New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-15
MY DESERTER.

Lnei9 Hot night. Three noisy youths playing dummy
Whist on cushion lady with nurses ana DaDies
- greeted me with warning " whoopiuS-cOuSu
WY enrenared to enter; a portly foreigner, the
"Danng of whose compartment released me QUOT
~ n;noled garlic and patch0ull. anu VINO eIeeteu
20 with an unsanctbed leer from the uepths Oh ms
E nv ,aaJ coat ladies at last, but TOO many OF
them. and not a place to spare lor INC; 'heh III
empty eU"'p II right here till we get to Newstead
1urction MISS my protector assured me, " and II
see after YOU there" SO hastily slowing III fngs
travelling bags, umbrella ana railway na
he drew up the Wini"" gu" jaw 10y
my u; a evil mood, mood of blacklist sourest
discontent with things IN general whcn n~u
isnn with the arrival OF the hrSt post thdt uoin
~ %r,ngnr nv siti,imOns to return home. DrleI
5m'neratiyc altogether unreasonable recall hurry
ing away from the very h,If nv engage
,nents unnled and half my pretty to't'eS uil"oin'
hack TO town il, the middle OF Septamoer. ...,t
had been Staying with Connie, my very uu.,i 81
frienI q nrrtty Young bride, daring eolt VI
appendi to her honeymoon, an extra molt a.. 49, o.iS
oe1sidp befpre her Oscar returned 10 MS ia" pVs
o,'d hr;e They were very fesllNo youns
'ri ~ iii q largo circle of acQualntanceS anu Ho
Jcs}ro for romantic secuslon. Only to-hient VIC
were all to have gone III large party 70 .u0
hail Oscars brother WIS coming llo.. "'o'' J ii
Ircoking OFT all his shooting cngdSeuents-au anu al
nor nothing, At least fanciej lie woulu tni I'm, So
OF course ddnt care ohiy one i r itnv
seem canriciouS OF indifferent; anu unless OonnIo
v,ioined ia him the reason OF nv sudden departure
(which of course she wouldn't 40 ''IIiS arc o.
thoughtless when they nave gov ; a., 0' WIat
themselves. and mothers so Inconsistencies. W nay
conId I he wanted at homo iOr' 1 ie't reanS
injured the more Thought oil II. IN Iie,, M"1
lust going TO cry. and dld give one SOU m 80
o. of eeGo startled me- Not sob exactly enher
,nore like a sn1eze. a distinct sheeIe' men
another. somebody IN the next eatilasr, lila
tlonHh Int il came again, loud and unnStaRaDle'
frou, under the end seat in the far corner opposite
and as / looked saw hand grimy nan',' en ~
cipd by n grimier cuff, Just vislGlc, resting oi tu
dusty boards beyond the strlp OF carpet. uium
o~n:rn Inf humping up, sprang OH tie seat ana
seized the communication with the guar" trrred
!. Stonr, shouted an imperative voice turneu
ond saw; the upper half of the proprietor OF the
rriiny paw emerging from cohfrd n ,, a., 'u ~
bintng uarrol of eyOlvor ieveled directly AT uie
"Pq1 it you dare I'm dosier"'e' SpOA0 'n0
q Fire If Won like Pm desperate toop said, but
7 didu't pull only kept my hand on the khoo anH
INV eyes firmly fixed on the iniscieant i3v9' in
berame suddenly graduated Will henuisn grin;
Better not. Its fifty pounds IL you stop ano
train for nothing; BESIDES sides w" am u0"" 'D0'
iesitated paralyzed by these accumulated con
sideratlons; seeing which he dived again upuer 'he
seat emerging Instant WIN serIcd II IN the barrel of
tho revolver and stretching over to no droppeo IL
gently on the cust lou at my iect -. ,o,,, ,,orc,,
Ia loaded I'm deeuceless Put the contents oI
the whole six chambers mo me when ana Where' 81
you like but don't, don't be goou gu' pun '""'
eVnIoun 'it shooi REPLIED honestly, but can
mill and | don't quite sec yet why shoui"h u
something in the intrudtIS face aud manner pone
tTated through the CRIME and general I'srtPu'a
bIity Of his appearance ana SpoRo III ms ia' o';
His voice was rough aud pereihplory, put iohuo
=; anoant aud infection and besides he nrNor ltaIy
did look rs il lie wanted !" XII me tl'hoI .,.'dt
was Il rep lsive object | ihoueu'; ns s"IHi,,.r
- crnniun soldier III dlngy red jacket stained Win
,nud one sleeve ripped open 10 the shouiucI, anu
red sme,r that was not mud on ms cheek bone
iThen he was drenched, saturated. and SHINING WIN
moisture where he wasn't powdered gray Win uuSt
mo wonder he snerzed. poor feiIo" -. ,..,o,
don't inspire confidence, 10 ~ ne SShou :
aud | don't deserve IT either. I'm deseiter'
+hetefore a thief making of with TINS \auaole prop
erty OF Her Mestys he glanced qu.aa1'C aid a.
lis ali Undated Yosturc. " nat II sOVa, GohutVt
nc tSino he obserycd in a casual tone holding his
am Il n TJy one replied disparagingly.
. VA; how long do son thlnk I've served 7 he
osl,ed his merry blue eyes wide with astonlshncut
af INV ignorance ." only enlisted two years ago.
and this is the wickedest decd We done since III
not as black a, look. II You could only sec me
whom I'm washed" ,o,ora
His white teeth flashed out SO Werriy IN accord
with his dancing eyes that ioIt NY OWN iP'
'4 aHbi YOU snie Then IT'S all right. Now
mayn't come out of this holo " lie crert lor"alu
cnirr With organizations care close TO the lar end
~ the carriage hut when | heheld tho six ieot OF
broad -shouldercd humanity that reared !tseu,
Iagan 10 quake again ut my rashuesS in trusting
b;nr lie hud lugEed ont with him mysterious
bnndle which lac deposited on the seat ana gazed
first on it and then Oh int with some ehoarlass
- believe | must ask you TO put an immense
amouut of trust in mo for hyo mluIte' or 80, no
said alter ponderne 1or NV ' gnIng
10 do will seem suspicious, am aware, but eau
~ olain it eventually. DO you nina lending me
threw il 10 him-anything TO keep him amiable
and unaggressve till We gained NewSt9ad not
many miles off, | rejected JoSiui I Oh IN e, Two
mnntes he had il fastened uI TO the race on eIther
side of 10 carriage entirely screening hinselt from
me, all but his boots and about SIX inches OF ROD
strined trousers above them. What was he gong
- dof I Kent my eyes those red striped legs
with anxious curiosity. Two hahds apptaiou n no
and the hot-water tin way Intel ont OF view: Iheh
came sound of urscrewlhg, OF su1ehng' oi screw
inc M again. and then of splaShng; lie 8 wash
ing thought, suddenly enlghteaed; " ana very
good thing too. Iyo got soap III my tisIoints ~ 81.
basin and oh, what does he do for tOWelT mo
smashing ceased and then the rcd legs disappeared
oItogether; a limp mass dropped with II Hop On
the foor. and down came two brown tweed Legs III
their place and then | heard rustic as oil clean
linen Good gracious, he's dressing was my
next startled thought; put almost before l haa
time to think It, down dropped the rug aud there
stood nv deserter spruce, Clean twced-suite,i pull
ing DOM a pair of unimpcachabe Wristbands ana
.ettliug his shoulders INTO ms coat. =,
sTbssr, - he said pointing to a dngy heap oil tie
floor. fhero lie the last relics OF Joseph Allen,
nrir,te in n Ms Royal ManX Fusil crs and hero
,hey 20" lie lowered tie window, and one by one
tho garments few out into the night. HIS boots
are ali that remain Of him" he said reg etfully
lint You'll overlook those, wont you, and not
Civ. them over to offended lusticeY
Why not ?" asked cuOly Every one OF Your
,roceedinvs is more suspicious than the last. How
do I Know that those clothes are honestly come
byH ,c,,.,
fricud of nine one james Mel oldrdgc. servant to
Captain Darlington. OF ours. whose discarded rig
ont this is and pretty penny paid Tor IT, The
boggar know my xtremIty. uh, forgot meant
10 givo yoa this This was copy OF The imsS,
which he presented. as lac had done the revolver.
on tie end Of his stick.
"U6lige mo 10y reading the second advertisement
in the agony column
/ did so.
los. dear Jos if ever you loved YOnr father re-
trrn at once All must be forgotten and forgiven
now. Delay OF all hour may be fatal. Eyeline.
lairmeade.' , ,
FairTeadc il my homo, and my dear Old governor
The best kindest Old father that ever scapegrace
had and don't you see that internal thug ~ three
DAYS ola and she says delay may be- fatdli lie
turned sharply AWAY for moment Evellhe Is