Ken Campbell
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Jul
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She had no dread of his account, for rheumatism and routine duties as the official in charge of Uncle Sam's huge stack of stores and supplies exempted her liege from duty in the field, and even while lending a helping hand where some young wife and mother seemed dazed and broken by the sudden call to arms, she kept eyes and ears alert as ever, and was speedily confiding to first one hundred
one household then another, her conviction that there was a big sensation bundled up in the bosom of the post commander and his cronies, and she knew, she said, it was something about Field.
Everybody, of course, was aware by eight o'clock that Field had gone with Ray, and while no officer presumed to ask if it was because Ray or Field had applied for the detail, no woman would have been restrained therefrom by any fear of Webb.
Well he realized this fact, and dodging the first that sought to waylay him on the walk, he had later entrenched himself, as it were in his office, where Date, Blake, and the old post surgeon had sat with him in solemn conclave, while Bill Hay brought his clerk, barkeeper, store keeper, Pete, the general utility man, and even Craypod, the half breed to swear in succession.
They had no idea who could have tampered with either the safe or the stables.
Closely had they been cross examined and going away in turn,
They told of the nature of the cross examination, yet to no one of their number had been made known what had occurred to cause such close questioning.
He had been forbidden to speak of it, even to his household.
The officer of the day were sworn to secrecy.
Neither Wilkins nor the acting adjutant was closeted with the council, and neither therefore could do more than guess at the facts.
Yet somebody knew, in part, at least, the trend of suspicion was at once apparent to Webb and his counselors when, about nine o'clock, he took Blake and Dade to see those factors.
most significant barshoe hoof prints, every one of them had disappeared.
By job, said Webb, I know now I should have sent a sentry with orders to let no man walk or ride about here.
See, I
He used his foot to smear this, and this, and here again.
There in a dozen places were signs of old Indian trailers read as they would read any open book.
Places were pivoting on the heel, a heavy foot is crushed right and left into yielding soil of the roadway, making concentric circular grooves and ridges of sandy earth, where, earlier in the morning, Dan's and Harney's dainty hoof prints were the only new impressions, and
For nearly fifty yards had this obliterating process been carried on, and in a dozen spots until the road dipped over the rounded edge and, hard and firm now, went winding down to the flats.
Here Webb and Dade and Hay returned, while Blake meandered on, moosing over what he had been told.
It's a government heel, not a cowboy's
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