The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-04-10

70 Get forth alone that evening, and no
one was surprised when, after going out
Of the west gate as though bent on rid
Ing up the Monee, he was presently seen
to have made the circuit Of the post and
was slowly cantering down towards the
lower valley Out on the eastern prairie
another horseman could be seen. and
presently the two came together Col
Brainard took down his binocular and
gazed out alter them
81 declare" said he, "thoOe two hg.
ures are % much alike I cannot tell
which Of them q Perry"
Then the other d Sergt Gwynne, col.
onel," said Stryker, quietly. put him
In our uniform, and Il would indeed DO
hard to tell the two figures apart Mr..
Maitland told me last week that that was
what % startled and struck him the GrSi
time he saw Perry"
SLOW d Mr.. Maitland now, do you
known
"He gets no better. After the nrSi
week Of joy and Thanksgiving over hil
boys restoration to him, the malady
seemed to reassert Itself. Dunraven viii
have new master BY winter, I fancy"
The colonel was silent . moment Then
he suddenly asked:
"By the way. how was Il that 0wynne
wasn't drowned ! never understood
that"
HE never meant 70 Be" aaid Striker,
he told Perry all about IT, he wa
ruined, he thought, In his profession and In
hisown country, and he knew his fathers
memorable pride; 60 he simply decided e
put an end to Archie Maitland and start
q new life for himself He wrote his
letters and arranged his property with
that view, and he called the steward 70
enable him to swear he was In his state.
room after the steamer weighed anchor
Then In jiRy he was over the side In
the darkness; It was food tide and he was
an expert swimmer; he reached a coast.
ing vessel living near; he had money.
bought his passage 70 France, after q
few days at Cape Town, and then came
to America and enlisted. BE got a con-
fession out Of one Of their Irregulars who
was with him, Perry says, and that was
OLla Oh Iu0 OADaI| no WIZ KuAIQNuK &c
jealousy. he had given others to Perry
that very night"
"They Seemed to take to each other
like brothers from the START" said the
colonel, with quiet smile.
"Just about, /" answered Capt, STRIKER.
Meantime, Perry and SerEt. Gwynne
have been riding slowly down the valley
Night has come upon Dunraven BY the
hour they reach the northern gate-no
longer closed against them-and as they
near the house Perry slowly dismounts
"rI take the horses to the stable myself;
I want TO-" says his trooper friend, and
for the second time the young officer
stands upon the veranda at the doorway,
then holds his hand a. he hears again the
soft melody Of the piano floating out
upon the still night afr. Slowly and not
without pain he walks around to the east
front striving to move with noiseless
steps. AZ last he stands by the open
easement, lust where he had paused In
surprise that night month agone, and
slowly drawing aside ono heavy fold Of
curtain, gazes Iongingly In at Gladys
Maitland, seated there al the piano, Just
where he first saw her lovely face and
form.
Presently, under the soft touch Of her
fingers, a sweet, familiar melody comes
ripping forth. BE remembers Il In.
stantly: Il e the same be heard the night
Of his flrst yisit-that exquisite Spring
Song" Of MendeIssohn's-and he listens,
spell bound. All Of a sudden the sweet
strains are broken of, the music ceases;
she has thrown herself forward, bowed
her oueenly head upon her arms, and,
leaning over the keyboard, her form d
shaken BY a storm Of passionate tears
Perry hurls aside the shelterine curtain
and limps rapidly across the soft and
noiselesS rug. She never dreams Of his
presence until. close at her side. q voice
She has learned 10 know and know well
"A voice tremulous with love, sympathy
and yearnine-murmurs only her name
"Gladys," and, starting up, she looks
one instant into his longing eyes.
Ser1t "Gwynne- Maitland, lifting the
heavy portiere q moment later. stops
short at the entrance, gazes one second
at the picturesque Ocene ct the piano
drops the portiera and vanIshes, unno-
ticed.
Things seemed changed at Dunraven Of
late years. The til are still 1t Rossiter
90 10 Lieut.. Perry. Il may be the climate
or association with an American sister.
hood, or-who knows1-perhapO some.
body has told her Of Mrs Belknaps pre-.
diction. but Mr.. Perry has not vet begun
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