Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-20

Skyker. The object Of his early cal
was explained IN uxy fen wosdA
'P@Vs nahe, e AsveteenUver b
see Sergk Gwy4pe thn mornnne and TIKI
docfH wa1kpa Esck from tho ho1ita.
with me.and to16 mo At yosr 6seeAenei
disagreemmtof last night. Il it had no,
been for thaEsudden cali 10 the stables
fancy there might have been quarrel
Now, I think you know I'm one Of the
last men 10 let an officer OF my regiment
especially my troop-be placed in a
false position, and-you can afford to
leave this matter in my hands. can yor
not?''
Certainly, Capt. Stryker."
"Then want you to say nothing Il
Quin ON the subject, and to treat him
as far as possible. as though nothing had
happened. His relations with the lady:
father and family were, and are, such
that she ought to treat him with respect
and Difference, and to accept his advice
even though it be given in style that
Carlyle, his favorite author, is mainly
responsible for.
There was absolutely nothing in-in
that. Well, captain" stammered poor
Ned, Il don't know how to say what !
want to say" He wanted to say there
was nothing in that interview which
could possibly be criticised, but it sud-
denly occurred to him that on the con-
trary there was a good deal. Then he
desired to assure the captain that, so far
as he was concerned. there wasn't sus-
picion of wrong doing; but-heavens
and earth!-that was equivalent to say
ing the lady was doing all that was open
TO remark, and nothing would ever in
duce him to ''give away woman" as
he would have expressed it. Perry STAN
mered and Redeemed all the more. and
at last gave it up in despair, Stryker
sitting there the while with a quiet grin
on his bronzed face and mechanically
slashing his boot legs with a riding
switch.
81 think I understand the situation,
Perry, and there's no great harm done.
Only, let the matter drop-so far as the
doctor is concerned, l mean; do not
presume to obtrude advice upon you as
to anything else
And, though he had meditated diff
ferent course, and had fully intended
hunting up Dana and sending him with
a note to call upon the doctor for an
explanation, he was glad to have a
man of Stryker's standing cry halt. All
the same he was sore incensed against
DR.. Quin-mainly because of the jeal-
Gus pain he suffered at the knowledge of
his being so welcomed by Gladys Matt
land when he saw fit to visit the ranch;
and this pain gnawed Ml the more an
grily now at thought of the embar-
suspicious-situation in
which that very man had found him on
the previous evening. Pressing duties
and hurried preparations kept him from
breeding toe much upon these sore
points, but the youngsters all rallied
him upon his preoccupaion while at
their merry breakfast table. He had re-
solved that there was one thing he could
and would bring to an issue with DR..
Quin, and was all Impotence for the
coming of evening, that he might hear
from the lips of Capt. Lawrence the act.
ual stories that had been in circulation
Dunraven Ranch. He never
went out to a hunt so utterly Indifferent
TO the fortunes of the day, so eager to
have it all over and done with. And
yet-never had there opened
TO him day so radiant with glorious
possibility; never before in all his young
life had nightfall proved SO unwelcoms
when it finally came.
The first rabbit was started before they
we're a mile from Rossiter, land the hounds
;umbled over him nearly a league away
Town the valley of the Monee. It was
while they were watering their horses in
he stream that Mrs. Bellknap rode up be-
tide them and laughingly addressed Mrs
Lawrence:
THAT was too much Of straight away
ior either Of US, Mrs. Lawrence; but what
wager shall we have on the first mask
after this?''
"Why. Mrs. Belknap! lean never hops
~ AAN IA 0As IL " do l14CA0 o~NAAC4AS AbA
good guiding on the part of some of the
,ficers who were kind enough to stay by
ne, that enabled me to be in at the death
he other day"
"You have Mr.. Perry to lead you today.
Surely with such guide you ought 10 be
inspired Am to see anything of you
oday:" she almost whispered to him, az
Ter stirrup brushed his riding boot.
Certainly" he answered, quietly, and
ooking her over with frank blue eye
hat were rather too clear and calm for
Ter mood. .'-E Mrs Lawrence will ex-
use me a few moments by and by, il
will be pleasure to come and ride with
vou. TIL ask her"
Indeed you shall not" was the low
oned reply, while the dark eyes fairly
mapped with indignation. Il do not
'orrow other women's escort. If you
NOW no other way that ends it.
And then Mrs. Sprasase's CHEEKY voice !
rad hailed them as her eager horse came
FLASHING into the stream: no opportunity |
occurred for further impressive remarks,
'it as the 'ffeld' rode out upon the |
uairie again and the dogs spread their |
-elping skirmish line along the front, |
frs Belknap felt confident that before
hey returned 10 Rossiter she would have
'er big, simple hss<aed adnairer in some
hape for discipline. Two capital rune
1tied TO her self satisfaction. for in one |
{ them she was side BY side with the
oremost rider at the finish, and in both
he bad left the other women far in rear
hen came a third, and with it reveia-
ion to one and all