Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-03-27

. lli make 'em aoquainiel, hlesi i don't!
TIE iraia vas ready to resume IN
march.
Come up into the wagon. Mark. said
the girl ooaxingly. 'Ihave something "a
tell YOU
j Marx climbed up beside Gay, bis boy.
ish face full Of tenderness and affection,
as he locked down upon his adopted SIS.
ter.
well what is it. little Gay p be said.
as She hcsiiaicd.
Have YOU noticed that man BuTk. Who
Joined Us with the other train al Kearn.
ey CiiyF asked Gay.
I've seen him and noticed him, said
Marx. Mr.. Landlord has a poor opin-
ion Of him. He's a confederate Of Blue
Jack, the outlaw. What have you to
say about him, Gayr
lie wanted TO kiss me back at the
halt. said Gay composedly. and. as you
were busy. just pulled out my pistol
aud scarIed him. lie thought meant to
shoot him, add went of to the rear Of the
train
Marks boyish brows grew stern, aud
his eyes flashed.
The coward and yillianr he exclaim.
ed. IN horsewhip him for that. How
dared he p
Don't get into troubl on my account,
dear Mark ! exclaimed Gay, in alarm.
He's bad man, aud he might kill you
He didn't kiss me, and | have taught him
to keep his distance, so that he won't
trouble me again. Don't speak to him,
Mark, please don'tr
But Mark would not promise.
About sunset Landlord behold in the
distance solitary horseman, who. upon
looking back and observing train, wheeled
his horse about, and rode rapidly toward
it. As he approached it, he said:
Are you the conductor Of this train,
sir? l am bearer OF dispatches from
Fort kearney 10 Fort Sedwick. Will you
grant me the protection Of you train dur.
ing the remainder Of my journey?'
What is your name?'
'Fallon. Lieutenant Fallon,' was the
reply, and he offered to show his crcden.
tials.
Landlord babe Lieutenant Fallou wei.
come, and offered him the freedom of the
camp.
Fallon ate supper with the Whitmaus
and after conversing until late hour,
retired to the rear Of the train to sleep.
After ali was STILL he rolled over on the
ground until he came to the side of Burk.
Burk = he Kissed
Burk started, with a smothered oath,
Who calls p he growled.
Hush, sou idiot Kissed Fallou, be-
tween his teeth. Have fooled you and
the boys as easily as [ fooled the conduc-
tor Of the train? Don't you know me ?
| haven't got my card-case with me, bat
I'm Blue Jack, at your service Ha, ha!
The serpent has got into Eden =
and the boys have looked for you
to join us all day" said Burk But of
course we didn't look for you in this dis
guise.'
Upon the morning after the counter
felt Lieut.. Fallon had joined the wagon
train, the camp was astir as usual at day
break. The train halted at noon on the
river bank, opposite a lovely island. At
sunset they again halted, and for the
night.
In the course of the evening Lieut.
Fallon approached Gay, and said
Miss Heber, must say to you that
you are startling like former friend of
mine. 1t seem almost as if she were be.
fore me as | first knew her. 1t is a
strange, a startling coincidence. could |
almost think-but no. Impossible ! You
are the sister of Mr.. Ileber, are you not?'
Gays pure face flushed,
Yes she answered, with some hesita-
ton
The disguised Blue Jack turned winter
He had marked that hesitation, aud his
wonder at it thrilled him with sudden
fear aI
You do not look like your brother,
Miss Hcber p he remarked.
Il have been told 50 before, said Gay
lryly.
"And you are his own sister, persisted
Blue Jack, with agitation.
II do not know your motive for making
hese inquiries, Lieutenant" said Gay az
er moments thought. 81 do not there
ore know how to reply to you. should
ike to know the name of your friend
whom | resemble, but for an answer to
iour inquiries, | must refer you to my
Gay Heber seized the first opportunity
o inform her adopted brother of the par
ieulars of her singular Interview with the
ase Lieutenant Falou.
Il told him to speak to you, Mark
,he SAID, ''but my heart has been on fire
ever since. What if he should have known
ny mother?"
"He looked like death when he first
Jaw YOU" said Mark thoughtfully. at
vas as if he had seen a ghost"
Gay started and exclaimed:
"From the moment [ beheld the man
'hrank from him. | had an instructive fear
md adherence Of him. Oh Mark, dear
Mark, don't let him know any more about
ne than he knows now!'
81 will not, Gay" said Mark soothingly
"If he is your father he shall not know
hat yon are his daughtr.'
The promise comforted Gay, who smiled
aintly through the gloom that had fallen
lpon her.
As some young people came toward the
amp OF the Hebers, Mark arose, abruptly
.p1 ,rapf n IooI, oftar he oxou