Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-11-06

and, having approve the furnishing ano
fitting up OF his quarters, the next thing,
of course. that they essayed to do was TO
provide him with a wife. There the trou-
bic bcran. simultaneously with the ar
rival of his first bar as a first lieutenant
there came from the distant east Mrs. judi
sons younger sister Emmy and Mrs. Lor-
ing's pretty niece Pansy Fletcher. Lane
was PROMPT TO call on both, TO take the
Young ladies driving or riding, to be atten-
tive mn courteous in every way; but while
be did thus perceive a divided duty,
what was Mrs Loring's horror on discover
ing that pretty Pansy had fallen rapturous
liz IN love with Jerry baltimore, rs hand
some, reckless and iTnpecunious young
dragon as ever lived, and nothing but
prompt measures prevented their marriagel
Miss Fletcher was suddenly retransported
to the east. whittier Jerry was too hard up
to follow: and then, in bitterness Of heart,
Mrs I.oring blamed poor Fred for the
whole transaction Why had he held aloof
ana allowed that-that scamp-that meier
do ueel-to cut in and win that innocent
child's heart, as he certainly did dot
Against baltimore the yials of her wrath
were emptied coram publico, but against
Lane she could not talk SO openly.
Mrs Judson had beheld the sudden de-
parture of Miss Pansy with an equaninity
she could blrely disguise Indeed there
were not lacking good Christians in the
garrison who pointed Significantly to the
g.;1t that she had almost too Hospitality
opened her doors to Miss Fletcher and her
lover during that brief but volcanic ro-
nance. Certain it is, however, that it was
in her house and in q certain Little nook of
the sitting room that their long, delicious
meetings occurred almost daily, the lady
of the house being busy about the dining
room, the kitchen, or the chambers over
head and Emily, who was a good girl, but
densely unnteresting. sc-umming on the
piano or yawning over "A book at the front
window
''What Mr. Lame needs is a gentle, mod
est, domestic little woman who viii make
his homea restful, peaceful refuge always"
said Mrs Judson; and, theoretically, En-
my was the gentle and modest creature
who was destined so to bless him The in
vitations 70 tea the lures by which he was
induced to become Emmy's escort TO all
the hops and dances, redoubled themselves
after Miss Fietcher's departure; but il
was III 10 vain. Without feeling any PAR
ticular affinity for Mr. Lane, Emmy stood
ready to say Yes whatsoever he should
ask; but weeks went on he never seemed
TO draw nearer the subject and just as
Mrs Judson had determined to resort to
heroic measures and point ont that his at
tentious 10 Emmy had excited the remark
of the entire garrison, and that thepoor
child WIS herself looking wan and strange,
there was stage robbery not twenty miles
from the post Lane with fifteen troopers.
was sent in pursuit Of the despeFadoes, and
captured them, after q sharp fight, ninety
miles up the river and near lie little IN
fantry cantoument nc the Indian reserya
tion aud thither the lieutenant was car.
ried. with bullet through his thigh BY
the time he was we'll enough to ride, the
regiment was again ia the field ON Indian
and for six months he never
saw Fort Curtis again When he did En-.
my had gone home. and Mrs. Judson's po-
liteness was something awful
Lane was out with the Eleventh again
in three more sharp and severe campaigns, /
received an ugly bullet wound through the
left shoulder In the memorable chase after
Chief Joseph, was qdarterInaster Of his
regiment a year after that episode, then
adjutant, and finally wJls given the re.
Grating detail rs he nearel the top of the
list OF first lieutenants, and for the first
time IN fifteen yeas found himself once
more among the frien1s Of his youth-and
still a bachelor
Securing pleasant quarters in the adioin-
ing street Mr.. Lane speedily made himself
known at the club 10 which he had been
paying his moderate annual dues without
having seen anything OF it but its bills for
years past. yet never knowing Just when
he might want to drop in. Then he pro
ceeded after office hours to hunt up old /
chums, aud in the course OF the first week |
after his arrival he had found almost all of |
them. Bailey. who sat next to him in |
school. WIS now prominent and prosper. /
Gus lawyer Terry, who sat just behind |
him. and occasionally inserted crooked pins /
in n convenient crack in his chair. was |
in the iron business.
Warden had made "a fortune ION |
change" and was one Of the leading brok- |
FRS and commission merchants of the me-
tropolis He had always liked Warden; |
hey lived close together and used 70 walk I
to and from school with each other almost |
every day Mr. Lane had started on his /
quest with feeling akin to enthusiasm. |
Calm and retcent and retiring rs he gen /
srally was, he felt a glow of delight at the /
prospect Of once more meeting THE old |
,rowd;' but that evening he returned to 1
his rooms with distinct sense of disap- /
Doiutment. Bailey had jumped up and |
shaken hands with much etfusion Of man. |
ler, and had "my-dear-fellow-e him for /
minute or two, and then, Now, where /
are you stopping. I'll be round to look /
ron up the very first evening can get /
away, aud--of course we'll have Won at the /
house," hut lane clearly saw he was eager /
20 get back to his desk, aud So took his 1
cave. Terry did not know him at all until I
he began 20 laugh, aud then he blandly in /
luirsd what he'd been doing with himself /
Al these years. But the man who rasped I
aim from top % toe was Warden Bust 1
less- hours were over, and their meeting /
occurred at the club Two minutes after +
hey bad shaken hands Warden Was stand 4
NJ with his hack to the log fire, his 1
humhs in the arm holes 81 III, 9aistcoat.
lifting on his toes, his head well baek, and
most affably and distinctly patronizing
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