The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-03-20

conversation with DR.. Quin as tho gay
party assembled In front Of Col Brai.
nard's quarters. Mr.. Perry appeared In
his captains stead, and very politely 70.
quested the honor Of being escort to Mira
Lawrence, who accepted, vet looked q
trifie embarrassed as she did 60. Indeed.
not until she had stolen an appealing
glance at her husband and heard his
cordial ''By all means, dear; Perry can
guide you far better than l, and perhaps
you'll wiz another mask" did she thank.
fully say "Yea." Dana rode with Mrs
Belknap. as before, and ii Sas the colo
mel himself who suggested to StrykeI
that Mr.. Perry should accompany Mrs.
Lawrence this day. and that he. the
colonel. should ride with Mrs. Sprague.
Perry had eagerly lent himself to the
proposition: he figured that now he could
have an uninterrupted chat with Mrs
Lawrence and hear what she had 70 tel
about Dunraven. Just before starting
he sought Capt Lawrence, laughingly
told him the terms Of their agreement,
and begged that he would relax his
marital Injunction and permit her To give
him such details as she happened to be
In possession Of. Indeed. Capt. Law
renee" be said, ~ ask from no idle curl
osity. have been to the ranch, as you
now know, and have good reason foI
asking" To his surprise, the captain
replied substantially that, while he had
regretted Mrs. Lawrence's impulsive rev.
Citations, he had thought Il all over and
decided that the best way out was that
Perry should be told the whole story and
DO able to see how very little there wa
to It. He had decided, therefore, to tel
him himself; "and this evening, Perry,
II you will dine with US informally, vel
talk Il over afterwards. Meantime,
prefer Mrs. Lawrence's name should moi
be mentioned In connection with any
story there may be aioat: * oblige mt
by saying nothing to hero on the subject
III was one matter for reflection and
sSlh1bing Of q surprise; but there wa,
still another and wen greater one. Thai
very morning, just before guard mount,
and while he was dressing, Perry shout
ed, "Come In" responsive TO q knock a
his sitting room door, and in came Capt
Stryker. The object Of his early cal
was explained in very few words.
Perry" said he, II nave been over Il
sec Sergt. Gwynne this morning, and the
doctor walked back from the hospital
with me and told me Of your threatened
disagreement Of last night. II Il had mo-
been for that sudden call to the stables !
fancy there might have been o quarrel
Now, l think you know I'm one Of the
last men to let an officer Of my regiment
especially my troop-be placed in a
false position, and-you car afford ID
leave this matter In my hands, a yot
notT"
Certainly, Capt. Stryker."
Then l want you to say nothing Il
Quin on the subject, and to treat him
as far as possible, as though nothing hat
happened. His relations with the lady,
father and family were, and are, sucl
that she ought to treat him with respect
and Difference, and to accept his advicC
eve though IL be given In o style that
Carlyle, his favorite author, Is mainly
responsible for"
''There was absolutely nothing in-in
that Well, captain" stammered poo
Ned, 81 don't know how to say what
want to say he wanted to say thert
wa nothing In that interview which
could possibly be criticised, but Il sud
denly occurred to him that on the con
trary there was o good deal. Then HI
desired to assure the captain that, 90 fal
rs he was concerned, there wasn't q sus.
picion Of wrong doing; but-heaveni
and earthi-that was equivalent to say.
ing the lady was doingall that was opet
to remark, and nothing would ever in
duce him to "give away q woman" as
he would have expressed II. Perry STAN
mered and Redeemed all the more, ant
at last gave Il up In despair, Strykel
sitting there the while with q quiet grir
on his bronzed face and mechanically
FLASHING his boot legs with Q riding
switch.
81 think I understand the situation,
Perry, and there's no great harm done.
Only, let the matter drop-so far as The
doctor is concerned, I mean; I do moi
presume to obtrude advice upon you a.
to anything else"
And, though he had meditated a diff.
ferent course, and had fully intended
hunting up Dana and sending him with
o note to call upon the doctor for IN
explanation" he was glad to have q
man Of STRIKERS standing cry halt. Al
the same he vas sore incensed against
Dr. Quin-mafnly because Of the ieal.
Gus pain he suffered at the knowledge Of
bis being 50 welcomed by Gladys Matt.
land when he saw ct TO visit the ranch;
and this pain gnawed all the more an.
grily now at thought Of the embar.
rassing-even suspicious-situatlon In
which that very man had found him on
the previous evening. Pressing duties
and hurried preparations kept him from
brooding too much upon these sore
points, but the youngsters all rallied
him upon his preoccupation while Of
their merry breakfast table. BE had re-
solved that there was one thing he could
and would bring to IN issue with Dr..
Quin, and was all impatience for the
coming Of evening, that he might hear
from the lips Of Capt. Lawrence the act
ual stories that had been In circulation
concerning Dunraven Ranch. HeneveF
went out to q hunt 60 utterly indifferent
10 the fortunes Of the day, 90 eager to
have Il all over and done with. And
yet-and yet-never had there opened
to him o day % radiant with glorious
possibility, never before in all his young
life had nightfall proved 90 unwelcome
when Il finally came.
The first rabbit was started before they
werea mile from Rossiter and the hounds
hImhlnd over him nearly q leanna AWAY