San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-12

Indian summer was over and done
with. The soft haze had gone. FC'
three days the wind had been blowing
hard from northwest and the air
was as clear as an Arizona sky, the dis
tant outlines sharp as the tooth of the
prairie blast. Colonel Farquhar had
suddenly broken off his shooting trip.
and, without saying why, returned to
the post. Captain Rolfe had cut the
club, once favorite resort, and was
much i'll Dr.. hOlden's cOmpany-Holden
who was lonely enough now that his
wife and lit g ones were gone. Through
out the garrison there was one leading
topic for conversation and conjecture
Miss Guthrie's strange adventure the
night of her intended departure and he
equally strange conduct thereafter. She
had remained senseleSs but few mo-
mentS.
Gentle har Is had raised and borne her
to the bed if he room she was evidently
just about ering when suddenly hal
ed by some mysterious cause. Here.
when restored to consciousness, an al
most hysteriCal attack of laughing and
weeping had followed upon her prostra-
ton. She insisted ON attempting to rise
and go to the train, as originally planned
but this Holden positively forbade. He
had succeeded in stanching the flow of
the blood from jagged cut near the
temple, and could suggest ready theory
as to the cause thereof-in falling she
had probably struck the edge of the lit
tie wooden post at the top of the balus-
ters-but beyond this explanation there
was absolutely nothing. Nita Guthrie
would only account for her sudden ter
ror by the half nervous, half laughing
statement that she thought she saw n
ghost, had played the coward and Curned
to run.
But to the trained physician it was
evident she had received a severe shock
Despite her pleadings DR.. Holden had re-
fused to allow her to attempt the jour,
ney until three days had elapsed, during
which time, though she laughed at him
and laughed at herself, her condition
continued so nervous and excitable that
he would not permit visitors to see her
This was pretty hard treatment, thought
her many lady friends at the post, but
he was wise and they could only obey
When the evening came for the depar
ture large contingent, ladies and Off.
GERS both, assembled to say farewell, and
Mia, Mrs. Holden, each of the children
and even the nurse could have had two
or three escorts to the train. But no one
had opportunity to say much to the cen
trail figure of all this sympathetic inter
est. Only at the last moment did she
! appear, and was ushered almost instant
! ly to the waiting carriage by Holden
who had only summoned her when vigi
liant eyes had reported the headlight o.
the express visible far up the valley
But then down at the dark platform O
the station faithful, sad faced Rolfe wa
waiting, and in the minute or two tina
interviewed before the huge train cam
glaring, kissing and laundering along
side he managed to have a word or tw,
with her.
Mrs. Vance, had she been present
might have vowed that Mia shrank am
chung to Holden's arm, but others VIII
were there saw her extend her glove,
hand cordially, saw that Rolfe chung +
it an rinstant-charitable others VIII
could only wave adieu, for the party wa
hurried aboard, and away went the ez
press, the tail lights of the rear sleene