Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-30
That ia a lie tbou0b. Fob. I'M, no sol,

tempt"
An ambush, thought Bob: but be smiled
ell the more, and added:
Why OF course will I'll do better-I
will be your e.cor; myself Shall We go i'm
Inediatelyf
oh, no, there is no need of such haste: to-
morrow will do, and they dropped into con-
versation as natural as if they knew each
other for years Bob was shrcwd, but inex-
perienced Heidi not observe the dangerous
thread of the talk. While dexterously avoid
ing all reference 10 herself she kept on that
most fascinating subject to all men. when
guided by pretty woman-himself II was
Othello and Desdemona over again. Only
Desdemora led the conversation All. me.
if the beguiling sex only knew the full power
in their little ears, aided by deep, earnest
eyes, none Of US would he safe. Bob talked
well, at times eloquently, with a golden
thread OF humor running through all, and he
who set out to deceive through love making
went to his bel deep in love with the fair
charmer.
The day after the expedition was ATTEMPTED
Alas it proved miserable failure The old
horse pulled them slowly to the summit of
the mountain, and then descending 10 the
valley beyond stumbled al every step, and at
last fell down, breaking the shaft and throw
ing this fair enaissary on his chronological
! ruInp-
When q horse falls down he takes phiIo-
soptical view of the situation. and lies still
Old Smooth Tooth lay stretched upon the road.
with his shoeless hoofs full extended and lis
eyes half closed, as if to say, This is the end:
farewell vain world; leave me to the buz-
yards"
| Ellersly lifted his fair companion from
the embrace of the moist anatomy. She
got up laughing merrily over the mishap,
and, leaving the wreck to the man the two
walked back
This is too bad" said Bob. 1.-THE poor
| relations will never get relief at this rate
Look here, Miss Clara"-he bad her name
-''can you rider
Like an Arab" she responded.
'Goodr' be exclaimed. Now if | can
/ find saddle, you shall have ms horse Chan.
cellor. He is splendid. l will ride one Of
the orderly's horses, and so we will pene-
tra.e every recess of the mountain.n
| She wa. delighted with the arrangement.
and an old-fashioned, single-horned side-sad-
die, hard as the rock Of ages, was fshed out
| from the stable. Bob worked long and
laboriously in fashioning one Of his best
blankets TO the old affair, 70 make it more
prsentable as well es enser. and the rider
began
Chancellor. when first mounted snortci.
rrpo1I l,,-t f.;r ~
kept her seat composedly until the ste,d
quieted down, and then patting his nrched
neck put herself on friendly terms with the
noble animal
Those rides were long and frequent. Both
enjoyed them. She was sweetly confidential
In her young escorts life and affairs and
every hour the delicious chain OF love bound
the poor boy nearer and firner to his adora-
ton Small wonder. The young girl was
simply superb on horseback The close-fit-
ting riding dress seemed part of her supple,
graceful, engaging form. while the exercise
and excitement brought a delicate, she'll
tinted rosiress to her cheeks, that seemed tho
one thing recas.ary to make her pale face
perfect. Bob lon.od 10 avow his love, but
youth is timid when the precious treasure
may be ieop.rdized by the avowal. lie was
blinded bv his passion, and did not see tho /
game 50 openly played by the little gambler !
She was true daughter of the south. and
her heart was with her poor brothers march |
ing shoeiess, with scant raiInent poorly |
armed, sleeping without shelter, and dying |
by thousands with desperate bravery for |
their canse. To have that in her possession |
that was, rs she believed, Of vital importance |
TO them, made her Desperate For such a |
cause, she would plar the Judith. and had |
Bob avowei his love, sh- was resolved TO ac- /
cep', let the consequences have been what
they might to the poor lad.
OH th. golden glory of those sunny days.
They tool; on T0seaie hue. tha; made the 1
blue submits OF the mountains a deeper
blue, as if TO bound that Eden that lies about |
each life in the golden glow Of youth. when
love touches the sweet, tender existence and
the birds sing and the flowers bloom with
voices and odors that penetrate the very soul.
never again to pass away. The Gene fades.
the birds die and the flowers perish. oft in
the tari realities 0s life the blue mountains
no longer frame in the fairy paradise, but
-''
NJ our first parent, chung to the Garden u
which they never could return.
Shakespeare tells rs. the course of trie love
never doe. run smooth. No, indeed. LIES
wars nre not fitted for the sweet stream
For a little while it murmurs along green
mssdows and then, anon, it falls among
rocks and rough ways, and oftentimcs is
dashed over prec,p:ces 10 b, dissipatc1 in thil
mist, over which arches the rainbow. not
alas! of hope, but memory.
There were some little tricks the lovely
girl INDUCED in that eNaspera.e1 her lover,
who, although blinded by his passion. had not
lost sight of his duty. One OF these was To
stop At some mountain hut. AMI persist in
dismounting and entering tine howell Bob
dismounted also. and would help her 10 the
ground and accompany her to the interior.
He kept his eyes and ears alert, and believed
that he bafiled any designs in this direction.
Another fancy INDUCED in was TO banter
the Lieutenant to race and dart off on Chan
cellor. at the best of his running pace, and
Bob, on his governments horse, would follow
numbering after, scarce keeping her in sight.
until it suited the girl to check up. Bob re-
monstrated in vain. and all he could do was
TO direct the orderly To keep sharp lookout
on either side Of the road for anything the
girl might drop.
One day Corporal Bang. who happened to
be the escort. handed the Lieutenant letter,
tied to a stone. tina; he had picked up from
gully after ONE Of those races
Got a reminder through nv chappo, Lieu
tenant, when picked that up" and he showed
a hole IN hi. hat
Eller.ly lcoIel longingly at the missive.
1t was directed to n weli-known guerrilla Of
the mountains Bob would have given n
good deal t. know it, contents. But he
quietly handed it. withou. worl. to th.
girl Her facs flushed AMI somewhat en-
barraSSei she hurried TO her room. In few ,
however, she returned. letter in ,
hand, with her cheeks ye; holding the flush :
Of her excitement
'L.e1tcnaa: Ellsrsly," she asked, in an 4
even, steady tone, that was foro,d. why I
did You not open this letter r .
Open your letter r he asked III turn :
Yes. open my letter. You are no; doing .
your duty 10 your government
Miss Cara" sail the t-oy proudly. II
rendered my life to my country. l did not
include in that my honor. When am sunk
50 low Il. 20 steal, cease 10 he worthy Of
nv commission"
The girl tore open the letter Then sh,