Have her taken to General Custer at once." "Very well, sir; and the command ?" Elliott looked at the Sergeant inquiringly.
"That is for Sergeant Hamlin to determine; he has just been scouting through that country, and will act as guide." The Sergeant stood for a moment motionless beside his horse studying the vista of snow-draped hillside.

The region beyond the crest of the ridge unrolled before his memory.
"Then we will keep directly on up this valley, sir," he said at last.
"It's Wolf Creek, is it not?
We shall be safer to keep out of sight to-day, and this depression must lead toward the Canadian.

May I exchange mounts with one of those men going back, Major?
I fear my pony is about done." "Certainly." There was no opportunity for anything save a simple grasp of the hand, ere Molly rode away with her escort.

Then the little column of troopers moved on, and Hamlin, glancing backward as he rode past, took his place in advance beside Major Elliott..