Telegram-herald., 1890-02-08


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F salisaed hsa1 " ls opponent lLr
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Cos Perry s1era AMI s.l1eel prohibition
s4uld have lal q rosa1 al-a as.l. aal
was forced ~ content himself ata f.-
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alers lAe lieutenant calll- g sr1a Ll4
f Lse troopers were making eager luQ-.ry
- ~ lLs cause " All Gle lro4al-. all
fearing further difficulty Perrg promo-
F y ordered Tie entire party u "faI .n.
+ silence and discipline were restored 10
/ moment and - lae platoon formed raa1
F be ins8 aired ~ a sergeant now they came
. - be there ft-s reply was that it had
I grown 80 dark on tlle prairie th4l further
search seemed useless. Capt Srry ker and
Iosl 70 Lns men bad been drawn od bT
+ signals from the Caeyenues Lp the va
+ ley towards the post. .sad these men who
T bad been beyond DlnraFen Oh tAe north
. -rn prairie were coming back along tl@
Monee trail when they saw the lights
and heard voices over az the lower shore
+ There they found Leary. vino was excit
+ I'll about something. and before they hao
+ time 90 ask ne suddenly shouted. They re
+ kuin the lieutenant Cc1oe on. boysf
and gA,loped OF with his OWE party. 50
I they followed Perry quietly ordered
/ them l. leave a corporal and four men
with him. and told the senior sergeant
7 - march the others back 70 the post, he
would follow ia uve minutes. Then he
/ turned 70 the manager
You will have To put up with nv
keeping some Of my men with me. in
view OF all the circumstances, he said.
coldly But after this exhibition of
lawlessness on the part Of your people !
do not propose 70 take any chEnces.
want 10 SAY 70 you that IL IS my belief
that some OF those ruffians you employ
can tel what has become of our missing
nan, and that ssu viii do well 10 inves-
tlgate tonight As 70 you, Nr Matt
and. ne said. turning 20 the old gentle
man. who had sunk into low easy
chair. "mnch "a I regret having dis
turbed your privacy and-that Of the
ladies' Of your household, YOU will adj
nit now that justice 70 my men and 10
the service demands that l should report
my suspicious and my reception here to
the commanding officer az Fort Rossi.
ter"
There was no reply.
Il wish YOU good night. sir" said
Perry; but his eyes wandered in 70 the
lighted parlor in search Of a very differ
snt face and form-and still there was
no answer.
The manager came back upcn the pi-
azza and stepped rapidly towards them
Perry quickly dismounted and bent
down over the crouching figure.
''W ny. here!" he suddenly exclaimed.
your employer is faint. or-something's
gone wrong"
"Hush!" was the low spoken, hurried
answer OF the EngIshman. Just bear
a hand. viii you. and help mo 70 lift
him % Wonder scfaT'
Easily, between them, they bore the
slight. attcnuated form Of the old man
into the lighted parior A deathiy pallor
had settled on his face. His eyes were
closed. and ho seemed fallen into a dceo
swoon. Perry would have set a cushion
under his head as they laid him downon
q broad, easy couch, bat the manager
ierked it away. lowering the gray hairs
10 the very Lowell Of the back. So that the
mouth gaped wide and looked Ike death
itself
Just steady his head in that position
one minute. Ike a good fellow. I'll be
back in a tTinkling said the manager,
as be darted from the room and lesPed
hurriedly up the hall stairway.
Perry heard him rap az a distant door.
apparently at the southwest angle Of the
bis house. Then his voice was calling:
Mrs. Cowan. Mrs Cowan, would yon
have the goodness to come down quick:
the masters H."
Then. before any answer could Re
given. another ,door opened sloft and
trailing skirts ard light foot falls came
flashing down the stairway Almost be-
fore he could turn 20 greet her. she was
ir the room again. and with quick. i'm
pulass movement hal thrown herself
o1 her knees by his -5te
-0n papa dear father I was afraid
~ this' let me take his head on my
arm. 81. she hurrieIly mgrmured. Sand
uoud you step in tne other room and
fetch me little brandy, Tis theirs ou
the side5oarl~
Perry spranz to 90 her bidding. found
a heavy decanter on the great oakeu
bg'fst haf fllei glass. and brought 10
with some water back t0 the lounge
She stretched forth her hand anI
thanking ham with a grateful look from
her sweet. anxious ewes. took the h4uar
AMI carried is carefully 70 her fathers
ashan irs
"Cau nor help you in some wa7' Is
there no one I can cails- asked rhe young
soldier "a ha tent over her
N- Even has gone f0r hsr-olr oli
r1-z. ! mean ~a1 1-cs me- seem tl e.