Part 32 (2/2)

”They are, captain--but whar is jest now the conundru plot on foot ter wipe out the fort”

”He is right But Colonel Fairfield--what of hi him?”

”They did, captain But it's queer you know of all this”

”Then Joe didn't tell you I ith him at the cave?”

”I didn't have ti out, and I cao back with you,” went on Hank Leeson

”By allPeck”

A few minutes later the march for the fort was taken up It was a tedious journey, and there were ti captain felt as if it would never coht of the stockade and the big flag floating so proudly to the breeze, and then several ca out to , came to an end

CHAPTER XXVI

THE ENEMIES WITHIN THE FORT

”Oh, I' which Joe gave his brother ”We were almost certain either the Indians or desperadoes had fallen upon you and killed you”

”Well, we did have so captain ht?”

”I am”

”And you, Darry?”

”I'm first-class,” answered the cousin ”But I can tell you, Will, there is trouble ahead”

”I know that, Darry I must see Colonel Fairfield at once”

”He is very ill The surgeon can do hardly anything for his to reach such a dose as the colonel has sed”

”That's too bad”

By this tied reports Nothing had been heard concerning Lieutenant Carrol The command of the fort now fell upon Captain Moore

As soon as possible the young commander went in to see his superior He found Colonel Fairfield very weak and in no condition to talk uponcaptain's hand, and said feebly: