Telegram-herald., 1890-02-14
DUNRAYEN RANCH

r-at.a4ea t-ee. Tara raas
Maeal1 Las asked q. sc yea and t
s-sz4l8 graufy hia Z voa 3o1i ride
1esn l lhs 1er-lg
EFen iu lE= l4rsEl-as Perry f4ared la8t
~ 3oL.1 Sc lls CAS-. .eaL l-z ae.l 60 -
face. S4u4lensl g, Dal1zfva l4l-a.
T. ner father. a.ll Possibility .f s-s-
lg heEi ID a4s al-1-al co saees too
IArLh1g. lie coul1 gave ~ Fe4.y fer
uaoazeuE, aad az az aisaEd si-sles fsll "a
tle group until hs 11okiak.y lssered.
II shall 5s glad o. -. Nlat -nes
Better nie 1oal early. Never mind
treakfAsL Mss Maitland vii bs z.zd
B. give YOU cup ~ coffee. ! fancy"
And Perry fel. - though the fence had
taken o. w2llEiEg. lie made 10 answer.
striving y regain his com posure. ara
then the talk ssnt on II was Stry ker
Who was talking now.
Has the ring been found. doctorg
"No! That Is most singular thing
and one that worries the old gentleman
q great deal IL had history. ig be-
.Onged to Mrs. M4ItlAuds father. who
~as from Ireland lndeed Ireland vas
her country, as 10 vas my father s-and
that ring she had reset for her son Archie
aad gave 10 % him when he entered sery-
ice with the Iances. Il was sent home
with his watch and other property from
South Afrlca for hedled tbsfe-aud old
Maitland always wore it afterwards.
Archie was the last OF three sons, aud il
broke his heart.
And the ring was lost the night q
Perry adventure there" asked the col
onel
Yes Mr. Perry remembers having
seen iI on has hand when the Oh gentle
man hrst came down 70 receive him. It
was missed afJer~ ards, and could easily
have slipped of at any t.rne for his fin
gers were witLered with age and III
health. They have searched everywhere.
and could find nothing Of it. 1t could
easily have rolled or the veranda on 70
the grass during bis excitement at the
time II the row, and somebody may have
picked II up-either among the ranch
men or among the troopers"
Il hate 20 think that any Of our men
would take 1t, said tho colonel after a
pause.
Il DO not think any Of them would,
with tho idea Of selling II. said Striker,
but here IS a case where il was picked
up, possibly. rs one O., the spoils Of war.
l have had inquiry made throughout the
troop bar with no result SO FAR. Do you
o. down again tonight. doctor;'
Not If ! can avoid &C.. Ian going now
70 try and sleep, and VIII nor ri Be down
till dayorea6 unless si-ualel for Good
night, colonel; good night. ALL"
Unless signaied for. Ins,inctively
Perry edged closer 10 Lawrence, who had
stood a silent listener 10 the conversation.
and Lawrence turned and saw him and
knew the thought that must be upper
most in his mind There was a moment
Of perfect silence. and then Lawrence
spoke:
Does anybody know what the signal
issr
Certainly" said Col. Braiaard.
promptly. He has explained the whole
thing TO me. Those were signals for him
that we saw the night YOU were all on
my gallery. IL was au arrangement de-
vised by their old nurse-she who came
mp with the carriage for Hiss Maitland
the other day. She had regular old
fashioned headlight and reflector, and.
when Mr. Maitland was so III as u need
a doctor, used 70 notify Quin in that
way. He sometimes failed 10 see IL, and
| have given orders today that the guard
should wake him when it is seen here
after"
Then that was what those mysterious
night lights meant that we have heard so
much about during the last three weeks"
asked Mr.. Dana
Certainly" answered Brainard.
''What on earth did anybody suppose
they meant =
To this there was no response for a
moment Then Lawrence burst out
laughing.