The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-16
CHAPTER XIX


Tho colonel. who was staying Gt @ hotel
IN Wolmabury had bciaken himself away
from the 0u-ero0m BIZ the time Beautiful
Jim returned to it So tor that night he
could do nothing further 80 promote the
scheme he he'd prepared for getting Tommy
Earle sent back 10 headquarters There
fore be had 10 wait until 10 o'clock in the
morning when Col Barnes arrived IL
barracks
The funeral was arranged TO leave the
door OF the oticcrs quarters a. 2 in the
afternoon, So as soon as the colonel ap
pearcd, Beautiful jim went into tho Office
with him and asked him for ten minutes
private conversation before he saw any OF
the others.
Certainly, jim. certainly, said the
colonel, ki1dly Now. tell me, what
Is IT,"
well sir. said jim gravely young
Earle won't be able to so TO the funeral
hes ill II bed. but Of course the docto!
Will tell You about that Still, ! wanted
TO speak 20 yos about him. The lad j. IL
i'm fact. he's been III AID unlike himself
ever since we camo here. The place does
not suit him physically or morally and /
am perfectly certain II be remains hery he
will 90 20 the dogs. nothing else.
But l don't quite understand. said the
colonel. looking puzzled.
"No, sir, but III explain SAID jim
TT Just here Young Earle is very young
as ye., Lis mind is or the smallest. and
the lack OF society IL this place Is dfig4ng
him 10 seek society that will be the ruin
Of him Ia short 10 has got mixed up
with very dangerous. designing SORT q
woman. and 81 I could induce you 70 get
lin away cut Of this tt will be the SAWS.
ton Of lin. nothing less Owen poor
fellow was very anxious about this and
almost tLs last tling he said to ne was
that DE should Try 70 get you 10 transfer
him back e. headquarters
"Nas thai tho subject OIL converse
ton which you would not disc.C5er the
colonel asked
Beautiful jim hcs.tated for moment.
DWELL. cir. frankly DC was. 1 thought
II best - keep it 60 myself. because was
certain thai the lad did lot know .Aat
Owen bad found out what was going on
AID it seemed hardly far TO him 10 tell
It,"
7 understand I will respect ycur
wishes, the colonel said, hastily,
Thank ytu. Sir" said Jim. Apart
from tie fact that this woman Will Ger.
taiuly marry him II she gets tie chance,
or rather u she does 10. Aud herself cir.
cunvcnted byus Waimsbr-y IS about the
worst place In the world for @ lad Of his
temperament. With proper bringing up
he might lave been and probably would
have beer. q very fine follow; but be has
not been properly brought up--Quite the
contrary, IN fact Hos the last Of @ good
old family and the child Of Lis father
old age, end 10 consequence has been
laugh. FROM his cradle to think himself
Young god-n0thing short Of H. Now,
the Lad isn't young god, he's very or
diu0ry eddie headed young ass, as you
saw for yourself sir. the nigh; he tr5t
dined with rs. as fall OF self Importance
and couccit as it's possible 90 be. There
fore. apart from this cntang lenent, this
is very bad atmosphere for him 70 be IL,
he IS O most important person, and being
only one Of four men practically Isolated
for therfis literally 10 society here, and
! fancy the people lcreabout look upon us
IS SO much clrt than otAerwlse--ho Is
able 10 give his opinion far more ireely
than Is good FOR him Now, with theregi'
INent he is scarcely able TO open his mouth
az al, ho IS regularly az school, ana
pretty sharp ono too, and ~ made every
hour 70 feel himself 70 DO not Of the very
smallest Importance whatever.
Wei, III SEQ what can DO about it,
said the colonel.
There was not much sympathy in his
tone. but then, as Beautiful Jim knew,
he did not particularly like Tommy, and
when Col. Barnes did not like q person he
was never very gracious
Il suppose. said the colonel. after a
moments silence, that sou would Ike TO
go back 10 headquarters yourself, Beres
fordl"
Just as you like, sir, answered Jim,
indiferently. 1T Is pretty much all tho
ssme 70 me. shall not get entaugled IN
sn<-t--u.s and thnnah af course The