Lost with Lieutenant Pike / How from the Pawnee Village the boy named Scar Head marched with the young American Chief clear into the Snowy Mountains; how in the dead of winter they searched for the Lost River and thought that they had found it; and how the Spanish Soldiery came upon them and took them down to Santa Fé of New Mexico, where another surprise awaited them

by Edwin L. Sabin

[“IN MY PROPER CHARACTER, SIR: AN OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY”]

“And the man Robinson—is he attached to your party?”

“No.” The governor’s voice had been brusque, and the lieutenant was beginning to flush. But it was true that the doctor was only an independent volunteer.

“Do you know him?”

“Yes. He is from St. Louis.”

“How many men have you?”

“I had fifteen.” And this also was true, when counting the deserter Kennerman.

“And this Robinson makes sixteen?” insisted the governor.

“I have already told your Excellency that he does not belong to my party,” the lieutenant retorted. “I shall answer no more enquiries on the subject.”