MUSIC DON’T SOOTHE A SAVAGE——FIGHTING THE DEVIL WITH FIRE A FAILURE——“WE’LL BURY THE OLD MAN ALIVE.” Watching and Disappointment——Visit of Pia-noose to Meacham——Gen. Canby’s Remains in Portland, Oregon——Burial of Dr. Thomas—— Burying a Leg——Col. Wright’s Opinion of the Modocs——Modocs in New Camp——Young Hovey’s Father Informed of his Death——Modocs Attack Gilliam’s Camp——“You can Play Dead, Old Man”——Scar-Face an Artillery Officer——The Gray-eyed Man——Proposition to Bury “The Old Man” Alive——Burial of Young Hovey——Extermination—— Indian Sympathy with Capt. Jack——Warm Spring Messenger to Linkville——Another Disappointment for Mrs. Meacham——Twenty Chances in a hundred for Life——The Twenty Chances Win——Hope Dawns——Another Messenger Sent——Donald McKay in Camp——Reading News to Meacham——Fairchild’s Opinion of Oregon Press——Ferree’s Warning to Fairchild——His Reply——Gov. Grover Calls out Volunteers——Meacham’s Departure for Home——Storm on the Lake—— Old Fields——A Sailor——Dr. Cabanis a Joker——Mrs. Meacham Watching the Boat——Her Thoughts——The Meeting——Ferree’s Introduction——Meacham on an Ambulance——Arrival at Linkville—— Big-hearted Men——Soft Hand and a Whispered Prayer 543 CHAPTER XXXIV. AMEN OUT OF TIME——FRIENDLY ADVICE FROM ENEMIES——BETRAYED. Meacham at Ferree’s——Then and Now——Capt. Jack——Another Scene in the Hospital——Maybridge——Bunker Bildad——Modocs Impatient to be on the Warpath——Gen. Canby’s Remains in San Francisco——The Silver-haired Man in Iowa——The Warning against the Klamaths—— Old Father Jones and Brother Congar——The Misunderstanding—— Administering Saltpetre——Army Recruiting——Making Another Coffin——Meacham Again in Danger——Iowa Veteran Ready to Dose out Blue Pills——Location of Modocs——Reconnoissance Ordered—— Defeat of Thomas and Wright——Scenes of the Slaughter——Warm Springs to the Rescue——Cranston’s Death——Thirty-four Modocs Fighting Eighty Soldiers——Peace Commissioners not in the Way—— Lt. Harris’s Mother in Camp——Gen. Davis’s Report of the Fight—— Modocs Leave the Lava Beds——Dry Lake Battle——Modocs said to be Whipped for Once——Treason of Hooker Jim to Bogus——Gen. Davis’s Summary of Succeeding Events 562 CHAPTER XXXV. LAST HIDING-PLACE——HANGING-MACHINE UNTRIED——MODOC BUTCHERS OUTDONE.