 there there EX 37415 540 3 was be VBD 37415 540 4 nothing nothing NN 37415 540 5 unusual unusual JJ 37415 540 6 in in IN 37415 540 7 this this DT 37415 540 8 -- -- : 37415 540 9 he -PRON- PRP 37415 540 10 never never RB 37415 540 11 let let VBD 37415 540 12 a a DT 37415 540 13 week week NN 37415 540 14 go go VB 37415 540 15 by by RB 37415 540 16 without without IN 37415 540 17 it -PRON- PRP 37415 540 18 . . . 37415 541 1 " " `` 37415 541 2 You -PRON- PRP 37415 541 3 seem seem VBP 37415 541 4 to to TO 37415 541 5 have have VB 37415 541 6 had have VBN 37415 541 7 a a DT 37415 541 8 number number NN 37415 541 9 reshod reshod RB 37415 541 10 within within IN 37415 541 11 the the DT 37415 541 12 last last JJ 37415 541 13 few few JJ 37415 541 14 hours hour NNS 37415 541 15 , , , 37415 541 16 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 541 17 , , , 37415 541 18 " " '' 37415 541 19 he -PRON- PRP 37415 541 20 said say VBD 37415 541 21 to to IN 37415 541 22 Graham Graham NNP 37415 541 23 , , , 37415 541 24 as as IN 37415 541 25 he -PRON- PRP 37415 541 26 stopped stop VBD 37415 541 27 at at IN 37415 541 28 the the DT 37415 541 29 end end NN 37415 541 30 of of IN 37415 541 31 the the DT 37415 541 32 line line NN 37415 541 33 . . . 37415 542 1 " " `` 37415 542 2 Yes yes UH 37415 542 3 , , , 37415 542 4 sir sir NN 37415 542 5 , , , 37415 542 6 I -PRON- PRP 37415 542 7 looked look VBD 37415 542 8 them -PRON- PRP 37415 542 9 all all DT 37415 542 10 over over IN 37415 542 11 yesterday yesterday NN 37415 542 12 morning morning NN 37415 542 13 . . . 37415 543 1 Every every DT 37415 543 2 shoe shoe NN 37415 543 3 is be VBZ 37415 543 4 snug snug JJ 37415 543 5 and and CC 37415 543 6 ready ready JJ 37415 543 7 now now RB 37415 543 8 , , , 37415 543 9 in in IN 37415 543 10 case case NN 37415 543 11 we -PRON- PRP 37415 543 12 have have VBP 37415 543 13 to to TO 37415 543 14 go go VB 37415 543 15 out out RP 37415 543 16 . . . 37415 544 1 Seven seven CD 37415 544 2 horses horse NNS 37415 544 3 were be VBD 37415 544 4 reshod reshod RB 37415 544 5 yesterday yesterday NN 37415 544 6 , , , 37415 544 7 and and CC 37415 544 8 over over IN 37415 544 9 twenty twenty CD 37415 544 10 had have VBD 37415 544 11 the the DT 37415 544 12 old old JJ 37415 544 13 shoes shoe NNS 37415 544 14 tacked tack VBD 37415 544 15 on on RP 37415 544 16 . . . 37415 544 17 " " '' 37415 545 1 Grooming groom VBG 37415 545 2 over over RP 37415 545 3 , , , 37415 545 4 each each DT 37415 545 5 trooper trooper NN 37415 545 6 vaulted vault VBD 37415 545 7 on on IN 37415 545 8 to to IN 37415 545 9 the the DT 37415 545 10 bare bare JJ 37415 545 11 back back RB 37415 545 12 of of IN 37415 545 13 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 545 14 horse horse NN 37415 545 15 and and CC 37415 545 16 rode ride VBD 37415 545 17 in in IN 37415 545 18 orderly orderly JJ 37415 545 19 column column NN 37415 545 20 down down RP 37415 545 21 to to IN 37415 545 22 the the DT 37415 545 23 running running NN 37415 545 24 stream stream NN 37415 545 25 , , , 37415 545 26 and and CC 37415 545 27 still still RB 37415 545 28 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 545 29 stood stand VBD 37415 545 30 there there RB 37415 545 31 , , , 37415 545 32 silently silently RB 37415 545 33 watching watch VBG 37415 545 34 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 545 35 men man NNS 37415 545 36 and and CC 37415 545 37 noting note VBG 37415 545 38 the the DT 37415 545 39 condition condition NN 37415 545 40 of of IN 37415 545 41 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 545 42 steeds steed NNS 37415 545 43 . . . 37415 546 1 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 546 2 was be VBD 37415 546 3 bustling bustle VBG 37415 546 4 about about IN 37415 546 5 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 546 6 duties duty NNS 37415 546 7 , , , 37415 546 8 every every DT 37415 546 9 now now RB 37415 546 10 and and CC 37415 546 11 then then RB 37415 546 12 looking look VBG 37415 546 13 over over RP 37415 546 14 at at IN 37415 546 15 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 546 16 soldierly soldierly JJ 37415 546 17 captain captain NN 37415 546 18 . . . 37415 547 1 Something something NN 37415 547 2 told tell VBD 37415 547 3 him -PRON- PRP 37415 547 4 that that 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37415 549 16 at at IN 37415 549 17 hand hand NN 37415 549 18 , , , 37415 549 19 the the DT 37415 549 20 two two CD 37415 549 21 officers officer NNS 37415 549 22 were be VBD 37415 549 23 seated seat VBN 37415 549 24 on on IN 37415 549 25 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 549 26 camp camp NN 37415 549 27 - - HYPH 37415 549 28 stools stool NNS 37415 549 29 and and CC 37415 549 30 breakfasting breakfasting NN 37415 549 31 at at IN 37415 549 32 the the DT 37415 549 33 lid lid NN 37415 549 34 of of IN 37415 549 35 the the DT 37415 549 36 mess mess NN 37415 549 37 chest chest NN 37415 549 38 . . . 37415 550 1 Over over IN 37415 550 2 among among IN 37415 550 3 the the DT 37415 550 4 brown brown JJ 37415 550 5 buildings building NNS 37415 550 6 of of IN 37415 550 7 the the DT 37415 550 8 post post NN 37415 550 9 , , , 37415 550 10 half half PDT 37415 550 11 a a DT 37415 550 12 mile mile NN 37415 550 13 away away RB 37415 550 14 , , , 37415 550 15 the the DT 37415 550 16 bugles bugle NNS 37415 550 17 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tepees tepee NNS 37415 551 23 , , , 37415 551 24 and and CC 37415 551 25 scores score NNS 37415 551 26 of of IN 37415 551 27 ponies pony NNS 37415 551 28 were be VBD 37415 551 29 grazing graze VBG 37415 551 30 out out RP 37415 551 31 along along IN 37415 551 32 the the DT 37415 551 33 slopes slope NNS 37415 551 34 , , , 37415 551 35 watched watch VBN 37415 551 36 by by IN 37415 551 37 little little JJ 37415 551 38 urchins urchin NNS 37415 551 39 in in IN 37415 551 40 picturesque picturesque NN 37415 551 41 but but CC 37415 551 42 dirty dirty JJ 37415 551 43 tatters tatter NNS 37415 551 44 . . . 37415 552 1 All all DT 37415 552 2 was be VBD 37415 552 3 very very RB 37415 552 4 still still RB 37415 552 5 and and CC 37415 552 6 peaceful peaceful JJ 37415 552 7 . . . 37415 553 1 Even even RB 37415 553 2 the the DT 37415 553 3 hulking hulking NN 37415 553 4 squaws squaw NNS 37415 553 5 and and CC 37415 553 6 old old JJ 37415 553 7 men man NNS 37415 553 8 loafing loaf VBG 37415 553 9 about about IN 37415 553 10 the the DT 37415 553 11 Agency Agency NNP 37415 553 12 store store NN 37415 553 13 - - HYPH 37415 553 14 houses house NNS 37415 553 15 were be VBD 37415 553 16 silent silent JJ 37415 553 17 , , , 37415 553 18 and and CC 37415 553 19 patiently patiently RB 37415 553 20 waiting wait VBG 37415 553 21 for for IN 37415 553 22 the the DT 37415 553 23 coming coming NN 37415 553 24 of of IN 37415 553 25 the the DT 37415 553 26 clerk clerk NN 37415 553 27 with with IN 37415 553 28 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 553 29 keys key NNS 37415 553 30 of of IN 37415 553 31 office office NN 37415 553 32 . . . 37415 554 1 One one CD 37415 554 2 or or CC 37415 554 3 two two CD 37415 554 4 young young JJ 37415 554 5 braves brave NNS 37415 554 6 rode ride VBD 37415 554 7 by by IN 37415 554 8 the the DT 37415 554 9 camp camp NN 37415 554 10 , , , 37415 554 11 shrouded shroud VBN 37415 554 12 in in IN 37415 554 13 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 554 14 dark dark JJ 37415 554 15 - - HYPH 37415 554 16 blue blue JJ 37415 554 17 blankets blanket NNS 37415 554 18 , , , 37415 554 19 and and CC 37415 554 20 apparently apparently RB 37415 554 21 careless careless JJ 37415 554 22 of of IN 37415 554 23 any any DT 37415 554 24 change change NN 37415 554 25 in in IN 37415 554 26 the the DT 37415 554 27 condition condition NN 37415 554 28 of of IN 37415 554 29 affairs affair NNS 37415 554 30 , , , 37415 554 31 yet yet CC 37415 554 32 never never RB 37415 554 33 failing fail VBG 37415 554 34 to to TO 37415 554 35 note note VB 37415 554 36 that that IN 37415 554 37 there there EX 37415 554 38 were be VBD 37415 554 39 fifty fifty CD 37415 554 40 horses horse NNS 37415 554 41 and and CC 37415 554 42 soldiers soldier NNS 37415 554 43 ready ready JJ 37415 554 44 for for IN 37415 554 45 duty duty NN 37415 554 46 there there RB 37415 554 47 in in IN 37415 554 48 camp camp NN 37415 554 49 . . . 37415 555 1 Their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 555 2 breakfast breakfast NN 37415 555 3 finished finish VBD 37415 555 4 , , , 37415 555 5 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 555 6 said say VBD 37415 555 7 that that IN 37415 555 8 he -PRON- PRP 37415 555 9 must must MD 37415 555 10 go go VB 37415 555 11 at at IN 37415 555 12 once once RB 37415 555 13 to to IN 37415 555 14 the the DT 37415 555 15 office office NN 37415 555 16 of of IN 37415 555 17 the the DT 37415 555 18 post post NNP 37415 555 19 commander commander NN 37415 555 20 over over RP 37415 555 21 in in IN 37415 555 22 garrison garrison NN 37415 555 23 , , , 37415 555 24 and and CC 37415 555 25 that that IN 37415 555 26 he -PRON- PRP 37415 555 27 might may MD 37415 555 28 be be VB 37415 555 29 detained detain VBN 37415 555 30 some some DT 37415 555 31 hours hour NNS 37415 555 32 . . . 37415 556 1 " " `` 37415 556 2 It -PRON- PRP 37415 556 3 will will MD 37415 556 4 be be VB 37415 556 5 well well JJ 37415 556 6 to to TO 37415 556 7 keep keep VB 37415 556 8 the the DT 37415 556 9 men man NNS 37415 556 10 here here RB 37415 556 11 , , , 37415 556 12 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 556 13 , , , 37415 556 14 for for IN 37415 556 15 we -PRON- PRP 37415 556 16 may may MD 37415 556 17 be be VB 37415 556 18 needed need VBN 37415 556 19 any any DT 37415 556 20 moment moment NN 37415 556 21 . . . 37415 556 22 " " '' 37415 557 1 And and CC 37415 557 2 yet yet RB 37415 557 3 , , , 37415 557 4 as as IN 37415 557 5 he -PRON- PRP 37415 557 6 was be VBD 37415 557 7 riding ride VBG 37415 557 8 away away RB 37415 557 9 with with IN 37415 557 10 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 557 11 orderly orderly JJ 37415 557 12 , , , 37415 557 13 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 557 14 stopped stop VBD 37415 557 15 to to TO 37415 557 16 listen listen VB 37415 557 17 to to IN 37415 557 18 what what WP 37415 557 19 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 557 20 Graham Graham NNP 37415 557 21 had have VBD 37415 557 22 to to TO 37415 557 23 say say VB 37415 557 24 . . . 37415 558 1 " " `` 37415 558 2 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 558 3 Dawson Dawson NNP 37415 558 4 and and CC 37415 558 5 Private Private NNP 37415 558 6 Donovan Donovan NNP 37415 558 7 wanted want VBD 37415 558 8 particularly particularly RB 37415 558 9 to to TO 37415 558 10 go go VB 37415 558 11 over over RP 37415 558 12 to to IN 37415 558 13 the the DT 37415 558 14 post post NN 37415 558 15 for for IN 37415 558 16 a a DT 37415 558 17 few few JJ 37415 558 18 hours hour NNS 37415 558 19 this this DT 37415 558 20 morning morning NN 37415 558 21 , , , 37415 558 22 and and CC 37415 558 23 so so RB 37415 558 24 did do VBD 37415 558 25 some some DT 37415 558 26 of of IN 37415 558 27 the the DT 37415 558 28 others other NNS 37415 558 29 , , , 37415 558 30 but but CC 37415 558 31 I -PRON- PRP 37415 558 32 told tell VBD 37415 558 33 them -PRON- PRP 37415 558 34 that that IN 37415 558 35 the the DT 37415 558 36 captain captain NN 37415 558 37 's 's POS 37415 558 38 orders order NNS 37415 558 39 were be VBD 37415 558 40 we -PRON- PRP 37415 558 41 should should MD 37415 558 42 all all DT 37415 558 43 stay stay VB 37415 558 44 at at IN 37415 558 45 camp camp NN 37415 558 46 , , , 37415 558 47 we -PRON- PRP 37415 558 48 were be VBD 37415 558 49 almost almost RB 37415 558 50 sure sure JJ 37415 558 51 to to TO 37415 558 52 be be VB 37415 558 53 wanted want VBN 37415 558 54 . . . 37415 559 1 They -PRON- PRP 37415 559 2 were be VBD 37415 559 3 all all RB 37415 559 4 satisfied satisfied JJ 37415 559 5 , , , 37415 559 6 sir sir NN 37415 559 7 , , , 37415 559 8 but but CC 37415 559 9 Dawson Dawson NNP 37415 559 10 and and CC 37415 559 11 Donovan Donovan NNP 37415 559 12 , , , 37415 559 13 who who WP 37415 559 14 made make VBD 37415 559 15 quite quite PDT 37415 559 16 a a DT 37415 559 17 point point NN 37415 559 18 of of IN 37415 559 19 it -PRON- PRP 37415 559 20 , , , 37415 559 21 and and CC 37415 559 22 I -PRON- PRP 37415 559 23 said say VBD 37415 559 24 I -PRON- PRP 37415 559 25 would would MD 37415 559 26 carry carry VB 37415 559 27 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 559 28 request request NN 37415 559 29 to to IN 37415 559 30 the the DT 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649 11 he -PRON- PRP 37415 649 12 , , , 37415 649 13 madly madly RB 37415 649 14 riding ride VBG 37415 649 15 westward westward RB 37415 649 16 , , , 37415 649 17 came come VBD 37415 649 18 upon upon IN 37415 649 19 some some DT 37415 649 20 herdsmen herdsman NNS 37415 649 21 who who WP 37415 649 22 promptly promptly RB 37415 649 23 joined join VBD 37415 649 24 him -PRON- PRP 37415 649 25 in in IN 37415 649 26 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 649 27 flight flight NN 37415 649 28 . . . 37415 650 1 They -PRON- PRP 37415 650 2 had have VBD 37415 650 3 seen see VBN 37415 650 4 the the DT 37415 650 5 cavalry cavalry NN 37415 650 6 going go VBG 37415 650 7 up up RP 37415 650 8 the the DT 37415 650 9 north north NNP 37415 650 10 bank bank NN 37415 650 11 a a DT 37415 650 12 day day NN 37415 650 13 or or CC 37415 650 14 two two CD 37415 650 15 before before RB 37415 650 16 , , , 37415 650 17 and and CC 37415 650 18 they -PRON- PRP 37415 650 19 never never RB 37415 650 20 drew draw VBD 37415 650 21 rein 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MD 37415 683 3 reach reach VB 37415 683 4 the the DT 37415 683 5 Sidney Sidney NNP 37415 683 6 road road NN 37415 683 7 before before IN 37415 683 8 Sunday Sunday NNP 37415 683 9 morning morning NN 37415 683 10 and and CC 37415 683 11 strike strike VB 37415 683 12 it -PRON- PRP 37415 683 13 far far RB 37415 683 14 below below IN 37415 683 15 the the DT 37415 683 16 river river NN 37415 683 17 . . . 37415 684 1 But but CC 37415 684 2 here here RB 37415 684 3 , , , 37415 684 4 as as IN 37415 684 5 he -PRON- PRP 37415 684 6 neared near VBD 37415 684 7 the the DT 37415 684 8 valley valley NN 37415 684 9 , , , 37415 684 10 a a DT 37415 684 11 sight sight NN 37415 684 12 had have VBD 37415 684 13 met meet VBN 37415 684 14 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 684 15 eyes eye NNS 37415 684 16 which which WDT 37415 684 17 made make VBD 37415 684 18 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 684 19 young young JJ 37415 684 20 heart heart NN 37415 684 21 leap leap NN 37415 684 22 . . . 37415 685 1 The the DT 37415 685 2 banks bank 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spurs spur NNS 37415 710 14 , , , 37415 710 15 ride ride VB 37415 710 16 on on IN 37415 710 17 the the DT 37415 710 18 wings wing NNS 37415 710 19 of of IN 37415 710 20 the the DT 37415 710 21 wind wind NN 37415 710 22 back back RB 37415 710 23 to to IN 37415 710 24 the the DT 37415 710 25 north north NN 37415 710 26 -- -- : 37415 710 27 back back RB 37415 710 28 to to IN 37415 710 29 the the DT 37415 710 30 Niobrara Niobrara NNP 37415 710 31 , , , 37415 710 32 where where WRB 37415 710 33 he -PRON- PRP 37415 710 34 had have VBD 37415 710 35 left leave VBN 37415 710 36 the the DT 37415 710 37 troop troop NN 37415 710 38 in in IN 37415 710 39 bivouac bivouac NNP 37415 710 40 . . . 37415 711 1 There there RB 37415 711 2 at at IN 37415 711 3 least least JJS 37415 711 4 was be VBD 37415 711 5 safety safety NN 37415 711 6 , , , 37415 711 7 for for IN 37415 711 8 they -PRON- PRP 37415 711 9 could could MD 37415 711 10 not not RB 37415 711 11 trail trail VB 37415 711 12 him -PRON- PRP 37415 711 13 in in IN 37415 711 14 the the DT 37415 711 15 dark dark NN 37415 711 16 . . . 37415 712 1 But but CC 37415 712 2 the the DT 37415 712 3 second second JJ 37415 712 4 thought thought NN 37415 712 5 covered cover VBD 37415 712 6 him -PRON- PRP 37415 712 7 with with IN 37415 712 8 shame shame NN 37415 712 9 . . . 37415 713 1 Go go VB 37415 713 2 back back RB 37415 713 3 -- -- . 37415 713 4 go go VB 37415 713 5 back back RB 37415 713 6 now now RB 37415 713 7 ! ! . 37415 714 1 Never never RB 37415 714 2 , , , 37415 714 3 so so RB 37415 714 4 long long RB 37415 714 5 as as IN 37415 714 6 he -PRON- PRP 37415 714 7 had have VBD 37415 714 8 a a DT 37415 714 9 chance chance NN 37415 714 10 for for IN 37415 714 11 life life NN 37415 714 12 and and CC 37415 714 13 hope hope NN 37415 714 14 . . . 37415 715 1 Away away RB 37415 715 2 from from IN 37415 715 3 here here RB 37415 715 4 , , , 37415 715 5 and and CC 37415 715 6 instantly instantly RB 37415 715 7 , , , 37415 715 8 he -PRON- PRP 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37415 715 47 . . . 37415 716 1 CHAPTER chapter NN 37415 716 2 XIII XIII NNP 37415 716 3 . . . 37415 717 1 AWAY AWAY NNP 37415 717 2 TO to IN 37415 717 3 THE the DT 37415 717 4 RESCUE RESCUE NNP 37415 717 5 ! ! . 37415 718 1 That that DT 37415 718 2 night night NN 37415 718 3 Fred Fred NNP 37415 718 4 Waller Waller NNP 37415 718 5 slept sleep VBD 37415 718 6 fitfully fitfully RB 37415 718 7 on on IN 37415 718 8 the the DT 37415 718 9 open open JJ 37415 718 10 prairie prairie NN 37415 718 11 , , , 37415 718 12 with with IN 37415 718 13 " " `` 37415 718 14 Big Big NNP 37415 718 15 Jim Jim NNP 37415 718 16 " " '' 37415 718 17 tethered tether VBD 37415 718 18 close close RB 37415 718 19 at at IN 37415 718 20 hand hand NN 37415 718 21 . . . 37415 719 1 Saturday Saturday NNP 37415 719 2 morning morning NN 37415 719 3 found find VBD 37415 719 4 him -PRON- PRP 37415 719 5 ten ten CD 37415 719 6 miles mile NNS 37415 719 7 to to IN 37415 719 8 the the DT 37415 719 9 east east NN 37415 719 10 and 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cautiously cautiously RB 37415 720 21 peered peer VBD 37415 720 22 over over IN 37415 720 23 the the DT 37415 720 24 ridge ridge NN 37415 720 25 into into IN 37415 720 26 the the DT 37415 720 27 valley valley NN 37415 720 28 . . . 37415 721 1 After after IN 37415 721 2 an an DT 37415 721 3 early early JJ 37415 721 4 morning morning NN 37415 721 5 ride ride NN 37415 721 6 , , , 37415 721 7 he -PRON- PRP 37415 721 8 saw see VBD 37415 721 9 the the DT 37415 721 10 dust dust NN 37415 721 11 clouds cloud NNS 37415 721 12 near near IN 37415 721 13 the the DT 37415 721 14 stream stream NN 37415 721 15 , , , 37415 721 16 and and CC 37415 721 17 felt feel VBD 37415 721 18 that that IN 37415 721 19 he -PRON- PRP 37415 721 20 was be VBD 37415 721 21 still still RB 37415 721 22 cut cut VBN 37415 721 23 off off RP 37415 721 24 . . . 37415 722 1 Noon noon NN 37415 722 2 was be VBD 37415 722 3 near near JJ 37415 722 4 when when WRB 37415 722 5 , , , 37415 722 6 far far RB 37415 722 7 as as IN 37415 722 8 he -PRON- PRP 37415 722 9 could could MD 37415 722 10 see see VB 37415 722 11 up up RP 37415 722 12 or or CC 37415 722 13 down down RB 37415 722 14 , , , 37415 722 15 the the DT 37415 722 16 valley valley NN 37415 722 17 was be VBD 37415 722 18 clear clear JJ 37415 722 19 ; ; : 37415 722 20 and and CC 37415 722 21 then then RB 37415 722 22 creeping creep VBG 37415 722 23 out out RP 37415 722 24 from from IN 37415 722 25 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 722 26 lair lair NN 37415 722 27 , , , 37415 722 28 he -PRON- PRP 37415 722 29 again again RB 37415 722 30 mounted mount VBD 37415 722 31 and and CC 37415 722 32 rode ride VBD 37415 722 33 straight straight RB 37415 722 34 for for IN 37415 722 35 the the DT 37415 722 36 Platte Platte NNP 37415 722 37 . . . 37415 723 1 Warily warily RB 37415 723 2 he -PRON- PRP 37415 723 3 watched watch VBD 37415 723 4 in in IN 37415 723 5 every every DT 37415 723 6 direction direction NN 37415 723 7 , , , 37415 723 8 but but CC 37415 723 9 no no DT 37415 723 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31 yards yard NNS 37415 726 32 from from IN 37415 726 33 the the DT 37415 726 34 bank bank NN 37415 726 35 , , , 37415 726 36 the the DT 37415 726 37 trail trail NN 37415 726 38 of of IN 37415 726 39 a a DT 37415 726 40 cavalry cavalry NN 37415 726 41 command command NN 37415 726 42 going go VBG 37415 726 43 up up RP 37415 726 44 the the DT 37415 726 45 valley valley NN 37415 726 46 and and CC 37415 726 47 wondered wonder VBD 37415 726 48 whose whose WP$ 37415 726 49 it -PRON- PRP 37415 726 50 could could MD 37415 726 51 be be VB 37415 726 52 ; ; : 37415 726 53 then then RB 37415 726 54 he -PRON- PRP 37415 726 55 and and CC 37415 726 56 Jim Jim NNP 37415 726 57 went go VBD 37415 726 58 crashing crash VBG 37415 726 59 through through IN 37415 726 60 the the DT 37415 726 61 gravel gravel NN 37415 726 62 at at IN 37415 726 63 the the DT 37415 726 64 water water NN 37415 726 65 's 's POS 37415 726 66 edge edge NN 37415 726 67 and and CC 37415 726 68 plunged plunge VBD 37415 726 69 boldly 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the the DT 37415 727 34 pommel pommel NN 37415 727 35 and and CC 37415 727 36 steadying steady VBG 37415 727 37 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 727 38 carbine carbine NN 37415 727 39 with with IN 37415 727 40 the the DT 37415 727 41 same same JJ 37415 727 42 hand hand NN 37415 727 43 , , , 37415 727 44 " " `` 37415 727 45 Swim swim VB 37415 727 46 for for IN 37415 727 47 it -PRON- PRP 37415 727 48 , , , 37415 727 49 old old JJ 37415 727 50 man man NN 37415 727 51 ! ! . 37415 727 52 " " '' 37415 728 1 he -PRON- PRP 37415 728 2 shouted shout VBD 37415 728 3 to to IN 37415 728 4 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 728 5 gallant gallant JJ 37415 728 6 horse horse NN 37415 728 7 , , , 37415 728 8 and and CC 37415 728 9 in in IN 37415 728 10 another another DT 37415 728 11 minute minute NN 37415 728 12 he -PRON- PRP 37415 728 13 and and CC 37415 728 14 Jim Jim NNP 37415 728 15 were be VBD 37415 728 16 floating float VBG 37415 728 17 with with IN 37415 728 18 the the DT 37415 728 19 current current NN 37415 728 20 , , , 37415 728 21 yet yet CC 37415 728 22 rapidly rapidly RB 37415 728 23 nearing near VBG 37415 728 24 the the DT 37415 728 25 other other JJ 37415 728 26 shore shore NN 37415 728 27 . . . 37415 729 1 Three three CD 37415 729 2 minutes minute NNS 37415 729 3 and and CC 37415 729 4 , , , 37415 729 5 dripping drip VBG 37415 729 6 wet wet JJ 37415 729 7 but but CC 37415 729 8 safe safe JJ 37415 729 9 , , , 37415 729 10 they -PRON- PRP 37415 729 11 were be VBD 37415 729 12 scrambling scramble VBG 37415 729 13 up up RP 37415 729 14 the the DT 37415 729 15 south south NNP 37415 729 16 bank bank NN 37415 729 17 and and CC 37415 729 18 speeding speed VBG 37415 729 19 away away RB 37415 729 20 over over IN 37415 729 21 the the DT 37415 729 22 bounding bound VBG 37415 729 23 turf turf NN 37415 729 24 with with IN 37415 729 25 the the DT 37415 729 26 baffled baffle VBN 37415 729 27 pursuers pursuer NNS 37415 729 28 still still RB 37415 729 29 two two CD 37415 729 30 miles mile NNS 37415 729 31 behind behind RB 37415 729 32 . . . 37415 730 1 And and CC 37415 730 2 these these DT 37415 730 3 were be VBD 37415 730 4 the the DT 37415 730 5 tracks track NNS 37415 730 6 that that WDT 37415 730 7 Wallace Wallace NNP 37415 730 8 found find VBD 37415 730 9 as as IN 37415 730 10 he -PRON- PRP 37415 730 11 came come VBD 37415 730 12 hurrying hurry VBG 37415 730 13 back back RP 37415 730 14 downstream downstream NN 37415 730 15 . . . 37415 731 1 Saturday Saturday NNP 37415 731 2 again again RB 37415 731 3 Fred Fred NNP 37415 731 4 Waller Waller NNP 37415 731 5 and and CC 37415 731 6 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 731 7 faithful faithful JJ 37415 731 8 horse horse NN 37415 731 9 spent spend VBN 37415 731 10 on on IN 37415 731 11 the the DT 37415 731 12 open open JJ 37415 731 13 prairie prairie NN 37415 731 14 , , , 37415 731 15 for for IN 37415 731 16 in in IN 37415 731 17 the the DT 37415 731 18 darkness darkness NN 37415 731 19 he -PRON- PRP 37415 731 20 found find VBD 37415 731 21 it -PRON- 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733 55 into into IN 37415 733 56 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 733 57 boots boot NNS 37415 733 58 . . . 37415 734 1 He -PRON- PRP 37415 734 2 had have VBD 37415 734 3 come come VBN 37415 734 4 too too RB 37415 734 5 late late RB 37415 734 6 ; ; : 37415 734 7 there there RB 37415 734 8 on on IN 37415 734 9 that that DT 37415 734 10 distant distant JJ 37415 734 11 trail trail NN 37415 734 12 were be VBD 37415 734 13 the the DT 37415 734 14 tiny tiny JJ 37415 734 15 columns column NNS 37415 734 16 of of IN 37415 734 17 blue blue JJ 37415 734 18 smoke smoke NN 37415 734 19 floating float VBG 37415 734 20 skyward skyward RB 37415 734 21 which which WDT 37415 734 22 told tell VBD 37415 734 23 of of IN 37415 734 24 burning burn VBG 37415 734 25 wagons wagon NNS 37415 734 26 , , , 37415 734 27 now now RB 37415 734 28 in in IN 37415 734 29 crumbling crumble VBG 37415 734 30 ruins ruin NNS 37415 734 31 . . . 37415 735 1 Worse bad JJR 37415 735 2 than than IN 37415 735 3 that that DT 37415 735 4 , , , 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Charlton NNP 37415 858 52 and and CC 37415 858 53 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 37415 858 54 Blunt Blunt NNP 37415 858 55 in in IN 37415 858 56 the the DT 37415 858 57 lead lead NN 37415 858 58 , , , 37415 858 59 and and CC 37415 858 60 by by IN 37415 858 61 Monday Monday NNP 37415 858 62 night night NN 37415 858 63 the the DT 37415 858 64 broad broad JJ 37415 858 65 valley valley NN 37415 858 66 was be VBD 37415 858 67 clear clear JJ 37415 858 68 of of IN 37415 858 69 savage savage NN 37415 858 70 foes foe NNS 37415 858 71 , , , 37415 858 72 the the DT 37415 858 73 cavalry cavalry NN 37415 858 74 were be VBD 37415 858 75 resting rest VBG 37415 858 76 by by IN 37415 858 77 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 858 78 bivouac bivouac NNS 37415 858 79 fires fire NNS 37415 858 80 , , , 37415 858 81 and and CC 37415 858 82 then then RB 37415 858 83 , , , 37415 858 84 from from IN 37415 858 85 the the DT 37415 858 86 lips lip NNS 37415 858 87 of of IN 37415 858 88 Captain Captain NNP 37415 858 89 Wallace Wallace NNP 37415 858 90 , , , 37415 858 91 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 858 92 heard hear VBD 37415 858 93 the the DT 37415 858 94 story story NN 37415 858 95 of of IN 37415 858 96 Fred Fred NNP 37415 858 97 Waller Waller NNP 37415 858 98 's 's POS 37415 858 99 exploit exploit NN 37415 858 100 , , , 37415 858 101 and and CC 37415 858 102 of of IN 37415 858 103 the the DT 37415 858 104 long long JJ 37415 858 105 gallop gallop NN 37415 858 106 that that WDT 37415 858 107 brought bring VBD 37415 858 108 about about RP 37415 858 109 the the DT 37415 858 110 rescue rescue NN 37415 858 111 of of IN 37415 858 112 Colonel Colonel NNP 37415 858 113 Gaines Gaines NNP 37415 858 114 . . . 37415 859 1 Our -PRON- PRP$ 37415 859 2 captain captain NN 37415 859 3 could could MD 37415 859 4 hardly hardly RB 37415 859 5 wait wait VB 37415 859 6 for for IN 37415 859 7 morning morning NN 37415 859 8 to to TO 37415 859 9 come come VB 37415 859 10 , , , 37415 859 11 but but CC 37415 859 12 in in IN 37415 859 13 two two CD 37415 859 14 days day NNS 37415 859 15 more more JJR 37415 859 16 he -PRON- PRP 37415 859 17 was be VBD 37415 859 18 standing stand VBG 37415 859 19 by by IN 37415 859 20 the the DT 37415 859 21 bedside bedside NN 37415 859 22 of of IN 37415 859 23 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 859 24 old old JJ 37415 859 25 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 859 26 at at IN 37415 859 27 Sidney Sidney NNP 37415 859 28 barracks barrack NNS 37415 859 29 , , , 37415 859 30 and and CC 37415 859 31 Trumpeter Trumpeter NNP 37415 859 32 Fred Fred NNP 37415 859 33 was be VBD 37415 859 34 there there RB 37415 859 35 too too RB 37415 859 36 . . . 37415 860 1 One one CD 37415 860 2 week week NN 37415 860 3 later later RB 37415 860 4 , , , 37415 860 5 in in IN 37415 860 6 the the DT 37415 860 7 big big JJ 37415 860 8 , , , 37415 860 9 sunshiny sunshiny JJ 37415 860 10 assembly assembly NN 37415 860 11 room room NN 37415 860 12 of of IN 37415 860 13 the the DT 37415 860 14 old old JJ 37415 860 15 barrack barrack NN 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37415 861 17 had have VBD 37415 861 18 himself -PRON- PRP 37415 861 19 arrived arrive VBN 37415 861 20 to to TO 37415 861 21 look look VB 37415 861 22 into into IN 37415 861 23 the the DT 37415 861 24 condition condition NN 37415 861 25 of of IN 37415 861 26 affairs affair NNS 37415 861 27 about about IN 37415 861 28 the the DT 37415 861 29 Indian indian JJ 37415 861 30 reservation reservation NN 37415 861 31 , , , 37415 861 32 and and CC 37415 861 33 with with IN 37415 861 34 Captain Captain NNP 37415 861 35 Charlton Charlton NNP 37415 861 36 had have VBD 37415 861 37 had have VBN 37415 861 38 a a DT 37415 861 39 long long JJ 37415 861 40 consultation consultation NN 37415 861 41 , , , 37415 861 42 at at IN 37415 861 43 the the DT 37415 861 44 close close NN 37415 861 45 of of IN 37415 861 46 which which WDT 37415 861 47 the the DT 37415 861 48 bearded bearded JJ 37415 861 49 , , , 37415 861 50 kindly kindly RB 37415 861 51 - - HYPH 37415 861 52 faced faced JJ 37415 861 53 brigadier 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872 18 the the DT 37415 872 19 end end NN 37415 872 20 of of IN 37415 872 21 the the DT 37415 872 22 room room NN 37415 872 23 , , , 37415 872 24 Colonel Colonel NNP 37415 872 25 Gaines Gaines NNP 37415 872 26 , , , 37415 872 27 with with IN 37415 872 28 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 872 29 arm arm NN 37415 872 30 still still RB 37415 872 31 in in IN 37415 872 32 a a DT 37415 872 33 sling sling NN 37415 872 34 , , , 37415 872 35 and and CC 37415 872 36 Captain Captain NNP 37415 872 37 Cross Cross NNP 37415 872 38 , , , 37415 872 39 with with IN 37415 872 40 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 872 41 piercing pierce VBG 37415 872 42 restless restless JJ 37415 872 43 eyes eye NNS 37415 872 44 and and CC 37415 872 45 " " `` 37415 872 46 fighting fight VBG 37415 872 47 face face NN 37415 872 48 . . . 37415 872 49 " " '' 37415 873 1 On on IN 37415 873 2 the the DT 37415 873 3 other other JJ 37415 873 4 side side NN 37415 873 5 of of IN 37415 873 6 the the DT 37415 873 7 judge judge NN 37415 873 8 advocate 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around IN 37415 873 46 the the DT 37415 873 47 room room NN 37415 873 48 , , , 37415 873 49 craned crane VBD 37415 873 50 their -PRON- PRP$ 37415 873 51 necks neck NNS 37415 873 52 and and CC 37415 873 53 gazed gaze VBN 37415 873 54 at at IN 37415 873 55 the the DT 37415 873 56 doorway doorway NN 37415 873 57 in in IN 37415 873 58 hushed hushed NNP 37415 873 59 , , , 37415 873 60 yet yet CC 37415 873 61 eager eager JJ 37415 873 62 curiosity curiosity NN 37415 873 63 to to TO 37415 873 64 see see VB 37415 873 65 the the DT 37415 873 66 man man NN 37415 873 67 whose whose WP$ 37415 873 68 name name NN 37415 873 69 had have VBD 37415 873 70 just just RB 37415 873 71 been be VBN 37415 873 72 passed pass VBN 37415 873 73 to to IN 37415 873 74 the the DT 37415 873 75 orderly orderly JJ 37415 873 76 . . . 37415 874 1 It -PRON- PRP 37415 874 2 was be VBD 37415 874 3 understood understand VBN 37415 874 4 that that IN 37415 874 5 the the DT 37415 874 6 case case NN 37415 874 7 for for IN 37415 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questions question NNS 37415 909 7 ? ? . 37415 909 8 " " '' 37415 910 1 asked ask VBD 37415 910 2 the the DT 37415 910 3 judge judge NN 37415 910 4 advocate advocate NN 37415 910 5 , , , 37415 910 6 and and CC 37415 910 7 to to IN 37415 910 8 the the DT 37415 910 9 still still RB 37415 910 10 greater great JJR 37415 910 11 wonderment wonderment NN 37415 910 12 of of IN 37415 910 13 spectators spectator NNS 37415 910 14 and and CC 37415 910 15 witness witness NN 37415 910 16 no no DT 37415 910 17 member member NN 37415 910 18 of of IN 37415 910 19 the the DT 37415 910 20 court court NN 37415 910 21 appeared appear VBD 37415 910 22 to to TO 37415 910 23 care care VB 37415 910 24 to to IN 37415 910 25 inquire inquire VB 37415 910 26 further far RBR 37415 910 27 . . . 37415 911 1 When when WRB 37415 911 2 Sergeant Sergeant NNP 37415 911 3 Dawson Dawson NNP 37415 911 4 left leave VBD 37415 911 5 the the DT 37415 911 6 court court NN 37415 911 7 room room NN 37415 911 8 and and CC 37415 911 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920 5 the the DT 37415 920 6 reply reply NN 37415 920 7 on on IN 37415 920 8 his -PRON- PRP$ 37415 920 9 record record NN 37415 920 10 sheet sheet NN 37415 920 11 , , , 37415 920 12 and and CC 37415 920 13 wrote write VBD 37415 920 14 the the DT 37415 920 15 answer answer NN 37415 920 16 below below RB 37415 920 17 . . . 37415 921 1 Then then RB 37415 921 2 came come VBD 37415 921 3 another another DT 37415 921 4 slip slip NN 37415 921 5 . . . 37415 922 1 " " `` 37415 922 2 What what WP 37415 922 3 answer answer NN 37415 922 4 did do VBD 37415 922 5 you -PRON- PRP 37415 922 6 give give VB 37415 922 7 the the DT 37415 922 8 captain captain NN 37415 922 9 when when WRB 37415 922 10 asked ask VBN 37415 922 11 if if IN 37415 922 12 any any DT 37415 922 13 man man NN 37415 922 14 had have VBD 37415 922 15 ridden ride VBN 37415 922 16 back back RB 37415 922 17 toward toward IN 37415 922 18 the the DT 37415 922 19 Niobrara Niobrara NNP 37415 922 20 the the DT 37415 922 21 morning morning NN 37415 922 22 the the DT 37415 922 23 troop troop NN 37415 922 24 left leave VBD 37415 922 25 there there RB 37415 922 26 for for IN 37415 922 27 Red Red NNP 37415 922 28 Cloud Cloud NNP 37415 922 29 ? ? . 37415 922 30 " " '' 37415 923 1 The the DT 37415 923 2 sergeant sergeant NN 37415 923 3 's 's POS 37415 923 4 throat throat NN 37415 923 5 seemed seem VBD 37415 923 6 to to TO 37415 923 7 clog clog VB 37415 923 8 a a DT 37415 923 9 little little JJ 37415 923 10 , , , 37415 923 11 but but CC 37415 923 12 he -PRON- PRP 37415 923 13 gulped gulp VBD 37415 923 14 down down RP 37415 923 15 the the DT 37415 923 16 obstruction obstruction NN 37415 923 17 . . . 37415 924 1 " " `` 37415 924 2 I -PRON- PRP 37415 924 3 said say VBD 37415 924 4 no no DT 37415 924 5 man man NN 37415 924 6 went go VBD 37415 924 7 back back RB 37415 924 8 , , , 37415 924 9 sir sir NN 37415 924 10 . . . 37415 924 11 " " '' 37415 925 1 " " `` 37415 925 2 What what WP 37415 925 3 buildings building NNS 37415 925 4 , , , 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4 empty empty JJ 37415 927 5 log log NNP 37415 927 6 hut hut NNP 37415 927 7 , , , 37415 927 8 sir sir NNP 37415 927 9 . . . 37415 928 1 I -PRON- PRP 37415 928 2 did do VBD 37415 928 3 n't not RB 37415 928 4 take take VB 37415 928 5 much much JJ 37415 928 6 notice notice NN 37415 928 7 of of IN 37415 928 8 it -PRON- PRP 37415 928 9 , , , 37415 928 10 sir sir NN 37415 928 11 . . . 37415 928 12 " " '' 37415 929 1 " " `` 37415 929 2 How how WRB 37415 929 3 far far RB 37415 929 4 from from IN 37415 929 5 the the DT 37415 929 6 sentries sentry NNS 37415 929 7 was be VBD 37415 929 8 it -PRON- PRP 37415 929 9 ? ? . 37415 929 10 " " '' 37415 930 1 " " `` 37415 930 2 I -PRON- PRP 37415 930 3 do do VBP 37415 930 4 n't not RB 37415 930 5 just just RB 37415 930 6 know know VB 37415 930 7 , , , 37415 930 8 sir sir NN 37415 930 9 . . . 37415 931 1 Two two CD 37415 931 2 or or CC 37415 931 3 three three CD 37415 931 4 hundred hundred CD 37415 931 5 yards yard NNS 37415 931 6 perhaps perhaps RB 37415 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