The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-06-09

says ] btau 7 ueND1 i can 7 ryfa ~ IT tIflih
had any thing DO with spikeirg guns, or gO-
ing without food for two days that the other
sick men might have more. and carrying your
friend from under fire Could you spell vel 40
my agef II had heard aunt call you Dy your
name this hfier>1On ! should have known ~
once and could nave askt you hO " you got In
20 the army Aunt and I have been talking
about you ever since She told me II was you
that kept that prOmes and saved the game
Keepers life. and nearly lost your own with the
poOchers Ana know sho had been crying,
for her eyes we're red when she Was dressed
for dinner. and think she cried because you
did such splendid things For she cried be
fore. that time yOu gOt made v. q. iris are 30
funny. they cry when we want % shout Hip hip
hooray. Yours truly.
5tErnES DALE.
must not forget 20 say that we are going
20 the Army and EayF So res mo day after TO
morrow al eleven r.OC.,, and shall be glad
when ~ is over fDr though ] EnO" ~ ISN'T d
meen secret auuts cyes always scom 10 20
through = fellow whc4 he has pot one.
The Major could quite understand the
latter senteul.. n. fcit depressed al
ready at the thought Of meeting those
clear gray eyc-, with the guilty IS
sciousness upon him OF having corrupted
her faithful follower % act traitor against
her.
II was difficult % say which felt most
ashamed and uneasy, Major Huddlestoue
or the schOol-boy, when they met et
eleven O'Clock a. the entrance Of the
Stores. She wGs there, and her Pleasant
ly-eXpressd a-tOni-hUcpt at meeting
Major HuddlcstOue again made Steve
grow as red as young turkey cock, and
the VI jOr look auywhcrr, rather than
meet his desperate, remOrseful, glover.
ing youngs eyp3. Steve had seen how
a. Tfs- tf.l. lid
sight o! the Major, and he knew at once
that he had done drcadfully wrong. II
was some slight relief 20 see her greeting
him without anger few seconds later,
and 10 hear her sa ing lIsj ,he WAS glad
10 see him again before he left England.
This relief grew aa. walking behind his
aunt and the Major, he heard one or two
whispers from people passing them, as
sOmt men here and there recognized
Major Huddlestonc, and pointed him out
rs the man who had NJ the head OF u for
lorn hope, spiked the enemy's guns the
other day.
In spite OF his rcu-Jr-c, his heart began
90 swell with a kind OF proud possession.
He was In fellowship with this splendid
man and soldier. lie forgot how slender
and precariOus the link between them was
His Former confidence la the V. &. re-
turned, and with tho determination that
he would tell his auut "all about it" di-
rectly they left the Stores, when the term
OF his promise would be ended, he gave
himself up 20 the entire enjoyment OF the
position. ~ had been walking slowly
and moodily behind, as be reyOlyed the
points of the situation. Now lac hurried
up stairs after them 10 catch them up, and
TO enjoy every moment Of the hero's COM
pany. His aunt had stopped before the
millinery department
They were waiting for him apparently,
as they both watched him, bounding mp
the stairs as if hc were tho most interest
ing thing in creation. The fact was that
owing 10 some thoughtlessly y-cXpressed
reminisccncc Of Mrs. Dale's, Of her old
school days, tho conversation had sud-
denly come 10 an end between them.
Steve flung himself like an avalanche
upon them.
Major Huddlestoue had left his sling at
! home that day He did not wish TO offer
| her his left hand again, nor did he intend,
either, 20 let her go without their hands
meeting. That light, warm touch Of hers
| had sent throbbing OF exquisite pleasure
| through his being. But when the young
Steve, rough, impetuous, full of eager
! pride and slelght, flung himself on him,
and thrust his own arm through the
wounded one, the sharpness of the pain
! sent the man white To the lips.
"Oh, Steve, Steve! See what you have
| done. Oh Major IIuddlcstone, he ha'
hurt YOU" Mrs. Dale said, with n suddeI
| rush of tears 10 her eyes, which drowned
their hardness and coldness and set th,
beautiful mouth quiycring into te.'der
| pitiful loving lines.
at is nothing" he said, and to prove 4
! laid the hurt arm about the boys shoul
! ders, and though every moment wa,
! physical torture he was scarcely con
! scious of il in the exquisite delight tha
| filed his heart and brain. At the revcla
tion of her face u great inspiration can't
10 him.
"Hc does not want 20 buy old ladies
caps" he said "Let him come with me
want to look at n gun. How long vii
! you bey'
"About quarter of an hour" she said
The next quarter of an hour was one o
unmitigated bliss To Steve. As for TIN
Major, it may fairly be said that for one
| i'm his life ne was not conscious OF an
| difference between one end of gun ant
! the other He bought something at last
or rather Steve, who discussed the matte
i'm its fullest bearings with the attendant
bought something for him. The Maio
was only possessed with one idea-to ge
back tO the millinery.
1--WE mustn't keep your aunt waiting,
he said, sinking deeply and shGmelessl
into the gulf OF hypocrisy. II will leay
YOU To settle. Wait here until ! com
back. | shau't bc long
"All right sir" said the boy, dclighte
to obey such a man, and still more de
lighted at his obediens being required /
such spot, where the atmosphere wa
redolcnt of sport and war.
There was food for amusement and con
temptation for hours. Besides, At IA
something even to pay with another man
money for such gun as he was still loN
ingly handling.
The Major had to wait five minutes
the entrance to the millinery departmcr
before she came out.
"Where is Steveg" she asked, suddonl
feeling shy and nervous without his mnc
cent, clustering presence.
III have promised him an ice" said th
Major, unblushingly, so easy grow Il
steps of deception when the first one
taken. "Will you como TO the refresl
mcnt room with usY'
IL was the only place he could think o
IL was not a very private place, but thei
was always the chance of n table in tl
corner Fortune favors the brave. Thcl
was table uuoCcupicd, and, 5 II tn
man were her particular favorite, thel
was no one seated at the tables in the in
mediate nciuhborhood. He would have