Daily globe., 1879-01-19
THE TWO OFFICERS.

On board tie afternoon express, almost
alone By himself III the palace Car, q
young man il D military cap, and with
an unmiStuknole military air, was doing
his best IL accomplish what as matter
of fact, ~as ititpo 5sibie, viz, to keep him
self from going to sleep He was aware
that at Steepbrook, twenty miles farther
On, he was TO change to another train,
which would take him to Boston. a nee
joke it would be if he would fall asleep
and get carried beyond the junction. ---es-
pecially nice, considering the fact that
he had just i've cents, and no more, in
his pocket
Twenty miles farther on: we'll that
would take something less than half an
hour. He certainly could keep awake
that long.
How foolish ne had been not to bor-
row some money of Edwards, when he
left him in New York. Dear old Ed
wards! But for him he might have got
something worse than a broken arm in
that last tussie with the Sioux.
And, thinking of this, as he gazed
dreamily out Of the window, presently
quite determined all the while to keep
awake-fhe Lieutenant was back in good
earnest III his old life on the plains,
marching and countermarching once
more, fighting and bleeding and often
well-nigh dying for his country, till at
length he found himself the sole survivor
of little band, that, penned in and sur
rounded beyond hope of escape, had sold
their lives as dearly as soldiers lives were
ever sold. He thought now that he was
lying on the ground beside his dead steed,
pretending death IN the hope of escaping
mut1latlon, when suddenly terrible saw
ege came along, and, bending over him,
with weapon appraised, shouted distinctly
in his ear
"Steepbrook! Steepbrookr'
The young man awoke with a start.
Yes: there was q brakeman, holding the
door open, and with the name still on
his lips. He leaped up, seized his hat
and overcoat, and hurried from the car,
still only half awake. Then the train
started on gagain, and left him standing
there on the platform in the rain. It was
a small country station, with no signs of
junction anywhere about
He went into the waiting room, and in
CURED OF the man there when the other
train would be along.
"What 0 her train?' was the oruff re-
sponse.
"Why, the train from Boston. Isn't
this SteephEook Junc,ion?"
"No, sir: it's DeApbrook. Steepbrook's
fifteen miles up the sroad,"
"Ihen I've got off the wrong place. y
''Then you have"
"W hen does the next train go through?"
''SeVen-twenty to morrow morning."
The young man all at ,nce looked more
provoked and bewildered than ever. No
tram until morning, and here he was.
cropped down In barren spot, in the
midst or a raln-s'orm, and only five cents
IN his pocket! He mad know difficulty
and danger before now; but this was the
1nt most appalling situation ever encoun-
He looked around as if be expected an
angel OF deliverance to appear; then he
rubbed his eyes again. Whether he ex-
peeted one or not, there she was,-a
young lady, with black eyes, and saucy
red lips, enveloped from head to foot in a
blue waterproof.
" beg your pardon, sir; is this Lieu
he bowed, being unable to answer in
words. Who the deuce was this that
knew MS name wav out in the wilder
ness.
win you come out at once?" she con-
hnued, turning toward the door, and pre-
parlng to raiso an umbrella. "The car
rage Is here. You'll excuse us being a
little late: We only goe Fred's telegram
fifteen minutes ago"
Lieutenant Smith followed her mechan-
lcally. He made up bis mind now that
ne had not awakened from his dream
fhere was carriage outside, with a
small boy and a coachman in liverv on
the front seat. ~
You had best take the back seat" his
conductor directed
Still without q word, he obeved Then
the orlVer took up the relns and thev
drove off rapidly.
Inc Lieutenant sat like one conscious
YET unseelug. He old not ATTEMPT to ac-
count for anything whole thinu
was TOO unaccountabie He did marvel
much even when the young lady present.
ly remarked,-
- your arm has gotten along finely, Mr..
smith. l thought trnm what Fred said
that you still wore it in Il sling"
Who the deuce was Fred? and how did
he know about the broken arm? Was be
really IN dream still? or had he been
mistaken tor somebody else2 If the lat-