Telegram-herald., 1890-02-07

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has ter once set sg~s oa AerTls Eag-
tam 4U t.s4i ume DSd lne sergeant
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an4s ID nv have ogt Ve forgot
tru 4ou nave. docJor. have you n0-f
I-ard ~ haE. colauelt
tn~ name a. IHll ranch down the
n n.e,.- al Eng .ish ranch. 1hey tel me
aufat ~-v~u miles away
.tt yes,-thai oue. They can il Dun
- urn % ! tire sergeant take ANY
of .llls wi.1 hIn. captain 10 CO..
rur le bs. mi. Z has- been uIunla-
.a.- or RABBIT. ami his horse have
eI a4i fallen wiJh hia fne.e s.
na rai Of prAlFIe dos holes down th-.
say
No. the dogs are al in. ! wouldn
bp surprised If ile had gone 10 The ranch
That's an Engllsh nane. and they are al.
Eu-.,shmen down there, | hear Ven
passil1 that is the solution Tney maf
have tempted him 10 stay with English
nasri-tlity though 10 would astonish ul.
II ne yielded I'll tell the men 90 inquirr
Lh-r- lirs,. colonel. and sill 90 and SEN
them now And. bowlns u his c0u
man er Capt Stryker turned and ief,
the ,rch
= doctor rose. thrust his hands dee
ia n. pockets paced SLOWLY 70 the sout.
erl ell at the veranda. and Sazed dow
th- distant peaceful valley. an anxio.
clouI rtling on his brow The colon
resumed once more the newspaper h,
hal dropped upon the floor After mo
men Dr Quin came slowly back. stooI
IN truuJ of the entrance "a few second
i0nN"s irresoiutely at the soidie.
spra .d az full length i'm his recliuin
chair, stepped towards him with a pr,
paratory clearing OF his throat as thou-
about TO speak. and then. suddenly az
lelplessly abandoning the idea b
liunged down the short flight Of step
hurried out of the gate and disappear,
around the fence corner in the directio
II the hospital Immersed in his paper
the colonel never seemed 70 note that D.
had gone. neither did he note the fl
that two ladies were coming down t.
walk
The soft swish of trailing skirt beir
insufficient 70 attract his attention
they arrived nearly opposite the shade
veranda. a silvery peal of laughter broh
the stiffness Of the early evening. Mr
Bell,nap's laugh was delicious-soft. M
lodioIs ripping as a canary song, an
Just as spontaneous Neither lady haC
said anything at the moment that wa.
inccu,.yeof merriment: but if Mrs. Law
renee had given utterance to the quaint
es,. oldest. most whimsical conceit i'm
agin2ble. Mrs. Belknaps laugh could no
have been moro ready. and her great
dark eyes shot a sidelOng glance 10 not
the effect Down went the paper, an,
up. with considerable propping from hi.
muscular arms. came the burly form Of
| the post commander Two sweet, smil
ing faces beamed upon him through a.
aperture in the leafy screen. and Mrs
Belknap's silvery voice hailed him /,
laughing salutation:
did we spoil your siesta, colonel
/ How can | make amends? You see. yol
we're SO hidden by the vines that no on
would dream Of your being there in am
/ bush"
"Oh, indeed, I assure you l WASH
asleep" answered the colonel, hastily
Wont you come in, ladies, and 81
here in the shade awhile:'
"We thought we would stroll srounC
until parade" said Mrs. Lawrence, hesi
tatingly, "and then sit down and watcl
it somewhere.
NO place better than this" promptly
answered the colonel You can sit be
hind the vines on that side and see, or
what we would infinitely prefer. sit her'
az the entrance and be seen. Meantime
I've been unpacking some photograph
/ albums this afternoon, and you car
amuse yourselves with those while | pu
/ on my harness. Gomez
The coloneTs collection Of photograph
was something the ladies had already
heard a great deal Of. One Of the mos
/ genial and popular officers Of the army
ne had gathered together several larg
/ albums full Of pictures Of prominent mel
and attractive and distinguished womei
not only those with whom he had beer
associated in his long years Of service
but men eminent in national and stat
affairs. and women leaders in society u
mauy a gay metropolis
Both the ladies had hoped 10 see thi
+ famous collection the evening before, bu
the colonel had not then unpacked th
albums and they were disappointed
Now however. the prospect was indee
aHuung. and neither could resist Wbe
the arst call sounded for parade fep
. moments after. and the commandinl
of.c was getting himself into his fuI
dr1- uniform. the two pretty heads Vi er