The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-02-27

permission 70 leave the garrison for q ride
or hunt when they were 10 b absent
from no duty, and only BY day Here Il
was midnight, a. he thought Il over. and
the doctor had not returned. neither Ind
he mentioned his desire to ride away
although he had been with the colonel
well nigh an hour before parade True
he had sent the doctor word 10 go and
join Lieut. Perry at the gate Of Dun
raven, and that would account for biz
detention; but he knew that the surgeon
was several miles away from his post and
his patients at the moment that message
was sent
Meantime. Perry. TOO, was having 4
communion with himself. and finding h
all vexatIon Of spirit All the way
home the memory Of that sweet English
face was uppermost In his thoughts He
had been startled ct the sight Of . young
and fair woman Of Dunraven. ho had
felt q sense Of InexplicablO rejoicing
when she said 10 him, 81 am Miss Matt
land;" it would have Jared him 70 know
that she was wife; he was happy. kneel
Ing By the sidO Of the beautiful girl he
had never seen before that evening. and
delighted that he could b Of service te
her. AL this was retrospect worth In
dulging; but then arose tho black shadow
on his vision. How came Dr. Q1in
Striding In there a. though native and
70 the manner bornY' came he tr
call her "GladySr Perry had been
pondering over this matter for full hall
an hour on the homeward ride before be
bethought him Of Mira Lawrenc0'S ~
marks about tho signal llghts. Ons
thing led 10 another In his recollection Of
her talk. The doctor answered the Gig
mails. no one else; the doctor and no one
else was received at Dunravens the doc
tor had declined to answer any question:
about the people at the ranch. had been
silent and mysterious. yet frequent In
his vista And then, more than all
what was that Mira Lawrence said or In
tinlated that MrA Quin. "Such lovely
woman, too, had taken her children and
left him early that spring. and all on &c
count Of somebody or something con
nected with Dunraven Ranch1 Good
heavsnsi Il could not b "0ladya'
And yet
Instead Of taking bath and going &C
bed, Mr. Perry poked bis head Into
Parke's bachelor chamber - hO reached
the little cottage they shared In common
No Gladys disturbed the juniors dreams
apparently, for he was breathing regu.
larry, sleeping the sleep Of the just; and
%, finding no one to talk to and being In
no mood to go 10 bed at an hour 90 com
paratively early when he had % much u
think about, Perry allied . pipe and
perched himself In Q big chair BY the
window seat. intending to think Il all
over again He was beginning to hate
that doctor; he would havechafed at the
idea Of any bachelors being before him
In an acquaintance with Gladys Maitland,
but married man knowing her % well
a. TO make his wife Jealous and himself
Indifferent TO that fact-knowing her %
well ~ to drive "such o lovely woman
too" into taking her children and quit
ting the marital roof-that was too much
Of q bad thing, and Perry was sore dis
comfted. He got up. impatient and rest
less, passed out to the little piazza In
front Of his quarters, and began pacing
up and down, the glow from his corncot
pipe making fiery trail In the darkness
He would have been glad to 60 back tc
the colonel and keep watch with him.
but there was one thing connected with
his visit to Dunraven that he could moi
bear to speak Of, especially o. thoSs
words Of Mrs. Lawrence required again
and again 10 his memory. He had moi
said one word-he did not want 10 tell
Of Gladys Maitland
And 90 It happened that Perry, too.
was awake and astir when the footsteps
Of the cavalry sergeant were heard on
their way to Capt StrykeF'S quarters
Listening, be noted that the soldier had
halted at the colonies, held o brief con
Versation with that officer, and then
turned back across the paFada Instant.
" diVining that news had come Of Sergt
Gwynne. Perry seized his forage cap and
hurried In pursuit. he overlook thu
trooper Just beyond the guard house and
went with him eagerly 70 the StableA A
lno.nank naorn and h vvaa handin0 ovaa
: SoldIer,s hedsIdo n 4 mi. room Sdioin.
ing tho forage shed and By the light Of o
aim EtabIo lSntern Iookinc down into ~
bruised and battered feature Of the non,
commissioned officer, whom 10 md pro
nounced Of ali others Al RoaSiter IN
most respected and highly thourht Of b.
the cavalry garrison.
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10 badiy mauled. = aid Parry HHox on
oarth ana n hapnenY'
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