The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-04-03

TT laughed Perry. He felt In merry
mood; another page In his volume Of sus-
piclon and dread was being torn away,
and Quin's relations with the household
were turning out TO b such a. made
him an object Of lively interest. not Of
Jealous doubt
Then came tho callers from the gaFEi.
son. Il seemed although all Of Q sudden
the blockade had been raised and that no
people were 90 warmly welcomed at
Dunraven, a. the very ones who had been
especially prescribed Mr. Maitland,
weak and III a. he was, had asked 70 b
allowed to see Col Brainard on the coca
sion Of that officers second visit; 6tFykeF.
Dana, Graham and ParkO had ali been
allowed 70 come up and eco Perry o few
moments. but Mrs. Cowan wa Vigilant
and remorSeless. would allow them only
Q brief Interview, and, with smiling do
termination, checked her patient when
he attempted to talk The third day Of
his imprisonment Dr.. ouin came Soowl
ing In along In the afternoon, manifeStly
annoyed about something. and aid q few
words In low tone 70 MrA. CovaL, and
that usually equAble matron auttsTed
away down stairs In evident excitement
"Its Mira Belknap," explained the
doctor. In answer TO Perry's lnquiFing
look "She has ridden down here with
Dana and sent her card up 70 Gladys-
who can't bear the aight Of her; l don't
know Why; intuition, ! gpppose."
Presently Mira. CoWan rpappaaEod;
Miss Gladys has asked 10 DO excused, q
she does not wish to leave her father. at
this moment; and the lady would like %
come up and see Mr.. Perry"
"Tell her nor said Quin, SaVagely.
No-here; III 20 myself" And down
went tho doughty medical officer, and
straightway the rumhling tones Of hia
harsh voice were heard balowi the words
were indistinguiShable, but MrA CoWan'S
face indicated that there was something
In the sound that gave her comfort She
stood at the window watching the pair
a. they rode away.
miss Gladys HhndderedWhan she had
70 shake hands with her that day when
wocamS away from MrA 6PEagus's, 9 said
she ~ hope that lady b. not 0 paFticu
lar friend Of yours, Mr.. Perry
1--WE have been very good friends IN
deed. /" said be. loyalty. 40 Be sure,
have hardly known ,,Mrs. Balkpap q
month, but both he and the, captain
have been very, kind 70 ma" All TIT
same, down In the bottom Of his heart
he did not wonder at JNiS Maitland'S
sensations he was beginning to despair
Of ever seeing her, and yet could get nc
explanation that satisfied him.
"You, know she, can. walk only with
great pain and difficulty even now,
said MrA Cowan. "Her ankle was very
badly wrenched, and she hardly goel
farther than from her own 10 h6r faith
er's room. You ought b feel oDmph
mented that she has been here 10 you
door three times."
II feel more like butting my BRAIN
out for being asleep" muttered Perry n
reply. II wish you would wake md
next time, Mrs. Cowan. shant believe
it until zee Il, Or hear her voice ct the
door,"
She had excused herself 10 NrG Bel
KNAPP. and the doctor had denied thai
lovely woman her request to bO allowed
to come up and zee Mr.. Perry; and YET
the very next day, when the big -four
mule ambulance from ROssiter came
driving up 10 the front door, end Mrs.
SpCaguO and MEa. Lawrence, escorted
BY the colonel and Capt StFykeF, ap.
peared on the veranda, how did 4 hap
pen that the ladies were speedily ushered
upstairs to Miss Maitland's own room
and that, altar an animated though Low
toned chat Of half an hour with her
they were maFahaled down tho long cor
rider By MrA OoWan inpsrson, and, h
PerTys huge delight, were shown In 4
his bodsidel Il looked - though oulH
were showing unwarrantAblo dlScrimina
ton. stryker and the colonel, too, came
In to eco him, and the latter told him thai
both Mr.. Maitland and Mr.. EVEN had
begged that the arrested SoldierS might
not DO punished Including Sargs. LsaFy
and Kelly, there were now twenty meH
under charges more or leaS gravsin theil
character, and he had asked that . gen
eral court martial b convened for theiI
trial The colonel deeply appreciated thu
feeling displayed By the Stricksn Fopril
etor and his overSeer;, h0 was touched
that even In hiSsxtreme illness and pros
tEation Mr.. Maitland should interceds foI
the men who had made 20 hostile an In.
yasion Of his premises end brought upou
the inmates Of Dunraven light Of dread
and anxiety; but discipline had to b