Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-31
THE GIn I LEFT BEHIND NE.

beauty. A complexion as white as
alabaster. dark blue eyes. and hair rs
olack a. ravens wing the prcttiest
nifty the world ever saw"
10 was my first dinner party since
reached the frontier. I had been in
civilization for nearly three years. din
ing and jnkoting with rank and title
good deal Of the time. and now | hal
returned o. the regiment Ia take up my
Old life again. II had REQUIRED just one
DAY 10 have the floors stained. my rugs
laid down, curtains and pictures hang.
and my pretty bric-a-brac sirewn
round, with books and work-baskets of
bright crewcls. When night came
was as completely NJ home as one could
well be who at u few hours notice
would have to pack mp one (, belongings
and be on the wing again
My dinner party consisted of few
Oh bachelor friends Of my husband, and
Frank Stanley. n recent graduate. whose
FAMILY were my nearest neighbors at
home. They were very anxious about
the welfare Of the newly llcdgcd officer
DO give an eve 90 Prank his
mother had said To me at parting. Il
have a perfect dread Of lis marrying
out ON the frontier"
Not he" I answered. in perfect
good faith. ''lic will. like tho rest of
inc stock, come home tO iud his fate
VINO ever heard II Stanley marrying
any one Of less degree than cOus. N ~
which was a fact | had frequently
commented upon. wondering why All
the men of that house had but the one
ideal for wife the sOft-haircd. soft
voiced, swectly sOlt-mannercd women
Their family always possessed.
The fashionable beauty is very I'M
Ike your description Of pretty Kitty. /
speak with authority. having inst o.
capped thrad1m. Pink cheeks. I1v
white skin and golden hair arc the pr,.
Vailing style, ! said. didacticaIlv.
"lou must not gauge our nifty by
what the world calls fnc." answered
MAJOR Bliss. I'VE are al her devoted
knights. Remember. she i the ONLY
glrl IN garrison-the only female we can
Whisper sweet nonsense Co without nm
indiscrction. To bc sure. she l. wild
shamrock. and owns hut one hcwitchinp
calico gown. which when in tub for,,s
hcr also into scclusion. Her mamma
understands the laundry bus ness. hav.
ing experience long before she was the
Sergcant's wife. or ever dreamed Of
being the Captains wife by promo
ton"
Our Major was always cynical. so I
let his information pass without com
mcnt. but heard other la Image. NOT
IN the least To- the fair Kitty's Il -lavor.
but rather To her advantage. If % Girl s
chief duty Il o. please. All that heard
was evidently aimed at Prank. OF
course 10 was quite natural that I should
rccall what his mother had said when
she delivered him over 10 INV care. and
determined % do my duty.
Aftcr dinner ! bcckoncd Frank 10 sit
beside mo ON the SOFA. and hr mi one.
began toask questions of the dear home
ones. and 90 feel keen interest i'm
neighborhood gossip. as those doomed
10 frontier exile only can. | had mar
ned when Frank was In jackets, and
when ! came home ON short but much
priced visits he was always away-frst
at school. then ut college. and afterward
m West Mint. Notwithstanding these
Wlue ornaches I'm our mountaineering.
FRANK and ut once slid into the smooth
grooves Of friendship Ohr old tie of
nome association binding Us tightly.
and found myself calling him Frank
rs his godmOther might have done. and
NJ times scOlding him ~ II he were still
IN JACKET. Kitty O'Bricn was the
text OF little sermon of mine before
our tctc-a-tCtc was over.
You do not think that there Is any
thing serious with the little Kitty 81
asked Frank. Gould YOU imagine my
temerity In introducing her into the
homeP Never fear. am not i'm tie
smallest danger. Kitty j. pretty. and
nice To ilirt with. but
| was glad Frank ended his sentence
with shrug. | dislike To hear man
speak OF n Irritation ~ II he had il all
ms own way; and would have felt
pound To express my opinion il he had
Iono so; but the final shrug | could be-
Dlind TO- and ! did not care TO quarrel
with Frank that evening.
Nearly week had passed before I
saw the pretty Kitty. Mr.. O'Bricn did
not 20 through the etiquette of visit.
though we were next door ucirbbnrs.
so u was at one of the bachelor hons
that met the garrison belle. found
her u fresh, pretty girl. who. il devoid
OF ''brOugC,' was hy NJ means so Of
lrishisms. Her prcttinc,s had mo- helm
from her toilette. the calico dress being
ca rcgic, rs the Major WHISPERED Ger.
tainly she was the belle uf the room
being the only girl in IL. and ~ had any
amount Of attention she pleased Il, re-
Ccivc, not hampcrcd hy n Jealous hus-
band or regard tO appearance, as our
married bellies were forced To- bc
could not help watching Kitty; AMI, per.
maps because | was oppressed bv dear
Mts. stanley provisions Of Frank wife.
small things took u suggestive form /
would ordinarily never have dreamed
Of
The pink glow ON Kitty's checks
decpcncd into scarlet when Frank came
near her and her cyelids dropped Under
his admiring gaze. while for the other
men she had merry glanccs and a loud
but by no means n too free way of lest
ing with them. I ann ALWAYS sorry 10
see n timid love. pretty rs n l.. with
either scN. II needs n broad equality.
To my thinking. to be successfully han
Ply. | did not feel NJ all assured that
the pretty Kitty was in love with Frank.
Tor their acquaintance had been scarce.
" long enough for more than a fancy
on her part; aud am bound To say for
NANhk NNWAfA llWN NlrNnNtI u OlL OI the
lover in his manner. Kitty was not his
beau ideal Of u woman. though | shrcwd.
" suspected pretty cous N he was con-
stantly questioning me Of was
just ten days from that ON which
had lain my rugs and hung my pict-
urcs came marching orders for the
regiment. There was icld-work TO b.,
done, in the shape Of hunting Indians.
Tor the summer.
Although the orders were expected
We wero all taken by surprise, and there
was any amount Of grumblng as we'll
~ of real ANNOYANCE. Many of the olli-
GERS families had no homes to go to. so
had 10 remain in quarters most disa-
greeable position; for they had no real
right 10 the roof over them, and were
forced To depend upon the courtesy and
rood temper of the commanding officer