Show STUDENT LIFE 208 trance to the fort wherein are confined the men who were so long its defenders They are prisoners now and tomorrow their fate will be de cided by the court-martiall they were deserters abide the consequences of —C C action al for after and must their rash Jacobs Calamity Jane In the summer of 1898 I went ed that she was bossing the haying outfit that was mowing for the cavwith a party of friends to the National Park Along the way at varalry regiments and had brought her ious intervals we noticed cut deep husband along in the bark of old trees the name Next morning all was hurry and was Our bustle at an early hour in the adcuriosity Calamity Jane excited for was this the heroine of joining camp but the woman was fame? and dime-novnowhere to be seen While we were One night after pitching camp at at breakfast however a girl came the Norris Geyser Basin we sat excitedly from there saying that around a roaring fire spinning our visitor of the night before was yarns and enjoying the lights and very ill One of the ladies of our shadows A short distance away party immediately followed her another tent was pitched before with camphor and stimulants which a blaze crackled cheerily and In the course of half an hour she Now and returned figures were moving “Who do you supd woman was pose that saying was?” Of then a course person heard giving orders for the preparanone of us were able to guess tion of supper and the care of some Jane but upon being told half dozen horses and being assured that she was so We were interested from the first far recovered as to admit an audiin this masterful person and some ence several of us Were ushered one of our party remarked “There's into the “Presence” Propped up on a ‘character I’m sure” nor were a camp bed she lay while grouped we disappointed when late in the around her on grub-boxe- s and incame there into our evening stalking verted pails were four appreciative wocircle a tall masculine-lookin- g listeners and never was it our privman about forty-fiv- e years of age ilege to hear a more thrilling history She had come to warn us of the possible visit of thievish bears at the than came from the lips of that unsame time reassuring us by saying cultured woman She presented one that they were very timid and would of the ladies to whom she took a She add special fancy one of her photo- fly at any demonstration side-sho- w el loud-voice- Ca-almi- ty |