The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-02

/ am very anxious. MY nuSuduu - OdpG'
Rayner, of Fort Warrener."
"No infantry have been sent, madame,
I-have reason to know; at least, none
from Warrener."
And with that he hurriedly bowed and
left her. The next moment, flask in
hand, he was crossing the storm swept
platform and making his way to the
head of the train.
81 believe he is an officer" said Mrs.
Rayner to her sister. "Who else would
be apt to know about the movement of
the troops? Did you notice how gentle
his manner was?-and he never smiled.
lie has such a sad face. Yet he can't be
an officer, or he would have made him
self known to US long ago."
SIS there no name on the satchel?'
asked Miss Travers, with pardonabIe curl
osity. "He has an interesting face-not
handsome" And dreamy look came
INTO her deep eyes. She was thinking,
no doubt, of dark, oval, distingue face
with raven hair and mustache. The
youth in the travelling suit was not tall,
ike Steven-not singularly, romantical-
ly handsome, like Steven. Indeed, he
was of less interest to her than to her
married sister.
Mrs. Rayner could see no name on the
satchel, only two initials; and they re-
vealed very little.
''Ihave half mind to peep at the fly
leaf of that book" she said. "He walk
ed Just like soldier; but there isn't
anything there to indicate what he is, y
she continued, with doubtful glance at
the items scattered about the now vacant
. section. "Why isn't that porter here:
, He ought to know who people are"
AS though to answer her request, in
| came the porter. disheveled and breath,
: less He made straight for the satche,
. they had been scrutinizing, and opened
r it without ceremony. Both ladies re
garded this proceeding with natura
t astonishment, and Mrs. Rayner wa
: about TO interfere and question his RICH
y to search the luggage of passengers
a when the man turned hurriedly toward
+ them, exhibiting little bundle of hand
i kerchiefs, his broad Ethiopian fac
t clouded with anxiety and concern:
r "The gentleman told me to take al
G his handkerchiefs. We'se got a dozel
e frozen soldiers in The baggage carson
j of 'em mighty bad-and they'se tryir
: to make 'em comfortable until they ge
to the fort"
IS Soldiers frozen! Why do you tax
# them in tho baggage car?-such bar
5. Of a place, Why weren't they brougf
o here, where we could make them war;
|, and care for them exclaimed Mrs. Ray
o ner, in impulsive indignation.
' Laws, ma am! never do in the worl
r to bring frozen people into hot ca
# Sure to make their ears an noses dro
&c off, that would! Got to keep em in Il,
II cold and pile snow around EN-. Tn;
d gentleman sittin' here-he knows"
continued; 'he's an officer, and him an
50 the doctors workin' with 'em now"
e. And Mrs. Rayner, vanquished by
10 statement Of facts well known to HI
'. yet forgotten in the first impetuosity
le her criticism, reiapsed into the silent
ID Of temporary defeat.
le He is an officer, then" said Nj
Travcrs, presently. 81 wonder what
ID belongs to-"
''Not to our regiment, I'm sure. Pro
h. ably to the cavalry. He knew Maj. Sta
er nard and other officers whom we pass
w there"
ly ''Did he speak to them?"
.e. NO; there was no time. We were /
IT, yond hearing distance when he ran
We the back door Of the car; and there W
we no time before that. But it's very ode
II whats very odd?H
do ''Why. his conduct. It is so stran
re that he has not made himself known
us, if he's an officer"
lis Probably be doesn't know you
l." we-are connected with the army, Kat
GU "Oh, yes, he does. The porter lno
perfectly well, and l told him just befc
". be left"
m Eyes, but he didn't know before tt
e." time did he?"
ras HE ought to have known" said n
M Rayner, uncompromisinglv. cat lea
aa- he should If he had taken the faint
interest. I mentioned Capt. Rayner
EN- that he could not help hearing"
s. This statement being one that N
EN- Travers could in no wise contradict
< it was one, indeed, that Mrs. Ray
could have dispensed with as unnec
er, sary-the younger lady again bett
ing herself to silence and pulling the kite
red ears
fr- Even if be didn't know before" C
,ev tinued her sister, after a pause in VIII
full she had apparently been brooding 0
of the indifference of the young man
civ question, "he ought to have made h
Tai self known after told him who 1 W.
Another pause. That's what l diC
bed for" she wound up. conclusively.
was And that's what 1 thought" said
ter. Travers,with quiet smile. ''Howe'
WI: he had no time then; he was hurry
ked off to see whether any of the sold
ten had come on board. He took his fl
ear with him, and apparently was in h;
as to offer some one a drink. I'm sure
is what papa used to do" she added
she saw frown gathering on her sist
It is face.
and What papa did just after the war
me time when everybody drank-is no
me, all the proper thing now. Capt. Ray
ave never touches it, and don't allow i
the house"
rain "Sdll / should think it q very us
NIX article when lot of frozen and
( in hausted men are on ones hands,"
Miss Travers. ''That was but a 81
W flask he had and I'm sure they'll i
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