Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-11-13

him, and he WOULD IOI me
you wouldn't think it, to see has perfectly
conventional society manner TINS morning.
If had left you down at the loot OF inc
stairs and had stolen up on uptoe ana gone
over and put my arms round hls neck you
would probably have found US hugglhs
each other and dancing about that room
like a couple Of grizzly bears when you came
up. aud the moment he caught sight o.
YOU he would have blushed crimson anu
got behind his ice screen IN a secohu- lou
lust ought to have seen him the hlght we
met each other with our attachments down
near Guadalupe Canyon when we were
hunting Geronimo. Some id lool Of
ranchman had met him and sald was
killed in the little affair we had with tne
Apache rear guard. Why, / was perfectly
amazed at the emotion be showed. Ever
since then I've sworn by Fred lane
though. of course, he has traits that Wish
he could get rid Of"
"Good officer, isn't hes'
'Ye-es, Lane isn't half a bad soldier.
OF course il remains 10 be seen h sort
of captain he viii make. He has only just
got his troop"
But ! mean he-well-is a brave man.
has shown up well in these Indian lights
you were telling US about"
"H'm" answered Noel, with a quiet lit
tie chuckle. III he wasn't, you bet he
wouldn't have been all these years in the
Eleventh. 4 shirk Of any kind is just the
one thing we won't stand. Why, Amos,
wien old jim Blazer was Il colonel dur
ing those years Of the Sioux and Cheyenne
and Nez Perez wars he ran two men out of
the regiment simply because they managed
10 get out of field duty W successive
years. oh. no, Lanes all right as a sol
der or he wouldn't be wearing the crossed
sabers Of the Eleventh"
Mr.. Withers listened to these tales Of the
doings and sayings Of the regiment With
great interest. Lane might have been
here q dozen years, said he 90 himself,
.'and no one in our community would have
known anything at al about the dangers
his comrades and he had encountered ia
their frontier service. It's only when some
fellow ike Noel comes to us that we learn
ANYTHING whatever Of our army and its
doings.'
He took his cousin to the great molding
works Of which he was the sole head and
proprietor. and presented his foremen and
his clerks to the captain, and told them
Of his career in the Indian wars on the
frontier, and then upon change, and
proudly introduced my cousin, Capt.
Noel TO the magnates Of the Queen City;
and. though not n out Of dozen was IN
the least degree interested in the captain,
or cared a grain of wheat what the army
had done or was doing on the frontier, al
most every man had time to stop and
shake hands cordially with the handsome
officer, for Amos Withers was said 70 be
a man whose check for a round million
would be paid 81 sight. and anybody
who was first cousin to that amount OF
spot cash was worth stopping TO hat
with, even Ia the midst Of the liveliest
tussle 'twixt hull and bear on the floor OF
the Chamber Of Commerce. A tall, gray
haired gentleman. with u slight stooD 70
his shoulders and rather tired, anxious
eyes, who listened n%ervously to the shouts
from .'the pitt and scanned eagerly the
little Geographic slips thrust into his hand
By scurrying messenger boys. was intro
duced as Mr.. Vincent, aud Mr.. Vincent in
auired II Noel knew Lieut-or, rather.
.Capt.-Laue.
"Know Fred LaneS lie IS the best friend
| have in the world, - was the enthusiastic
answer, ''and one OF the best men that ever
lived"
All! I'm glad 10 know you-glad to
know what you say. The captain is a con
slant visitor at opr house. d great friend of
ours in fact. All! excuse me a moment. =
Aud Mr.. Vincent seized z certain well
known broker BY the arm and murmured
esger inquiries In his ear, to which
she other listened with j~ll-iisguised impa
Withers and, 81 course. "the captain, "
were the center 81 p cordial-not 90 say oh
seouious-efoup so long as they remained
the floor, and the secretary presently
70 them with the compliments of the
president and n card admitting Capt. Cor
don Noel 20 the floor of the chamber nc amy
cline during business hours. which that
officer most gracefully acknowledged. and
then went on replying 10 the questions Of
his new friends about the strange regions
through which he had secuted and fought,
and the characteristics 81 the Indian tribes
with whom be had been brought in con.
And by the time Cousin Amos de
clared they must 20 to the club for luncheon
everybody was much impressed by the
hearty. ioyial manner Of the dashing cav
and there were repeated hand
promises to call, and prophecies OF
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his leave.
Has Capt. Lane come in yet to lunch2'
Mr.. Withers Of the liveried at
at The Queen City = as his cousin
Inscribed his name and regiment in the
visitors book, as introduced by "A. W.
%ponderous strokes OF the pen.
NO, sir. Its considerably past the time
he gentleman generally comes. | don't
think he'll be in today, sir
Then we won't wait, Gordon. Wen
order for two. What wine do You likey"
Over at the dingy recruiting Office Capt.
Lane had forgotten about luncheon. There
we're evidences of earelessness on the part
If the clerk who had made out his great
of papers. and the further he looked
he more he found. The orderly had been
ient for Taintor, and had returned with
he information that he was not at his desk
Burns, when called upon to explain
ii happened that he allowed him to
away, promptly replied that it was half