Telegram-herald., 1890-02-06

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Tae solonel hA3 listened ~i.h soms
s1rurlss - h.s reg lesf, pretersa g1ss zs
lhs party ass uFsazLaz ~ tae night -
fore. 1o 5e abeeng from garrison te@
hours the fsll0xing morning
Bus ss have 'aa-Jallon trDl az
O'Clock. Nr P.rg. - I need yo4 there,
BE- said
.0n. Ia bs aaek ia tine foT that. siF.
i wanted to bs of rf-es hours oE - -
fore brsskizsE.
The colonel could nol help laughing
"Of course you c2a go--go ~ hsrsver yea
hss at those hours. when yOu are not OF
guard, b8t never imagined yoa would
want ~ ga ug 81 eariy
Neither aoala, colonel. bat I've
been interested IA something ne4rd
about this ranch down the Aoaee. and
thought I'd ike 70 Tids down and lock
at it.
eco ahead. by all means. and see
whether those lights came from there
lt made me ghlnk q a play I once saw
the Colleen Bawn' where a fellows
sweetheart sigaalsd across the lake by
showing light in her cottage window
Just thar way three times, and be an
swered by turning out the lights In his
room. OF course the distance wasn't
anything Ike this. and there was no one
here 70 turn down any Light En- what
did yoa says
Il beg pardon. colonel diln't mean
% interrupt, put III 4 gentle voice st his
elbow, while little hand on Perry arm
gave it a sudden and vigorous squeeze.
"but Capt Lawrence has called me twice
he viii not re-enter after Lighting his
cigar-and must say good night"
"Oh, good night, Mrs. Lawrence. I'm
sorry YOU 10 70 early. We are going 10
reform YOU ali in that respect as soon as
we get fairly settled. Here's Perry, now,
would sit up and play whist with me an
hour YET"
Not this night. colonel Hehas prom
ised - walk home with us" (another
squeeze) 'and go he must. or be faith
iess escort. Good night We've had
such a loyely, lovely time"
And Ned Perry, dazed, went with her
10 the gate, where Capt. Lawrence was
awaiting them. She had barely time to
murmur.
you were just on the point Of telling
/ him about the doctors lights I cannot
/ forgive myself for being the means of
seeing it; but keep my confidence, and
| keep-this until everybody is talking
about L.. IL will come soon enough.
Naturally, Mr. Perry went home some
what perturbed in spirit and all alive
with conjecture as 20 what these things
could mean The first notes Of 'assem
bly, of the trumpetcrs generally known
| as first call reused him from h.s sleep
| and by the time the men marched out t.
the stables he had had his plunge bath. a.
vigorous rub and a chance 10 think over
his plans before following in their tracks
| dressed for his ride. The establishment
of Lieut.. Parke, the junior Of the troop
was something almost too deep for words
when Perry came bounding to his side
"What on earth brings you out, Ned
was his only effort.
Going for gallop-down the Monce.
that's all. | haven't had frcshener for
a week.
Cad! we get exercise enough al
morning drill one would think, and our
horses too. Oar And Mr. Parkc
stopped suddenly II flashed across him
that perhaps Perry was going riding
with a lady friend and the hour was her
selection. IL 50, twas no business Of
his, and remarks were uncalled for
When lie mounted and rode away from
the stable Mr. Parkc was outside at the
picket rope. and busily occupied in his
duties. supervising the fastening of the
fresh, spirited horses - the line. for the
| troop commander was n man intoleranl
Of disorder OF any Kind, and nothing
moro offended his eye than the sight Of
two or three Of his charges loose and
| plugging and kicking up and down the
stable yard On the other hand, there
/ was no one exploit that seemed 70 give
I the younger animals kcener delight
nothing that made tie perpetrator a big
ger hero iu his own eyes or the object OF
/ greater envy among his fe,lOws-and as
I a consequence every device o' which
equine ingenuity was master was called
! into play. regularly as the morning came
/ around to break loose either from the
! controlling hand Of the trooper or from
/ Tho tagt AMI sjyliainc picket rope TIE
/ first care Of the oGioer in charge OF the
| troop scrCeants was. therefore. 70 see
I that all the horses were sccu.elv dashed
/ and kDotted. Not until De had examined
every "haltcr shank" was Mr. Parke at
leisure to look around. but when he did