Telegram-herald., 1890-02-09

tAe litls eotIags Eney shared Ia eommcn
No GLADYS disturbed ths junior dreams,
apparently. TOR ~ va breathing regu.
larry, sleeping the sleep Of ths Just, aad
-, nnGlag 40 ous % t.lk 70 and bsing IN
no mood - 20 - bed Al az hoar - com
PAF4liyely early ~hen he h4d - much 60
tniAk about Perry aIled a pipe a4d
Pefch-d himself Ia ID char 81 tAs
~insiO~ sea-, insendng 70 think is al
over again He Was beginains % hate
tnas doctor he would have chafed &C the
id~@ u Aay eachelors being before hiIa
A. a. aequaintanes SiEh Gladys Maitland.
but a married man knowing her 50 well
a. % make La wife jealous and himself
hn4iHsrsnE % that fact-knowing her 80
vel a. . drive such lovely woman.
too, into taxing her children and quit
ing the marital roof-that ~Gs 10, much
% bad thing. ana Perry was sore dis-
comhted he got mp. impatient and rest
less passed OUT % the htIle plaza IN
froas of his quarters, and began pacing
up and down. the glow from bis coxncob
pipe making iiery trad ia the darkness.
he would have beea glad 70 20 back 10
tue colonel and keep watch with him;
bGE there was one thing connected with
rs vialL % Dunraven that he co,ild not
Dear u SPEAK ot. especially as those
words of Mrs. Lawrence recurred again
and again % his memory. He had nos
sal one word-hs did not wan. 10 tell
or Gladys Maitland
And 40 it happened that Perry, too,
was awake and astir when the footsteps
cf the cavalry ssrgeaa. were heard on
their way 10 Capt STRIKERS quarters
Listening. hs noted that the soldier had
halted az the colOnels, held brief con
verSation with thas officer. and then
turned back across the parade. Instant
~ divinlng that news had come OF Sergt.
Gwynne. Perry seized his forage cap and
hurried in pursuit he overlook the
trooper just beyond the guard house and
went with him eagerly % the stables. A
momeut more, and hs was bending over
a soldiers bedside In little room adioin-
ing the forage shed and by the light OF
dlru stable lantern looking down into the
bruised and battered features of the nom
commissioned officer. whom he had pro-
nouncsd Of all others at Rossiter the
most respected and highly thought Of by
the cavalry garrison.
Sergeant. I'm very sorry to see Won
50 badly mauled." said Perry. How on
earth did il happen!"
Gwyune turned his head painfully
the one unbandaged eye could look about
and see that none Of the stable guard
we're within hearing, then back again and
uP into the sympathetic face Of his young
superior.
Lieutenant, must tell you and the
captain; and yet IL Is a matter | pro
toundly wish 20 keep as secret "a pos
sibls--the story Of my days adventure,
mean"
You need not tell me as ali IL you do
not wish to- said Perry; though |
think il 8 due to yourself that tho cap
tain should know how it was you were
gone al day and that your horse and you
both came back IN such condition"
II understand. sir. fully" answered
Gwynue, respectfully. II shall tell the
captain tho whole story. IL he so desire.
Meantime, en- only ask that no one
else bs told II the men In the troop had
an inSlinS os tho true story there would
b endless trouble; aud sol have tried 20
Rcc0unt for IL by saying my horse and
had al ugly fall while running a coyote
through the timber. We did sea a CO.
vote. down near the ranch on the Monee.
and l chd have al ugly fall: was set
upon by three os those ranchmsn and
badly handled"
Yes, damn them" said Perry, ex-
cisediY and wr.thfully. I've had an |
experience with them myself tonight /
while We were searching for you"
50 much the more reason, sir, whv /
my mishap should not % told among tho |
men The two Affairs combined would |
be more than they would stand. Thsre
are enough Lrishnsn here in our troop
alone % 20 down and wipe that ranch
Gus Or existence, AMI i tear trouble As u
stands
Whistler thers viil be trouble or not
VII depend very much on the future
conduct q the proprietor and manager
down thsrA o. course we cannot toI-
srass for an instant the ides Of their
a gang u r1IfEiaus there who
are allowed % asSsult officers or men
who happen % rids around that neigh
oorhood You wsrs not inside their
limits. we're your
Yes. sir sid .he sergeant pain
'ailv. Il vas, had ted ny horse out
6ds AMI vsntursd in % Est a nearer
BOX st The buildings7
J." N hat TINA fff Il harre-p-
This morning. sir, not uror- than an
acur and a half sf.sr ron spoke % me In /
'he valley
"lndsedi Then Tou must hsva lain .
'hers All day. Wh7. Gwynns. this VII
ievar SO. m e. and Ess the surgeon
nd havs him COX you AZ over You
must ha-e heen brutalv mauied. and
nuEt he utterly ax p susted
~ponf -. Sr, sid ths sergeant
'agerlY stretching forth a hand It
! isnt a. v1u think sir ha-~ hesr
nndiy cared FOR They're poe az raf
laus down theirs. snd ths nan who - I
suited ne vii - f'I1v punished. L. {,
reen lruaa ss vat nu-sssi srd fsd snS
rrsndiei and osnds<ed az though Ia .
sen carried rizhs - hospital Inaaea.
tont n-ed ANYTHING hgs re~. m ~
N rzht in a isv
fBut Z think D.. cuia cuxhs - see
-cu sn3 vanSfv IL vcu ara nos infrr~3 ,
"Te ss1sfs8. Tir. TIE Doctor has se@, .
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