Telegram-herald., 1890-02-15


be dld aos ~o1s3s< a. Mis Maitland
sensaaons. he va beginning 20 despair
q ever seeing her, anu set could get 10
explanation that s2usfed him
1ou knoS sic eau wax ouly With
great pain and dlfculIy even NOW.
ssld Mrs. Cossn. Her ankle Vas very
oa1iy ~Fenched. and shs hardly goes
farther than from her own 10 her faith
ers roosn- You ought 70 feel eompa-
lnented thai she has beea here u your
door three times.
Il feel more ike butting nv brains
out for being asleep" muttered Perry 10
reply. wish YOU would wake me
next time. Mrs. C0wSn. ! shan'E believe
it until ] sec Il, or hear Der voice az the
door
She had excused herself 70 Hrs. Bel
KNAPP, and the doctor had denied that
lovely woman her request 70 De allowed
to come up and see Mr. Perry; aud yet
the very next day, when the big four
mule ambulance from Rossiter came
+ driving up 70 the front door. and Mrs.
{ Sprague and Mrs Lawrence. escorted
/ by the colonel and Capt Stry ap-
peared on the veranda, how did II hap
/ pen that the ladies were speedily usAered
upstairs 70 Hiss Maitland's own room,
and that. after an animated though low
toned chat OF half ali hour with her,
/ they were marshaied down the long cor
/ ridor by Mrs. Cowan in person, aud. TO
I Perry's huge delight, were shown IN 10
his bedsidei 1t looked as though Quin
were showing unwarrantable discrsmina-
ton. Stryker and the colonel, too, came
in 10 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 men
J under charges more or less grave IN their
character, and he had asked that a gen
sral 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 so hostile an in
vasion Of his premises and brought upon
the inmates of Dunraven a 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
fagrant breach whic 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 il. and in
auired tho cause. For time Quin
avoided any direct reply: something
had ruffled him up at the post" he an
swered: cant tell you about it now.
I'll do it by and by. l want TO think" "
He examined Perry's leg, dressed and re-
bandaged the wound, and then went
back TO Mr. Maitland's room. They could
hear his voice in the hall after a while,
and Perry's heart began to throb heavily;
he was sure the low, sweet tones almost
inaudible, that came floating along the
corridor, were those of Gladys. When
Mrs. Cowan spoke to him on some or.
dinary topic. he impatiently babe her
hush-he could not bear to be disturbed
and. far from being hurt at his petu-
lance. Mrs. Cowan smiled softly as she
turned away.
Then Quin came back, and, after
fidgeting around a moment, abruptly ad-
dressed his patient;
Perry, do you remember that morn
ing you rode down here right after re-
veile and met me on the trail-Or at
least would have met me if | hadn't
doGgei and gone over to the other side
of the valley"
Certainly do, doctor"
81 may as we'll explain that singular
) performance first. You may have heard
that | didn't get along amicably with
your predecessors of the Eleventh. Their
colonel was ass enough to totally miscon-
strue the purpose of my visits here, and
was ass enough 10 make no eKplana-
ton. The Maitlands went away; was
not called for again while the Eleventh
remained. and therefore ! said no more
about it. Mr.. Maitland returned uncx-
pectedly soon after yon came, and the
first knew of it was tho signal lights
telling me he was there, i'll, and that
was wanted. 1t was the night Of the
coloueIs dinner party. | couldn't cx-
plain then, and decided to 60 at once
and explain afterward. When ! met
YOU all of a sudden the next morning.
the first impulse was 70 get away out oi
your sight. and | obeyed il simply be
cause of the unpleasant experiences
had been having with your fellow cayal
rymen. I did not want TO have to an
swer questions. See: was ashamed
Of il. but too late to turn back"
Perry nodded. Il understand it
now. he said.
"Weil. what want to ask is about
Sergt. Gwynne Did YOU meet him bo
fore you got back"
"Ycs-a mile or 50 out from the post.
you stopped and talked with him
didn't yous"
"Ycs-for several minutes.
Mrs Cowan's neodlework had fallen IL
herlap. She was seated near tie @indow
and lad been busjiy sewing Nov sh'
was looking up. eager and intent
You've known h,m long time
haven't youf"
p "Yes-evcr since he joined He's on'
1 of The best serEeauts ever knew.
"You would hardly thiuk him guilty
p of any dishonesty. would vous
Mira Cowan was rising from her chair
She needlavork hal fallen 20 the floor
! Dishonesty, Not bv a-good deal
I vas the reply that bade fair 70 be ere-
more impulsive. and was checked o1l-
g in Difference 70 the presence p q woman