Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-29
CHAPTER III,

ObAI Els III,
Three months have passed SINCE the
+ Dyuecourt- arrived at their new post, ana
we find Connie making the promised visit
to her sister. The Two ladies are seated IN
Mrs. Camor0n- pretty sittlng-rOOm ell
gagged some pretty fancy work. Constance
Bis more beautiful than ever, as the constant
horseback exercise in which she has en-
aarel since She came West has gwen her
IA beautiful color, which she somewhat
lacked before. An open letter Is lying
upon hcr lap. the contents of which they
have evidently been discussing.
"C0nn!e.n continues Mrs Cameron
rather grayely, IL believe have clew %
your aversion 10 a marriage with Captain
Barklcv."
Tie delicate pcach-bloom IN the younger
sisters face has become crimson during
Mrs. Cameron's remarks, and she answers
rather pettishly. why, RDna, what better
reason should have than that don't love
him ~
But, my dear, 10 IS not natural he IS
handsome well born, wealthy. and per-
icctly devoted 10 you. What more can
YOU w8nt:' 49,
Nhv can't he leave me alone for a little
whiieS he tormcnted me 10 Jet MN core
spond with mo- and now" here she pointed
TO the letter on her lap, he writes That
he has gotten seven days leave and
Wbcn do Won think he will arriyef
asks Mrs. Cameron.
Some time tonight ] suppose" an
swered the Younger SISTER. lie writes
that he Will start on the third day from
the date OF tins letter, taking advantage OF
the psylnaster's escort. and yOu know
Charlie CAPTAIN Cameron told us that the
scout that carries our mail had been de-
laved by slight wound which Le received
AT the hands Of that hostile band OF
Apaches who attacked an emigrant tram
near COYOTE Glen
If that is the case had better see that
Bridget is getting suitable quarters ready
for the Captain" and with a smile she
leaves her sister alone.
Constance Dvnecourt sits leaning back
in a luxurious armchair, and thinks over
the past few months of her life, She is
THINKING of the many stories which she
has heard OF the man who had rescued her
She can scarcely realize that a few months
AGO she had never even heard the name OF
Captain Wilde She has been told that,
though hardly twenty-five years OF age, ms
name has become terror to the hOstlle
bands of Indians who roam the Great
American Desert. They say that he - al
most wor,hippod by the families who live
al UNPROTECTED ranches near hun, and by
eIni0rants as vet unsettled, and "a she re-
members the sad icok IN the soft brown
ewes INTO which she had looked but once
m her life. her own MI with tears. for She
IS conscious that though Captain Wilde IS
only a cowboy, in spite of her having seen
him bnt once ia her life, she torres hiln as
she thinks she will never love man again,
But Constance Dynecourt Is proud girl
and she tries 20 shake on TINS dream Oh
man who has perhaps ere thus forgotten
her very existence She resoluteiy arises
and seeking her sister ~ soon busy IN as
sisting in preparations for the coiuihg
guest.
IL is evening. Mrs. Camcron's quarters
have always been the most popular resort
AT the fort, bnt since the advent OF her
lovely young sister night does not pass
without seeing hsr little parlor niled with
the best society the garrison affords.
Lieutenant West, a young officer fresh
from West Point. who had only joined bis
regiment few months before. has Just en-
tered. aud one OF bis first remarks is: " DO
tell me something about this affair OF Coy
ote Glen. / started oat at daYhreak OIL