The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-05

"Tell her not" said Quin, savagely.
: No-here: I'll go myself And down
went the doughty medical officer, and
straightway The rumbling tones of his
harsh voice were heard below: the words
were indistinguishable, but Mrs. Cowan's
face indicated that there was something
in the sound that gave her comfort. She
stood at the window Watching the pair
as they rode away.
miss Gladys shuddered when she had
to shake hands with her that day when
we came away from Mrs. Sprague's, said
she. II hope that lady is not particu-
lar friend of yours, Mr.. Perry?"
eve have been very good friends in
deed" said he, Loyalty. ''To be sure, \
have hardly known Mrs. Belknap
month, but both she and the captain
have been very kind to me-" All the
same, down in the bottom of his heart,
he did not wonder at Miss Maitland's
sensations. He was beginning to despair
of ever seeing her, and yet could get no
explanation that satisfied him.
"You know she can walk only with
great pain and difficulty even now,"
said Mrs. Cowan. "Her ankle was very
badly wrenched and she hardly goes
farther than from her own to her faith
er's room. You ought to feel compli-
mented that she has been here to your
door three times
Il feel more like butting my brains
out for being asleep" muttered Perry in
reply. II wish you would wake me
next time, Mrs. Cowan. / shan't believe
ho. Of %Lo
door,"
She had excused herself to Mrs Bel
KNAPP, and the doctor had denied that
lovely woman her request to be allowed
to come up and see Mr.. Perry; and yet
the very next day, when the big four
mule ambulance from Rossiter came.
driving up to the front door, and Mrs.
Sprague and Mrs. Lawrence, escorted.
by the colonel and Capt. Stryker, ap-
peared on the veranda, how did it hap
pen that the ladies were speedily ushered
upstairs to Miss Maitlands own ROOM.
and that, after an animated though low
toned chat of half an hour with her.,
they were marshaled down the long cor
ridor by Mrs. Cowan in person, and, to-
Perry's huge delight, were shown in to-
his bedside? 1t looked as though Quinl
were showing understandable discrimina--
ton Stryker and the colonel, too, came
in to see him, and the latter told him that.
both Mr.. Maitland and Mr.. Even had
begged that the arrested soldiers might
not be punished. Including Sergt. Leary
and Kelly, there were now twenty mem
under charges more or less grave in their.
character, and he had asked that a gem
eral court martial be convened for their.
trial. The colonel deeply appreciated the
feeling displayed by the stricken propri-
etor and his overseer; he was touched
that even in his extreme illness and pros
tration Mr. Maitland should intercede for.
the men who had made 80 hostile an in
vasion of his premises and brought upon
the inmates of Dunraven night of dread
and anxiety; but discipline had to be-
maintained, he replied, and the ringlead--
ers in the move had been guilty of a!
fragrant breach which could not be over
looked
But on the following day-the fourth
of Perry's stay-the doctor came down
with face full of gloom and distress.
Both nurse and patient noted it, and in
quired the cause For a time Quin
avoided any direct reply: something
had ruffied him up at the post. he an
swered: "cant tell you about it now.
TIL do If nv ond nv want RI think "