Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-29
BEAUTIFUL jim.
By JOHN STRANGE WINTER
CHAPTER XIV.

and rooms, OF doorway5 and windows;
but it is really necessary that they should
know something of the plan upon which
the messrooms and officers quarters at
Walmsbury were arranged.
1t was not barracks intended for the
accommodation Of q regiment, but only
for detachment of such regiment as
might be quartered at Blankhampton.
On the left OF the principal entrance gate
stood the larger Of two blocks of build.
ings-this contained the guard room and
cells. the mems rooms, and the married
and sergeants' quarters; on the right was
a second block. which contained on the
ground floor the orderly room and Office.
the messrooms. and some other rooms
used either fer married officers quarters
or as quarters for stall officers, such as
the doctor or paymaster, If one hap
pened to be needed. On the floor above
were seven good sized rooms and large
kitchen used in common by all the Off
GERS servants on that story.
This kitchen overlooked the road, and
was of irregular shape, owing to the fact
that the well of the staircase was taken
out OF it. On the side of it furthest from
the entrance gate was an empty room,
and on the other were tho two rooms
usually appropriated to the officer COM
handing the detachment, though, in this
case. Owen had not troubled to furnish
both rooms, and had only brought Dor
ton Of his goods and chattels from head
quarters. Thus the room on either side
of the kitchen was empty, while on the
other side Of the corridor which cut that
floor Of the building in halves were the
quarters occupied by the doctor-who
preferred to be on the upper story-Beau-
Nful Jim. Tommy Earle and young Man.
ners.
Thus Beautiful Jim's room was exactly
opposite to the kitchen; and it happened
that one lonely evening at the beginning
OF May, after he had spent an hour with
pipe and the pleasure of dreaming
about his sweet Nancy Earle. he was just
beginning to think it was time to, dress for
mess. when Capt. Owen opened tho door
uncerenoniously and walked in.
That something serious had happened
to disturb Owen, Jim saw at once by the
unusual cloud on his solemn, good phiz,
which was tohim the dearest in the whole
"aalloi I'D man. what's upv' he de-
nandeA %
Il Va. sttil chilly enough, in spite Of
the lovely spring weather, Tor ali the off,
cars to have their 6rss blazing half way
up their chimneys, and Owen, with the
usual freedom Of barrack life, began to
tell him what was the matter by possess
ing himself Of the poker and vigorously
smashing the big Jumps Of coal.
"What on earth Il it7" Jim asked, his
curiosity now thoroughly aroused; for
Owen was man Of quite unusually equa-
BILE temper, and this display Of mental dis
turbance betrayed that something greatly
ont Of the common had happened TO rufie
him.
That young ass, Tommy" Owen burst
ont u coatemptuous disgust
vhat-has h bean & It againf" Jim
46kea not much surprised, except that
Owen mould think enough about Tommy
70 be annoyed by anything he might take
4 Into his empty young head to do "And
what's he BEEN afterf Mischief. Of course"
With IN amused laugh.
"Mischiefl / believe you'll The young
fool-the idiot-the-just look here"
holding out his hand.
why, that's Tommy's Aashiest ring
oeats al Evelyn Gabrielle's rings to its,"
Jim exclaimed. "Where In the world did
you Get iti Surely young Tommy hasn't
bem reduced = = to pay visits to his
ovuncalax relativor (.
II that was Ill there wouldn't be much
harm done" returned Owen. mo, it's
mach worse than that. You know that
part little barmaid 1t the Ducks Tailr
"Yes.s
Il vent in thsrs this afternoon to net
the addrses Of that horse dealer that
Whittaksr told me about, and found
my LADY busting her bottles and counters
and - on With this blazing on her hand.
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