Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-03-29

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full wound in their defense Old Matt
land listened to it all eagerly-he had
already given orders that the finest thor
oughbred at Dunrayen should be Perry's
the moment he was able to mount again
and he was constantly revolving in mind
how he could show his appreciation Of
1 the officers who had befriended his son.
hrs. Cowan, too. never tired OF hearing
Perry's praises, and eagerly questioned
/ when the narrator tagged There was
another absorbed auditor, who never
questioned and who listened with down
cast eyes It was she who seldom came
near Perry during his convalescence, she
who startled and astonished the young
fellow beyond measure, the day the am
bulanco came down to drive him back to
the fort. by Withdrawing the hand ne
/ had impulsively seized when at last she
appeared to-bid him adieu, and cutting
short his eager words with ''Mrs. Belknap
will console you, dare say" and abb
ruptly leaving the room
/ Poor Nedi In dire distress and per-
/ plexity he was driven back to Rossiter
and that very evening he did most SEN
sible and fortunate thing; he told Mrs
Sprague all about it; and, instead of con-
doing with him and bidding him strive
to be patient and saying that all would
come right in time, the little woman's
kind eyes shone with delight, her cheeks
j flushed with genuine pleasure; she fairly
/ sprang from her chair, and danced up
and down and clapped her hands and
laughed with glee, and then, when Perry
ruefullT asked her if that was the SYM
pathy he had right to expect from her,
she only laughed the more, and at last
broke forth with:
ooh, you great, stupid, silly boy! You
ought to be wild with happiness. Can't
/ you see she's iealous?
And the very next day she had long
talk with DR.. Quin, whose visits to Dun
raven still continued; and one bright
afternoon when Gladys Maitland rode up
to the fort to return calls, she managed
to have quite chat with her, despite the
fact that Mrs. Belknap showed a strong
desire to accompany that fair English
girl in all three of her visits. In this
effort, too, the diplomatic services Of
Capt. Stryker proved rather too much
for the beauty Of the garrison. Was it
possible that Mrs SpragUe had enlisted
him also in the good cause? Certain it
is that the dark featured captain was
Miss Maitland's escort as she left the
garrison, and that it was with the con-
seriousness Of impending defeat that Mrs.
Belknap gave utterance to the opening
sentence OF this chapter; Dir. Perry had
distinctly avoided her ever since his re-
turn.
One lovely evening late in May Mr.
Perry was taking his first ride on the
new horse, splendid bay and perfect
match for Gladys Maitland's favorite
mount. Already had this circumstance
excited smiling comment in the garrison;
but if the young man himself had noted
tho close resemblance it conveyed no
blissfuI augury Everybody remarked
that he had lost much Of his old buoy
aDcy and life, and it must be confessed
he was not looking either blithe or we'll
Parke had suggested riding with him
an invitation which Perry treated so
coldly that the junior stopped to think
moment, and began to see through the
situation; and SO Mr. Perry was suffered
to set forth %lone that evening, and no
o<s--s4--rllF a.af whan, after go5~g out
Of the west gatG as though bent on rid
ing up the Monee, he was presently seen
70 have made the circuit Of the post and
was slowly cantering down towards the
lower valley Out on the eastern prairie
another horsenan could be seen, and
presently the two came together. Col.
Brainard took down his binocular and
gazed out after them.
Il declare" said he, those two fig
tres are so much alike ! cannot tell
which CT them is Perry"
"Then the other is Sergt. Gwynne, col
onel," said Stryker, quietly, PUT him
III our uniform, and it would indeed be
hard to tell the two figures apart. Mr.
Maitland told me last week that that was
what so startled and struck him the first
time he saw Perry.
Glow is Mr. Maitland now, do you
know"
"He gets no better. After the first
week OF Joy and thanksgiving over his
bows restoration to him, the malady
seemed to reessert itself, Dunraven will
have a new master by winter, fancy"
The colonel was silent a moment Then
he suddenly asked:
"By the way, how was it that Gwynne
wasn't drowned? l never understood
that"
"IIe never meant to be" said Stryher.
''He told Perry all about it. He was
ruined, hethought, in his profession and In
hisown country, and he knew his fathers
inexorable pride; SO he simply decided to
put an end to Archie Maitland and start
a new life for himself He wrote his
letters and arranged his property with
that view, and he called the steward to
enable him to swear he was in his state
room after the steamer weighed anchor
Then in a iiffy be was over the side In
the darkness; it was food tide and he was
an expert swimmer; he reached coast
ing vessel lying near; he had money,
bought his passage TO France, after
few days at Cape Town, and then came
to America and enlisted. He got con-
fession out of one Of their irregulars who
was with him, Perry says, and that was
one of the papers he was guarding Sc
jealousy. He had given others to Perry
that very night"
'They seemed to take to each other
ike brothers from the start" said the
colonel, with quiet smile.
"Just about" answered Capt. Stryker.
Meantime, Perry and Sergt. Gwynne
have been riding slowly down the valley.
Night has come upon Dunraven by the